From cfb49c4c181a96d5df07fbfacd819639baef0bab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timothy Jaeryang Baek <tim@openwebui.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:19:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] refac

---
 backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
index 50cd42d131..13bf4ef956 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
@@ -2985,7 +2985,15 @@ async def process_chat_payload(request, form_data, user, metadata, model):
     # restore to the true original (before file-source injection) rather
     # than a snapshot that already has the RAG template baked in.
     system_message = get_system_message(form_data['messages'])
-    metadata['system_prompt'] = get_content_from_message(system_message) if system_message else None
+    system_content = get_content_from_message(system_message) if system_message else ''
+    model_system_prompt = await resolve_system_prompt(
+        (form_data.get('params') or {}).get('system'),
+        metadata,
+        user,
+    )
+    if model_system_prompt:
+        system_content = f'{model_system_prompt}\n{system_content}' if system_content else model_system_prompt
+    metadata['system_prompt'] = system_content or None
     metadata['user_prompt'] = get_last_user_message(form_data['messages'])
     metadata['sources'] = sources[:] if sources else []
 
@@ -4864,10 +4872,19 @@ async def streaming_chat_response_handler(response, ctx):
                                 original_user_message,
                                 form_data['messages'],
                             )
-                            replace_system_message_content(
-                                original_system_content or '',
-                                form_data['messages'],
-                            )
+                            if original_system_content is not None:
+                                if get_system_message(form_data['messages']):
+                                    replace_system_message_content(
+                                        original_system_content,
+                                        form_data['messages'],
+                                    )
+                                else:
+                                    form_data['messages'] = add_or_update_system_message(
+                                        original_system_content,
+                                        form_data['messages'],
+                                    )
+                            else:
+                                replace_system_message_content('', form_data['messages'])
 
                             # Build context: file sources with content,
                             # tool sources as citation markers only.