diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index f848dd32435..7e96d10aa71 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ from .exceptions import (
     ServiceUnavailableError,
     OpenAIError,
     ContextWindowExceededError,
+    ContentPolicyViolationError,
     BudgetExceededError,
     APIError,
     Timeout,
diff --git a/litellm/exceptions.py b/litellm/exceptions.py
index 3898a568301..4f9629e71c8 100644
--- a/litellm/exceptions.py
+++ b/litellm/exceptions.py
@@ -108,6 +108,21 @@ class ContextWindowExceededError(BadRequestError):  # type: ignore
         )  # Call the base class constructor with the parameters it needs
 
 
+class ContentPolicyViolationError(BadRequestError):  # type: ignore
+    #  Error code: 400 - {'error': {'code': 'content_policy_violation', 'message': 'Your request was rejected as a result of our safety system. Image descriptions generated from your prompt may contain text that is not allowed by our safety system. If you believe this was done in error, your request may succeed if retried, or by adjusting your prompt.', 'param': None, 'type': 'invalid_request_error'}}
+    def __init__(self, message, model, llm_provider, response: httpx.Response):
+        self.status_code = 400
+        self.message = message
+        self.model = model
+        self.llm_provider = llm_provider
+        super().__init__(
+            message=self.message,
+            model=self.model,  # type: ignore
+            llm_provider=self.llm_provider,  # type: ignore
+            response=response,
+        )  # Call the base class constructor with the parameters it needs
+
+
 class ServiceUnavailableError(APIStatusError):  # type: ignore
     def __init__(self, message, llm_provider, model, response: httpx.Response):
         self.status_code = 503
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 4520bee6219..11e0c028ec1 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ from .exceptions import (
     ServiceUnavailableError,
     OpenAIError,
     ContextWindowExceededError,
+    ContentPolicyViolationError,
     Timeout,
     APIConnectionError,
     APIError,
@@ -5559,6 +5560,17 @@ def exception_type(
                         model=model,
                         response=original_exception.response,
                     )
+                elif (
+                    "invalid_request_error" in error_str
+                    and "content_policy_violation" in error_str
+                ):
+                    exception_mapping_worked = True
+                    raise Con(
+                        message=f"OpenAIException - {original_exception.message}",
+                        llm_provider="openai",
+                        model=model,
+                        response=original_exception.response,
+                    )
                 elif hasattr(original_exception, "status_code"):
                     exception_mapping_worked = True
                     if original_exception.status_code == 401: