diff --git a/python/restate/ext/langchain/_middleware.py b/python/restate/ext/langchain/_middleware.py
index 14eeb88..bc7fbf5 100644
--- a/python/restate/ext/langchain/_middleware.py
+++ b/python/restate/ext/langchain/_middleware.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 from restate.extensions import current_context
 from restate.ext.turnstile import Turnstile
 
-from ._state import current_state
+from ._state import get_or_create_state, state_from_ctx
 
 ToolCallResult = ToolMessage | Command
 
@@ -92,12 +92,16 @@ async def call_model() -> SerializableModelResponse:
         if structured_response is not None and isinstance(schema, type) and issubclass(schema, BaseModel):
             structured_response = schema.model_validate(structured_response)
 
-        # Force tools to run sequentially by setting a turnstile.
-        # Avoids asyncio.gather() from running in parallel.
+        # Install this turn's turnstile on ctx.extension_data so sibling
+        # ``awrap_tool_call`` tasks (spawned by ``tool_node``'s gather) reach
+        # the same object via the shared Restate ``Context`` — independent of
+        # ContextVar inheritance. Mirrors how ``restate.ext.adk`` stores its
+        # PluginState turnstile.
         ai_message = next((m for m in journaled.result if isinstance(m, AIMessage)), None)
-        if ai_message:
+        state = get_or_create_state(ctx)
+        if ai_message is not None:
             tool_call_ids = [tid for tc in (ai_message.tool_calls or []) if (tid := tc.get("id")) is not None]
-            current_state().turnstile = Turnstile(tool_call_ids)
+            state.turnstile = Turnstile(tool_call_ids)
 
         # Turn into ModelResponse as expected by the agent
         return ModelResponse(
@@ -115,8 +119,12 @@ async def awrap_tool_call(
         if tool_call_id is None:
             return await handler(request)
 
-        # Wait for turn and then execute
-        turnstile = current_state().turnstile
+        ctx = current_context()
+        assert ctx is not None, "RestateMiddleware must run inside a Restate handler"
+        state = state_from_ctx(ctx)
+        assert state is not None, "RestateMiddleware must run inside a Restate handler"
+        turnstile = state.turnstile
+
         try:
             await turnstile.wait_for(tool_call_id)
             result = await handler(request)
diff --git a/python/restate/ext/langchain/_state.py b/python/restate/ext/langchain/_state.py
index da2ad3d..9b680d9 100644
--- a/python/restate/ext/langchain/_state.py
+++ b/python/restate/ext/langchain/_state.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-#  Copyright (c) 2023-2025 - Restate Software, Inc., Restate GmbH
+#  Copyright (c) 2023-2026 - Restate Software, Inc., Restate GmbH
 #
 #  This file is part of the Restate SDK for Python,
 #  which is released under the MIT license.
@@ -9,20 +9,50 @@
 #  https://github.com/restatedev/sdk-typescript/blob/main/LICENSE
 #
 
-from contextvars import ContextVar
+from typing import Optional
 
+from restate import Context
 from restate.ext.turnstile import Turnstile
+from restate.server_context import get_extension_data, set_extension_data
+
+
+def _extension_key(invocation_id: str) -> str:
+    return "restate_langchain_" + invocation_id
 
 
 class _State:
+    """Per-handler middleware state held on the Restate ``Context``.
+
+    Stored in ``ctx.extension_data`` (mirrors ``restate.ext.adk``'s
+    ``PluginState``) so every asyncio task spawned during the handler
+    invocation reaches the same instance via the shared ``Context``
+    object — independent of ``ContextVar`` inheritance. A ``ContextVar``
+    binding set deep inside an ``awrap_model_call`` task didn't reach
+    the sibling ``awrap_tool_call`` tasks spawned by langgraph's
+    ``tool_node``; ``ctx.extension_data`` does.
+
+    Holds the current turnstile — replaced on every model call to
+    describe that turn's batch of tool calls. ``aafter_agent`` resets
+    it so subsequent agent runs in the same handler start clean.
+    """
+
     __slots__ = ("turnstile",)
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.turnstile: Turnstile = Turnstile([])
 
+    def __close__(self) -> None:
+        # Called at handler end via auto_close_extension_data.
+        self.turnstile.cancel_all()
+
 
-_state_var: ContextVar[_State] = ContextVar("restate_langchain_state", default=_State())
+def get_or_create_state(ctx: Context) -> _State:
+    state: Optional[_State] = get_extension_data(ctx, "langchain-state")
+    if state is None:
+        state = _State()
+        set_extension_data(ctx, "langchain-state", state)
+    return state
 
 
-def current_state() -> _State:
-    return _state_var.get()
+def state_from_ctx(ctx: Context) -> Optional[_State]:
+    return get_extension_data(ctx, "langchain-state")