diff --git a/src/mcp/server/fastmcp/utilities/func_metadata.py b/src/mcp/server/fastmcp/utilities/func_metadata.py
index eda50cef3..95b3a3274 100644
--- a/src/mcp/server/fastmcp/utilities/func_metadata.py
+++ b/src/mcp/server/fastmcp/utilities/func_metadata.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import functools
 import inspect
 import json
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable, Sequence
@@ -5,6 +6,8 @@
 from types import GenericAlias
 from typing import Annotated, Any, cast, get_args, get_origin, get_type_hints
 
+import anyio
+import anyio.to_thread
 import pydantic_core
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, WithJsonSchema, create_model
 from pydantic.fields import FieldInfo
@@ -53,9 +56,7 @@ def model_dump_one_level(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
             kwargs[output_name] = value
         return kwargs
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(
-        arbitrary_types_allowed=True,
-    )
+    model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
 
 
 class FuncMetadata(BaseModel):
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ async def call_fn_with_arg_validation(
         if fn_is_async:
             return await fn(**arguments_parsed_dict)
         else:
-            return fn(**arguments_parsed_dict)
+            return await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(functools.partial(fn, **arguments_parsed_dict))
 
     def convert_result(self, result: Any) -> Any:
         """Convert the result of a function call to the appropriate format for