diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/llmapi/reasoning_parser.py b/tensorrt_llm/llmapi/reasoning_parser.py
index eb10011d16e..1c8d77ff09b 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/llmapi/reasoning_parser.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/llmapi/reasoning_parser.py
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ def parse(self, text: str) -> ReasoningParserResult:
     def parse_delta(self, delta_text: str) -> ReasoningParserResult:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def finish(self) -> ReasoningParserResult:
+        """Called when the stream ends. Subclasses may override to flush
+        buffered state or reclassify accumulated content. The default
+        implementation returns an empty result."""
+        return ReasoningParserResult()
+
 
 @register_reasoning_parser("deepseek-r1", reasoning_at_start=True)
 @register_reasoning_parser("qwen3")
@@ -185,6 +191,12 @@ def __init__(self,
                 "force_nonempty_content", False) is True
         super().__init__(reasoning_at_start=reasoning_at_start,
                          chat_template_kwargs=chat_template_kwargs)
+        # Workaround: the model sometimes does not send closing think tags
+        # which affects downstream applications. This is addressed by
+        # optionally accumulating reasoning tokens and returning them as
+        # content at the end of streaming.
+        self._accumulated_reasoning = ""
+        self._found_closing_tag = False
 
     def _maybe_swap_content(
             self, result: ReasoningParserResult) -> ReasoningParserResult:
@@ -195,5 +207,50 @@ def _maybe_swap_content(
                                          reasoning_content="")
         return result
 
+    def parse_delta(self, delta_text: str) -> ReasoningParserResult:
+        """Wraps the parent parse_delta to track accumulated reasoning when
+        force_nonempty_content is set. When the closing tag is found
+        (in_reasoning transitions from True to False), the accumulation
+        is cleared to free memory."""
+        was_in_reasoning = self.in_reasoning
+        result = super().parse_delta(delta_text)
+        if self._force_nonempty_content:
+            if result.reasoning_content:
+                self._accumulated_reasoning += result.reasoning_content
+            if was_in_reasoning and not self.in_reasoning:
+                self._found_closing_tag = True
+                self._accumulated_reasoning = ""
+        return result
+
+    def finish(self) -> ReasoningParserResult:
+        """Called when the stream ends.
+
+        If no closing think tag was found and force_nonempty_content is
+        set, returns the full accumulated reasoning as content so the
+        response is never empty. If no closing tag was found and
+        force_nonempty_content is not set, returns any remaining buffer
+        as reasoning_content since we are still in reasoning mode.
+
+        If the closing tag was already found (or reasoning was never
+        entered), flushes any remaining buffer as content."""
+        if self.in_reasoning and not self._found_closing_tag:
+            remaining = self._buffer
+            self._buffer = ""
+            if self._force_nonempty_content:
+                all_content = self._accumulated_reasoning + remaining
+                self._accumulated_reasoning = ""
+                self.in_reasoning = False
+                return ReasoningParserResult(content=all_content)
+            self._accumulated_reasoning = ""
+            self.in_reasoning = False
+            if remaining:
+                return ReasoningParserResult(reasoning_content=remaining)
+            return ReasoningParserResult()
+        remaining = self._buffer
+        self._buffer = ""
+        if remaining:
+            return ReasoningParserResult(content=remaining)
+        return ReasoningParserResult()
+
     def parse(self, text: str) -> ReasoningParserResult:
         return self._maybe_swap_content(super().parse(text))
diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/serve/postprocess_handlers.py b/tensorrt_llm/serve/postprocess_handlers.py
index bacce813b6b..2b1c83e91d5 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/serve/postprocess_handlers.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/serve/postprocess_handlers.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 from ..executor.result import Logprob, TokenLogprobs
 from ..llmapi import SamplingParams
 from ..llmapi.reasoning_parser import (BaseReasoningParser,
-                                       ReasoningParserFactory)
+                                       ReasoningParserFactory,
+                                       ReasoningParserResult)
 from ..llmapi.tokenizer import TransformersTokenizer
 # yapf: disable
 from .chat_utils import make_tool_call_id
@@ -111,8 +112,11 @@ def create_logprobs(token_ids: List[int], tokenizer: TransformersTokenizer,
     return chat_logprobs
 
