diff --git a/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_management_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_management_endpoints.py
index d030fabe8b5..cdc5af21ccb 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_management_endpoints.py
@@ -3571,13 +3571,25 @@ async def _assert_user_can_view_request_id(
     Allowed when the log belongs to the user directly, or to one of their
     permitted teams (admin or ``/spend/logs`` permission).
     Raises HTTP 403 if not.
+
+    If the row is missing (expired, never written, or unknown request_id) we
+    cannot establish ownership, so we must deny — the caller goes on to query
+    custom loggers (S3, GCS, …) by request_id, and silently allowing here
+    would let any non-admin read another user's request/response payload.
     """
     row = await prisma_client.db.litellm_spendlogs.find_unique(
         where={"request_id": request_id},
         include=None,
     )
     if row is None:
-        return
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+            detail={
+                "error": "Not authorized to view spend log for request_id={}".format(
+                    request_id
+                )
+            },
+        )
 
     if row.user is not None and row.user == user_api_key_dict.user_id:
         return
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_management_endpoints.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_management_endpoints.py
index 4bcabfe853a..c341e397bac 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_management_endpoints.py
@@ -318,6 +318,35 @@ async def test_assert_user_can_view_request_id_rejects_both_users_none():
     assert exc_info.value.status_code == 403
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_assert_user_can_view_request_id_denies_when_row_missing():
+    """
+    If the spend-log row is absent (expired, never written, or unknown id) we
+    cannot establish ownership. Returning silently would let the handler fall
+    through to custom loggers (S3, GCS, langsmith, …) by request_id, leaking
+    another user's messages/response. Must deny instead.
+    """
+
+    class MockSpendLogs:
+        async def find_unique(self, where, include=None):
+            return None
+
+    class MockDB:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.litellm_spendlogs = MockSpendLogs()
+
+    class MockPrisma:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.db = MockDB()
+
+    auth = UserAPIKeyAuth(user_role=LitellmUserRoles.INTERNAL_USER, user_id="user_1")
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
+        await spend_management_endpoints._assert_user_can_view_request_id(
+            MockPrisma(), auth, "req-missing"
+        )
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 403
+
+
 def test_ui_view_request_response_forbids_non_admin_without_db(client, monkeypatch):
     """
     Without prisma, non-admins cannot be authorized to read request/response