diff --git a/libs/langgraph/langgraph/agent/__init__.py b/libs/langgraph/langgraph/agent/__init__.py
index cd2bc4ecc..6ae6fe130 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/langgraph/agent/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/langgraph/agent/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ from langchain_core.language_models.chat_models import BaseChatModel
 from langchain_core.messages import AIMessage, SystemMessage
 from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool
 
-from langgraph.agent.types import AgentInput, AgentMiddleware, AgentState, ModelRequest
+from langgraph.agent.types import (
+    AgentInput,
+    AgentMiddleware,
+    AgentState,
+    ModelRequest,
+    ResponseFormat,
+)
 from langgraph.constants import END, START
 from langgraph.graph.state import StateGraph
 from langgraph.prebuilt.tool_node import ToolNode
@@ -17,6 +23,7 @@ def create_agent(
     tools: Sequence[BaseTool | Callable],
     system_prompt: str,
     middleware: Sequence[AgentMiddleware] = (),
+    response_format: ResponseFormat | None = None,
 ) -> StateGraph[AgentState, None, AgentInput]:
     # init chat model
     if isinstance(model, str):
@@ -59,6 +66,7 @@ def create_agent(
             tools=list(tool_node.tools_by_name.values()),
             system_prompt=system_prompt,
             middleware=middleware,
+            response_format=response_format,
         ),
     )
     graph.add_node("tools", tool_node)
@@ -123,6 +131,7 @@ def _make_model_request_node(
     model: BaseChatModel,
     tools: Sequence[BaseTool],
     middleware: Sequence[AgentMiddleware],
+    response_format: ResponseFormat | None = None,
 ) -> Callable[[AgentState], AgentState]:
     def model_request(state: AgentState) -> AgentState:
         # create request
@@ -132,6 +141,7 @@ def _make_model_request_node(
             messages=state.messages,
             tool_choice=None,
             tools=tools,
+            response_format=response_format,
         )
         # visit middleware in order
         for mw in middleware:
@@ -141,8 +151,13 @@ def _make_model_request_node(
             messages = [SystemMessage(request.system_prompt)] + request.messages
         else:
             messages = request.messages
+        # prepare model
+        if request.response_format:
+            model_ = request.model.with_structured_output(request.response_format)
+        else:
+            model_ = request.model
         # call model
-        output = request.model.invoke(
+        output = model_.invoke(
             messages, tools=request.tools, tool_choice=request.tool_choice
         )
         return {"messages": output}
diff --git a/libs/langgraph/langgraph/agent/types.py b/libs/langgraph/langgraph/agent/types.py
index 4cb9fc283..2011965b0 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/langgraph/agent/types.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/langgraph/agent/types.py
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ from typing import Annotated, Any, Self
 from langchain_core.language_models.chat_models import BaseChatModel
 from langchain_core.messages import AnyMessage
 from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
 from langgraph.graph.message import Messages, add_messages
 
+ResponseFormat = dict | type[BaseModel]
+
 
 @dataclass
 class ModelRequest:
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ class ModelRequest:
     messages: Sequence[AnyMessage]  # excluding system prompt
     tool_choice: Any
     tools: Sequence[BaseTool]
+    response_format: ResponseFormat | None
 
 
 class AgentMiddleware: