diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/pydantic_ai/patches/agent_run.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/pydantic_ai/patches/agent_run.py
index 7c403c7ba3..5e0515b3c3 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/pydantic_ai/patches/agent_run.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/pydantic_ai/patches/agent_run.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 from functools import wraps
 
 import sentry_sdk
-from sentry_sdk.tracing_utils import set_span_errored
-from sentry_sdk.utils import event_from_exception
 
 from ..spans import invoke_agent_span, update_invoke_agent_span
+from ..utils import _capture_exception
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from pydantic_ai.agent import Agent  # type: ignore
@@ -13,18 +12,6 @@
     from typing import Any, Callable, Optional
 
 
-def _capture_exception(exc):
-    # type: (Any) -> None
-    set_span_errored()
-
-    event, hint = event_from_exception(
-        exc,
-        client_options=sentry_sdk.get_client().options,
-        mechanism={"type": "pydantic_ai", "handled": False},
-    )
-    sentry_sdk.capture_event(event, hint=hint)
-
-
 class _StreamingContextManagerWrapper:
     """Wrapper for streaming methods that return async context managers."""
 
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/pydantic_ai/patches/tools.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/pydantic_ai/patches/tools.py
index 41708c1be9..25c2cd6afd 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/pydantic_ai/patches/tools.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/pydantic_ai/patches/tools.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import sentry_sdk
 
 from ..spans import execute_tool_span, update_execute_tool_span
+from ..utils import _capture_exception
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -56,16 +57,21 @@ async def wrapped_call_tool(self, call, allow_partial, wrap_validation_errors):
             )
             agent = agent_data.get("_agent")
 
-            # Get args for span (before validation)
-            # call.args can be a string (JSON) or dict
-            args_dict = call.args if isinstance(call.args, dict) else {}
+            try:
+                args_dict = call.args_as_dict()
+            except Exception:
+                args_dict = call.args if isinstance(call.args, dict) else {}
 
             with execute_tool_span(name, args_dict, agent, tool_type=tool_type) as span:
-                result = await original_call_tool(
-                    self, call, allow_partial, wrap_validation_errors
-                )
-                update_execute_tool_span(span, result)
-                return result
+                try:
+                    result = await original_call_tool(
+                        self, call, allow_partial, wrap_validation_errors
+                    )
+                    update_execute_tool_span(span, result)
+                    return result
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    _capture_exception(exc)
+                    raise exc from None
 
         # No span context - just call original
         return await original_call_tool(
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/pydantic_ai/utils.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/pydantic_ai/utils.py
index 3f58869857..a7f5290d50 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/pydantic_ai/utils.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/pydantic_ai/utils.py
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import sentry_sdk
-from sentry_sdk.ai.utils import set_data_normalized
 from sentry_sdk.consts import SPANDATA
 from sentry_sdk.scope import should_send_default_pii
-from sentry_sdk.utils import safe_serialize
+from sentry_sdk.tracing_utils import set_span_errored
+from sentry_sdk.utils import event_from_exception, safe_serialize
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Any, List, Dict
-    from pydantic_ai.usage import RequestUsage  # type: ignore
+    from typing import Any
 
 
 def _should_send_prompts():
@@ -173,3 +172,15 @@ def _set_available_tools(span, agent):
     except Exception:
         # If we can't extract tools, just skip it
         pass
+
+
+def _capture_exception(exc):
+    # type: (Any) -> None
+    set_span_errored()
+
+    event, hint = event_from_exception(
+        exc,
+        client_options=sentry_sdk.get_client().options,
+        mechanism={"type": "pydantic_ai", "handled": False},
+    )
+    sentry_sdk.capture_event(event, hint=hint)