diff --git a/litellm/llms/ollama/chat/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/ollama/chat/transformation.py
index 181894646e3..b68198b62fd 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/ollama/chat/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/ollama/chat/transformation.py
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class OllamaChatCompletionResponseIterator(BaseModelResponseIterator):
 
             # process tool calls - if complete function arg - add id to tool call
             tool_calls: Final = chunk["message"].get("tool_calls")
-            if tool_calls is not None:
+            if tool_calls:
                 self.seen_tool_calls = True
                 for tool_call in tool_calls:
                     function_args = tool_call.get("function").get("arguments")
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/ollama/test_ollama_chat_transformation.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/ollama/test_ollama_chat_transformation.py
index 25f9645faa0..a858b58ae95 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/ollama/test_ollama_chat_transformation.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/ollama/test_ollama_chat_transformation.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import inspect
 import os
 import sys
-from typing import cast
+from typing import Final, cast
 
 import pytest
 from pydantic import BaseModel
@@ -478,6 +478,105 @@ class TestOllamaToolCalling:
         assert result.choices[0].finish_reason == "stop"
         assert result.choices[0].message.tool_calls is None
 
+    def test_tool_calls_streaming(self):
+        """Streaming: native Ollama tool_calls must surface with string arguments, and the
+        terminal chunk must report finish_reason='tool_calls'.
+
+        Ollama /api/chat streams the tool call in a non-final chunk (done=False) and then
+        sends a SEPARATE terminal chunk (done=True, done_reason='stop') that carries no
+        tool_calls. finish_reason must still be upgraded to 'tool_calls' on that terminal
+        chunk so clients execute the tool. Regression guard for
+        https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/24091 on the streaming path; the
+        non-streaming path is covered by test_finish_reason_tool_calls_non_streaming.
+        """
+        iterator = OllamaChatCompletionResponseIterator(
+            streaming_response=iter([]),
+            sync_stream=True,
+        )
+
+        tool_call_chunk = {
+            "model": "qwen3:4b",
+            "message": {
+                "role": "assistant",
+                "content": "",
+                "tool_calls": [
+                    {
+                        "function": {
+                            "name": "get_weather",
+                            "arguments": {"location": "Beijing", "date": "tomorrow"},
+                        }
+                    }
+                ],
+            },
+            "done": False,
+        }
+
+        tool_result = iterator.chunk_parser(tool_call_chunk)
+
+        assert tool_result.choices[0].finish_reason is None
+
+        tool_calls = tool_result.choices[0].delta.tool_calls
+        assert tool_calls is not None
+        assert len(tool_calls) == 1
+
+        tool_call = tool_calls[0]
+        assert tool_call.index == 0
+        assert tool_call.id is not None and tool_call.id != ""
+        assert tool_call.type == "function"
+        assert tool_call.function.name == "get_weather"
+        assert isinstance(tool_call.function.arguments, str)
+        assert json.loads(tool_call.function.arguments) == {
+            "location": "Beijing",
+            "date": "tomorrow",
+        }
+
+        done_chunk = {
+            "model": "qwen3:4b",
+            "message": {"role": "assistant", "content": ""},
+            "done": True,
+            "done_reason": "stop",
+            "prompt_eval_count": 100,
+            "eval_count": 50,
+        }
+
+        done_result = iterator.chunk_parser(done_chunk)
+
+        assert done_result.choices[0].finish_reason == "tool_calls"
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("done_reason", ["stop", "length"])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("empty_calls_in_terminal_chunk", [False, True])
+    def test_empty_tool_calls_preserve_finish_reason(
+        self, done_reason: str, empty_calls_in_terminal_chunk: bool
+    ) -> None:
+        iterator: Final = OllamaChatCompletionResponseIterator(
+            streaming_response=iter([]),
+            sync_stream=True,
+        )
+        content_result: Final = iterator.chunk_parser(
+            {
+                "model": "qwen3:4b",
+                "message": {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hello", "tool_calls": []},
+                "done": False,
+            }
+        )
+        done_result: Final = iterator.chunk_parser(
+            {
+                "model": "qwen3:4b",
+                "message": {
+                    "role": "assistant",
+                    "content": "",
+                    **({"tool_calls": []} if empty_calls_in_terminal_chunk else {}),
+                },
+                "done": True,
+                "done_reason": done_reason,
+            }
+        )
+
+        assert content_result.choices[0].finish_reason is None
+        assert not content_result.choices[0].delta.tool_calls
+        assert done_result.choices[0].finish_reason == done_reason
+        assert not done_result.choices[0].delta.tool_calls
+
 
 class TestOllamaFinishReasonLength:
     """Tests for done_reason 'length' → finish_reason 'length' mapping.