diff --git a/.changeset/consistent-stream-targets.md b/.changeset/consistent-stream-targets.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fbb578030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/consistent-stream-targets.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@trigger.dev/sdk": patch
+---
+
+Aligned the SDK's `getRunIdForOptions` logic with the Core package to handle semantic targets (`root`, `parent`) in root tasks.
diff --git a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/streams.test.ts b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/streams.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67ee00fd26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/streams.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { streams } from "./streams.js";
+import { taskContext, realtimeStreams } from "@trigger.dev/core/v3";
+
+vi.mock("@trigger.dev/core/v3", async (importOriginal) => {
+    const original = await importOriginal<typeof import("@trigger.dev/core/v3")>();
+    return {
+        ...original,
+        taskContext: {
+            ctx: {
+                run: {
+                    id: "run_123",
+                    // parentTaskRunId and rootTaskRunId are undefined for root tasks
+                },
+            },
+        },
+        realtimeStreams: {
+            pipe: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+                wait: () => Promise.resolve(),
+                stream: new ReadableStream(),
+            }),
+        },
+    };
+});
+
+describe("streams.pipe consistency", () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        vi.clearAllMocks();
+    });
+
+    it("should not throw and should use self runId when target is 'root' in a root task", async () => {
+        const mockStream = new ReadableStream();
+
+        // This should not throw anymore
+        const { waitUntilComplete } = streams.pipe("test-key", mockStream, {
+            target: "root",
+        });
+
+        expect(realtimeStreams.pipe).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            "test-key",
+            mockStream,
+            expect.objectContaining({
+                target: "run_123",
+            })
+        );
+    });
+
+    it("should not throw and should use self runId when target is 'parent' in a root task", async () => {
+        const mockStream = new ReadableStream();
+
+        // This should not throw anymore
+        const { waitUntilComplete } = streams.pipe("test-key", mockStream, {
+            target: "parent",
+        });
+
+        expect(realtimeStreams.pipe).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            "test-key",
+            mockStream,
+            expect.objectContaining({
+                target: "run_123",
+            })
+        );
+    });
+});
diff --git a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/streams.ts b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/streams.ts
index 78b70f299c..3bdde70bea 100644
--- a/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/streams.ts
+++ b/packages/trigger-sdk/src/v3/streams.ts
@@ -665,11 +665,11 @@ export const streams = {
 function getRunIdForOptions(options?: RealtimeStreamOperationOptions): string | undefined {
   if (options?.target) {
     if (options.target === "parent") {
-      return taskContext.ctx?.run?.parentTaskRunId;
+      return taskContext.ctx?.run?.parentTaskRunId ?? taskContext.ctx?.run?.id;
     }
 
     if (options.target === "root") {
-      return taskContext.ctx?.run?.rootTaskRunId;
+      return taskContext.ctx?.run?.rootTaskRunId ?? taskContext.ctx?.run?.id;
     }
 
     if (options.target === "self") {