diff --git a/spring-ai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/chat/prompt/Prompt.java b/spring-ai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/chat/prompt/Prompt.java
index 99a6f89c1..deb35cb9b 100644
--- a/spring-ai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/chat/prompt/Prompt.java
+++ b/spring-ai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/chat/prompt/Prompt.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class Prompt implements ModelRequest<List<Message>> {
 	}
 
 	public Prompt copy() {
-		return new Prompt(instructionsCopy(), this.chatOptions);
+		return new Prompt(instructionsCopy(), null == this.chatOptions ? null : this.chatOptions.copy());
 	}
 
 	private List<Message> instructionsCopy() {