diff --git a/python/packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_workflow.py b/python/packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_workflow.py
index 58050eece9..fc26db8953 100644
--- a/python/packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_workflow.py
+++ b/python/packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_workflow.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import logging
 import types
 import uuid
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterable, Awaitable, Callable, Mapping, Sequence
-from typing import Any, Literal, overload
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, overload
 
+from .._sessions import ContextProvider
 from .._types import ResponseStream
 from ..observability import OtelAttr, capture_exception, create_workflow_span
-from ._agent import WorkflowAgent
 from ._checkpoint import CheckpointStorage
 from ._const import DEFAULT_MAX_ITERATIONS, GLOBAL_KWARGS_KEY, WORKFLOW_RUN_KWARGS_KEY
 from ._edge import (
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ from ._runner_context import RunnerContext
 from ._state import State
 from ._typing_utils import is_instance_of, try_coerce_to_type
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._agent import WorkflowAgent
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -910,7 +913,14 @@ class Workflow(DictConvertible):
 
         return list(output_types)
 
-    def as_agent(self, name: str | None = None) -> WorkflowAgent:
+    def as_agent(
+        self,
+        name: str | None = None,
+        *,
+        description: str | None = None,
+        context_providers: Sequence[ContextProvider] | None = None,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> WorkflowAgent:
         """Create a WorkflowAgent that wraps this workflow.
 
         The returned agent converts standard agent inputs (strings, Message, or lists of these)
@@ -924,7 +934,10 @@ class Workflow(DictConvertible):
         initialization will fail with a ValueError.
 
         Args:
-            name: Optional name for the agent. If None, a default name will be generated.
+            name: Optional name for the agent. Defaults to workflow name.
+            description: Optional description of the agent. Defaults to workflow description.
+            context_providers: Optional sequence of context providers for the agent.
+            **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments passed to BaseAgent.
 
         Returns:
             A WorkflowAgent instance that wraps this workflow.
@@ -935,4 +948,10 @@ class Workflow(DictConvertible):
         # Import here to avoid circular imports
         from ._agent import WorkflowAgent
 
-        return WorkflowAgent(workflow=self, name=name)
+        return WorkflowAgent(
+            workflow=self,
+            name=name if name is not None else self.name,
+            description=description if description is not None else self.description,
+            context_providers=context_providers,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
diff --git a/python/packages/core/tests/workflow/test_workflow_agent.py b/python/packages/core/tests/workflow/test_workflow_agent.py
index 9c7a655d23..0101a6e8a5 100644
--- a/python/packages/core/tests/workflow/test_workflow_agent.py
+++ b/python/packages/core/tests/workflow/test_workflow_agent.py
@@ -313,6 +313,37 @@ class TestWorkflowAgent:
         assert isinstance(agent_no_name, WorkflowAgent)
         assert agent_no_name.workflow is workflow
 
+    def test_workflow_as_agent_with_description_and_context_providers(self) -> None:
+        """Test that Workflow.as_agent() forwards description and context_providers."""
+        executor = SimpleExecutor(id="executor1", response_text="Response")
+        workflow = WorkflowBuilder(start_executor=executor).build()
+
+        history_provider = InMemoryHistoryProvider()
+        agent = workflow.as_agent(
+            name="MyAgent",
+            description="A test agent",
+            context_providers=[history_provider],
+        )
+
+        assert isinstance(agent, WorkflowAgent)
+        assert agent.name == "MyAgent"
+        assert agent.description == "A test agent"
+        assert history_provider in agent.context_providers
+
+    def test_workflow_as_agent_defaults_name_and_description_from_workflow(self) -> None:
+        """Test that as_agent() defaults name and description to the workflow's own values."""
+        executor = SimpleExecutor(id="executor1", response_text="Response")
+        workflow = WorkflowBuilder(
+            start_executor=executor,
+            name="my-workflow",
+            description="Workflow description",
+        ).build()
+
+        agent = workflow.as_agent()
+
+        assert agent.name == "my-workflow"
+        assert agent.description == "Workflow description"
+
     def test_workflow_as_agent_cannot_handle_agent_inputs(self) -> None:
         """Test that Workflow.as_agent() raises an error if the start executor cannot handle agent inputs."""