diff --git a/src/crewai/agent.py b/src/crewai/agent.py
index 73c07b08c..2a8067576 100644
--- a/src/crewai/agent.py
+++ b/src/crewai/agent.py
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ class Agent(BaseAgent):
             verbose=self.verbose,
             response_format=response_format,
             i18n=self.i18n,
+            original_agent=self,
         )
 
         return await lite_agent.kickoff_async(messages)