diff --git a/litellm/responses/streaming_iterator.py b/litellm/responses/streaming_iterator.py
index 14f1af19d23..0788a6e317e 100644
--- a/litellm/responses/streaming_iterator.py
+++ b/litellm/responses/streaming_iterator.py
@@ -99,11 +99,13 @@ def _enforce_responses_ws_safety_identifier(
     msg_obj: _MutableJsonObject,
     user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth | None,
 ) -> bool:
-    return enforce_safety_identifier(
-        data=msg_obj,
-        user_id=user_api_key_dict.user_id if user_api_key_dict is not None else None,
-        enabled=str_to_bool(os.getenv("LITELLM_ENFORCE_SAFETY_IDENTIFIER")) is True,
-    )
+    user_id: Final[str | None] = user_api_key_dict.user_id if user_api_key_dict is not None else None
+    enabled: Final[bool] = str_to_bool(os.getenv("LITELLM_ENFORCE_SAFETY_IDENTIFIER")) is True
+    modified = enforce_safety_identifier(data=msg_obj, user_id=user_id, enabled=enabled)
+    nested_candidate: Final = msg_obj.get("response")
+    if _is_json_object(nested_candidate):
+        modified = enforce_safety_identifier(data=nested_candidate, user_id=user_id, enabled=enabled) or modified
+    return modified
 
 
 class _MutableJsonObject(Protocol):
diff --git a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_safety_identifier.py b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_safety_identifier.py
index 6072a88241b..e4b79ef77ef 100644
--- a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_safety_identifier.py
+++ b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_safety_identifier.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from typing import Literal
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
-from fastapi import Request
 
 import litellm
 from litellm.llms.perplexity.responses.transformation import PerplexityResponsesConfig
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ async def test_pre_call_hook_cannot_override_enforced_safety_identifier(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, route_type: Literal["acompletion", "aresponses"]
 ):
     monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_ENFORCE_SAFETY_IDENTIFIER", "true")
-    request = MagicMock(spec=Request)
+    request = MagicMock()
     request.headers.get.return_value = "call-id"
     logging_obj = MagicMock()
     proxy_logging_obj = MagicMock()
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/responses/test_responses_websocket_all_providers.py b/tests/test_litellm/responses/test_responses_websocket_all_providers.py
index fec56fe7ab1..f911e0cc23c 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/responses/test_responses_websocket_all_providers.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/responses/test_responses_websocket_all_providers.py
@@ -1235,6 +1235,46 @@ class TestNativeWebSocketGuardrails:
 
         assert "safety_identifier" not in json.loads(masked)
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_nested_response_create_overwrites_safety_identifier(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
+        from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
+        from litellm.responses.streaming_iterator import ResponsesWebSocketStreaming
+
+        monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_ENFORCE_SAFETY_IDENTIFIER", "true")
+        handler = ResponsesWebSocketStreaming(
+            websocket=MagicMock(),
+            backend_ws=MagicMock(),
+            logging_obj=MagicMock(),
+            user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(user_id="user-123"),
+        )
+
+        masked = await handler._mask_response_create(
+            json.dumps({"type": "response.create", "response": {"safety_identifier": "caller-value"}})
+        )
+
+        assert json.loads(masked)["response"]["safety_identifier"] == hashlib.sha256(b"user-123").hexdigest()
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_nested_response_create_removes_safety_identifier_without_user_id(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ):
+        from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
+        from litellm.responses.streaming_iterator import ResponsesWebSocketStreaming
+
+        monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_ENFORCE_SAFETY_IDENTIFIER", "true")
+        handler = ResponsesWebSocketStreaming(
+            websocket=MagicMock(),
+            backend_ws=MagicMock(),
+            logging_obj=MagicMock(),
+            user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(user_id=None),
+        )
+
+        masked = await handler._mask_response_create(
+            json.dumps({"type": "response.create", "response": {"safety_identifier": "caller-value"}})
+        )
+
+        assert "safety_identifier" not in json.loads(masked)["response"]
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_managed_response_create_forwards_trusted_safety_identifier(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
         from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
@@ -1257,6 +1297,30 @@ class TestNativeWebSocketGuardrails:
         call_kwargs = stream_and_forward.call_args.args[1]
         assert call_kwargs["safety_identifier"] == hashlib.sha256(b"user-123").hexdigest()
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_managed_nested_response_create_forwards_trusted_safety_identifier(
+        self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ):
+        from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
+        from litellm.responses.streaming_iterator import ManagedResponsesWebSocketHandler
+
+        monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_ENFORCE_SAFETY_IDENTIFIER", "true")
+        handler = ManagedResponsesWebSocketHandler(
+            websocket=MagicMock(),
+            model="gpt-4o",
+            logging_obj=MagicMock(),
+            user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(user_id="user-123"),
+        )
+        stream_and_forward = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(handler, "_stream_and_forward", stream_and_forward)
+
+        await handler._process_response_create(
+            json.dumps({"type": "response.create", "response": {"input": "hi", "safety_identifier": "caller-value"}})
+        )
+
+        call_kwargs = stream_and_forward.call_args.args[1]
+        assert call_kwargs["safety_identifier"] == hashlib.sha256(b"user-123").hexdigest()
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_response_create_injects_authorized_model(self):
         import json