diff --git a/src/strands/models/bedrock.py b/src/strands/models/bedrock.py
index c6a500597..d0525d5e7 100644
--- a/src/strands/models/bedrock.py
+++ b/src/strands/models/bedrock.py
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class BedrockConfig(TypedDict, total=False):
             additional_response_field_paths: Additional response field paths to extract
             cache_prompt: Cache point type for the system prompt
             cache_tools: Cache point type for tools
+            cache_messages: Cache point type for messages. If set to "default", adds a cache point at the end
+                of the last message.
             guardrail_id: ID of the guardrail to apply
             guardrail_trace: Guardrail trace mode. Defaults to enabled.
             guardrail_version: Version of the guardrail to apply
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ class BedrockConfig(TypedDict, total=False):
         additional_response_field_paths: Optional[list[str]]
         cache_prompt: Optional[str]
         cache_tools: Optional[str]
+        cache_messages: Optional[str]
         guardrail_id: Optional[str]
         guardrail_trace: Optional[Literal["enabled", "disabled", "enabled_full"]]
         guardrail_stream_processing_mode: Optional[Literal["sync", "async"]]
@@ -203,9 +206,22 @@ def format_request(
         Returns:
             A Bedrock converse stream request.
         """
+        # Handle cache_messages configuration
+        processed_messages = messages
+        if self.config.get("cache_messages") == "default":
+            # Add cache point to the end of the last message (create copy to avoid modifying original)
+            if messages and len(messages) > 0:
+                # Create a shallow copy of the messages list
+                processed_messages = list(messages)
+                last_message = processed_messages[-1]
+                if "content" in last_message and isinstance(last_message["content"], list):
+                    # Create a new message dict with updated content
+                    new_content = [*last_message["content"], {"cachePoint": {"type": "default"}}]
+                    processed_messages[-1] = {"role": last_message["role"], "content": new_content}
+
         return {
             "modelId": self.config["model_id"],
-            "messages": self._format_bedrock_messages(messages),
+            "messages": self._format_bedrock_messages(processed_messages),
             "system": [
                 *([{"text": system_prompt}] if system_prompt else []),
                 *([{"cachePoint": {"type": self.config["cache_prompt"]}}] if self.config.get("cache_prompt") else []),
diff --git a/tests/strands/models/test_bedrock.py b/tests/strands/models/test_bedrock.py
index 96fee67fa..a5bd58ef6 100644
--- a/tests/strands/models/test_bedrock.py
+++ b/tests/strands/models/test_bedrock.py
@@ -492,6 +492,108 @@ def test_format_request_cache(model, messages, model_id, tool_spec, cache_type):
     assert tru_request == exp_request
 
 
+def test_format_request_cache_messages(model, model_id, cache_type):
+    """Test that cache_messages preserves existing cache points and adds one at the end."""
+    # Messages with existing cache points that should be preserved
+    messages_with_cache = [
+        {
+            "role": "user",
+            "content": [
+                {"text": "First message"},
+                {"cachePoint": {"type": "default"}},  # Should be preserved
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            "role": "assistant",
+            "content": [
+                {"text": "Response"},
+                {"cachePoint": {"type": "default"}},  # Should be preserved
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            "role": "user",
+            "content": [{"text": "Second message"}],
+        },
+    ]
+
+    model.update_config(cache_messages=cache_type)
+    tru_request = model.format_request(messages_with_cache)
+
+    # Verify existing cache points are preserved and new one is added at the end
+    messages = tru_request["messages"]
+
+    # Check first message still has its cache point
+    assert messages[0]["content"] == [
+        {"text": "First message"},
+        {"cachePoint": {"type": "default"}},
+    ]
+
+    # Check second message still has its cache point
+    assert messages[1]["content"] == [
+        {"text": "Response"},
+        {"cachePoint": {"type": "default"}},
+    ]
+
+    # Check third message (last) has new cache point at the end
+    assert messages[2]["content"] == [
+        {"text": "Second message"},
+        {"cachePoint": {"type": cache_type}},
+    ]
+
+    # Verify the full request structure
+    exp_request = {
+        "inferenceConfig": {},
+        "modelId": model_id,
+        "messages": messages,
+        "system": [],
+    }
+    assert tru_request == exp_request
+
+
+def test_format_request_cache_messages_does_not_modify_original(model, cache_type):
+    """Test that format_request does not modify the original messages when cache_messages is set."""
+    # Create original messages
+    original_messages = [
+        {
+            "role": "user",
+            "content": [
+                {"text": "First message"},
+                {"cachePoint": {"type": "default"}},
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            "role": "assistant",
+            "content": [
+                {"text": "Response"},
+            ],
+        },
+        {
+            "role": "user",
+            "content": [{"text": "Second message"}],
+        },
+    ]
+
+    # Create a deep copy for comparison
+    import copy
+
+    expected_messages = copy.deepcopy(original_messages)
+
+    # Call format_request with cache_messages enabled
+    model.update_config(cache_messages=cache_type)
+    _ = model.format_request(original_messages)
+
+    # Verify original messages are unchanged
+    assert original_messages == expected_messages
+
+    # Verify content lists are unchanged
+    assert original_messages[0]["content"] == [
+        {"text": "First message"},
+        {"cachePoint": {"type": "default"}},
+    ]
+    assert original_messages[1]["content"] == [{"text": "Response"}]
+    assert original_messages[2]["content"] == [{"text": "Second message"}]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_stream_throttling_exception_from_event_stream_error(bedrock_client, model, messages, alist):
     error_message = "Rate exceeded"