diff --git a/changelog/change_no_buffer_server_stdout.md b/changelog/change_no_buffer_server_stdout.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f15392bb711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/change_no_buffer_server_stdout.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* [#10814](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/pull/10814): Avoid buffering stdout when running in server mode. ([@ccutrer][])
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/server/client_command/base.rb b/lib/rubocop/server/client_command/base.rb
index 6c8f87dc010..e8f768f40fa 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/server/client_command/base.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/server/client_command/base.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def send_request(command:, args: [], body: '')
             socket.puts [Cache.token_path.read, Dir.pwd, command, *args].shelljoin
             socket.write body
             socket.close_write
-            $stdout.write socket.read(4096) until socket.eof?
+            $stdout.write socket.readpartial(4096) until socket.eof?
           end
         end