diff --git a/litellm/llms/bedrock.py b/litellm/llms/bedrock.py
index 7286ae8738..3af434fc7b 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/bedrock.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/bedrock.py
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ def convert_messages_to_prompt(messages, provider):
                     prompt += (
                         f"{AnthropicConstants.HUMAN_PROMPT.value}{message['content']}"
                     )
+                elif message["role"] == "system":
+                    prompt += (
+                        f"{AnthropicConstants.HUMAN_PROMPT.value}<admin>{message['content']}</admin>"
+                    )
+
                 else:
                     prompt += (
                         f"{AnthropicConstants.AI_PROMPT.value}{message['content']}"