diff --git a/crates/agent/src/tests/mod.rs b/crates/agent/src/tests/mod.rs
index 7482ffda5854525f78efb2fcd3fd8cc9f757e3be..2dc2ad9e9bb47c2cf9e09a260513e3f8ac4454f5 100644
--- a/crates/agent/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/agent/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -5039,6 +5039,11 @@ async fn test_subagent_thread_inherits_parent_thread_properties(cx: &mut TestApp
             subagent_thread.parent_thread_id(),
             Some(parent_thread.read(cx).id().clone())
         );
+
+        let request = subagent_thread
+            .build_completion_request(CompletionIntent::UserPrompt, cx)
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(request.intent, Some(CompletionIntent::Subagent));
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/agent/src/thread.rs b/crates/agent/src/thread.rs
index 2f6eee28b6ab7311bde461170e56704daa5b7b9f..6fb47ac5cd7e95a76760d615844e60911d522ab8 100644
--- a/crates/agent/src/thread.rs
+++ b/crates/agent/src/thread.rs
@@ -2646,6 +2646,13 @@ impl Thread {
         completion_intent: CompletionIntent,
         cx: &App,
     ) -> Result<LanguageModelRequest> {
+        let completion_intent =
+            if self.is_subagent() && completion_intent == CompletionIntent::UserPrompt {
+                CompletionIntent::Subagent
+            } else {
+                completion_intent
+            };
+
         let model = self.model().context("No language model configured")?;
         let tools = if let Some(turn) = self.running_turn.as_ref() {
             turn.tools
diff --git a/crates/cloud_llm_client/src/cloud_llm_client.rs b/crates/cloud_llm_client/src/cloud_llm_client.rs
index d2d25ff5b84ef524f4e573a13149b26fe32fc4a5..beca3ca74a9bc93dd3bef2be6fd25e2d637e1501 100644
--- a/crates/cloud_llm_client/src/cloud_llm_client.rs
+++ b/crates/cloud_llm_client/src/cloud_llm_client.rs
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ pub enum EditPredictionRejectReason {
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum CompletionIntent {
     UserPrompt,
+    Subagent,
     ToolResults,
     ThreadSummarization,
     ThreadContextSummarization,
diff --git a/crates/language_models/src/provider/copilot_chat.rs b/crates/language_models/src/provider/copilot_chat.rs
index 286eb872795642be47dfd46f16e561dcd53f93dc..8e38b7cb470ae4fa5e970a1b760f5f2fe71a6023 100644
--- a/crates/language_models/src/provider/copilot_chat.rs
+++ b/crates/language_models/src/provider/copilot_chat.rs
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ impl LanguageModel for CopilotChatLanguageModel {
             | CompletionIntent::TerminalInlineAssist
             | CompletionIntent::GenerateGitCommitMessage => true,
 
-            CompletionIntent::ToolResults
+            CompletionIntent::Subagent
+            | CompletionIntent::ToolResults
             | CompletionIntent::ThreadSummarization
             | CompletionIntent::CreateFile
             | CompletionIntent::EditFile => false,
@@ -1072,6 +1073,7 @@ fn compute_thinking_budget(
 fn intent_to_chat_location(intent: Option<CompletionIntent>) -> ChatLocation {
     match intent {
         Some(CompletionIntent::UserPrompt) => ChatLocation::Agent,
+        Some(CompletionIntent::Subagent) => ChatLocation::Agent,
         Some(CompletionIntent::ToolResults) => ChatLocation::Agent,
         Some(CompletionIntent::ThreadSummarization) => ChatLocation::Panel,
         Some(CompletionIntent::ThreadContextSummarization) => ChatLocation::Panel,