diff --git a/src/crewai/tools/agent_tools/delegate_work_tool.py b/src/crewai/tools/agent_tools/delegate_work_tool.py
index 9dbf6c9206..0bf4e7486b 100644
--- a/src/crewai/tools/agent_tools/delegate_work_tool.py
+++ b/src/crewai/tools/agent_tools/delegate_work_tool.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Union
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 
 
 class DelegateWorkToolSchema(BaseModel):
-    task: str = Field(..., description="The task to delegate")
-    context: str = Field(..., description="The context for the task")
+    task: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]] = Field(..., description="The task to delegate")
+    context: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]] = Field(
+        ..., description="The context for the task"
+    )
     coworker: str = Field(
         ..., description="The role/name of the coworker to delegate to"
     )
@@ -21,10 +23,17 @@ class DelegateWorkTool(BaseAgentTool):
 
     def _run(
         self,
-        task: str,
-        context: str,
+        task: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]],
+        context: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]],
         coworker: Optional[str] = None,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> str:
+        # Convert task and context to strings if they're dictionaries
+        if isinstance(task, dict) and "description" in task:
+            task = task["description"]
+
+        if isinstance(context, dict) and "description" in context:
+            context = context["description"]
+
         coworker = self._get_coworker(coworker, **kwargs)
         return self._execute(coworker, task, context)
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_delegate_work_tool.py b/tests/tools/test_delegate_work_tool.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d36df086ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tools/test_delegate_work_tool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+from crewai.tools.agent_tools.delegate_work_tool import (
+    DelegateWorkTool,
+    DelegateWorkToolSchema,
+)
+
+
+def test_delegate_work_tool_with_string_inputs():
+    """Test that DelegateWorkTool works with string inputs (original behavior)."""
+    # Create a mock for _get_coworker and _execute
+    delegate_tool = DelegateWorkTool()
+    delegate_tool._get_coworker = MagicMock(return_value="Researcher")
+    delegate_tool._execute = MagicMock(return_value="Task delegated successfully")
+
+    # Test with string inputs
+    task_str = "Research AI history"
+    context_str = "Need comprehensive information about AI development"
+
+    result = delegate_tool._run(
+        task=task_str, context=context_str, coworker="Researcher"
+    )
+
+    # Verify the correct values were passed to _execute
+    delegate_tool._get_coworker.assert_called_once_with("Researcher", **{})
+    delegate_tool._execute.assert_called_once_with("Researcher", task_str, context_str)
+    assert result == "Task delegated successfully"
+
+
+def test_delegate_work_tool_with_dict_inputs():
+    """Test that DelegateWorkTool works with dictionary inputs (new behavior)."""
+    # Create a mock for _get_coworker and _execute
+    delegate_tool = DelegateWorkTool()
+    delegate_tool._get_coworker = MagicMock(return_value="Writer")
+    delegate_tool._execute = MagicMock(return_value="Task delegated successfully")
+
+    # Test with dictionary inputs
+    task_dict = {"description": "Write summary of research", "type": "str"}
+    context_dict = {
+        "description": "Use the AI research to create a concise summary",
+        "type": "str",
+    }
+
+    result = delegate_tool._run(task=task_dict, context=context_dict, coworker="Writer")
+
+    # Verify the correct values were passed to _execute
+    delegate_tool._get_coworker.assert_called_once_with("Writer", **{})
+    delegate_tool._execute.assert_called_once_with(
+        "Writer",
+        "Write summary of research",
+        "Use the AI research to create a concise summary",
+    )
+    assert result == "Task delegated successfully"
+
+
+def test_delegate_work_tool_with_mixed_inputs():
+    """Test that DelegateWorkTool works with mixed inputs (string and dictionary)."""
+    # Create a mock for _get_coworker and _execute
+    delegate_tool = DelegateWorkTool()
+    delegate_tool._get_coworker = MagicMock(return_value="Reviewer")
+    delegate_tool._execute = MagicMock(return_value="Task delegated successfully")
+
+    # Test with mixed inputs
+    task_str = "Review the AI summary"
+    context_dict = {
+        "description": "Check for accuracy and clarity in the summary",
+        "type": "str",
+    }
+
+    result = delegate_tool._run(
+        task=task_str, context=context_dict, coworker="Reviewer"
+    )
+
+    # Verify the correct values were passed to _execute
+    delegate_tool._get_coworker.assert_called_once_with("Reviewer", **{})
+    delegate_tool._execute.assert_called_once_with(
+        "Reviewer",
+        "Review the AI summary",
+        "Check for accuracy and clarity in the summary",
+    )
+    assert result == "Task delegated successfully"
+
+
+def test_delegate_work_tool_with_dict_without_description():
+    """Test that DelegateWorkTool handles dictionaries without 'description' field."""
+    # Create a mock for _get_coworker and _execute
+    delegate_tool = DelegateWorkTool()
+    delegate_tool._get_coworker = MagicMock(return_value="Analyst")
+    delegate_tool._execute = MagicMock(return_value="Task delegated successfully")
+
+    # Test with dictionary missing description
+    task_dict = {"other_field": "Some value", "type": "str"}
+    context_dict = {"description": "Context information", "type": "str"}
+
+    result = delegate_tool._run(
+        task=task_dict, context=context_dict, coworker="Analyst"
+    )
+
+    # Verify the original dictionary was passed to _execute
+    delegate_tool._get_coworker.assert_called_once_with("Analyst", **{})
+    delegate_tool._execute.assert_called_once_with(
+        "Analyst", task_dict, "Context information"
+    )
+    assert result == "Task delegated successfully"
+
+
+def test_delegate_work_tool_schema_validation():
+    """Test that the updated DelegateWorkToolSchema accepts both string and dict inputs."""
+    # Test validation with string inputs
+    string_data = {
+        "task": "Research task",
+        "context": "Research context",
+        "coworker": "Researcher",
+    }
+    model = DelegateWorkToolSchema(**string_data)
+    assert model.task == "Research task"
+    assert model.context == "Research context"
+    assert model.coworker == "Researcher"
+
+    # Test validation with dictionary inputs
+    dict_data = {
+        "task": {"description": "Write task", "type": "str"},
+        "context": {"description": "Writing context", "type": "str"},
+        "coworker": "Writer",
+    }
+    model = DelegateWorkToolSchema(**dict_data)
+    assert model.task == {"description": "Write task", "type": "str"}
+    assert model.context == {"description": "Writing context", "type": "str"}
+    assert model.coworker == "Writer"
+
+    # Test validation with mixed inputs
+    mixed_data = {
+        "task": "Review task",
+        "context": {"description": "Review context", "type": "str"},
+        "coworker": "Reviewer",
+    }
+    model = DelegateWorkToolSchema(**mixed_data)
+    assert model.task == "Review task"
+    assert model.context == {"description": "Review context", "type": "str"}
+    assert model.coworker == "Reviewer"