diff --git a/src/agents/sandbox/types.py b/src/agents/sandbox/types.py
index f9549a5e33..d19df2fd77 100644
--- a/src/agents/sandbox/types.py
+++ b/src/agents/sandbox/types.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def from_str(cls, perms: str) -> "Permissions":
         if perms[0] not in {"d", "-"}:
             raise ValueError(f"invalid permissions type: {perms!r}")
 
-        def parse_triplet(triplet: str) -> int:
+        def parse_triplet(triplet: str, *, special_exec_chars: tuple[str, str]) -> int:
             if len(triplet) != 3:
                 raise ValueError(f"invalid permissions triplet: {triplet!r}")
             mask = 0
@@ -77,15 +77,19 @@ def parse_triplet(triplet: str) -> int:
                 mask |= FileMode.WRITE
             elif triplet[1] != "-":
                 raise ValueError(f"invalid write flag: {triplet!r}")
-            if triplet[2] == "x":
+
+            exec_flag = triplet[2]
+            exec_with_special, special_without_exec = special_exec_chars
+
+            if exec_flag in {"x", exec_with_special}:
                 mask |= FileMode.EXEC
-            elif triplet[2] != "-":
+            elif exec_flag not in {"-", special_without_exec}:
                 raise ValueError(f"invalid exec flag: {triplet!r}")
             return int(mask)
 
-        owner = parse_triplet(perms[1:4])
-        group = parse_triplet(perms[4:7])
-        other = parse_triplet(perms[7:10])
+        owner = parse_triplet(perms[1:4], special_exec_chars=("s", "S"))
+        group = parse_triplet(perms[4:7], special_exec_chars=("s", "S"))
+        other = parse_triplet(perms[7:10], special_exec_chars=("t", "T"))
         return cls(
             owner=owner,
             group=group,
diff --git a/tests/sandbox/test_parse_utils.py b/tests/sandbox/test_parse_utils.py
index 35e53e49e9..136b56e090 100644
--- a/tests/sandbox/test_parse_utils.py
+++ b/tests/sandbox/test_parse_utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+import pytest
+
 from agents.sandbox.files import EntryKind
+from agents.sandbox.types import FileMode
 from agents.sandbox.util.parse_utils import parse_ls_la
 
 
@@ -34,3 +37,47 @@ def test_parse_ls_la_keeps_arrow_in_regular_file_names() -> None:
     assert len(entries) == 1
     assert entries[0].path == "/workspace/docs/notes -> final.txt"
     assert entries[0].kind == EntryKind.FILE
+
+
+def test_parse_ls_la_accepts_special_permission_bits() -> None:
+    output = (
+        "drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Jan 1 00:00 tmp\n"
+        "-rwsr-sr-t 1 root root 123 Jan 1 00:00 setuid-tool\n"
+        "-rwSr-Sr-T 1 root root 456 Jan 1 00:00 special-no-exec\n"
+    )
+
+    entries = parse_ls_la(output, base="/")
+
+    assert [entry.path for entry in entries] == [
+        "/tmp",
+        "/setuid-tool",
+        "/special-no-exec",
+    ]
+    assert entries[0].permissions.directory is True
+    assert entries[0].permissions.other & FileMode.EXEC
+    assert entries[1].permissions.owner & FileMode.EXEC
+    assert entries[1].permissions.group & FileMode.EXEC
+    assert entries[1].permissions.other & FileMode.EXEC
+    assert not (entries[2].permissions.owner & FileMode.EXEC)
+    assert not (entries[2].permissions.group & FileMode.EXEC)
+    assert not (entries[2].permissions.other & FileMode.EXEC)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "permissions",
+    [
+        "-rwTr--r--",
+        "-rwxrwTr--",
+        "-rwxrwxr-S",
+        "-rwtr--r--",
+        "-rwxrwtr--",
+        "-rwxrwxr-s",
+    ],
+)
+def test_parse_ls_la_rejects_special_permission_bits_in_wrong_position(
+    permissions: str,
+) -> None:
+    output = f"{permissions} 1 root root 123 Jan 1 00:00 invalid\n"
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="invalid exec flag"):
+        parse_ls_la(output, base="/")