diff --git a/src/anthropic/resources/messages/messages.py b/src/anthropic/resources/messages/messages.py
index e077f6a34..2ab627ac0 100644
--- a/src/anthropic/resources/messages/messages.py
+++ b/src/anthropic/resources/messages/messages.py
@@ -1116,6 +1116,7 @@ def parse(
         max_tokens: int,
         messages: Iterable[MessageParam],
         model: ModelParam,
+        cache_control: Optional[CacheControlEphemeralParam] | Omit = omit,
         metadata: MetadataParam | Omit = omit,
         output_config: OutputConfigParam | Omit = omit,
         output_format: Optional[type[ResponseFormatT]] | Omit = omit,
@@ -1202,6 +1203,7 @@ def parser(response: Message) -> ParsedMessage[ResponseFormatT]:
                     "max_tokens": max_tokens,
                     "messages": messages,
                     "model": model,
+                    "cache_control": cache_control,
                     "metadata": metadata,
                     "output_config": merged_output_config,
                     "service_tier": service_tier,
@@ -2517,6 +2519,7 @@ async def parse(
         max_tokens: int,
         messages: Iterable[MessageParam],
         model: ModelParam,
+        cache_control: Optional[CacheControlEphemeralParam] | Omit = omit,
         metadata: MetadataParam | Omit = omit,
         output_config: OutputConfigParam | Omit = omit,
         output_format: Optional[type[ResponseFormatT]] | Omit = omit,
@@ -2603,6 +2606,7 @@ def parser(response: Message) -> ParsedMessage[ResponseFormatT]:
                     "max_tokens": max_tokens,
                     "messages": messages,
                     "model": model,
+                    "cache_control": cache_control,
                     "metadata": metadata,
                     "output_config": merged_output_config,
                     "service_tier": service_tier,
diff --git a/tests/api_resources/test_messages_parse_cache_control.py b/tests/api_resources/test_messages_parse_cache_control.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58d13bf3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/api_resources/test_messages_parse_cache_control.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+"""Regression: Messages.parse / AsyncMessages.parse must accept cache_control."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+
+import httpx2
+import pytest
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from respx import MockRouter
+
+from anthropic import Anthropic, AsyncAnthropic, _compat
+
+
+MESSAGE_JSON = {
+    "id": "msg_123",
+    "type": "message",
+    "role": "assistant",
+    "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
+    "content": [{"text": '{"name": "Ada"}', "type": "text"}],
+    "stop_reason": "end_turn",
+    "usage": {"input_tokens": 10, "output_tokens": 5},
+}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(_compat.PYDANTIC_V1, reason="parse with Pydantic models requires Pydantic v2")
+def test_parse_forwards_cache_control(client: Anthropic, respx_mock: MockRouter) -> None:
+    class User(BaseModel):
+        name: str
+
+    respx_mock.post("/v1/messages").mock(return_value=httpx2.Response(200, json=MESSAGE_JSON))
+
+    client.messages.parse(
+        max_tokens=64,
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
+        model="claude-sonnet-4-5",
+        output_format=User,
+        cache_control={"type": "ephemeral"},
+    )
+
+    body = json.loads(respx_mock.calls.last.request.content)
+    assert body["cache_control"] == {"type": "ephemeral"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(_compat.PYDANTIC_V1, reason="parse with Pydantic models requires Pydantic v2")
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_parse_forwards_cache_control(
+    async_client: AsyncAnthropic, respx_mock: MockRouter
+) -> None:
+    class User(BaseModel):
+        name: str
+
+    respx_mock.post("/v1/messages").mock(return_value=httpx2.Response(200, json=MESSAGE_JSON))
+
+    await async_client.messages.parse(
+        max_tokens=64,
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
+        model="claude-sonnet-4-5",
+        output_format=User,
+        cache_control={"type": "ephemeral"},
+    )
+
+    body = json.loads(respx_mock.calls.last.request.content)
+    assert body["cache_control"] == {"type": "ephemeral"}