diff --git a/autogen/agentchat/conversable_agent.py b/autogen/agentchat/conversable_agent.py
index a82b4c82a96..388e67b1c60 100644
--- a/autogen/agentchat/conversable_agent.py
+++ b/autogen/agentchat/conversable_agent.py
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@ def chat_messages(self) -> Dict[Agent, List[Dict]]:
         """A dictionary of conversations from agent to list of messages."""
         return self._oai_messages
 
+    def chat_messages_for_summary(self, agent: Agent) -> List[Dict]:
+        """A list of messages as a conversation to summarize."""
+        return self._oai_messages[agent]
+
     def last_message(self, agent: Optional[Agent] = None) -> Optional[Dict]:
         """The last message exchanged with the agent.
 
@@ -449,7 +453,7 @@ def send(
             ValueError: if the message can't be converted into a valid ChatCompletion message.
 
         Returns:
-            ChatResult: an ChatResult object.
+            ChatResult: a ChatResult object.
         """
         # When the agent composes and sends the message, the role of the message is "assistant"
         # unless it's "function".
@@ -826,7 +830,7 @@ def _summarize_chat(
             prompt = ConversableAgent.DEFAULT_summary_prompt if prompt is None else prompt
             if not isinstance(prompt, str):
                 raise ValueError("The summary_prompt must be a string.")
-            msg_list = agent._groupchat.messages if hasattr(agent, "_groupchat") else agent.chat_messages[self]
+            msg_list = agent.chat_messages_for_summary(self)
             try:
                 summary = self._reflection_with_llm(prompt, msg_list, llm_agent=agent, cache=cache)
             except BadRequestError as e:
diff --git a/autogen/agentchat/groupchat.py b/autogen/agentchat/groupchat.py
index f615a1a5300..01c6ad709ad 100644
--- a/autogen/agentchat/groupchat.py
+++ b/autogen/agentchat/groupchat.py
@@ -478,6 +478,12 @@ def __init__(
             ignore_async_in_sync_chat=True,
         )
 
+    def chat_messages_for_summary(self, agent: Agent) -> List[Dict]:
+        """The list of messages in the group chat as a conversation to summarize.
+        The agent is ignored.
+        """
+        return self._groupchat.messages
+
     def _prepare_chat(self, recipient: ConversableAgent, clear_history: bool, prepare_recipient: bool = True) -> None:
         super()._prepare_chat(recipient, clear_history, prepare_recipient)
 
diff --git a/autogen/version.py b/autogen/version.py
index 5635676f6b4..b5c9b6cb711 100644
--- a/autogen/version.py
+++ b/autogen/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.11"
+__version__ = "0.2.12"
diff --git a/test/agentchat/test_chats.py b/test/agentchat/test_chats.py
index 36de8d120e3..9b578c00c70 100644
--- a/test/agentchat/test_chats.py
+++ b/test/agentchat/test_chats.py
@@ -5,11 +5,28 @@
 from conftest import skip_openai
 import autogen
 from typing import Literal
-
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
 
+def test_chat_messages_for_summary():
+    assistant = UserProxyAgent(name="assistant", human_input_mode="NEVER")
+    user = UserProxyAgent(name="user", human_input_mode="NEVER")
+    user.send("What is the capital of France?", assistant)
+    messages = assistant.chat_messages_for_summary(user)
+    assert len(messages) == 1
+
+    groupchat = GroupChat(agents=[user, assistant], messages=[], max_round=2)
+    manager = GroupChatManager(groupchat=groupchat, name="manager", llm_config=False)
+    user.initiate_chat(manager, message="What is the capital of France?")
+    messages = manager.chat_messages_for_summary(user)
+    assert len(messages) == 2
+
+    messages = user.chat_messages_for_summary(manager)
+    assert len(messages) == 2
+    messages = assistant.chat_messages_for_summary(manager)
+    assert len(messages) == 2
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(skip_openai, reason="requested to skip openai tests")
 def test_chats_group():
     config_list = autogen.config_list_from_json(
@@ -266,4 +283,5 @@ def currency_calculator(
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # test_chats()
     # test_chats_group()
-    test_chats_w_func()
+    # test_chats_w_func()
+    test_chat_messages_for_summary()