 
-def apply_reasoning_parser(args: ChatPostprocArgs, output_index: int, text: str,
-                           streaming: bool) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+def apply_reasoning_parser(args: ChatPostprocArgs,
+                           output_index: int,
+                           text: str,
+                           streaming: bool,
+                           finished: bool = False) -> Tuple[str, str]:
     reasoning_parser = None
     if args.reasoning_parser is not None:
         if output_index not in args.reasoning_parser_dict:
@@ -127,6 +131,13 @@ def apply_reasoning_parser(args: ChatPostprocArgs, output_index: int, text: str,
             result = reasoning_parser.parse(text)
         else:
             result = reasoning_parser.parse_delta(text)
+            if finished:
+                finish_result = reasoning_parser.finish()
+                result = ReasoningParserResult(
+                    content=result.content + finish_result.content,
+                    reasoning_content=result.reasoning_content +
+                    finish_result.reasoning_content,
+                )
         content, reasoning_content = result.content, result.reasoning_content
     else:
         content, reasoning_content = text, ""
@@ -214,7 +225,11 @@ def yield_first_chat(num_tokens: int,
         delta_text = output.text_diff
 
         delta_text, reasoning_delta_text = apply_reasoning_parser(
-            args, i, delta_text, True)
+            args,
+            i,
+            delta_text,
+            True,
+            finished=(output.finish_reason is not None))
 
         if args.tool_choice and type(
                 args.tool_choice) is ChatCompletionNamedToolChoiceParam:
diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/serve/responses_utils.py b/tensorrt_llm/serve/responses_utils.py
index 35a999ac9a5..104228d4df3 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/serve/responses_utils.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/serve/responses_utils.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
 from tensorrt_llm.llmapi import SamplingParams
 from tensorrt_llm.llmapi.llm import RequestOutput
 from tensorrt_llm.llmapi.reasoning_parser import (BaseReasoningParser,
-                                                  ReasoningParserFactory)
+                                                  ReasoningParserFactory,
+                                                  ReasoningParserResult)
 from tensorrt_llm.llmapi.tokenizer import TokenizerBase, TransformersTokenizer
 from tensorrt_llm.logger import logger
 from tensorrt_llm.serve.chat_utils import parse_chat_messages_coroutines
@@ -927,6 +928,7 @@ def _apply_reasoning_parser(
     text: str,
     streaming: bool,
     reasoning_parser_dict: Optional[dict[int, BaseReasoningParser]] = None,
+    finished: bool = False,
 ) -> Tuple[str, str]:
     reasoning_parser: Optional[BaseReasoningParser] = None
     if reasoning_parser_id is not None:
@@ -946,6 +948,13 @@ def _apply_reasoning_parser(
             result = reasoning_parser.parse(text)
         else:
             result = reasoning_parser.parse_delta(text)
+            if finished:
+                finish_result = reasoning_parser.finish()
+                result = ReasoningParserResult(
+                    content=result.content + finish_result.content,
+                    reasoning_content=result.reasoning_content +
+                    finish_result.reasoning_content,
+                )
         content, reasoning_content = result.content, result.reasoning_content
     else:
         content, reasoning_content = text, ""
@@ -1490,6 +1499,14 @@ def _should_send_done_events(
             should_send_reasoning_done = True
             reasoning_content = full_reasoning
 
+    # No closing tag: reasoning was streamed but re-parse shows everything as
+    # content (no </think> found). Close the reasoning section so the text
+    # section can be properly opened and closed.
+    if not full_reasoning and full_text and finished_generation:
+        if streaming_events_helper and streaming_events_helper.is_reasoning_sent:
+            should_send_reasoning_done = True
+            reasoning_content = full_text
+
     return should_send_reasoning_done, should_send_text_done, reasoning_content, text_content
 
