diff --git a/langgraph/prebuilt/tool_executor.py b/langgraph/prebuilt/tool_executor.py
index 8ce1c65e4..1c44700ee 100644
--- a/langgraph/prebuilt/tool_executor.py
+++ b/langgraph/prebuilt/tool_executor.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-from typing import Any, Sequence, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Sequence, Union
 
 from langchain_core.load.serializable import Serializable
 from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableConfig
 from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool
+from langchain_core.tools import tool as create_tool
 
 from langgraph.utils import RunnableCallable
 
@@ -82,12 +83,15 @@ class ToolExecutor(RunnableCallable):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        tools: Sequence[BaseTool],
+        tools: Sequence[Union[BaseTool, Callable]],
         *,
         invalid_tool_msg_template: str = INVALID_TOOL_MSG_TEMPLATE,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(self._execute, afunc=self._aexecute, trace=False)
-        self.tools = tools
+        tools_ = [
+            tool if isinstance(tool, BaseTool) else create_tool(tool) for tool in tools
+        ]
+        self.tools = tools_
         self.tool_map = {t.name: t for t in tools}
         self.invalid_tool_msg_template = invalid_tool_msg_template
 
diff --git a/langgraph/prebuilt/tool_node.py b/langgraph/prebuilt/tool_node.py
index 314acab21..8b51897f8 100644
--- a/langgraph/prebuilt/tool_node.py
+++ b/langgraph/prebuilt/tool_node.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import asyncio
 import json
-from typing import Any, Literal, Optional, Sequence, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Literal, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
 from langchain_core.messages import AIMessage, AnyMessage, ToolCall, ToolMessage
 from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableConfig
 from langchain_core.runnables.config import get_executor_for_config
 from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool
+from langchain_core.tools import tool as create_tool
 
 from langgraph.utils import RunnableCallable
 
@@ -30,13 +31,17 @@ class ToolNode(RunnableCallable):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        tools: Sequence[BaseTool],
+        tools: Sequence[Union[BaseTool, Callable]],
         *,
         name: str = "tools",
         tags: Optional[list[str]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(self._func, self._afunc, name=name, tags=tags, trace=False)
-        self.tools_by_name = {tool.name: tool for tool in tools}
+        self.tools_by_name: Dict[str, BaseTool] = {}
+        for tool_ in tools:
+            if not isinstance(tool_, BaseTool):
+                tool_ = create_tool(tool_)
+            self.tools_by_name[tool_.name] = tool_
 
     def _func(
         self, input: Union[list[AnyMessage], dict[str, Any]], config: RunnableConfig
diff --git a/tests/test_prebuilt.py b/tests/test_prebuilt.py
index 97785b3d8..a7d02083d 100644
--- a/tests/test_prebuilt.py
+++ b/tests/test_prebuilt.py
@@ -7,13 +7,19 @@ from langchain_core.language_models import (
     BaseChatModel,
     LanguageModelInput,
 )
-from langchain_core.messages import AIMessage, BaseMessage, HumanMessage, SystemMessage
+from langchain_core.messages import (
+    AIMessage,
+    BaseMessage,
+    HumanMessage,
+    SystemMessage,
+    ToolMessage,
+)
 from langchain_core.outputs import ChatGeneration, ChatResult
 from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import BaseModel
 from langchain_core.runnables import Runnable, RunnableLambda
 from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool
 
-from langgraph.prebuilt import create_react_agent
+from langgraph.prebuilt import ToolNode, create_react_agent
 
 
 class FakeToolCallingModel(BaseChatModel):
@@ -95,3 +101,54 @@ def test_runnable_modifier():
     response = agent.invoke({"messages": inputs})
     expected_response = {"messages": inputs + [AIMessage(content="Baz", id="0")]}
     assert response == expected_response
+
+
+async def test_tool_node():
+    def tool1(some_val: int, some_other_val: str) -> str:
+        """Tool 1 docstring."""
+        return f"{some_val} - {some_other_val}"
+
+    async def tool2(some_val: int, some_other_val: str) -> str:
+        """Tool 2 docstring."""
+        return f"tool2: {some_val} - {some_other_val}"
+
+    result = ToolNode([tool1]).invoke(
+        {
+            "messages": [
+                AIMessage(
+                    "hi?",
+                    tool_calls=[
+                        {
+                            "name": "tool1",
+                            "args": {"some_val": 1, "some_other_val": "foo"},
+                            "id": "some 0",
+                        }
+                    ],
+                )
+            ]
+        }
+    )
+    tool_message: ToolMessage = result["messages"][-1]
+    assert tool_message.type == "tool"
+    assert tool_message.content == "1 - foo"
+    assert tool_message.tool_call_id == "some 0"
+
+    result2 = await ToolNode([tool2]).ainvoke(
+        {
+            "messages": [
+                AIMessage(
+                    "hi?",
+                    tool_calls=[
+                        {
+                            "name": "tool2",
+                            "args": {"some_val": 2, "some_other_val": "bar"},
+                            "id": "some 1",
+                        }
+                    ],
+                )
+            ]
+        }
+    )
+    tool_message: ToolMessage = result2["messages"][-1]
+    assert tool_message.type == "tool"
+    assert tool_message.content == "tool2: 2 - bar"