diff --git a/litellm/llms/base_llm/base_utils.py b/litellm/llms/base_llm/base_utils.py
index 5a6f2507dda..1193dc068b8 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/base_llm/base_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/base_llm/base_utils.py
@@ -321,45 +321,46 @@ def _merged_system_runs(messages: Sequence[AllMessageValues]) -> Iterator[AllMes
 _INSTRUCTION_ROLES: Final = frozenset(("system", "developer"))
 
 
-def _leading_system_block_length(messages: Sequence[AllMessageValues]) -> int:
-    return next(
-        (index for index, message in enumerate(messages) if message["role"] not in _INSTRUCTION_ROLES),
-        len(messages),
-    )
+def _leading_instruction_block_length(roles: Sequence[str | None]) -> int:
+    return next((index for index, role in enumerate(roles) if role not in _INSTRUCTION_ROLES), len(roles))
 
 
-def _closing_instruction_block_start(messages: Sequence[AllMessageValues], leading_length: int) -> int:
+def _closing_instruction_block_start(roles: Sequence[str | None], leading_length: int) -> int:
     last_conversation_index: Final = next(
-        (
-            index
-            for index in range(len(messages) - 1, leading_length - 1, -1)
-            if messages[index]["role"] not in _INSTRUCTION_ROLES
-        ),
+        (index for index in range(len(roles) - 1, leading_length - 1, -1) if roles[index] not in _INSTRUCTION_ROLES),
         None,
     )
-    if last_conversation_index is None or messages[last_conversation_index]["role"] != "assistant":
-        return len(messages)
+    if last_conversation_index is None or roles[last_conversation_index] != "assistant":
+        return len(roles)
     return last_conversation_index + 1
 
 
-def _move_later_developer_messages_up(messages: Sequence[AllMessageValues]) -> tuple[AllMessageValues, ...]:
-    leading_length: Final = _leading_system_block_length(messages)
-    closing_start: Final = _closing_instruction_block_start(messages, leading_length)
-    conversation: Final = messages[leading_length:closing_start]
-    hoisted: Final = tuple(message for message in conversation if message["role"] == "developer")
+def hoisted_developer_item_order(roles: Sequence[str | None]) -> tuple[int, ...]:
+    """
+    Index order that moves every developer item after the leading instruction block
+    up into it, except a developer block that closes the conversation right after an
+    assistant turn, which stays in place so the request does not end on the assistant's
+    turn. Items without a role (tool calls and their outputs) count as conversation.
+    """
+    leading_length: Final = _leading_instruction_block_length(roles)
+    closing_start: Final = _closing_instruction_block_start(roles, leading_length)
+    conversation: Final = range(leading_length, closing_start)
+    hoisted: Final = tuple(index for index in conversation if roles[index] == "developer")
     if hoisted:
-        verbose_logger.debug(
-            "Hoisting %d developer message(s) into the leading system block for OpenAI-compatible backends.",
-            len(hoisted),
-        )
+        verbose_logger.debug("Hoisting %d developer message(s) into the leading system block.", len(hoisted))
     return (
-        *messages[:leading_length],
+        *range(leading_length),
         *hoisted,
-        *(message for message in conversation if message["role"] != "developer"),
-        *messages[closing_start:],
+        *(index for index in conversation if roles[index] != "developer"),
+        *range(closing_start, len(roles)),
     )
 
 
+def _move_later_developer_messages_up(messages: Sequence[AllMessageValues]) -> tuple[AllMessageValues, ...]:
+    order: Final = hoisted_developer_item_order(tuple(message["role"] for message in messages))
+    return tuple(messages[index] for index in order)
+
+
 def hoist_developer_messages_into_leading_system_message(
     messages: Sequence[AllMessageValues],
 ) -> Sequence[AllMessageValues]:
diff --git a/litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/responses/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/responses/transformation.py
index fb0587553d4..b03407f7c26 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/responses/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/responses/transformation.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from urllib.parse import unquote
 import httpx
 from openai.types.responses import EasyInputMessageParam, ResponseInputItemParam
 
+from litellm.llms.base_llm.base_utils import hoisted_developer_item_order
 from litellm.llms.fireworks_ai.common_utils import (
     resolve_fireworks_api_key,
     resolve_fireworks_resource_name,
@@ -31,16 +32,23 @@ def _session_params(litellm_params: GenericLiteLLMParams) -> Mapping[str, object
     )
 
