diff --git a/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/_utils.py b/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/_utils.py
index 1ac2fb544..8e2de7638 100644
--- a/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/_utils.py
+++ b/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/_utils.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from types import GenericAlias
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Generic, TypeVar, Union
 
+from anyio.to_thread import run_sync
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from pydantic.json_schema import JsonSchemaValue
 from typing_extensions import ParamSpec, TypeAlias, TypeGuard, is_typeddict
@@ -31,11 +32,8 @@
 
 
 async def run_in_executor(func: Callable[_P, _R], *args: _P.args, **kwargs: _P.kwargs) -> _R:
-    if kwargs:
-        # noinspection PyTypeChecker
-        return await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(None, partial(func, *args, **kwargs))
-    else:
-        return await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(None, func, *args)  # type: ignore
+    wrapped_func = partial(func, *args, **kwargs)
+    return await run_sync(wrapped_func)
 
 
 def is_model_like(type_: Any) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index af6f452aa..2de515bda 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations as _annotations
 
 import asyncio
+import contextvars
 import os
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
 from importlib.metadata import distributions
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@
 from inline_snapshot import snapshot
 
 from pydantic_ai import UserError
-from pydantic_ai._utils import UNSET, PeekableAsyncStream, check_object_json_schema, group_by_temporal
+from pydantic_ai._utils import UNSET, PeekableAsyncStream, check_object_json_schema, group_by_temporal, run_in_executor
 
 from .models.mock_async_stream import MockAsyncStream
 
@@ -136,3 +137,19 @@ def test_package_versions(capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]):
             packages = sorted((package.metadata['Name'], package.version) for package in distributions())
             for name, version in packages:
                 print(f'{name:30} {version}')
+
+
+async def test_run_in_executor_with_contextvars() -> None:
+    ctx_var = contextvars.ContextVar('test_var', default='default')
+    ctx_var.set('original_value')
+
+    result = await run_in_executor(ctx_var.get)
+    assert result == ctx_var.get()
+
+    ctx_var.set('new_value')
+    result = await run_in_executor(ctx_var.get)
+    assert result == ctx_var.get()
+
+    # show that the old version did not work
+    old_result = asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(None, ctx_var.get)
+    assert old_result != ctx_var.get()