diff --git a/src/anthropic/lib/tools/_beta_functions.py b/src/anthropic/lib/tools/_beta_functions.py
index fd4540da8..5b2044408 100644
--- a/src/anthropic/lib/tools/_beta_functions.py
+++ b/src/anthropic/lib/tools/_beta_functions.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._cache_control = cache_control
         self._allowed_callers = allowed_callers
         self._eager_input_streaming = eager_input_streaming
-        self._input_examples = input_examples
+        self._input_examples = list(input_examples) if input_examples is not None else None
         self._strict = strict
 
         self.description = description or self._get_description_from_docstring()
diff --git a/tests/lib/tools/test_input_example_iterables.py b/tests/lib/tools/test_input_example_iterables.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c10d1ee6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/tools/test_input_example_iterables.py
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import json
+from typing import cast
+from collections.abc import Iterable, Iterator
+
+import httpx2
+import pytest
+from respx import MockRouter
+from respx.models import Call
+
+from anthropic import Anthropic, AsyncAnthropic, beta_tool, beta_async_tool
+from anthropic._compat import PYDANTIC_V1
+from anthropic.lib.streaming import BetaMessageStream, BetaAsyncMessageStream
+
+base_url = os.environ.get("TEST_API_BASE_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:4010")
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(PYDANTIC_V1, reason="tool functions require Pydantic v2")
+
+
+def response(*, final: bool, stream: bool) -> httpx2.Response:
+    block: dict[str, object] = (
+        {"type": "text", "text": "Done."}
+        if final
+        else {"type": "tool_use", "id": "toolu_example", "name": "lookup", "input": {"city": "Kraków"}}
+    )
+    message = {
+        "id": "msg_final" if final else "msg_tool",
+        "type": "message",
+        "role": "assistant",
+        "model": "claude-haiku-4-5",
+        "content": [block],
+        "stop_reason": "end_turn" if final else "tool_use",
+        "stop_sequence": None,
+        "usage": {"input_tokens": 1, "output_tokens": 1},
+    }
+    if not stream:
+        return httpx2.Response(200, json=message)
+    events = [
+        {"type": "message_start", "message": {**message, "content": [], "stop_reason": None}},
+        {"type": "content_block_start", "index": 0, "content_block": block},
+        {"type": "content_block_stop", "index": 0},
+        {
+            "type": "message_delta",
+            "delta": {"stop_reason": message["stop_reason"], "stop_sequence": None},
+            "usage": {"output_tokens": 1},
+        },
+        {"type": "message_stop"},
+    ]
+    data = "".join(f"event: {event['type']}\ndata: {json.dumps(event)}\n\n" for event in events)
+    return httpx2.Response(200, headers={"content-type": "text/event-stream"}, text=data)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("sync", [True, False], ids=["sync", "async"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("stream", [False, True], ids=["json", "stream"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("source", ["generator", "iterator", "list", "tuple", "empty", "omitted"])
+@pytest.mark.respx(base_url=base_url)
+async def test_input_examples_survive_followup_requests(
+    sync: bool,
+    stream: bool,
+    source: str,
+    client: Anthropic,
+    async_client: AsyncAnthropic,
+    respx_mock: MockRouter,
+) -> None:
+    examples: list[dict[str, object]] = [{"city": "Kraków"}, {"city": "London"}]
+    original = json.dumps(examples)
+    visited: list[dict[str, object]] = []
+
+    def generate() -> Iterator[dict[str, object]]:
+        for example in examples:
+            visited.append(example)
+            yield example
+
+    input_examples: Iterable[dict[str, object]] | None
+    if source == "generator":
+        input_examples = generate()
+    elif source == "iterator":
+        input_examples = iter(examples)
+    elif source == "list":
+        input_examples = examples
+    elif source == "tuple":
+        input_examples = tuple(examples)
+    elif source == "empty":
+        input_examples = iter(())
+    else:
+        input_examples = None
+
+    respx_mock.post("/v1/messages").mock(
+        side_effect=[response(final=False, stream=stream), response(final=True, stream=stream)]
+    )
+    calls: list[str] = []
+
+    def lookup(city: str) -> str:
+        calls.append(city)
+        return city
+
+    async def async_lookup(city: str) -> str:
+        calls.append(city)
+        return city
+
+    received: list[str] = []
+    if sync:
+        tool = beta_tool(lookup, name="lookup", input_examples=input_examples)
+        runner = client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
+            model="claude-haiku-4-5",
+            max_tokens=1024,
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Look up the city."}],
+            tools=[tool],
+            stream=stream,
+        )
+        for item in runner:
+            message = item.get_final_message() if isinstance(item, BetaMessageStream) else item
+            received.append(message.id)
+    else:
+        async_tool = beta_async_tool(async_lookup, name="lookup", input_examples=input_examples)
+        async_runner = async_client.beta.messages.tool_runner(
+            model="claude-haiku-4-5",
+            max_tokens=1024,
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Look up the city."}],
+            tools=[async_tool],
+            stream=stream,
+        )
+        async for async_item in async_runner:
+            async_message = (
+                await async_item.get_final_message() if isinstance(async_item, BetaAsyncMessageStream) else async_item
+            )
+            received.append(async_message.id)
+
+    bodies = [json.loads(call.request.content) for call in cast("list[Call]", respx_mock.calls)]
+    assert len(bodies) == 2
+    for body in bodies:
+        assert len(body["tools"]) == 1
+        if source == "omitted":
+            assert "input_examples" not in body["tools"][0]
+        else:
+            assert body["tools"][0]["input_examples"] == ([] if source == "empty" else examples)
+    assert bodies[0]["tools"] == bodies[1]["tools"]
+    assert bodies[1]["messages"][-1]["content"] == [
+        {"type": "tool_result", "tool_use_id": "toolu_example", "content": "Kraków"}
+    ]
+    assert received == ["msg_tool", "msg_final"]
+    assert calls == ["Kraków"]
+    assert json.dumps(examples) == original
+    if source == "generator":
+        assert visited == examples