diff --git a/py-polars/polars/internals/dataframe/frame.py b/py-polars/polars/internals/dataframe/frame.py
index e9c8a841103e..8c0e9dd2d062 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/internals/dataframe/frame.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/internals/dataframe/frame.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import typing
 from collections import namedtuple
 from collections.abc import Sized
-from datetime import timedelta
+from datetime import date, datetime, time, timedelta
 from io import BytesIO, IOBase, StringIO
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import (
@@ -5453,7 +5453,22 @@ def select(
     def with_columns(
         self,
         exprs: pli.Expr | pli.Series | Sequence[pli.Expr | pli.Series] | None = None,
-        **named_exprs: pli.Expr | pli.Series,
+        **named_exprs: (
+            pli.Expr
+            | bool
+            | int
+            | float
+            | str
+            | pli.Series
+            | None
+            | date
+            | datetime
+            | time
+            | timedelta
+            | pli.WhenThen
+            | pli.WhenThenThen
+            | Sequence[(int | float | str | None)]
+        ),
     ) -> DataFrame:
         """
         Add or overwrite multiple columns in a DataFrame.
diff --git a/py-polars/polars/internals/lazyframe/frame.py b/py-polars/polars/internals/lazyframe/frame.py
index fd1a10f6c884..10b018af2d6a 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/internals/lazyframe/frame.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/internals/lazyframe/frame.py
@@ -2395,7 +2395,22 @@ def join(
     def with_columns(
         self: LDF,
         exprs: pli.Expr | pli.Series | Sequence[pli.Expr | pli.Series] | None = None,
-        **named_exprs: pli.Expr | pli.Series | str,
+        **named_exprs: (
+            pli.Expr
+            | bool
+            | int
+            | float
+            | str
+            | pli.Series
+            | None
+            | date
+            | datetime
+            | time
+            | timedelta
+            | pli.WhenThen
+            | pli.WhenThenThen
+            | Sequence[(int | float | str | None)]
+        ),
     ) -> LDF:
         """
         Add or overwrite multiple columns in a DataFrame.
@@ -2471,7 +2486,7 @@ def with_columns(
             else ([exprs] if isinstance(exprs, pli.Expr) else list(exprs))
         )
         exprs.extend(
-            (pli.lit(expr).alias(name) if isinstance(expr, str) else expr.alias(name))
+            pli.expr_to_lit_or_expr(expr).alias(name)
             for name, expr in named_exprs.items()
         )
         pyexprs = []
diff --git a/py-polars/tests/unit/test_df.py b/py-polars/tests/unit/test_df.py
index f76b51bd497d..d48e36bac4bf 100644
--- a/py-polars/tests/unit/test_df.py
+++ b/py-polars/tests/unit/test_df.py
@@ -2401,6 +2401,8 @@ def test_selection_regex_and_multicol() -> None:
 
 
 def test_with_columns() -> None:
+    import datetime
+
     df = pl.DataFrame(
         {
             "a": [1, 2, 3, 4],
@@ -2419,12 +2421,28 @@ def test_with_columns() -> None:
             "d": [0.5, 8.0, 30.0, 52.0],
             "e": [False, False, True, False],
             "f": [3, 2, 1, 0],
+            "g": True,
+            "h": pl.Series(values=[1, 1, 1, 1], dtype=pl.Int32),
+            "i": 3.2,
+            "j": "d",
+            "k": pl.Series(values=[None, None, None, None], dtype=pl.Boolean),
+            "l": datetime.datetime(2001, 1, 1, 0, 0),
         }
     )
 
     # as exprs list
     dx = df.with_columns(
-        [(pl.col("a") * pl.col("b")).alias("d"), ~pl.col("c").alias("e"), srs_named]
+        [
+            (pl.col("a") * pl.col("b")).alias("d"),
+            ~pl.col("c").alias("e"),
+            srs_named,
+            pl.lit(True).alias("g"),
+            pl.lit(1).alias("h"),
+            pl.lit(3.2).alias("i"),
+            pl.lit("d").alias("j"),
+            pl.lit(None).alias("k"),
+            pl.lit(datetime.datetime(2001, 1, 1, 0, 0)).alias("l"),
+        ]
     )
     assert_frame_equal(dx, expected)
 
@@ -2435,6 +2453,12 @@ def test_with_columns() -> None:
         d=pl.col("a") * pl.col("b"),
         e=~pl.col("c"),
         f=srs_unnamed,
+        g=True,
+        h=1,
+        i=3.2,
+        j="d",
+        k=None,
+        l=datetime.datetime(2001, 1, 1, 0, 0),
     )
     assert_frame_equal(dx, expected)
 
@@ -2443,6 +2467,12 @@ def test_with_columns() -> None:
         [(pl.col("a") * pl.col("b")).alias("d")],
         e=~pl.col("c"),
         f=srs_unnamed,
+        g=True,
+        h=1,
+        i=3.2,
+        j="d",
+        k=None,
+        l=datetime.datetime(2001, 1, 1, 0, 0),
     )
     assert_frame_equal(dx, expected)