diff --git a/packages/spec-parser/src/interfaces.ts b/packages/spec-parser/src/interfaces.ts
index ed6f8e81eb..7c489b0665 100644
--- a/packages/spec-parser/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/spec-parser/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -161,17 +161,19 @@ export interface ImageElement {
   $when: string;
 }
 
+export type AdaptiveCardBody = Array<TextBlockElement | ImageElement | ArrayElement>;
+
 export interface ArrayElement {
   type: string;
   $data: string;
-  items: Array<TextBlockElement | ImageElement | ArrayElement>;
+  items: AdaptiveCardBody;
 }
 
 export interface AdaptiveCard {
   type: string;
   $schema: string;
   version: string;
-  body: Array<TextBlockElement | ImageElement | ArrayElement>;
+  body: AdaptiveCardBody;
 }
 
 export interface PreviewCardTemplate {
diff --git a/packages/spec-parser/src/manifestUpdater.ts b/packages/spec-parser/src/manifestUpdater.ts
index 85d4f5529b..d040fbb20d 100644
--- a/packages/spec-parser/src/manifestUpdater.ts
+++ b/packages/spec-parser/src/manifestUpdater.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export class ManifestUpdater {
                     const [card, jsonPath] =
                       AdaptiveCardGenerator.generateAdaptiveCard(operationItem);
 
-                    card.body = card.body.slice(0, 5);
+                    card.body = Utils.limitACBodyProperties(card.body, 5);
                     const responseSemantic = wrapResponseSemantics(card, jsonPath);
                     funcObj.capabilities = {
                       response_semantics: responseSemantic,
diff --git a/packages/spec-parser/src/utils.ts b/packages/spec-parser/src/utils.ts
index f5b4516525..c6062aa3d1 100644
--- a/packages/spec-parser/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/spec-parser/src/utils.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@
 
 import { OpenAPIV3 } from "openapi-types";
 import { ConstantString } from "./constants";
-import { AuthInfo, AuthType, ErrorResult, ErrorType, ParseOptions } from "./interfaces";
+import {
+  AdaptiveCardBody,
+  ArrayElement,
+  AuthInfo,
+  AuthType,
+  ErrorResult,
+  ErrorType,
+  ParseOptions,
+} from "./interfaces";
 import { IMessagingExtensionCommand, IParameter } from "@microsoft/teams-manifest";
 import { SpecParserError } from "./specParserError";
 