 
@@ -1525,6 +1542,7 @@ def check_parser(parser_id: Optional[str],
         text=delta_text,
         streaming=True,
         reasoning_parser_dict=reasoning_parser_dict,
+        finished=finished_generation,
     )
 
     if delta_text:
@@ -1595,6 +1613,37 @@ def check_parser(parser_id: Optional[str],
         streaming_events_helper.is_output_item_added_sent = False
         streaming_events_helper.is_text_sent = False
 
+    # Handle no-closing-tag case: reasoning was streamed but finish() moved
+    # all accumulated reasoning to content. Emit the full text section
+    # lifecycle (added → delta → done) since the reasoning section was just
+    # closed and generation is finished.
+    if (finished_generation and delta_text and should_send_reasoning_done
+            and not should_send_text_done):
+        streaming_events_helper.is_text_sent = True
+        yield from streaming_events_helper.get_message_output_added_events()
+        yield streaming_events_helper.get_text_delta_event(delta_text, [])
+        text_content_obj = ResponseOutputText(
+            text=delta_text,
+            annotations=[],
+            type="output_text",
+            logprobs=None,
+        )
+        text_item = ResponseOutputMessage(
+            id=streaming_events_helper.item_id,
+            content=[text_content_obj],
+            role="assistant",
+            status="completed",
+            type="message",
+        )
+        yield streaming_events_helper.get_text_done_event(delta_text, [])
+        yield streaming_events_helper.get_content_part_done_event(
+            text_content_obj)
+        yield streaming_events_helper.get_output_item_done_event(text_item)
+        streaming_events_helper.output_index_increment()
+        streaming_events_helper.is_output_item_added_sent = False
+        streaming_events_helper.is_text_sent = False
+        delta_text = ""
+
     # Send delta events for ongoing content
     if delta_text:
         if delta_text.strip():
diff --git a/tests/unittest/llmapi/test_reasoning_parser.py b/tests/unittest/llmapi/test_reasoning_parser.py
index 23517097eea..0c7639b74dd 100644
--- a/tests/unittest/llmapi/test_reasoning_parser.py
+++ b/tests/unittest/llmapi/test_reasoning_parser.py
@@ -160,3 +160,36 @@ def test_nano_v3_reasoning_parser_stream(delta_texts: list, content: list,
         print(f"delta_text: {delta_text}, result: {result}")
         assert result.content == content[i]
         assert result.reasoning_content == reasoning_context[i]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(("delta_texts", "finish_content", "finish_reasoning",
+                          "chat_template_kwargs"), [
+                              (["a", "b"], "", "", None),
+                              ([R1_END, "a", "b"], "", "", None),
+                              (["a", R1_END, "b"], "", "", None),
+                              (["a", "b"], "", "", {
+                                  "enable_thinking": False
+                              }),
+                              ([f"{R1_START}a", "b"], "", "", {
+                                  "enable_thinking": False
+                              }),
+                              (["a", "b"], "", "", {
+                                  "force_nonempty_content": False
+                              }),
+                              (["a", "b"], "ab", "", {
+                                  "force_nonempty_content": True
+                              }),
+                              ([R1_END, "a", "b"], "", "", {
+                                  "force_nonempty_content": True
+                              }),
+                          ])
+def test_nano_v3_reasoning_parser_finish(delta_texts: list, finish_content: str,
+                                         finish_reasoning: str,
+                                         chat_template_kwargs: dict):
+    reasoning_parser = ReasoningParserFactory.create_reasoning_parser(
+        "nano-v3", chat_template_kwargs)
+    for delta_text in delta_texts:
+        reasoning_parser.parse_delta(delta_text)
+    result = reasoning_parser.finish()
+    assert result.content == finish_content
+    assert result.reasoning_content == finish_reasoning