diff --git a/litellm/_redis.py b/litellm/_redis.py
index 8e67bc66e5f..182e24afc2f 100644
--- a/litellm/_redis.py
+++ b/litellm/_redis.py
@@ -551,14 +551,22 @@ def _init_redis_sentinel(redis_kwargs) -> redis.Redis:
     return sentinel.master_for(service_name, **connection_kwargs)
 
 
+def _sentinel_auth_kwargs(connection_kwargs: dict, sentinel_password: str | None) -> dict:
+    """The Sentinel monitors are separate servers with their own password, and redis-py refuses a
+    password passed alongside a credential provider, so the data node's provider stays behind once
+    a Sentinel password is configured."""
+    superseded: Final = frozenset({"credential_provider"}) if sentinel_password else frozenset()
+    kept: Final = ((k, v) for k, v in connection_kwargs.items() if k not in superseded)
+    return dict(kept, password=sentinel_password)
+
+
 def _init_async_redis_sentinel(redis_kwargs) -> async_redis.Redis:
     sentinel_nodes: Final = redis_kwargs.get("sentinel_nodes")
     sentinel_password: Final = redis_kwargs.get("sentinel_password")
     service_name: Final = redis_kwargs.get("service_name")
     connection_kwargs: Final = _get_redis_sentinel_connection_kwargs(redis_kwargs)
     connection_kwargs.setdefault("socket_timeout", REDIS_SOCKET_TIMEOUT)
-    sentinel_kwargs: Final = dict(connection_kwargs)
-    sentinel_kwargs["password"] = sentinel_password
+    sentinel_kwargs: Final = _sentinel_auth_kwargs(connection_kwargs, sentinel_password)
 
     if not sentinel_nodes or not service_name:
         raise ValueError("Both 'sentinel_nodes' and 'service_name' are required for Redis Sentinel.")
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/test_redis.py b/tests/test_litellm/test_redis.py
index d706c40767b..fd26df76ae4 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/test_redis.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/test_redis.py
@@ -1024,3 +1024,36 @@ def test_async_cluster_drops_a_connect_func_it_cannot_pass_on():
         client = get_redis_async_client()
 
     assert isinstance(client, async_redis.RedisCluster)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "markers, provider_cls",
+    [
+        (AZURE_AD_CONNECT_FUNC, AzureADCredentialProvider),
+        (GCP_IAM_CONNECT_FUNC, GCPIAMCredentialProvider),
+    ],
+    ids=["azure_ad", "gcp_iam"],
+)
+def test_async_sentinel_keeps_the_credential_provider_off_the_monitors(markers, provider_cls):
+    """The Sentinel monitors authenticate with their own password, and redis-py refuses a password
+    passed alongside a credential provider, so only the data node may carry the provider.
+    """
+    redis_kwargs = {
+        "sentinel_nodes": [("sentinel-1", 26379)],
+        "sentinel_password": "sentinel-secret",
+        "service_name": "mymaster",
+        "redis_connect_func": SimpleNamespace(**markers),
+    }
+
+    with patch("litellm._redis.async_redis.Sentinel") as mock_sentinel_cls:
+        with patch("litellm._redis._get_redis_client_logic", return_value=redis_kwargs):
+            get_redis_async_client()
+
+    sentinel_kwargs = mock_sentinel_cls.call_args[1]["sentinel_kwargs"]
+    assert sentinel_kwargs["password"] == "sentinel-secret"
+    assert "credential_provider" not in sentinel_kwargs
+    async_redis.Connection(host="sentinel-1", port=26379, **sentinel_kwargs)
+
+    master_kwargs = mock_sentinel_cls.return_value.master_for.call_args[1]
+    assert isinstance(master_kwargs["credential_provider"], provider_cls)
+    assert "password" not in master_kwargs