diff --git a/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/context.py b/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/context.py
index 1538adc7c..538c83dee 100644
--- a/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/context.py
+++ b/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/context.py
@@ -187,28 +187,21 @@ async def elicit_url(
     async def log(
         self,
         level: Literal["debug", "info", "warning", "error"],
-        message: str,
+        data: Any,
         *,
         logger_name: str | None = None,
-        extra: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Send a log message to the client.
 
         Args:
             level: Log level (debug, info, warning, error)
-            message: Log message
+            data: The data to be logged. Any JSON serializable type is allowed
+                (string, dict, list, number, bool, etc.) per the MCP specification.
             logger_name: Optional logger name
-            extra: Optional dictionary with additional structured data to include
         """
-
-        if extra:
-            log_data = {"message": message, **extra}
-        else:
-            log_data = message
-
         await self.request_context.session.send_log_message(
             level=level,
-            data=log_data,
+            data=data,
             logger=logger_name,
             related_request_id=self.request_id,
         )
@@ -261,20 +254,18 @@ async def close_standalone_sse_stream(self) -> None:
             await self._request_context.close_standalone_sse_stream()
 
     # Convenience methods for common log levels
-    async def debug(self, message: str, *, logger_name: str | None = None, extra: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> None:
+    async def debug(self, data: Any, *, logger_name: str | None = None) -> None:
         """Send a debug log message."""
-        await self.log("debug", message, logger_name=logger_name, extra=extra)
+        await self.log("debug", data, logger_name=logger_name)
 
-    async def info(self, message: str, *, logger_name: str | None = None, extra: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> None:
+    async def info(self, data: Any, *, logger_name: str | None = None) -> None:
         """Send an info log message."""
-        await self.log("info", message, logger_name=logger_name, extra=extra)
+        await self.log("info", data, logger_name=logger_name)
 
-    async def warning(
-        self, message: str, *, logger_name: str | None = None, extra: dict[str, Any] | None = None
-    ) -> None:
+    async def warning(self, data: Any, *, logger_name: str | None = None) -> None:
         """Send a warning log message."""
-        await self.log("warning", message, logger_name=logger_name, extra=extra)
+        await self.log("warning", data, logger_name=logger_name)
 
-    async def error(self, message: str, *, logger_name: str | None = None, extra: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> None:
+    async def error(self, data: Any, *, logger_name: str | None = None) -> None:
         """Send an error log message."""
-        await self.log("error", message, logger_name=logger_name, extra=extra)
+        await self.log("error", data, logger_name=logger_name)
diff --git a/tests/client/test_logging_callback.py b/tests/client/test_logging_callback.py
index 1598fd55f..454c1d338 100644
--- a/tests/client/test_logging_callback.py
+++ b/tests/client/test_logging_callback.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Any, Literal
+from typing import Literal
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -36,24 +36,20 @@ async def test_tool_with_log(
         message: str, level: Literal["debug", "info", "warning", "error"], logger: str, ctx: Context
     ) -> bool:
         """Send a log notification to the client."""
-        await ctx.log(level=level, message=message, logger_name=logger)
+        await ctx.log(level=level, data=message, logger_name=logger)
         return True
 
-    @server.tool("test_tool_with_log_extra")
-    async def test_tool_with_log_extra(
-        message: str,
+    @server.tool("test_tool_with_log_dict")
+    async def test_tool_with_log_dict(
         level: Literal["debug", "info", "warning", "error"],
         logger: str,
-        extra_string: str,
-        extra_dict: dict[str, Any],
         ctx: Context,
     ) -> bool:
-        """Send a log notification to the client with extra fields."""
+        """Send a log notification with a dict payload."""
         await ctx.log(
             level=level,
-            message=message,
+            data={"message": "Test log message", "extra_string": "example", "extra_dict": {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}},
             logger_name=logger,
-            extra={"extra_string": extra_string, "extra_dict": extra_dict},
         )
         return True
 
@@ -84,18 +80,15 @@ async def message_handler(
                 "logger": "test_logger",
             },
         )
-        log_result_with_extra = await client.call_tool(
-            "test_tool_with_log_extra",
+        log_result_with_dict = await client.call_tool(
+            "test_tool_with_log_dict",
             {
-                "message": "Test log message",
                 "level": "info",
                 "logger": "test_logger",
-                "extra_string": "example",
-                "extra_dict": {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3},
             },
         )
         assert log_result.is_error is False
-        assert log_result_with_extra.is_error is False
+        assert log_result_with_dict.is_error is False
         assert len(logging_collector.log_messages) == 2
         # Create meta object with related_request_id added dynamically
         log = logging_collector.log_messages[0]
@@ -103,10 +96,10 @@ async def message_handler(
         assert log.logger == "test_logger"
         assert log.data == "Test log message"
 
-        log_with_extra = logging_collector.log_messages[1]
-        assert log_with_extra.level == "info"
-        assert log_with_extra.logger == "test_logger"
-        assert log_with_extra.data == {
+        log_with_dict = logging_collector.log_messages[1]
+        assert log_with_dict.level == "info"
+        assert log_with_dict.logger == "test_logger"
+        assert log_with_dict.data == {
             "message": "Test log message",
             "extra_string": "example",
             "extra_dict": {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3},