diff --git a/src/async/createTsonAsync.ts b/src/async/createTsonAsync.ts
index 7009cca..21c1189 100644
--- a/src/async/createTsonAsync.ts
+++ b/src/async/createTsonAsync.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { TsonAsyncOptions } from "./asyncTypes.js";
-import { createTsonParseAsync } from "./deserializeAsync.js";
+import {
+	createTsonParseAsync,
+	createTsonParseEventSource,
+} from "./deserializeAsync.js";
 import {
 	createTsonSSEResponse,
 	createTsonStreamAsync,
@@ -10,6 +13,7 @@ import {
  * @internal
  */
 export const createTsonAsync = (opts: TsonAsyncOptions) => ({
+	createEventSourceParser: createTsonParseEventSource(opts),
 	parseJsonStream: createTsonParseAsync(opts),
 	stringifyJsonStream: createTsonStreamAsync(opts),
 	toSSEResponse: createTsonSSEResponse(opts),
diff --git a/src/async/deserializeAsync.ts b/src/async/deserializeAsync.ts
index 08627db..e450c8d 100644
--- a/src/async/deserializeAsync.ts
+++ b/src/async/deserializeAsync.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ import {
 	TsonAsyncStringifierIterable,
 	TsonAsyncType,
 } from "./asyncTypes.js";
-import { createReadableStream } from "./iterableUtils.js";
+import {
+	createReadableStream,
+	mapIterable,
+	readableStreamToAsyncIterable,
+} from "./iterableUtils.js";
 import { TsonAsyncValueTuple } from "./serializeAsync.js";
 
 type WalkFn = (value: unknown) => unknown;
@@ -256,38 +260,41 @@ export function createTsonParseAsync(opts: TsonAsyncOptions): TsonParseAsync {
 	}) as TsonParseAsync;
 }
 
-// export function createTsonParseEventSource(opts: TsonAsyncOptions) {
-// 	const instance = createTsonDeserializer(opts);
-
-// 	return async <TValue = unknown>(
-// 		url: string,
-// 		parseOpts?: TsonParseAsyncOptions & {
-// 			abortSignal: AbortSignal;
-// 		},
-// 	) => {
-// 		const [stream, controller] = createReadableStream<string>();
-// 		const eventSource = new EventSource(url);
-
-// 		const onAbort = () => {
-// 			eventSource.close();
-// 			controller.close();
-// 			parseOpts?.abortSignal.removeEventListener("abort", onAbort);
-// 		};
-
-// 		parseOpts?.abortSignal.addEventListener("abort", onAbort);
-
-// 		eventSource.onmessage = (msg) => {
-// 			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument
-// 			controller.enqueue(msg.data);
-// 		};
-
-// 		const iterable = mapIterable(
-// 			readableStreamToAsyncIterable(stream),
-// 			(msg) => {
-// 				return JSON.parse(msg) as TsonAsyncValueTuple | TsonSerialized;
-// 			},
-// 		);
-
-// 		return (await instance(iterable, parseOpts ?? {})) as TValue;
-// 	};
-// }
+export function createTsonParseEventSource(opts: TsonAsyncOptions) {
+	const instance = createTsonDeserializer(opts);
+
+	return async <TValue = unknown>(
+		url: string,
+		parseOpts: TsonParseAsyncOptions & {
+			signal?: AbortSignal;
+		} = {},
+	) => {
+		const [stream, controller] = createReadableStream<string>();
+		const eventSource = new EventSource(url);
+
+		const onAbort = () => {
+			eventSource.close();
+			controller.close();
+			parseOpts.signal?.removeEventListener("abort", onAbort);
+		};
+
+		parseOpts.signal?.addEventListener("abort", onAbort);
+
+		eventSource.onmessage = (msg) => {
+			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument
+			controller.enqueue(msg.data);
+		};
+
+		const iterable = mapIterable(
+			readableStreamToAsyncIterable(stream),
+			(msg) => {
+				const parsed = JSON.parse(msg) as TsonAsyncValueTuple | TsonSerialized;
+
+				console.log({ parsed });
+				return parsed;
+			},
+		);
+
+		return (await instance(iterable, parseOpts)) as TValue;
+	};
+}
diff --git a/src/async/sse.test.ts b/src/async/sse.test.ts
index b21336f..51416f0 100644
--- a/src/async/sse.test.ts
+++ b/src/async/sse.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ test("SSE response test", async () => {
 		};
 	}
 
-	// type MockObj = ReturnType<typeof createMockObj>;
+	type MockObj = ReturnType<typeof createMockObj>;
 
 	// ------------- server -------------------
 	const opts = {
@@ -53,26 +53,26 @@ test("SSE response test", async () => {
 	});
 
 	// ------------- client -------------------
-	// const tson = createTsonAsync(opts);
-
-	// do a streamed fetch request
-	const sse = new EventSource(server.url);
-
-	const messages: MessageEvent["data"][] = [];
-	await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-		sse.onmessage = (msg) => {
-			// console.log(sse.readyState);
-			// console.log({ msg });
-			messages.push(msg.data);
-
-			if (messages.length === 5) {
-				sse.close();
-				resolve();
-			}
-		};
-	});
-
-	expect(messages).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+	const tson = createTsonAsync(opts);
+
+	{
+		const sse = new EventSource(server.url);
+
+		const messages: MessageEvent["data"][] = [];
+		await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+			sse.onmessage = (msg) => {
+				// console.log(sse.readyState);
+				// console.log({ msg });
+				messages.push(msg.data);
+
+				if (messages.length === 5) {
+					sse.close();
+					resolve();
+				}
+			};
+		});
+
+		expect(messages).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
 		[
 		  "{\\"json\\":{\\"foo\\":\\"bar\\",\\"iterable\\":[\\"AsyncIterable\\",0,\\"__tson\\"],\\"promise\\":[\\"Promise\\",1,\\"__tson\\"],\\"rejectedPromise\\":[\\"Promise\\",2,\\"__tson\\"]},\\"nonce\\":\\"__tson\\"}",
 		  "[0,[0,0]]",
@@ -81,6 +81,26 @@ test("SSE response test", async () => {
 		  "[0,[0,1]]",
 		]
 	`);
+	}
+
+	{
+		// e2e
+		const ac = new AbortController();
+		const shape = await tson.createEventSourceParser<MockObj>(server.url, {
+			signal: ac.signal,
+		});
+
+		const messages: number[] = [];
+
+		for await (const value of shape.iterable) {
+			messages.push(value);
+			if (messages.length === 5) {
+				ac.abort();
+			}
+		}
+
+		expect(messages).toMatchInlineSnapshot();
+	}
 });
 
 test.todo("parse SSE response");