diff --git a/src/agents/tool.py b/src/agents/tool.py
index 8c8d3e988..79309bc22 100644
--- a/src/agents/tool.py
+++ b/src/agents/tool.py
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ class FunctionTool:
     and returns whether the tool is enabled. You can use this to dynamically enable/disable a tool
     based on your context/state."""
 
+    _func: ToolFunction[...] | None = field(default=None, repr=False)
+    """The function that implements the tool. Ensures that a reference to the
+    original function exists when @function_tool is used."""
+
     # Tool-specific guardrails
     tool_input_guardrails: list[ToolInputGuardrail[Any]] | None = None
     """Optional list of input guardrails to run before invoking this tool."""
@@ -239,6 +243,19 @@ def __post_init__(self):
         if self.strict_json_schema:
             self.params_json_schema = ensure_strict_json_schema(self.params_json_schema)
 
+        # Dress the FunctionTool object with the name and docstring of the wrapped function
+        if self._func:
+            self.__name__ = self._func.__name__
+            self.__doc__ = self._func.__doc__
+
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self._func:
+            raise AttributeError("""FunctionTool has no attribute `_func` and is not callable.
+                                 Likely because it was created directly without the
+                                 @function_tool decorator.""")
+
+        return self._func(*args, **kwargs)
+
 
 @dataclass
 class FileSearchTool:
@@ -845,6 +862,7 @@ async def _on_invoke_tool(ctx: ToolContext[Any], input: str) -> Any:
             on_invoke_tool=_on_invoke_tool,
             strict_json_schema=strict_mode,
             is_enabled=is_enabled,
+            _func=func,
         )
 
     # If func is actually a callable, we were used as @function_tool with no parentheses
diff --git a/tests/test_function_tool.py b/tests/test_function_tool.py
index 18107773d..a65fc103f 100644
--- a/tests/test_function_tool.py
+++ b/tests/test_function_tool.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import inspect
 import json
+from dataclasses import asdict
 from typing import Any
 
 import pytest
@@ -81,6 +83,44 @@ async def test_simple_function():
             ToolContext(None, tool_name=tool.name, tool_call_id="1", tool_arguments=""), ""
         )
 
+    # Direct call
+    result = tool(2, 2)
+    assert result == 4
+
+
+async def async_function(a: int, b: int = 5):
+    return a + b
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_function():
+    tool = function_tool(async_function, failure_error_function=None)
+    assert tool.name == "async_function"
+
+    result = await tool.on_invoke_tool(
+        ToolContext(None, tool_name=tool.name, tool_call_id="1", tool_arguments='{"a": 1}'),
+        '{"a": 1}',
+    )
+    assert result == 6
+
+    result = await tool.on_invoke_tool(
+        ToolContext(None, tool_name=tool.name, tool_call_id="1", tool_arguments='{"a": 1, "b": 2}'),
+        '{"a": 1, "b": 2}',
+    )
+    assert result == 3
+
+    # Missing required argument should raise an error
+    with pytest.raises(ModelBehaviorError):
+        await tool.on_invoke_tool(
+            ToolContext(None, tool_name=tool.name, tool_call_id="1", tool_arguments=""), ""
+        )
+
+    # Direct call
+    result = await tool(2, 2)
+    assert result == 4
+
+    assert not inspect.iscoroutinefunction(tool.__call__), "tool.__call__ should sync."
+
 
 class Foo(BaseModel):
     a: int
@@ -148,6 +188,22 @@ async def test_complex_args_function():
         )
 
 
+def test_func_tool_name_doc_inheritance():
+    tool = function_tool(simple_function)
+    assert tool.__name__ == simple_function.__name__
+    assert tool.__doc__ == simple_function.__doc__
+
+
+def test_absent_func_tool():
+    tool = function_tool(simple_function)
+    kwargs = asdict(tool)
+    kwargs.pop("_func")
+    manually_defined_tool = FunctionTool(**kwargs)
+
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match="not callable"):
+        manually_defined_tool(1, 1)
+
+
 def test_function_config_overrides():
     tool = function_tool(simple_function, name_override="custom_name")
     assert tool.name == "custom_name"