diff --git a/libs/core/langchain_core/utils/function_calling.py b/libs/core/langchain_core/utils/function_calling.py
index 3aff07faecd4c..605352e232139 100644
--- a/libs/core/langchain_core/utils/function_calling.py
+++ b/libs/core/langchain_core/utils/function_calling.py
@@ -495,20 +495,25 @@ def convert_to_openai_tool(
 
 
 def tool_example_to_messages(
-    input: str, tool_calls: list[BaseModel], tool_outputs: Optional[list[str]] = None
+    input: str,
+    tool_calls: list[BaseModel],
+    tool_outputs: Optional[list[str]] = None,
+    ai_response: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> list[BaseMessage]:
     """Convert an example into a list of messages that can be fed into an LLM.
 
     This code is an adapter that converts a single example to a list of messages
     that can be fed into a chat model.
 
-    The list of messages per example corresponds to:
+    The list of messages per example by default corresponds to:
 
     1) HumanMessage: contains the content from which content should be extracted.
     2) AIMessage: contains the extracted information from the model
     3) ToolMessage: contains confirmation to the model that the model requested a tool
         correctly.
 
+    If `ai_response` is specified, there will be a final AIMessage with that response.
+
     The ToolMessage is required because some chat models are hyper-optimized for agents
     rather than for an extraction use case.
 
@@ -519,6 +524,7 @@ def tool_example_to_messages(
         tool_outputs: Optional[List[str]], a list of tool call outputs.
             Does not need to be provided. If not provided, a placeholder value
             will be inserted. Defaults to None.
+        ai_response: Optional[str], if provided, content for a final AIMessage.
 
     Returns:
         A list of messages
@@ -584,6 +590,9 @@ class Person(BaseModel):
     )
     for output, tool_call_dict in zip(tool_outputs, openai_tool_calls):
         messages.append(ToolMessage(content=output, tool_call_id=tool_call_dict["id"]))  # type: ignore
+
+    if ai_response:
+        messages.append(AIMessage(content=ai_response))
     return messages
 
 
diff --git a/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/utils/test_function_calling.py b/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/utils/test_function_calling.py
index 4eaa3da2b19ab..ba4c50187f139 100644
--- a/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/utils/test_function_calling.py
+++ b/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/utils/test_function_calling.py
@@ -679,6 +679,24 @@ def test_tool_outputs() -> None:
     ]
     assert messages[2].content == "Output1"
 
+    # Test final AI response
+    messages = tool_example_to_messages(
+        input="This is an example",
+        tool_calls=[
+            FakeCall(data="ToolCall1"),
+        ],
+        tool_outputs=["Output1"],
+        ai_response="The output is Output1",
+    )
+    assert len(messages) == 4
+    assert isinstance(messages[0], HumanMessage)
+    assert isinstance(messages[1], AIMessage)
+    assert isinstance(messages[2], ToolMessage)
+    assert isinstance(messages[3], AIMessage)
+    response = messages[3]
+    assert response.content == "The output is Output1"
+    assert not response.tool_calls
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("use_extension_typed_dict", [True, False])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("use_extension_annotated", [True, False])