diff --git a/src/claude_agent_sdk/_internal/query.py b/src/claude_agent_sdk/_internal/query.py
index 7aded938..9c5bd081 100644
--- a/src/claude_agent_sdk/_internal/query.py
+++ b/src/claude_agent_sdk/_internal/query.py
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ async def _handle_control_request(self, request: SDKControlRequest) -> None:
                     ],
                     tool_use_id=permission_request.get("tool_use_id"),
                     agent_id=permission_request.get("agent_id"),
+                    agent_type=permission_request.get("agent_type"),
                     blocked_path=permission_request.get("blocked_path"),
                     decision_reason=permission_request.get("decision_reason"),
                     title=permission_request.get("title"),
diff --git a/src/claude_agent_sdk/types.py b/src/claude_agent_sdk/types.py
index 5b792644..93cb4736 100644
--- a/src/claude_agent_sdk/types.py
+++ b/src/claude_agent_sdk/types.py
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ class ToolPermissionContext:
     field-ordering compatibility, so callers do not need to handle ``None``."""
     agent_id: str | None = None
     """If running within the context of a sub-agent, the sub-agent's ID."""
+    agent_type: str | None = None
+    """Agent type name (e.g. "general-purpose", "code-reviewer"). Present
+    inside a sub-agent (alongside agent_id), or on the main thread of a
+    session started with --agent (without agent_id)."""
     blocked_path: str | None = None
     """The file path that triggered the permission request, if applicable.
     For example, when a Bash command tries to access a path outside allowed directories."""
@@ -2109,6 +2113,7 @@ class SDKControlPermissionRequest(TypedDict):
     description: NotRequired[str]
     tool_use_id: str
     agent_id: NotRequired[str]
+    agent_type: NotRequired[str]
 
 
 class SDKControlInitializeRequest(TypedDict):
diff --git a/tests/test_tool_callbacks.py b/tests/test_tool_callbacks.py
index fce46ec3..7d84bcff 100644
--- a/tests/test_tool_callbacks.py
+++ b/tests/test_tool_callbacks.py
@@ -301,6 +301,83 @@ async def capture_callback(
         assert received_context.tool_use_id == "toolu_01XYZ789"
         assert received_context.agent_id is None
 
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_permission_callback_receives_agent_type(self):
+        """Test that agent_type is passed through to the context, alongside agent_id."""
+        received_context = None
+
+        async def capture_callback(
+            tool_name: str, input_data: dict, context: ToolPermissionContext
+        ) -> PermissionResultAllow:
+            nonlocal received_context
+            received_context = context
+            return PermissionResultAllow()
+
+        transport = MockTransport()
+        query = Query(
+            transport=transport,
+            is_streaming_mode=True,
+            can_use_tool=capture_callback,
+            hooks=None,
+        )
+
+        request = {
+            "type": "control_request",
+            "request_id": "test-agenttype",
+            "request": {
+                "subtype": "can_use_tool",
+                "tool_name": "TestTool",
+                "input": {},
+                "permission_suggestions": [],
+                "tool_use_id": "toolu_01AGENTTYPE",
+                "agent_id": "agent-456",
+                "agent_type": "code-reviewer",
+            },
+        }
+
+        await query._handle_control_request(request)
+
+        assert received_context is not None
+        assert received_context.agent_id == "agent-456"
+        assert received_context.agent_type == "code-reviewer"
+
+    @pytest.mark.anyio
+    async def test_permission_callback_missing_agent_type(self):
+        """Test that agent_type defaults to None when not sent."""
+        received_context = None
+
+        async def capture_callback(
+            tool_name: str, input_data: dict, context: ToolPermissionContext
+        ) -> PermissionResultAllow:
+            nonlocal received_context
+            received_context = context
+            return PermissionResultAllow()
+
+        transport = MockTransport()
+        query = Query(
+            transport=transport,
+            is_streaming_mode=True,
+            can_use_tool=capture_callback,
+            hooks=None,
+        )
+
+        request = {
+            "type": "control_request",
+            "request_id": "test-noagenttype",
+            "request": {
+                "subtype": "can_use_tool",
+                "tool_name": "TestTool",
+                "input": {},
+                "permission_suggestions": [],
+                "tool_use_id": "toolu_01XYZ789",
+            },
+        }
+
+        await query._handle_control_request(request)
+
+        assert received_context is not None
+        assert received_context.agent_type is None
+
     @pytest.mark.anyio
     async def test_permission_callback_receives_decision_reason(self):
         """Test that decision_reason and permission-display fields are forwarded