diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
index 82475ee8d8a..6d716bd9f52 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
                     params=params,
                     headers=headers,
                     stream=stream,
+                    follow_redirects=follow_redirects,
                 )
             finally:
                 await new_client.aclose()
@@ -857,6 +858,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         headers: Optional[dict] = None,
         stream: bool = False,
         content: Any = None,
+        follow_redirects: Optional[bool] = None,
     ):
         """
         Making POST request for a single connection client.
@@ -869,7 +871,10 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         req = client.build_request(
             "POST", url, data=request_data, json=json, params=params, headers=headers, content=request_content  # type: ignore
         )
-        response = await client.send(req, stream=stream)
+        send_kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = {"stream": stream}
+        if follow_redirects is not None:
+            send_kwargs["follow_redirects"] = follow_redirects
+        response = await client.send(req, **send_kwargs)
         response.raise_for_status()
         return response
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
index 0c386666745..c4f0d10ca2a 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
@@ -1074,6 +1074,20 @@ class MCPServerManager:
         filtered, _ = self.filter_server_ids_by_ip_with_info(server_ids, client_ip)
         return filtered
 
+    def _resolve_unknown_client_ip(
+        self, client_ip: Union[str, "_InternalRequest", None]
+    ) -> Union[str, "_InternalRequest", None]:
+        """Promote unknown ``client_ip=None`` to ``INTERNAL_REQUEST`` when the
+        operator has explicitly opted in via
+        ``general_settings.mcp_allow_unknown_client_ip: true``. Lets
+        deployments behind ASGI middleware where ``request.client`` is
+        legitimately ``None`` opt back to the previous fail-open behavior."""
+        if client_ip is None:
+            general_settings = self._get_general_settings()
+            if general_settings.get("mcp_allow_unknown_client_ip", False):
+                return INTERNAL_REQUEST
+        return client_ip
+
     def filter_server_ids_by_ip_with_info(
         self,
         server_ids: List[str],
@@ -1090,6 +1104,7 @@ class MCPServerManager:
         (admin debug, registry maintenance) should pass
         ``INTERNAL_REQUEST`` to bypass IP gating.
         """
+        client_ip = self._resolve_unknown_client_ip(client_ip)
         if client_ip is INTERNAL_REQUEST:
             return server_ids, 0
         if client_ip is None:
@@ -3108,11 +3123,15 @@ class MCPServerManager:
           IP via ``IPAddressUtils.get_mcp_client_ip(request)`` and reject the
           request when extraction fails. Earlier behaviour treated ``None`` as
           "no filter," which let external callers reach internal-only servers
-          when IP extraction silently failed.
+          when IP extraction silently failed. Operators behind ASGI middleware
+          or load-balancer setups where ``request.client`` is legitimately
+          ``None`` can opt back to the previous fail-open behaviour by setting
+          ``general_settings.mcp_allow_unknown_client_ip: true``.
         - If the server has ``available_on_public_internet=True``, it's
           always accessible.
         - Otherwise, only internal/private IPs can access it.
         """
+        client_ip = self._resolve_unknown_client_ip(client_ip)
         if client_ip is INTERNAL_REQUEST:
             return True
         if client_ip is None:
@@ -3279,6 +3298,7 @@ class MCPServerManager:
                        External request handlers must pass a real IP.
         """
         registry = self.get_registry()
+        client_ip = self._resolve_unknown_client_ip(client_ip)
         if client_ip is INTERNAL_REQUEST:
             return registry
         if client_ip is None:
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/custom_httpx/test_http_handler.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/custom_httpx/test_http_handler.py
index 26f50e8e492..47170163392 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/custom_httpx/test_http_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/custom_httpx/test_http_handler.py
@@ -798,3 +798,40 @@ def test_get_httpx_client_applies_httpx_timeout_object_without_mocking_handler()
         assert handler.client.timeout == t
     finally:
         handler.close()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_post_retry_propagates_follow_redirects():
+    """
+    AsyncHTTPHandler.post() retries connection errors via
+    single_connection_post_request(). When a caller passes
+    follow_redirects=False (e.g. the MCP OAuth SSRF guard), the retry
+    must honor it too — otherwise a transient connection error followed
+    by a 30x on retry can bypass the redirect block and hit an internal
+    address.
+    """
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+
+    handler = AsyncHTTPHandler()
+    try:
+        with (
+            patch.object(
+                handler.client,
+                "send",
+                side_effect=httpx.RemoteProtocolError("forced retry"),
+            ),
+            patch.object(
+                handler,
+                "single_connection_post_request",
+                new=AsyncMock(return_value=MagicMock(status_code=200)),
+            ) as mock_retry,
+        ):
+            await handler.post("https://example.com/token", follow_redirects=False)
+        assert mock_retry.await_count == 1
+        kwargs = mock_retry.await_args.kwargs
+        assert kwargs.get("follow_redirects") is False, (
+            "follow_redirects must reach the retry path so the SSRF "
+            "redirect block holds across reconnect"
+        )
+    finally:
+        await handler.close()
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_mcp_ip_filtering.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_mcp_ip_filtering.py
index 6472a52fa22..604af05dd01 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_mcp_ip_filtering.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_mcp_ip_filtering.py
@@ -100,6 +100,20 @@ class TestMCPServerIPFiltering:
             ["priv"], client_ip=INTERNAL_REQUEST
         ) == ["priv"]
 
+    @patch("litellm.public_mcp_servers", [])
+    @patch(
+        "litellm.proxy.proxy_server.general_settings",
+        {"mcp_allow_unknown_client_ip": True},
+    )
+    def test_unknown_client_ip_opt_out_restores_fail_open(self):
+        # Operators behind ASGI middleware where request.client is legitimately
+        # None can opt back to the pre-fix fail-open behavior with explicit
+        # consent via general_settings.mcp_allow_unknown_client_ip: true.
+        priv = _make_server("priv", available_on_public_internet=False)
+        manager = _make_manager([priv])
+
+        assert manager.filter_server_ids_by_ip(["priv"], client_ip=None) == ["priv"]
+
 
 class TestFilterServerIdsByIpWithInfo:
     """Tests that filter_server_ids_by_ip_with_info returns accurate block counts."""