diff --git a/tests/entrypoints/openai/test_response_api_simple.py b/tests/entrypoints/openai/test_response_api_simple.py
index 425b8199a0fd..aee03199bc6f 100644
--- a/tests/entrypoints/openai/test_response_api_simple.py
+++ b/tests/entrypoints/openai/test_response_api_simple.py
@@ -42,6 +42,24 @@ async def test_basic(client: OpenAI, model_name: str):
     assert response.status == "completed"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("model_name", [MODEL_NAME])
+async def test_enable_response_messages(client: OpenAI, model_name: str):
+    response = await client.responses.create(
+        model=model_name,
+        input="Hello?",
+        extra_body={"enable_response_messages": True},
+    )
+    assert response.status == "completed"
+    assert response.input_messages[0]["type"] == "raw_message_tokens"
+    assert type(response.input_messages[0]["message"]) is str
+    assert len(response.input_messages[0]["message"]) > 10
+    assert type(response.input_messages[0]["tokens"][0]) is int
+    assert type(response.output_messages[0]["message"]) is str
+    assert len(response.output_messages[0]["message"]) > 10
+    assert type(response.output_messages[0]["tokens"][0]) is int
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("model_name", [MODEL_NAME])
 async def test_reasoning_item(client: OpenAI, model_name: str):
diff --git a/vllm/entrypoints/context.py b/vllm/entrypoints/context.py
index 1260f65dba59..43783c92667a 100644
--- a/vllm/entrypoints/context.py
+++ b/vllm/entrypoints/context.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from vllm.entrypoints.openai.parser.responses_parser import (
 )
 from vllm.entrypoints.openai.protocol import (
     ResponseInputOutputItem,
+    ResponseRawMessageAndToken,
     ResponsesRequest,
 )
 from vllm.entrypoints.responses_utils import construct_tool_dicts
@@ -148,6 +149,8 @@ def _create_json_parse_error_messages(
 
 
 class SimpleContext(ConversationContext):
+    """This is a context that cannot handle MCP tool calls"""
+
     def __init__(self):
         self.last_output = None
         self.num_prompt_tokens = 0
@@ -158,6 +161,9 @@ class SimpleContext(ConversationContext):
         # not implemented yet for SimpleContext
         self.all_turn_metrics = []
 
+        self.input_messages: list[ResponseRawMessageAndToken] = []
+        self.output_messages: list[ResponseRawMessageAndToken] = []
+
     def append_output(self, output) -> None:
         self.last_output = output
         if not isinstance(output, RequestOutput):
@@ -166,6 +172,22 @@ class SimpleContext(ConversationContext):
         self.num_cached_tokens = output.num_cached_tokens or 0
         self.num_output_tokens += len(output.outputs[0].token_ids or [])
 
+        if len(self.input_messages) == 0:
+            output_prompt = output.prompt or ""
+            output_prompt_token_ids = output.prompt_token_ids or []
+            self.input_messages.append(
+                ResponseRawMessageAndToken(
+                    message=output_prompt,
+                    tokens=output_prompt_token_ids,
+                )
+            )
+        self.output_messages.append(
+            ResponseRawMessageAndToken(
+                message=output.outputs[0].text,
+                tokens=output.outputs[0].token_ids,
+            )
+        )
+
     def append_tool_output(self, output) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError("Should not be called.")
 
diff --git a/vllm/entrypoints/openai/protocol.py b/vllm/entrypoints/openai/protocol.py
index 0f4b2b4d7aad..2d34a6a0cd5a 100644
--- a/vllm/entrypoints/openai/protocol.py
+++ b/vllm/entrypoints/openai/protocol.py
@@ -1598,6 +1598,20 @@ def serialize_messages(msgs):
     return [serialize_message(msg) for msg in msgs] if msgs else None
 
 
+class ResponseRawMessageAndToken(OpenAIBaseModel):
+    """Class to show the raw message.
+    If message / tokens diverge, tokens is the source of truth"""
+
+    message: str
+    tokens: list[int]
+    type: Literal["raw_message_tokens"] = "raw_message_tokens"
+
+
+ResponseInputOutputMessage: TypeAlias = (
+    list[ChatCompletionMessageParam] | list[ResponseRawMessageAndToken]
+)
+
+
 class ResponsesResponse(OpenAIBaseModel):
     id: str = Field(default_factory=lambda: f"resp_{random_uuid()}")
     created_at: int = Field(default_factory=lambda: int(time.time()))
@@ -1631,8 +1645,8 @@ class ResponsesResponse(OpenAIBaseModel):
     # These are populated when enable_response_messages is set to True
     # NOTE: custom serialization is needed
     # see serialize_input_messages and serialize_output_messages
-    input_messages: list[ChatCompletionMessageParam] | None = None
-    output_messages: list[ChatCompletionMessageParam] | None = None
+    input_messages: ResponseInputOutputMessage | None = None
+    output_messages: ResponseInputOutputMessage | None = None
     # --8<-- [end:responses-extra-params]
 
     # NOTE: openAI harmony doesn't serialize TextContent properly,
@@ -1658,8 +1672,8 @@ class ResponsesResponse(OpenAIBaseModel):
         output: list[ResponseOutputItem],
         status: ResponseStatus,
         usage: ResponseUsage | None = None,
-        input_messages: list[ChatCompletionMessageParam] | None = None,
-        output_messages: list[ChatCompletionMessageParam] | None = None,
+        input_messages: ResponseInputOutputMessage | None = None,
+        output_messages: ResponseInputOutputMessage | None = None,
     ) -> "ResponsesResponse":
         incomplete_details: IncompleteDetails | None = None
         if status == "incomplete":
diff --git a/vllm/entrypoints/openai/serving_responses.py b/vllm/entrypoints/openai/serving_responses.py
index 5ad86194ce1b..3c9ae8e8c808 100644
--- a/vllm/entrypoints/openai/serving_responses.py
+++ b/vllm/entrypoints/openai/serving_responses.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ from vllm.entrypoints.openai.protocol import (
     ResponseCompletedEvent,
     ResponseCreatedEvent,
     ResponseInProgressEvent,
+    ResponseInputOutputMessage,
     ResponseReasoningPartAddedEvent,
     ResponseReasoningPartDoneEvent,
     ResponsesRequest,
@@ -629,8 +630,8 @@ class OpenAIServingResponses(OpenAIServing):
         # "completed" is implemented as the "catch-all" for now.
         status: ResponseStatus = "completed"
 
-        input_messages = None
-        output_messages = None
+        input_messages: ResponseInputOutputMessage | None = None
+        output_messages: ResponseInputOutputMessage | None = None
         if self.use_harmony:
             assert isinstance(context, HarmonyContext)
             output = self._make_response_output_items_with_harmony(context)
@@ -670,12 +671,10 @@ class OpenAIServingResponses(OpenAIServing):
 
             output = self._make_response_output_items(request, final_output, tokenizer)
 
-            # TODO: context for non-gptoss models doesn't use messages
-            # so we can't get them out yet
             if request.enable_response_messages:
-                raise NotImplementedError(
-                    "enable_response_messages is currently only supported for gpt-oss"
-                )
+                input_messages = context.input_messages
+                output_messages = context.output_messages
+
             # Calculate usage.
             assert final_res.prompt_token_ids is not None
             num_tool_output_tokens = 0