diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions/Utilities/AIJsonUtilities.cs b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions/Utilities/AIJsonUtilities.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2596b86cd48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions/Utilities/AIJsonUtilities.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using System;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization.Metadata;
+using Microsoft.Shared.Diagnostics;
+
+#pragma warning disable S1121 // Assignments should not be made from within sub-expressions
+
+namespace Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
+
+public static partial class AIJsonUtilities
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds a custom content type to the polymorphic configuration for <see cref="AIContent"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TContent">The custom content type to configure.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="options">The options instance to configure.</param>
+    /// <param name="typeDiscriminatorId">The type discriminator id for the content type.</param>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="options"/> or <paramref name="typeDiscriminatorId"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><typeparamref name="TContent"/> is a built-in content type.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException"><paramref name="options"/> is a read-only instance.</exception>
+    public static void AddAIContentType<TContent>(this JsonSerializerOptions options, string typeDiscriminatorId)
+        where TContent : AIContent
+    {
+        _ = Throw.IfNull(options);
+        _ = Throw.IfNull(typeDiscriminatorId);
+
+        AddAIContentTypeCore(options, typeof(TContent), typeDiscriminatorId);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds a custom content type to the polymorphic configuration for <see cref="AIContent"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="options">The options instance to configure.</param>
+    /// <param name="contentType">The custom content type to configure.</param>
+    /// <param name="typeDiscriminatorId">The type discriminator id for the content type.</param>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="options"/>, <paramref name="contentType"/>, or <paramref name="typeDiscriminatorId"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="contentType"/> is a built-in content type or does not derived from <see cref="AIContent"/>.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException"><paramref name="options"/> is a read-only instance.</exception>
+    public static void AddAIContentType(this JsonSerializerOptions options, Type contentType, string typeDiscriminatorId)
+    {
+        _ = Throw.IfNull(options);
+        _ = Throw.IfNull(contentType);
+        _ = Throw.IfNull(typeDiscriminatorId);
+
+        if (!typeof(AIContent).IsAssignableFrom(contentType))
+        {
+            Throw.ArgumentException(nameof(contentType), "The content type must derive from AIContent.");
+        }
+
+        AddAIContentTypeCore(options, contentType, typeDiscriminatorId);
+    }
+
+    private static void AddAIContentTypeCore(JsonSerializerOptions options, Type contentType, string typeDiscriminatorId)
+    {
+        if (contentType.Assembly == typeof(AIContent).Assembly)
+        {
+            Throw.ArgumentException(nameof(contentType), "Cannot register built-in AI content types.");
+        }
+
+        IJsonTypeInfoResolver resolver = options.TypeInfoResolver ?? DefaultOptions.TypeInfoResolver!;
+        options.TypeInfoResolver = resolver.WithAddedModifier(typeInfo =>
+        {
+            if (typeInfo.Type == typeof(AIContent))
+            {
+                (typeInfo.PolymorphismOptions ??= new()).DerivedTypes.Add(new(contentType, typeDiscriminatorId));
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions.Tests/Utilities/AIJsonUtilitiesTests.cs b/test/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions.Tests/Utilities/AIJsonUtilitiesTests.cs
index b156de3f18e..e79d2c9034e 100644
--- a/test/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions.Tests/Utilities/AIJsonUtilitiesTests.cs
+++ b/test/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions.Tests/Utilities/AIJsonUtilitiesTests.cs
@@ -296,4 +296,68 @@ public static void CreateJsonSchema_ValidateWithTestData(ITestData testData)
         JsonNode? serializedValue = JsonSerializer.SerializeToNode(testData.Value, testData.Type, options);
         SchemaTestHelpers.AssertDocumentMatchesSchema(schemaAsNode, serializedValue);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public static void AddAIContentType_DerivedAIContent()
+    {
+        JsonSerializerOptions options = new();
+        options.AddAIContentType<DerivedAIContent>("derivativeContent");
+
+        AIContent c = new DerivedAIContent { DerivedValue = 42 };
+        string json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(c, options);
+        Assert.Equal("""{"$type":"derivativeContent","DerivedValue":42,"AdditionalProperties":null}""", json);
+
+        AIContent? deserialized = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<AIContent>(json, options);
+        Assert.IsType<DerivedAIContent>(deserialized);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public static void AddAIContentType_ReadOnlyJsonSerializerOptions_ThrowsInvalidOperationException()
+    {
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => AIJsonUtilities.DefaultOptions.AddAIContentType<DerivedAIContent>("derivativeContent"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public static void AddAIContentType_NonAIContent_ThrowsArgumentException()
+    {
+        JsonSerializerOptions options = new();
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => options.AddAIContentType(typeof(int), "discriminator"));
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => options.AddAIContentType(typeof(object), "discriminator"));
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => options.AddAIContentType(typeof(ChatMessage), "discriminator"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public static void AddAIContentType_BuiltInAIContent_ThrowsArgumentException()
+    {
+        JsonSerializerOptions options = new();
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => options.AddAIContentType<AIContent>("discriminator"));
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => options.AddAIContentType<TextContent>("discriminator"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public static void AddAIContentType_ConflictingIdentifier_ThrowsInvalidOperationException()
+    {
+        JsonSerializerOptions options = new();
+        options.AddAIContentType<DerivedAIContent>("text");
+        options.AddAIContentType<DerivedAIContent>("audio");
+
+        AIContent c = new DerivedAIContent();
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => JsonSerializer.Serialize(c, options));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public static void AddAIContentType_NullArguments_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+    {
+        JsonSerializerOptions options = new();
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => ((JsonSerializerOptions)null!).AddAIContentType<DerivedAIContent>("discriminator"));
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => ((JsonSerializerOptions)null!).AddAIContentType(typeof(DerivedAIContent), "discriminator"));
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => options.AddAIContentType<DerivedAIContent>(null!));
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => options.AddAIContentType(typeof(DerivedAIContent), null!));
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => options.AddAIContentType(null!, "discriminator"));
+    }
+
+    private class DerivedAIContent : AIContent
+    {
+        public int DerivedValue { get; set; }
+    }
 }