diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/hooks/decorators.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/hooks/decorators.py
index 6007f19bb..4f1da08f5 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/hooks/decorators.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/hooks/decorators.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from functools import wraps
 import inspect
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, TypeVar, overload
 
+from crewai.utilities.string_utils import sanitize_tool_name
+
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from crewai.hooks.llm_hooks import LLMCallHookContext
@@ -37,6 +39,9 @@ def _create_hook_decorator(
         tools: list[str] | None = None,
         agents: list[str] | None = None,
     ) -> Callable[..., Any]:
+        if tools:
+            tools = [sanitize_tool_name(t) for t in tools]
+
         def decorator(f: Callable[..., Any]) -> Callable[..., Any]:
             setattr(f, marker_attribute, True)
 
diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/utilities/tool_utils.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/utilities/tool_utils.py
index 027f136ed..42bdf52cd 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/utilities/tool_utils.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/utilities/tool_utils.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async def aexecute_tool_and_check_finality(
     if tool:
         tool_input = tool_calling.arguments if tool_calling.arguments else {}
         hook_context = ToolCallHookContext(
-            tool_name=tool_calling.tool_name,
+            tool_name=sanitized_tool_name,
             tool_input=tool_input,
             tool=tool,
             agent=agent,
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ async def aexecute_tool_and_check_finality(
         tool_result = await tool_usage.ause(tool_calling, agent_action.text)
 
         after_hook_context = ToolCallHookContext(
-            tool_name=tool_calling.tool_name,
+            tool_name=sanitized_tool_name,
             tool_input=tool_input,
             tool=tool,
             agent=agent,
diff --git a/lib/crewai/tests/hooks/test_decorators.py b/lib/crewai/tests/hooks/test_decorators.py
index ec147068d..a19a0f740 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/tests/hooks/test_decorators.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/tests/hooks/test_decorators.py
@@ -192,6 +192,38 @@ class TestToolHookDecorators:
         # Should still be 1 (hook didn't execute for read_file)
         assert len(execution_log) == 1
 
+    def test_before_tool_call_tool_filter_sanitizes_names(self):
+        """Tool filter should auto-sanitize names so users can pass BaseTool.name directly."""
+        execution_log = []
+
+        # User passes the human-readable tool name (e.g. BaseTool.name)
+        @before_tool_call(tools=["Delete File", "Execute Code"])
+        def filtered_hook(context):
+            execution_log.append(context.tool_name)
+            return None
+
+        hooks = get_before_tool_call_hooks()
+        assert len(hooks) == 1
+
+        mock_tool = Mock()
+        # Context uses the sanitized name (as set by the executor)
+        context = ToolCallHookContext(
+            tool_name="delete_file",
+            tool_input={},
+            tool=mock_tool,
+        )
+        hooks[0](context)
+        assert execution_log == ["delete_file"]
+
+        # Non-matching tool still filtered out
+        context2 = ToolCallHookContext(
+            tool_name="read_file",
+            tool_input={},
+            tool=mock_tool,
+        )
+        hooks[0](context2)
+        assert execution_log == ["delete_file"]
+
     def test_before_tool_call_with_combined_filters(self):
         """Test that combined tool and agent filters work."""
         execution_log = []