diff --git a/vllm/entrypoints/context.py b/vllm/entrypoints/context.py
index 7e19e3787545..bf97b6ed1882 100644
--- a/vllm/entrypoints/context.py
+++ b/vllm/entrypoints/context.py
@@ -260,7 +260,11 @@ def need_builtin_tool_call(self) -> bool:
         last_message = self.parser.chat_completion_messages[-1]["content"][-1]
         if isinstance(last_message, FunctionCall):
             # HACK: figure out which tools are MCP tools
-            if last_message.name == "code_interpreter" or last_message.name == "python":
+            if (
+                last_message.name == "code_interpreter"
+                or last_message.name == "python"
+                or last_message.name == "web_search_preview"
+            ):
                 return True
 
         return False
@@ -290,6 +294,34 @@ async def call_python_tool(
 
         return [message]
 
+    async def call_search_tool(
+        self, tool_session: Union["ClientSession", Tool], last_msg: FunctionCall
+    ) -> list[Message]:
+        self.called_tools.add("browser")
+        if isinstance(tool_session, Tool):
+            return await tool_session.get_result(self)
+        if envs.VLLM_TOOL_JSON_ERROR_AUTOMATIC_RETRY:
+            try:
+                args = json.loads(last_msg.arguments)
+            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+                return _create_json_parse_error_messages(last_msg, e)
+        else:
+            args = json.loads(last_msg.arguments)
+        result = await tool_session.call_tool("search", args)
+        result_str = result.content[0].text
+
+        content = TextContent(text=result_str)
+        # author = Author(role=Role.TOOL, name="python")
+
+        message = CustomChatCompletionMessageParam(
+            role="tool",
+            content=[
+                ChatCompletionContentPartTextParam(text=content, type="text")
+            ],  # TODO: why is this nested?
+        )
+
+        return [message]
+
     async def call_tool(self) -> list[CustomChatCompletionMessageParam]:
         if not self.parser.chat_completion_messages:
             return []
@@ -299,6 +331,10 @@ async def call_tool(self) -> list[CustomChatCompletionMessageParam]:
             return await self.call_python_tool(
                 self._tool_sessions["python"], last_tool_request
             )
+        elif last_tool_request.name == "web_search_preview":
+            return await self.call_search_tool(
+                self._tool_sessions["browser"], last_tool_request
+            )
         # recipient = last_message.name == "code_interpreter"
         # if recipient is not None and recipient.startswith("python"):
         #     return await self.call_python_tool(self._tool_sessions["python"], last_tool_request)