diff --git a/be/carrot/src/main/java/com/example/carrot/notification/component/SseEmitters.java b/be/carrot/src/main/java/com/example/carrot/notification/component/SseEmitters.java
index ee9124aff..44011473c 100644
--- a/be/carrot/src/main/java/com/example/carrot/notification/component/SseEmitters.java
+++ b/be/carrot/src/main/java/com/example/carrot/notification/component/SseEmitters.java
@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ public class SseEmitters {
 	@Value("${sse.timeout}")
 	private long emitterTimeout;
 
-	public void add(Long userId) {
+	public SseEmitter add(Long userId) {
 		SseEmitter emitter = new SseEmitter(emitterTimeout);
 		userSseEmitterMap.put(userId, emitter);
 
-		sendNotification(userId, EVENT_NAME_CONNECTED);
+		return sendNotification(userId, EVENT_NAME_CONNECTED);
 	}
 
 	public void sendNotification(Long receiverId, Notification notification) {
 		sendNotification(receiverId, notification.toString());
 	}
 
-	private void sendNotification(Long receiverId, String notificationData) {
+	private SseEmitter sendNotification(Long receiverId, String notificationData) {
 		SseEmitter emitter = userSseEmitterMap.get(receiverId);
 
 		try {
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ private void sendNotification(Long receiverId, String notificationData) {
 				.id(String.valueOf(receiverId))
 				.name(EVENT_NAME_NOTIFICATION)
 				.data(notificationData));
+
+			return emitter;
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			emitter.completeWithError(new CustomException(StatusCode.SEND_SSE_EMITTER_ERROR));
 		}
diff --git a/be/carrot/src/main/java/com/example/carrot/notification/controller/NotificationController.java b/be/carrot/src/main/java/com/example/carrot/notification/controller/NotificationController.java
index 46a2ff44a..f16d9094a 100644
--- a/be/carrot/src/main/java/com/example/carrot/notification/controller/NotificationController.java
+++ b/be/carrot/src/main/java/com/example/carrot/notification/controller/NotificationController.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package com.example.carrot.notification.controller;
 
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestAttribute;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.SseEmitter;
 
 import com.example.carrot.notification.service.NotificationService;
 
@@ -19,11 +22,9 @@ public class NotificationController {
 	private final NotificationService notificationService;
 
 	@GetMapping(value = "/subscribe", produces = MediaType.TEXT_EVENT_STREAM_VALUE)
-	public ResponseEntity<Void> connect(@RequestAttribute Long userId) {
-		notificationService.subscribe(userId);
-
+	public ResponseEntity<SseEmitter> connect(@RequestAttribute Long userId) {
 		return ResponseEntity.ok()
 			.header("X-Accel-Buffering", "no")
-			.build();
+			.body(notificationService.subscribe(userId));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/be/carrot/src/main/java/com/example/carrot/notification/service/NotificationService.java b/be/carrot/src/main/java/com/example/carrot/notification/service/NotificationService.java
index 982572c38..79592eb4b 100644
--- a/be/carrot/src/main/java/com/example/carrot/notification/service/NotificationService.java
+++ b/be/carrot/src/main/java/com/example/carrot/notification/service/NotificationService.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.example.carrot.notification.service;
 
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.SseEmitter;
 
 import com.example.carrot.notification.component.SseEmitters;
 import com.example.carrot.notification.entity.Notification;
@@ -16,8 +17,8 @@ public class NotificationService {
 	private final UserRepository userRepository;
 	private final SseEmitters sseEmitters;
 
-	public void subscribe(Long userId) {
-		sseEmitters.add(userId);
+	public SseEmitter subscribe(Long userId) {
+		return sseEmitters.add(userId);
 	}
 
 	public void send(User receiver, Notification notification) {