diff --git a/src/agents/extensions/models/litellm_model.py b/src/agents/extensions/models/litellm_model.py
index dc672acd..fc42ba50 100644
--- a/src/agents/extensions/models/litellm_model.py
+++ b/src/agents/extensions/models/litellm_model.py
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ async def _fetch_response(
                     "role": "system",
                 },
             )
+
+        if model_settings.patch_json_mode:
+            Converter.patch_messages_json_mode(converted_messages, output_schema)
+
         if tracing.include_data():
             span.span_data.input = converted_messages
 
@@ -239,7 +243,7 @@ async def _fetch_response(
             else None
         )
         tool_choice = Converter.convert_tool_choice(model_settings.tool_choice)
-        response_format = Converter.convert_response_format(output_schema)
+        response_format = Converter.convert_response_format(output_schema, model_settings.patch_json_mode)
 
         converted_tools = [Converter.tool_to_openai(tool) for tool in tools] if tools else []
 
diff --git a/src/agents/model_settings.py b/src/agents/model_settings.py
index 7b016c98..394f8bfb 100644
--- a/src/agents/model_settings.py
+++ b/src/agents/model_settings.py
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class ModelSettings:
     """Additional headers to provide with the request.
     Defaults to None if not provided."""
 
+    patch_json_mode: bool = False
+
     def resolve(self, override: ModelSettings | None) -> ModelSettings:
         """Produce a new ModelSettings by overlaying any non-None values from the
         override on top of this instance."""
diff --git a/src/agents/models/chatcmpl_converter.py b/src/agents/models/chatcmpl_converter.py
index 613a3745..894f65d3 100644
--- a/src/agents/models/chatcmpl_converter.py
+++ b/src/agents/models/chatcmpl_converter.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import json
 from collections.abc import Iterable
+from textwrap import dedent
 from typing import Any, Literal, cast
 
 from openai import NOT_GIVEN, NotGiven
@@ -67,11 +68,14 @@ def convert_tool_choice(
 
     @classmethod
     def convert_response_format(
-        cls, final_output_schema: AgentOutputSchemaBase | None
+        cls, final_output_schema: AgentOutputSchemaBase | None, patch_json_mode: bool = False,
     ) -> ResponseFormat | NotGiven:
         if not final_output_schema or final_output_schema.is_plain_text():
             return NOT_GIVEN
 
+        if patch_json_mode:
+            return {"type": "json_object"}
+
         return {
             "type": "json_schema",
             "json_schema": {
@@ -437,6 +441,38 @@ def ensure_assistant_message() -> ChatCompletionAssistantMessageParam:
         flush_assistant_message()
         return result
 
+    @classmethod
+    def patch_messages_json_mode(
+        cls,
+        items: list[ChatCompletionMessageParam],
+        output_schema: AgentOutputSchemaBase | None,
+    ):
+        """
+        In json-mode, add json_schema to the system message.
+        """
+        if output_schema is None or output_schema.is_plain_text():
+            return
+
+        message = dedent(f"""
+        As a genius expert, your task is to understand the content and provide
+        the parsed objects in json that match the following json_schema:\n
+
+        {json.dumps(output_schema.json_schema(), indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)}
+
+        Make sure to return an instance of the JSON, not the schema itself
+        """)
+
+        if items[0]["role"] != "system":
+            items.insert(0, ChatCompletionSystemMessageParam(content=message, role="system"))
+        elif isinstance(items[0]["content"], str):
+            items[0]["content"] += f"\n\n{message}"
+        elif isinstance(items[0]["content"], list):
+            items[0]["content"][0]["text"] += f"\n\n{message}"
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Invalid message format, must be a string or a list of messages"
+            )
+
     @classmethod
     def tool_to_openai(cls, tool: Tool) -> ChatCompletionToolParam:
         if isinstance(tool, FunctionTool):
diff --git a/src/agents/models/json.py b/src/agents/models/json.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a9bedc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agents/models/json.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from ..agent_output import AgentOutputSchemaBase
+from ..handoffs import Handoff
+from ..items import ModelResponse, TResponseInputItem, TResponseStreamEvent
+from ..tool import Tool
+from .interface import ModelTracing
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..model_settings import ModelSettings
+
+class JSONModeModelMixin:
+    '''
+    A mixin class for JSON mode models.
+    '''
+    async def get_response(
+        self,
+        system_instructions: str | None,
+        input: str | list[TResponseInputItem],
+        model_settings: ModelSettings,
+        tools: list[Tool],
+        output_schema: AgentOutputSchemaBase | None,
+        handoffs: list[Handoff],
+        tracing: ModelTracing,
+        *,
+        previous_response_id: str | None,
+    ) -> ModelResponse:
+        pass
+
+    def stream_response(
+        self,
+        system_instructions: str | None,
+        input: str | list[TResponseInputItem],
+        model_settings: ModelSettings,
+        tools: list[Tool],
+        output_schema: AgentOutputSchemaBase | None,
+        handoffs: list[Handoff],
+        tracing: ModelTracing,
+        *,
+        previous_response_id: str | None,
+    ) -> AsyncIterator[TResponseStreamEvent]:
+        pass