diff --git a/libs/core/langchain_core/runnables/base.py b/libs/core/langchain_core/runnables/base.py
index c2dfa4201830d..2ac53cdccd67b 100644
--- a/libs/core/langchain_core/runnables/base.py
+++ b/libs/core/langchain_core/runnables/base.py
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
     get_lambda_source,
     get_unique_config_specs,
     indent_lines_after_first,
+    is_async_callable,
+    is_async_generator,
 )
 from langchain_core.utils.aiter import atee, py_anext
 from langchain_core.utils.iter import safetee
@@ -3300,7 +3302,7 @@ def __init__(
             self._atransform = atransform
             func_for_name: Callable = atransform
 
-        if inspect.isasyncgenfunction(transform):
+        if is_async_generator(transform):
             self._atransform = transform  # type: ignore[assignment]
             func_for_name = transform
         elif inspect.isgeneratorfunction(transform):
@@ -3513,7 +3515,7 @@ def __init__(
             self.afunc = afunc
             func_for_name: Callable = afunc
 
-        if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(func) or inspect.isasyncgenfunction(func):
+        if is_async_callable(func) or is_async_generator(func):
             if afunc is not None:
                 raise TypeError(
                     "Func was provided as a coroutine function, but afunc was "
@@ -3774,7 +3776,7 @@ async def f(*args, **kwargs):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
 
             afunc = f
 
-        if inspect.isasyncgenfunction(afunc):
+        if is_async_generator(afunc):
             output: Optional[Output] = None
             async for chunk in cast(
                 AsyncIterator[Output],
@@ -3992,7 +3994,7 @@ async def f(*args, **kwargs):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
 
             afunc = f
 
-        if inspect.isasyncgenfunction(afunc):
+        if is_async_generator(afunc):
             output: Optional[Output] = None
             async for chunk in cast(
                 AsyncIterator[Output],
@@ -4034,7 +4036,7 @@ async def f(*args, **kwargs):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
                 ),
             ):
                 yield chunk
-        elif not inspect.isasyncgenfunction(afunc):
+        elif not is_async_generator(afunc):
             # Otherwise, just yield it
             yield cast(Output, output)
 
@@ -4836,7 +4838,7 @@ def coerce_to_runnable(thing: RunnableLike) -> Runnable[Input, Output]:
     """
     if isinstance(thing, Runnable):
         return thing
-    elif inspect.isasyncgenfunction(thing) or inspect.isgeneratorfunction(thing):
+    elif is_async_generator(thing) or inspect.isgeneratorfunction(thing):
         return RunnableGenerator(thing)
     elif callable(thing):
         return RunnableLambda(cast(Callable[[Input], Output], thing))
diff --git a/libs/core/langchain_core/runnables/utils.py b/libs/core/langchain_core/runnables/utils.py
index f77f756e66636..3214ca6663959 100644
--- a/libs/core/langchain_core/runnables/utils.py
+++ b/libs/core/langchain_core/runnables/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Utility code for runnables."""
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import ast
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@
 from typing import (
     Any,
     AsyncIterable,
+    AsyncIterator,
+    Awaitable,
     Callable,
     Coroutine,
     Dict,
@@ -27,6 +30,8 @@
     Union,
 )
 
+from typing_extensions import TypeGuard
+
 from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import BaseConfig, BaseModel
 from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import create_model as _create_model_base
 from langchain_core.runnables.schema import StreamEvent
@@ -533,3 +538,25 @@ def _create_model_cached(
     return _create_model_base(
         __model_name, __config__=_SchemaConfig, **field_definitions
     )
+
+
+def is_async_generator(
+    func: Any,
+) -> TypeGuard[Callable[..., AsyncIterator]]:
+    """Check if a function is an async generator."""
+    return (
+        inspect.isasyncgenfunction(func)
+        or hasattr(func, "__call__")
+        and inspect.isasyncgenfunction(func.__call__)
+    )
+
+
+def is_async_callable(
+    func: Any,
+) -> TypeGuard[Callable[..., Awaitable]]:
+    """Check if a function is async."""
+    return (
+        asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(func)
+        or hasattr(func, "__call__")
+        and asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(func.__call__)
+    )
diff --git a/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/runnables/test_runnable.py b/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/runnables/test_runnable.py
index 37e6bff2e3fe4..dd643a5e54cc5 100644
--- a/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/runnables/test_runnable.py
+++ b/libs/core/tests/unit_tests/runnables/test_runnable.py
@@ -4883,6 +4883,23 @@ async def agen(input: AsyncIterator[Any]) -> AsyncIterator[int]:
     assert [p async for p in arunnable.astream(None)] == [1, 2, 3]
     assert await arunnable.abatch([None, None]) == [6, 6]
 
+    class AsyncGen:
+        async def __call__(self, input: AsyncIterator[Any]) -> AsyncIterator[int]:
+            yield 1
+            yield 2
+            yield 3
+
+    arunnablecallable = RunnableGenerator(AsyncGen())
+    assert await arunnablecallable.ainvoke(None) == 6
+    assert [p async for p in arunnablecallable.astream(None)] == [1, 2, 3]
+    assert await arunnablecallable.abatch([None, None]) == [6, 6]
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        arunnablecallable.invoke(None)
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        arunnablecallable.stream(None)
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        arunnablecallable.batch([None, None])
+
 
 async def test_runnable_gen_context_config() -> None:
     """Test that a generator can call other runnables with config