diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/agents/agents.py b/llama_stack/apis/agents/agents.py
index 5fd90ae7ad..b0fcbf56ee 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/agents/agents.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/agents/agents.py
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ class AgentConfig(AgentConfigCommon):
     model: str
     instructions: str
     enable_session_persistence: bool
+    response_format: Optional[ResponseFormat] = None
 
 
 class AgentConfigOverridablePerTurn(AgentConfigCommon):
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/agent_instance.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/agent_instance.py
index d7930550d7..2f2ca9580c 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/agent_instance.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/agents/meta_reference/agent_instance.py
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ async def _run(
                     input_messages,
                     tools=self._get_tools(),
                     tool_prompt_format=self.agent_config.tool_prompt_format,
+                    response_format=self.agent_config.response_format,
                     stream=True,
                     sampling_params=sampling_params,
                 ):