@@ -451,4 +459,33 @@ export class Utils {
 
     return serverUrl;
   }
+
+  static limitACBodyProperties(body: AdaptiveCardBody, maxCount: number): AdaptiveCardBody {
+    const result: AdaptiveCardBody = [];
+    let currentCount = 0;
+
+    for (const element of body) {
+      if (element.type === ConstantString.ContainerType) {
+        const items = this.limitACBodyProperties(
+          (element as ArrayElement).items,
+          maxCount - currentCount
+        );
+
+        result.push({
+          type: ConstantString.ContainerType,
+          $data: (element as ArrayElement).$data,
+          items: items,
+        });
+
+        currentCount += items.length;
+      } else {
+        if (currentCount < maxCount) {
+          result.push(element);
+          currentCount++;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/spec-parser/test/manifestUpdater.test.ts b/packages/spec-parser/test/manifestUpdater.test.ts
index 9ea453fd35..ebee89d41f 100644
--- a/packages/spec-parser/test/manifestUpdater.test.ts
+++ b/packages/spec-parser/test/manifestUpdater.test.ts
@@ -590,6 +590,208 @@ describe("updateManifestWithAiPlugin", () => {
       expect(apiPlugin).to.deep.equal(expectedPlugins);
       expect(warnings).to.deep.equal([]);
     });
+
+    it("should keep at most 5 properties in response semantics for complex nested properties", async () => {
+      const spec: any = {
+        openapi: "3.0.2",
+        info: {
+          title: "My API",
+          description: "My API description",
+        },
+        servers: [
+          {
+            url: "/v3",
+          },
+        ],
+        paths: {
+          "/pets": {
+            get: {
+              operationId: "getPets",
+              summary: "Get all pets",
+              description: "Returns all pets from the system that the user has access to",
+              parameters: [
+                {
+                  name: "limit",
+                  description: "Maximum number of pets to return",
+                  required: true,
+                  schema: {
+                    type: "integer",
+                  },
+                },
+              ],
+              responses: {
+                200: {
+                  content: {
+                    "application/json": {
+                      schema: {
+                        type: "object",
+                        properties: {
+                          name: {
+                            type: "string",
+                          },
+                          description: {
+                            type: "array",
+                            items: {
+                              type: "object",
+                              properties: {
+                                title: {
+                                  type: "array",
+                                  items: {
+                                    type: "string",
+                                  },
+                                },
+                                url: {
+                                  type: "string",
+                                },
+                              },
+                            },
+                          },
+                          imageUrl: {
+                            type: "string",
+                          },
+                          id: {
+                            type: "string",
+                          },
+                          age: {
+                            type: "string",
+                          },
+                          status: {
+                            type: "string",
+                          },
+                        },
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      };
+      const manifestPath = "/path/to/your/manifest.json";
+      const outputSpecPath = "/path/to/your/spec/outputSpec.yaml";
+      const pluginFilePath = "/path/to/your/ai-plugin.json";
+
+      const originalManifest = {
+        name: { short: "Original Name", full: "Original Full Name" },
+        description: { short: "Original Short Description", full: "Original Full Description" },
+      };
+      const expectedManifest = {
+        name: { short: "Original Name", full: "Original Full Name" },
+        description: { short: "My API", full: "My API description" },
+        copilotExtensions: {
+          plugins: [
+            {
+              file: "ai-plugin.json",
+              id: "plugin_1",
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      };
+
+      const expectedPlugins: PluginManifestSchema = {
+        $schema: ConstantString.PluginManifestSchema,
+        schema_version: "v2.1",
+        name_for_human: "Original Name",
+        namespace: "originalname",
+        description_for_human: "My API description",
+        functions: [
+          {
+            name: "getPets",
+            description: "Returns all pets from the system that the user has access to",
+            capabilities: {
+              response_semantics: {
+                data_path: "$",
+                properties: {
+                  subtitle: "$.id",
+                  title: "$.name",
+                  url: "$.imageUrl",
+                },
+                static_template: {
+                  $schema: "http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json",
+                  body: [
+                    {
+                      text: "name: ${if(name, name, 'N/A')}",
+                      type: "TextBlock",
+                      wrap: true,
+                    },
+                    {
+                      $data: "${description}",
+                      items: [
+                        {
+                          $data: "${title}",
+                          items: [
+                            {
+                              text: "title: ${$data}",
+                              type: "TextBlock",
+                              wrap: true,
+                            },
+                          ],
+                          type: "Container",
+                        },
+                        {
+                          text: "description.url: ${if(url, url, 'N/A')}",
+                          type: "TextBlock",
+                          wrap: true,
+                        },
+                      ],
+                      type: "Container",
+                    },
+                    {
+                      $when: "${imageUrl != null}",
+                      type: "Image",
+                      url: "${imageUrl}",
+                    },
+                    {
+                      text: "id: ${if(id, id, 'N/A')}",
+                      type: "TextBlock",
+                      wrap: true,
+                    },
+                  ],
+                  type: "AdaptiveCard",
+                  version: "1.5",
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+        runtimes: [
+          {
+            type: "OpenApi",
+            auth: {
+              type: "None",
+            },
+            spec: {
+              url: "spec/outputSpec.yaml",
+            },
+            run_for_functions: ["getPets"],
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+      sinon.stub(fs, "readJSON").resolves(originalManifest);
+      sinon
+        .stub(fs, "pathExists")
+        .withArgs(manifestPath)
+        .resolves(true)
+        .withArgs(pluginFilePath)
+        .resolves(false);
+
+      const options: ParseOptions = {
+        allowMethods: ["get", "post"],
+        allowResponseSemantics: true,
+      };
+      const [manifest, apiPlugin, warnings] = await ManifestUpdater.updateManifestWithAiPlugin(
+        manifestPath,
+        outputSpecPath,
+        pluginFilePath,
+        spec,
+        options
+      );
+
+      expect(manifest).to.deep.equal(expectedManifest);
+      expect(apiPlugin).to.deep.equal(expectedPlugins);
+      expect(warnings).to.deep.equal([]);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("auth", () => {