diff --git a/python/packages/bedrock/agent_framework_bedrock/_chat_client.py b/python/packages/bedrock/agent_framework_bedrock/_chat_client.py
index 6d2d222d1dd..c536b09d227 100644
--- a/python/packages/bedrock/agent_framework_bedrock/_chat_client.py
+++ b/python/packages/bedrock/agent_framework_bedrock/_chat_client.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 )
 from agent_framework._settings import SecretString, load_settings
 from agent_framework._telemetry import get_user_agent, mark_feature_used
+from agent_framework._types import _get_data_bytes
 from agent_framework.exceptions import ChatClientInvalidResponseException
 from agent_framework.observability import ChatTelemetryLayer
 from boto3.session import Session as Boto3Session
@@ -540,7 +541,7 @@ def _convert_message_to_content_blocks(self, message: Message) -> list[dict[str,
         blocks: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
         for content in message.contents:
             block = self._convert_content_to_bedrock_block(content)
-            if block is None:
+            if block is None or ("image" in block and message.role != "user"):
                 logger.debug("Skipping unsupported content type for Bedrock: %s", type(content))
                 continue
             blocks.append(block)
@@ -550,6 +551,13 @@ def _convert_content_to_bedrock_block(self, content: Content) -> dict[str, Any]
         match content.type:
             case "text":
                 return {"text": content.text}
+            case "data" if content.has_top_level_media_type("image"):
+                image_format = content.media_type.partition("/")[2].lower()
+                image_format = "jpeg" if image_format == "jpg" else image_format
+                if image_format not in ("gif", "jpeg", "png", "webp"):
+                    logger.warning("Skipping %s image: Bedrock accepts gif, jpeg, png or webp.", content.media_type)
+                    return None
+                return {"image": {"format": image_format, "source": {"bytes": _get_data_bytes(content)}}}
             case "function_call":
                 arguments = content.parse_arguments() or {}
                 return {
diff --git a/python/packages/bedrock/tests/test_bedrock_client.py b/python/packages/bedrock/tests/test_bedrock_client.py
index ee17483e84d..b2a099f1dcb 100644
--- a/python/packages/bedrock/tests/test_bedrock_client.py
+++ b/python/packages/bedrock/tests/test_bedrock_client.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import logging
 from collections import deque
 from collections.abc import MutableMapping
 from typing import Any, cast
@@ -416,6 +417,69 @@ def test_prepare_bedrock_messages_skips_unsupported_content_and_unmatched_tool_r
     assert conversation == [{"role": "user", "content": [{"text": "hello"}]}]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("media_type", "image_format"),
+    [("image/png", "png"), ("image/jpeg", "jpeg"), ("image/jpg", "jpeg"), ("IMAGE/PNG", "png")],
+)
+async def test_get_response_sends_user_images_as_image_blocks(media_type: str, image_format: str) -> None:
+    """Image data in a user message should be sent as a Converse image block."""
+    stub = _StubBedrockRuntime()
+    client = BedrockChatClient(
+        model="us.openai.gpt-6-sol",
+        region="us-east-1",
+        client=stub,  # pyrefly: ignore[bad-argument-type] # ty: ignore[invalid-argument-type] # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+    )
+    image_bytes = b"fake-image-bytes"
+    message = Message(
+        role="user",
+        contents=[
+            Content.from_text(text="What color is this image?"),
+            Content.from_data(data=image_bytes, media_type=media_type),
+        ],
+    )
+
+    await client.get_response([message])
+
+    assert stub.calls[0]["messages"][0]["content"] == [
+        {"text": "What color is this image?"},
+        {"image": {"format": image_format, "source": {"bytes": image_bytes}}},
+    ]
+
+
+def test_prepare_bedrock_messages_skips_images_outside_user_messages() -> None:
+    """Image data in assistant messages should still be skipped."""
+    client = _make_client()
+    messages = [
+        Message(role="user", contents=[Content.from_text(text="Draw a square.")]),
+        Message(
+            role="assistant",
+            contents=[Content.from_text(text="Here it is."), Content.from_data(data=b"x", media_type="image/png")],
+        ),
+    ]
+
+    _, conversation = client._prepare_bedrock_messages(messages)
+
+    assert conversation[1] == {"role": "assistant", "content": [{"text": "Here it is."}]}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("media_type", ["image/bmp", "image/svg+xml"])
+def test_prepare_bedrock_messages_skips_unsupported_image_formats(
+    media_type: str, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
+) -> None:
+    """Images in formats Converse rejects should be skipped with a warning so the rest of the request still works."""
+    client = _make_client()
+    message = Message(
+        role="user",
+        contents=[Content.from_text(text="Describe this."), Content.from_data(data=b"x", media_type=media_type)],
+    )
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="agent_framework.bedrock"):
+        _, conversation = client._prepare_bedrock_messages([message])
+
+    assert conversation == [{"role": "user", "content": [{"text": "Describe this."}]}]
+    assert media_type in caplog.text
+
+
 def test_align_tool_results_handles_pending_edge_cases() -> None:
     """Tool result alignment should preserve valid blocks and drop invalid or extra results."""
     client = _make_client()