diff --git a/libs/core/langchain_core/vectorstores.py b/libs/core/langchain_core/vectorstores.py
index 9098538590..d846500b5b 100644
--- a/libs/core/langchain_core/vectorstores.py
+++ b/libs/core/langchain_core/vectorstores.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from typing import (
     Iterable,
     List,
     Optional,
+    Sequence,
     Tuple,
     Type,
     TypeVar,
@@ -99,6 +100,57 @@ class VectorStore(ABC):
 
         raise NotImplementedError("delete method must be implemented by subclass.")
 
+    def get_by_ids(self, ids: Sequence[str], /) -> List[Document]:
+        """Get documents by their IDs.
+
+        The returned documents are expected to have the ID field set to the ID of the
+        document in the vector store.
+
+        Fewer documents may be returned than requested if some IDs are not found or
+        if there are duplicated IDs.
+
+        Users should not assume that the order of the returned documents matches
+        the order of the input IDs. Instead, users should rely on the ID field of the
+        returned documents.
+
+        This method should **NOT** raise exceptions if no documents are found for
+        some IDs.
+
+        Args:
+            ids: List of ids to retrieve.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of Documents.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            f"{self.__class__.__name__} does not yet support get_by_ids."
+        )
+
+    # Implementations should override this method to provide an async native version.
+    async def aget_by_ids(self, ids: Sequence[str], /) -> List[Document]:
+        """Get documents by their IDs.
+
+        The returned documents are expected to have the ID field set to the ID of the
+        document in the vector store.
+
+        Fewer documents may be returned than requested if some IDs are not found or
+        if there are duplicated IDs.
+
+        Users should not assume that the order of the returned documents matches
+        the order of the input IDs. Instead, users should rely on the ID field of the
+        returned documents.
+
+        This method should **NOT** raise exceptions if no documents are found for
+        some IDs.
+
+        Args:
+            ids: List of ids to retrieve.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of Documents.
+        """
+        return await run_in_executor(None, self.get_by_ids, ids)
+
     async def adelete(
         self, ids: Optional[List[str]] = None, **kwargs: Any
     ) -> Optional[bool]: