diff --git a/agent/context_compressor.py b/agent/context_compressor.py
index 4611616085f..dada8ebacc7 100644
--- a/agent/context_compressor.py
+++ b/agent/context_compressor.py
@@ -2193,10 +2193,12 @@ This compaction should PRIORITISE preserving all information related to the focu
 
         # When the summary lands as a standalone role="user" message,
         # weak models read the verbatim "## Active Task" quote of a past
-        # user request as fresh input (#11475, #14521). Append the explicit
-        # end marker — the same one used in the merge-into-tail path — so
-        # the model has a clear "summary above, not new input" signal.
-        if not _merge_summary_into_tail and summary_role == "user":
+        # user request as fresh input (#11475, #14521).
+        # When it lands as role="assistant", models may regurgitate the
+        # summary text as their own output (#33256). In both cases, append
+        # the explicit end marker so the model has a clear "summary ends
+        # here, respond to the message below" signal.
+        if not _merge_summary_into_tail:
             summary = (
                 summary
                 + "\n\n--- END OF CONTEXT SUMMARY — "
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py b/tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py
index 0c56da2687e..b121192bd17 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_context_compressor.py
@@ -1252,6 +1252,48 @@ class TestCompressWithClient:
             "respond to the message below, not the summary above ---"
         )
 
+    def test_assistant_role_summary_carries_end_marker(self):
+        """When the summary lands as standalone role='assistant' (head ends
+        with user), the message body must include the explicit
+        '--- END OF CONTEXT SUMMARY ---' marker. Without it, models may
+        regurgitate the summary text as their own output (#33256).
+        """
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_response = MagicMock()
+        mock_response.choices = [MagicMock()]
+        mock_response.choices[0].message.content = "[CONTEXT SUMMARY]: stuff happened"
+        mock_client.chat.completions.create.return_value = mock_response
+
+        with patch("agent.context_compressor.get_model_context_length", return_value=100000):
+            c = ContextCompressor(model="test", quiet_mode=True, protect_first_n=2, protect_last_n=2)
+
+        # head_last=user → summary_role="assistant" (same setup as
+        # test_summary_role_avoids_consecutive_user_when_head_ends_with_user).
+        # With min_tail=3, tail = last 3 messages (indices 5-7).
+        # head_last=user, tail_first=user → the assistant-role summary does
+        # not collide with either neighbor and should be inserted standalone.
+        msgs = [
+            {"role": "system", "content": "system prompt"},
+            {"role": "user", "content": "msg 1"},
+            {"role": "user", "content": "msg 2"},  # last head — user
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "msg 3"},
+            {"role": "user", "content": "msg 4"},
+            {"role": "user", "content": "msg 5"},
+            {"role": "assistant", "content": "msg 6"},
+            {"role": "user", "content": "msg 7"},
+        ]
+        with patch("agent.context_compressor.call_llm", return_value=mock_response):
+            result = c.compress(msgs)
+
+        summary_msg = next(
+            m for m in result if (m.get("content") or "").startswith(SUMMARY_PREFIX)
+        )
+        assert summary_msg["role"] == "assistant"
+        assert "END OF CONTEXT SUMMARY" in summary_msg["content"]
+        assert summary_msg["content"].rstrip().endswith(
+            "respond to the message below, not the summary above ---"
+        )
+
     def test_summary_role_avoids_consecutive_user_messages(self):
         """Summary role should alternate with the last head message to avoid consecutive same-role messages."""
         mock_client = MagicMock()