diff --git a/src/api/models/bedrock.py b/src/api/models/bedrock.py
index 4b7579b..65f8e90 100644
--- a/src/api/models/bedrock.py
+++ b/src/api/models/bedrock.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from api.schema import (
     Choice,
     ChoiceDelta,
     CompletionTokensDetails,
+    DeveloperMessage,
     Embedding,
     EmbeddingsRequest,
     EmbeddingsResponse,
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ class BedrockModel(BaseChatModel):
         """
         system_prompts = []
         for message in chat_request.messages:
-            if message.role != "system":
+            if message.role not in ("system", "developer"):
                 continue
             if not isinstance(message.content, str):
                 raise TypeError(f"System message content must be a string, got {type(message.content).__name__}")
diff --git a/src/api/schema.py b/src/api/schema.py
index ffcbab9..ca271c5 100644
--- a/src/api/schema.py
+++ b/src/api/schema.py
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ class ToolMessage(BaseModel):
     tool_call_id: str
 
 
+class DeveloperMessage(BaseModel):
+    name: str | None = None
+    role: Literal["developer"] = "developer"
+    content: str
+
+
 class Function(BaseModel):
     name: str
     description: str | None = None
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ class StreamOptions(BaseModel):
 
 
 class ChatRequest(BaseModel):
-    messages: list[SystemMessage | UserMessage | AssistantMessage | ToolMessage]
+    messages: list[SystemMessage | UserMessage | AssistantMessage | ToolMessage | DeveloperMessage]
     model: str = DEFAULT_MODEL
     frequency_penalty: float | None = Field(default=0.0, le=2.0, ge=-2.0)  # Not used
     presence_penalty: float | None = Field(default=0.0, le=2.0, ge=-2.0)  # Not used