 
+def _item_role(item: ResponseInputItemParam) -> str | None:
+    if "role" not in item:
+        return None
+    return item["role"]
+
+
 def _developer_item_as_system(item: ResponseInputItemParam) -> ResponseInputItemParam:
     if "role" not in item or item["role"] != "developer":
         return item
     return EasyInputMessageParam(role="system", content=item["content"], type="message")
 
 
-def _developer_items_as_system(input: str | ResponseInputParam) -> str | ResponseInputParam:
+def _hoisted_developer_items_as_system(input: str | ResponseInputParam) -> str | ResponseInputParam:
     if isinstance(input, str):
         return input
-    return [_developer_item_as_system(item) for item in input]
+    order: Final = hoisted_developer_item_order(tuple(_item_role(item) for item in input))
+    return [_developer_item_as_system(input[index]) for index in order]
 
 
 class FireworksAIResponsesAPIConfig(OpenAIResponsesAPIConfig):
@@ -69,7 +77,7 @@ class FireworksAIResponsesAPIConfig(OpenAIResponsesAPIConfig):
         return f"{base}/responses"
 
     def _validate_input_param(self, input: str | ResponseInputParam) -> str | ResponseInputParam:
-        return _developer_items_as_system(super()._validate_input_param(input))
+        return _hoisted_developer_items_as_system(super()._validate_input_param(input))
 
     def transform_responses_api_request(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/responses/test_fireworks_ai_responses_transformation.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/responses/test_fireworks_ai_responses_transformation.py
index b9408d44e9a..f9733aac14c 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/responses/test_fireworks_ai_responses_transformation.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/responses/test_fireworks_ai_responses_transformation.py
@@ -162,12 +162,13 @@ def test_responses_call_forwards_previous_response_id_and_store() -> None:
     assert body["input"][0]["call_id"] == "call_abc123"
 
 
-def test_responses_call_sends_developer_items_as_system_messages() -> None:
+def test_responses_call_hoists_developer_items_after_the_first_turn_into_leading_system_messages() -> None:
     client: Final = _mock_http_client(_fireworks_response("accounts/fireworks/models/kimi-k3"))
     with patch(HTTPX_CLIENT_FACTORY, return_value=client):
         litellm.responses(
             model="fireworks_ai/accounts/fireworks/models/kimi-k3",
             input=[  # mutable-ok: the Responses API takes input as a JSON list
+                {"role": "system", "content": "You are terse."},
                 {"role": "user", "content": "Hi there"},
                 {"role": "developer", "content": "Answer with exactly one word."},
                 {"role": "user", "content": [{"type": "input_text", "text": "What is the capital of France?"}]},
@@ -176,12 +177,33 @@ def test_responses_call_sends_developer_items_as_system_messages() -> None:
         )
     _, _, body = _sent_request(client)
     assert tuple(body["input"]) == (
-        {"role": "user", "content": "Hi there"},
+        {"role": "system", "content": "You are terse."},
         {"role": "system", "content": "Answer with exactly one word.", "type": "message"},
+        {"role": "user", "content": "Hi there"},
         {"role": "user", "content": [{"type": "input_text", "text": "What is the capital of France?"}]},
     )
 
 
+def test_responses_call_keeps_a_closing_developer_item_after_an_assistant_turn_in_place() -> None:
+    client: Final = _mock_http_client(_fireworks_response("accounts/fireworks/models/kimi-k3"))
+    with patch(HTTPX_CLIENT_FACTORY, return_value=client):
+        litellm.responses(
+            model="fireworks_ai/accounts/fireworks/models/kimi-k3",
+            input=[  # mutable-ok: the Responses API takes input as a JSON list
+                {"role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?"},
+                {"role": "assistant", "content": [{"type": "output_text", "text": "Paris.", "annotations": []}]},
+                {"role": "developer", "content": "Now answer in French."},
+            ],
+            api_key="fw-test-key",
+        )
+    _, _, body = _sent_request(client)
+    assert tuple(body["input"]) == (
+        {"role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?"},
+        {"role": "assistant", "content": [{"type": "output_text", "text": "Paris.", "annotations": []}]},
+        {"role": "system", "content": "Now answer in French.", "type": "message"},
+    )
+
+
 def test_responses_call_maps_pydantic_developer_items_and_replays_pydantic_output_items() -> None:
     client: Final = _mock_http_client(_fireworks_response("accounts/fireworks/models/kimi-k3"))
     pydantic_input: Final = cast(