diff --git a/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/models/ollama.py b/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/models/ollama.py
index 8a0f30340..2ac6d1065 100644
--- a/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/models/ollama.py
+++ b/pydantic_ai_slim/pydantic_ai/models/ollama.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations as _annotations
 
+import json
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Literal, Union
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any, Literal, Union
 
 from httpx import AsyncClient as AsyncHTTPClient
 
+from ..messages import ModelResponse, ModelResponsePart, TextPart, ToolCallPart
 from ..tools import ToolDefinition
 from . import (
     AgentModel,
@@ -14,6 +17,9 @@
 
 try:
     from openai import AsyncOpenAI
+    from openai.types import chat
+
+    from .openai import OpenAIAgentModel
 except ImportError as e:
     raise ImportError(
         'Please install `openai` to use the OpenAI model, '
@@ -54,6 +60,53 @@
 """
 
 
+class NestedJSONDecoder(json.JSONDecoder):
+    """Modification of the built-in json decoder to enable decoding of nested models provided by the Ollama API."""
+
+    def decode(self, s, _w=json.decoder.WHITESPACE.match):  # type: ignore
+        parsed = super().decode(s)
+        return self._decode_nested(parsed)
+
+    def _decode_nested(self, obj: dict[str, Any] | list[dict[str, Any] | str] | str) -> str | dict[str, Any]:
+        if isinstance(obj, dict):
+            return {key: self._decode_nested(value) for key, value in obj.items()}
+        elif isinstance(obj, list):
+            return [self._decode_nested(item) for item in obj]  # type: ignore
+        elif isinstance(obj, str):
+            try:
+                return self._decode_nested(json.loads(obj))
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                return obj
+
+
+@dataclass
+class OllamaAgentModel(OpenAIAgentModel):
+    """Agent model for the Ollama API. Contains special handling for the escape characters in ollama responses."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _process_response(response: chat.ChatCompletion) -> ModelResponse:
+        """Override that deals with the extra escape characters in ollama responses."""
+        timestamp = datetime.fromtimestamp(response.created, tz=timezone.utc)
+        choice = response.choices[0]
+        items: list[ModelResponsePart] = []
+
+        if choice.message.content is not None:
+            items.append(TextPart(choice.message.content))
+
+        if choice.message.tool_calls is not None:
+            for c in choice.message.tool_calls:
+                try:
+                    items.append(
+                        ToolCallPart.from_raw_args(
+                            c.function.name, NestedJSONDecoder().decode(c.function.arguments), c.id
+                        )
+                    )
+                except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                    items.append(ToolCallPart.from_raw_args(c.function.name, c.function.arguments, c.id))
+
+        return ModelResponse(items, timestamp=timestamp)
+
+
 @dataclass(init=False)
 class OllamaModel(Model):
     """A model that implements Ollama using the OpenAI API.
@@ -102,6 +155,17 @@ def __init__(
             oai_client = AsyncOpenAI(base_url=base_url, api_key=api_key, http_client=http_client_)
             self.openai_model = OpenAIModel(model_name=model_name, openai_client=oai_client)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _map_tool_definition(f: ToolDefinition) -> chat.ChatCompletionToolParam:
+        return {
+            'type': 'function',
+            'function': {
+                'name': f.name,
+                'description': f.description,
+                'parameters': f.parameters_json_schema,
+            },
+        }
+
     async def agent_model(
         self,
         *,
@@ -109,10 +173,15 @@ async def agent_model(
         allow_text_result: bool,
         result_tools: list[ToolDefinition],
     ) -> AgentModel:
-        return await self.openai_model.agent_model(
-            function_tools=function_tools,
+        tools = [self._map_tool_definition(r) for r in function_tools]
+        if result_tools:
+            tools += [self._map_tool_definition(r) for r in result_tools]
+
+        return OllamaAgentModel(
+            client=self.openai_model.client,
+            model_name=self.openai_model.model_name,
             allow_text_result=allow_text_result,
-            result_tools=result_tools,
+            tools=tools,
         )
 
     def name(self) -> str: