diff --git a/src/deepagents/graph.py b/src/deepagents/graph.py
index d49075b33..06d40f4a7 100644
--- a/src/deepagents/graph.py
+++ b/src/deepagents/graph.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def create_deep_agent(
     debug: bool = False,
     name: str | None = None,
     cache: BaseCache | None = None,
+    preserve_message_tool_names: list[str] | None = None,
 ) -> CompiledStateGraph:
     """Create a deep agent.
 
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ def create_deep_agent(
             ],
             default_interrupt_on=interrupt_on,
             general_purpose_agent=True,
+            preserve_message_tool_names=preserve_message_tool_names,
         ),
         SummarizationMiddleware(
             model=model,
diff --git a/src/deepagents/middleware/subagents.py b/src/deepagents/middleware/subagents.py
index 4dc5e584c..646196e50 100644
--- a/src/deepagents/middleware/subagents.py
+++ b/src/deepagents/middleware/subagents.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from langchain.agents.middleware.types import AgentMiddleware, ModelRequest, ModelResponse
 from langchain.tools import BaseTool, ToolRuntime
 from langchain_core.language_models import BaseChatModel
-from langchain_core.messages import HumanMessage, ToolMessage
+from langchain_core.messages import HumanMessage, ToolMessage, AIMessage
 from langchain_core.runnables import Runnable
 from langchain_core.tools import StructuredTool
 from langgraph.types import Command
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ def _create_task_tool(
     subagents: list[SubAgent | CompiledSubAgent],
     general_purpose_agent: bool,
     task_description: str | None = None,
+    preserve_message_tool_names: list[str] | None = None,
 ) -> BaseTool:
     """Create a task tool for invoking subagents.
 
@@ -315,10 +316,71 @@ def _create_task_tool(
 
     def _return_command_with_state_update(result: dict, tool_call_id: str) -> Command:
         state_update = {k: v for k, v in result.items() if k not in _EXCLUDED_STATE_KEYS}
+        messages_update: list = [
+            ToolMessage(result["messages"][-1].text, tool_call_id=tool_call_id)
+        ]
+
+        if preserve_message_tool_names:
+            preserve_set = set(preserve_message_tool_names)
+
+            tool_call_id_to_tool_msg: dict[str, ToolMessage] = {}
+            for m in result["messages"]:
+                if isinstance(m, ToolMessage) and getattr(m, "tool_call_id", None):
+                    tool_call_id_to_tool_msg[m.tool_call_id] = m
+
+            def _tc_name(tc: Any) -> str | None:
+                if isinstance(tc, dict):
+                    name = tc.get("name")
+                    if name:
+                        return name
+                    func = tc.get("function") or {}
+                    return func.get("name") if isinstance(func, dict) else None
+                name = getattr(tc, "name", None)
+                if name:
+                    return name
+                func = getattr(tc, "function", None)
+                if isinstance(func, dict):
+                    return func.get("name")
+                return getattr(func, "name", None)
+
+            def _tc_id(tc: Any) -> str | None:
+                if isinstance(tc, dict):
+                    return tc.get("id")
+                return getattr(tc, "id", None)
+
+            latest_ai_for_tool: dict[str, AIMessage] = {}
+            for m in reversed(result["messages"]):
+                if isinstance(m, AIMessage) and getattr(m, "tool_calls", None):
+                    names_in_msg = {n for n in (_tc_name(tc) for tc in (m.tool_calls or [])) if n}
+                    intersect = [n for n in names_in_msg if n in preserve_set and n not in latest_ai_for_tool]
+                    if not intersect:
+                        continue
+                    for tool_name in intersect:
+                        filtered_calls = [tc for tc in (m.tool_calls or []) if _tc_name(tc) == tool_name]
+                        if not filtered_calls:
+                            continue
+                        cloned_ai = AIMessage(
+                            content=m.content,
+                            additional_kwargs=getattr(m, "additional_kwargs", {}),
+                            response_metadata=getattr(m, "response_metadata", {}),
+                            tool_calls=filtered_calls,
+                        )
+                        latest_ai_for_tool[tool_name] = cloned_ai
+
+            if latest_ai_for_tool:
+                ordered_tools = [t for t in preserve_message_tool_names if t in latest_ai_for_tool]
+                for tool_name in ordered_tools:
+                    ai_msg = latest_ai_for_tool[tool_name]
+                    messages_update.append(ai_msg)
+                    for tc in ai_msg.tool_calls or []:
+                        tc_id = _tc_id(tc)
+                        if tc_id and tc_id in tool_call_id_to_tool_msg:
+                            messages_update.append(tool_call_id_to_tool_msg[tc_id])
+
         return Command(
             update={
                 **state_update,
-                "messages": [ToolMessage(result["messages"][-1].text, tool_call_id=tool_call_id)],
+                "messages": messages_update,
             }
         )
 
@@ -444,6 +506,7 @@ def __init__(
         system_prompt: str | None = TASK_SYSTEM_PROMPT,
         general_purpose_agent: bool = True,
         task_description: str | None = None,
+        preserve_message_tool_names: list[str] | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize the SubAgentMiddleware."""
         super().__init__()
@@ -456,6 +519,7 @@ def __init__(
             subagents=subagents or [],
             general_purpose_agent=general_purpose_agent,
             task_description=task_description,
+            preserve_message_tool_names=preserve_message_tool_names,
         )
         self.tools = [task_tool]