diff --git a/src/google/adk/events/event.py b/src/google/adk/events/event.py
index b4304d30fc..6445bcf1ef 100644
--- a/src/google/adk/events/event.py
+++ b/src/google/adk/events/event.py
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ def _accept_convenience_kwargs(cls, data: Any) -> Any:
     if not isinstance(data, dict):
       return data
 
+    data = dict(data)
     field_names: set[str] = set(cls.model_fields.keys())
     for f in cls.model_fields.values():
       if f.alias:
diff --git a/tests/unittests/events/test_event.py b/tests/unittests/events/test_event.py
index afcc64db7e..8c1fb8794e 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/events/test_event.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/events/test_event.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 """Unit tests for the helper methods on the Event class."""
 
+import copy
+
 from google.adk.events.event import Event
 from google.adk.events.event import NodeInfo
 from google.adk.events.event_actions import EventActions
@@ -372,6 +374,24 @@ def test_round_trip_via_content(self):
     assert restored.message is not None
     assert restored.message.parts[0].text == 'Hello!'
 
+  def test_model_validate_does_not_mutate_input_dict(self):
+    data = {
+        'message': 'Hello!',
+        'state': {'key': 'value'},
+        'route': 'next',
+        'node_path': 'root.node',
+    }
+    original = copy.deepcopy(data)
+
+    event = Event.model_validate(data)
+
+    assert data == original
+    assert event.content is not None
+    assert event.content.parts[0].text == 'Hello!'
+    assert event.actions.state_delta == {'key': 'value'}
+    assert event.actions.route == 'next'
+    assert event.node_info.path == 'root.node'
+
 
 class TestMessageWithOtherKwargs:
   """Tests message combined with other convenience kwargs."""