diff --git a/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/models/openai.py b/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/models/openai.py
index 24afad6ab0..275b161594 100644
--- a/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/models/openai.py
+++ b/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/models/openai.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any, Literal, cast, overload
 
+from openai.types.chat.chat_completion_named_tool_choice_param import Function
+from openai.types.responses.tool_choice_allowed_param import ToolChoiceAllowedParam
+from openai.types.responses.tool_choice_function_param import ToolChoiceFunctionParam
 from pydantic import ValidationError
 from typing_extensions import assert_never, deprecated
 
@@ -56,6 +59,8 @@
         ChatCompletionContentPartParam,
         ChatCompletionContentPartTextParam,
     )
+    from openai.types.chat.chat_completion_allowed_tool_choice_param import ChatCompletionAllowedToolChoiceParam
+    from openai.types.chat.chat_completion_allowed_tools_param import ChatCompletionAllowedToolsParam
     from openai.types.chat.chat_completion_content_part_image_param import ImageURL
     from openai.types.chat.chat_completion_content_part_input_audio_param import InputAudio
     from openai.types.chat.chat_completion_content_part_param import File, FileFile
@@ -64,7 +69,9 @@
     from openai.types.chat.chat_completion_message_function_tool_call_param import (
         ChatCompletionMessageFunctionToolCallParam,
     )
+    from openai.types.chat.chat_completion_named_tool_choice_param import ChatCompletionNamedToolChoiceParam
     from openai.types.chat.chat_completion_prediction_content_param import ChatCompletionPredictionContentParam
+    from openai.types.chat.chat_completion_tool_choice_option_param import ChatCompletionToolChoiceOptionParam
     from openai.types.chat.completion_create_params import (
         WebSearchOptions,
         WebSearchOptionsUserLocation,
@@ -72,6 +79,7 @@
     )
     from openai.types.responses import ComputerToolParam, FileSearchToolParam, WebSearchToolParam
     from openai.types.responses.response_input_param import FunctionCallOutput, Message
+    from openai.types.responses.tool_choice_options import ToolChoiceOptions
     from openai.types.shared import ReasoningEffort
     from openai.types.shared_params import Reasoning
 except ImportError as _import_error:
@@ -386,13 +394,33 @@ async def _completions_create(
         tools = self._get_tools(model_request_parameters)
         web_search_options = self._get_web_search_options(model_request_parameters)
 
-        if not tools:
-            tool_choice: Literal['none', 'required', 'auto'] | None = None
+        tool_choice: ChatCompletionToolChoiceOptionParam | None
+        model_settings_tool_choice = model_settings.get('tool_choice', None)
+        # Respect an explicit request to disable tool calls.
+        if model_settings_tool_choice == 'none':
+            tool_choice = 'none'
+        elif not tools:
+            tool_choice = None
         elif (
             not model_request_parameters.allow_text_output
             and OpenAIModelProfile.from_profile(self.profile).openai_supports_tool_choice_required
+            and not isinstance(model_settings_tool_choice, list)
         ):
             tool_choice = 'required'
+        elif isinstance(model_settings_tool_choice, list):
+            if len(model_settings_tool_choice) == 1:
+                tool_choice = ChatCompletionNamedToolChoiceParam(
+                    type='function',
+                    function=Function(name=model_settings_tool_choice[0]),
+                )
+            else:
+                tool_choice = ChatCompletionAllowedToolChoiceParam(
+                    type='allowed_tools',
+                    allowed_tools=ChatCompletionAllowedToolsParam(
+                        mode='required' if not model_request_parameters.allow_text_output else 'auto',
+                        tools=[{'type': 'function', 'function': {'name': name}} for name in model_settings_tool_choice],
+                    ),
+                )
         else:
             tool_choice = 'auto'
 
@@ -883,10 +911,29 @@ async def _responses_create(
             + self._get_tools(model_request_parameters)
         )
 
-        if not tools:
-            tool_choice: Literal['none', 'required', 'auto'] | None = None
-        elif not model_request_parameters.allow_text_output:
+        tool_choice: ToolChoiceOptions | ToolChoiceAllowedParam | ToolChoiceFunctionParam | None
+        model_settings_tool_choice = model_settings.get('tool_choice', None)
+        if model_settings_tool_choice == 'none':
+            tool_choice = 'none'
+        elif not tools:
+            tool_choice = None
+        elif (
+            not model_request_parameters.allow_text_output
+            and OpenAIModelProfile.from_profile(self.profile).openai_supports_tool_choice_required
+            and not isinstance(model_settings_tool_choice, list)
+        ):
             tool_choice = 'required'
+        elif isinstance(model_settings_tool_choice, list):
+            if len(model_settings_tool_choice) == 1:
+                name = model_settings_tool_choice[0]
+                tool_choice = ToolChoiceFunctionParam(type='function', name=name)
+            else:
+                # https://github.com/openai/openai-python/issues/2537
+                tool_choice = ToolChoiceAllowedParam(
+                    type='allowed_tools',
+                    mode='required' if not model_request_parameters.allow_text_output else 'auto',
+                    tools=[{'type': 'function', 'name': name} for name in model_settings_tool_choice],
+                )
         else:
             tool_choice = 'auto'
 
diff --git a/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/settings.py b/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/settings.py
index f3d515ae69..ef7ab5ff29 100644
--- a/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/settings.py
+++ b/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/settings.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from typing import Literal
+
 from httpx import Timeout
 from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
@@ -75,6 +77,11 @@ class ModelSettings(TypedDict, total=False):
     * Mistral
     """
 
+    tool_choice: Literal['none', 'required', 'auto'] | list[str] | None
+    """
+    TODO(moritz)
+    """
+
     parallel_tool_calls: bool
     """Whether to allow parallel tool calls.