diff --git a/langfuse/batch_evaluation.py b/langfuse/batch_evaluation.py
index 4d7bf3371..b82270177 100644
--- a/langfuse/batch_evaluation.py
+++ b/langfuse/batch_evaluation.py
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 )
 
 from langfuse.api import ObservationV2
-from langfuse.experiment import Evaluation, EvaluatorFunction
+from langfuse.experiment import (
+    Evaluation,
+    EvaluatorFunction,
+    _normalize_evaluator_result,
+)
 from langfuse.logger import langfuse_logger as logger
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -1253,12 +1257,7 @@ async def _run_evaluator_internal(
         if asyncio.iscoroutine(result):
             result = await result
 
-        if isinstance(result, (dict, Evaluation)):
-            return [result]  # type: ignore
-        elif isinstance(result, list):
-            return result
-        else:
-            return []
+        return _normalize_evaluator_result(result)
 
     async def _run_mapper(
         self,
@@ -1317,12 +1316,7 @@ async def _run_composite_evaluator(
         if asyncio.iscoroutine(result):
             result = await result
 
-        if isinstance(result, (dict, Evaluation)):
-            return [result]  # type: ignore
-        elif isinstance(result, list):
-            return result
-        else:
-            return []
+        return _normalize_evaluator_result(result)
 
     def _create_score(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_batch_evaluation.py b/tests/unit/test_batch_evaluation.py
index f6c29f4f6..b000a348b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_batch_evaluation.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_batch_evaluation.py
@@ -108,6 +108,81 @@ async def run(runner: BatchEvaluationRunner, **kwargs: Any):
     return await runner.run_async(**kwargs)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("async_evaluator", [False, True])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("shape", ["dict", "dict-list", "mixed"])
+async def test_dictionary_evaluations_create_scores(async_evaluator, shape):
+    runner, _, client = make_runner([make_observation(1)])
+    score = {
+        "name": "quality",
+        "value": 0.75,
+        "comment": "matched",
+        "metadata": {"source": "rule"},
+        "data_type": "NUMERIC",
+        "config_id": "score-config",
+    }
+    result_value = score if shape == "dict" else [score]
+    if shape == "mixed":
+        result_value.append(Evaluation(name="length", value=8))
+
+    def evaluator(**kwargs):
+        return result_value
+
+    async def async_fn(**kwargs):
+        return result_value
+
+    result = await run(runner, evaluators=[async_fn if async_evaluator else evaluator])
+
+    assert result.total_items_processed == 1
+    assert result.total_items_failed == 0
+    assert result.total_scores_created == (2 if shape == "mixed" else 1)
+    assert all(
+        isinstance(evaluation, Evaluation)
+        for evaluation in result.item_evaluations["obs-1"]
+    )
+    client.create_score.assert_any_call(
+        observation_id="obs-1", trace_id="trace-1", **score
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("async_evaluator", [False, True])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("as_list", [False, True])
+async def test_dictionary_composite_evaluations_create_scores(async_evaluator, as_list):
+    runner, _, client = make_runner([make_observation(1)])
+
+    def composite(**kwargs):
+        assert all(
+            isinstance(evaluation, Evaluation) for evaluation in kwargs["evaluations"]
+        )
+        score = {"name": "combined", "value": 0.5, "comment": "composite"}
+        return [score] if as_list else score
+
+    async def async_composite(**kwargs):
+        return composite(**kwargs)
+
+    result = await run(
+        runner, composite_evaluator=async_composite if async_evaluator else composite
+    )
+
+    assert result.total_items_processed == 1
+    assert result.total_composite_scores_created == 1
+    assert [evaluation.name for evaluation in result.item_evaluations["obs-1"]] == [
+        "length",
+        "combined",
+    ]
+    client.create_score.assert_any_call(
+        observation_id="obs-1",
+        trace_id="trace-1",
+        name="combined",
+        value=0.5,
+        comment="composite",
+        metadata={},
+        data_type=None,
+        config_id=None,
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_paginates_with_cursor_and_scores_observations():
     runner, api, client = make_runner([make_observation(i) for i in range(5)])