diff --git a/src/strands/agent/conversation_manager/summarizing_conversation_manager.py b/src/strands/agent/conversation_manager/summarizing_conversation_manager.py
index 60e832215..b08b6853e 100644
--- a/src/strands/agent/conversation_manager/summarizing_conversation_manager.py
+++ b/src/strands/agent/conversation_manager/summarizing_conversation_manager.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Summarizing conversation history management with configurable options."""
 
 import logging
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, List, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, List, Optional, cast
 
 from typing_extensions import override
 
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ def _generate_summary(self, messages: List[Message], agent: "Agent") -> Message:
 
             # Use the agent to generate summary with rich content (can use tools if needed)
             result = summarization_agent("Please summarize this conversation.")
-
-            return result.message
+            return cast(Message, {**result.message, "role": "user"})
 
         finally:
             # Restore original agent state
diff --git a/tests/strands/agent/test_summarizing_conversation_manager.py b/tests/strands/agent/test_summarizing_conversation_manager.py
index a97104412..6003a1710 100644
--- a/tests/strands/agent/test_summarizing_conversation_manager.py
+++ b/tests/strands/agent/test_summarizing_conversation_manager.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def test_reduce_context_with_summarization(summarizing_manager, mock_agent):
     assert len(mock_agent.messages) == 4
 
     # First message should be the summary
-    assert mock_agent.messages[0]["role"] == "assistant"
+    assert mock_agent.messages[0]["role"] == "user"
     first_content = mock_agent.messages[0]["content"][0]
     assert "text" in first_content and "This is a summary of the conversation." in first_content["text"]
 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ def test_reduce_context_tool_pair_adjustment_works_with_forward_search():
     assert len(mock_agent.messages) == 2
 
     # First message should be the summary
-    assert mock_agent.messages[0]["role"] == "assistant"
+    assert mock_agent.messages[0]["role"] == "user"
     summary_content = mock_agent.messages[0]["content"][0]
     assert "text" in summary_content and "This is a summary of the conversation." in summary_content["text"]
 
diff --git a/tests_integ/test_summarizing_conversation_manager_integration.py b/tests_integ/test_summarizing_conversation_manager_integration.py
index 719520b8d..b205c723f 100644
--- a/tests_integ/test_summarizing_conversation_manager_integration.py
+++ b/tests_integ/test_summarizing_conversation_manager_integration.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def test_summarization_with_context_overflow(model):
 
     # First message should be the summary (assistant message)
     summary_message = agent.messages[0]
-    assert summary_message["role"] == "assistant"
+    assert summary_message["role"] == "user"
     assert len(summary_message["content"]) > 0
 
     # Verify the summary contains actual text content
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def test_dedicated_summarization_agent(model, summarization_model):
 
     # Get the summary message
     summary_message = agent.messages[0]
-    assert summary_message["role"] == "assistant"
+    assert summary_message["role"] == "user"
 
     # Extract summary text
     summary_text = None