diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/atr/__init__.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/atr/__init__.py
index 6754876f0e7..33fea7d1c3d 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/atr/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/atr/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def initialize_guardrail(
     _cb = ATRGuardrail(
         rules_path=litellm_params.rules_path,
         severity_threshold=litellm_params.severity_threshold,
+        include_tags=getattr(litellm_params, "include_tags", None),
         guardrail_name=guardrail.get("guardrail_name", ""),
         event_hook=litellm_params.mode,
         default_on=litellm_params.default_on,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/atr/atr.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/atr/atr.py
index 2c245dec249..eba1814028b 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/atr/atr.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/atr/atr.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class ATRGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         self,
         rules_path: Optional[str] = None,
         severity_threshold: Optional[str] = None,
+        include_tags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
         try:
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ class ATRGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
                 f"Must be one of: {sorted(_SEVERITY_RANK)}"
             )
         self.severity_threshold = threshold
+        self.include_tags: Optional[List[str]] = include_tags or None
 
         self.engine = ATREngine()
         resolved_path = rules_path or os.environ.get("ATR_RULES_PATH")
@@ -288,14 +290,26 @@ class ATRGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         )
         matches = self.engine.evaluate(event)
         threshold_rank = _SEVERITY_RANK[self.severity_threshold]
-        return [
-            m
-            for m in matches
-            if _SEVERITY_RANK.get(
-                getattr(m, "severity", "low").lower(), len(_SEVERITY_RANK)
-            )
-            <= threshold_rank
-        ]
+
+        result = []
+        for m in matches:
+            # include_tags filter: skip rules whose tags don't intersect the allow-list
+            if self.include_tags is not None:
+                tags = getattr(m, "tags", {}) or {}
+                tag_values: set = (
+                    set(tags.values()) if isinstance(tags, dict) else set()
+                )
+                if not tag_values.intersection(self.include_tags):
+                    continue
+
+            # Treat None or unrecognised severity conservatively (rank 0 = critical)
+            raw_severity = getattr(m, "severity", None)
+            severity_str = (raw_severity or "").lower() if raw_severity is not None else ""
+            rank = _SEVERITY_RANK.get(severity_str, 0)
+            if rank <= threshold_rank:
+                result.append(m)
+
+        return result
 
     @staticmethod
     def _summarize_match(match: Any) -> dict:
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_atr.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_atr.py
index 7ec164dd108..3d52fbfa06f 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_atr.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/test_atr.py
@@ -383,3 +383,82 @@ async def test_post_call_scans_text_completion_response(fake_pyatr, tmp_path):
 
     assert excinfo.value.status_code == 400
     assert excinfo.value.detail["matched_rules"][0]["rule_id"] == "ATR-400"
+
+
+def test_scan_include_tags_filters_rules(fake_pyatr, tmp_path):
+    """include_tags restricts scanning to rules with matching tag values."""
+    _, engine = fake_pyatr
+    ATRGuardrail, _, _ = _import_guardrail()
+
+    rules_dir = tmp_path / "rules"
+    rules_dir.mkdir()
+
+    injection_match = MagicMock(
+        rule_id="ATR-500",
+        title="Injection",
+        severity="high",
+        tags={"category": "prompt_injection"},
+    )
+    exfil_match = MagicMock(
+        rule_id="ATR-501",
+        title="Exfil",
+        severity="high",
+        tags={"category": "context_exfiltration"},
+    )
+    engine.evaluate.return_value = [injection_match, exfil_match]
+
+    guard = ATRGuardrail(
+        rules_path=str(rules_dir),
+        severity_threshold="high",
+        include_tags=["prompt_injection"],
+        guardrail_name="atr-test",
+    )
+
+    matches = guard._scan("hello world", event_type="llm_input")
+    rule_ids = [m.rule_id for m in matches]
+    assert rule_ids == ["ATR-500"]
+    assert "ATR-501" not in rule_ids
+
+
+def test_scan_none_severity_treated_conservatively(fake_pyatr, tmp_path):
+    """A match with severity=None is treated as critical (always included)."""
+    _, engine = fake_pyatr
+    ATRGuardrail, _, _ = _import_guardrail()
+
+    rules_dir = tmp_path / "rules"
+    rules_dir.mkdir()
+
+    none_severity_match = MagicMock(rule_id="ATR-600", title="Unknown sev", severity=None)
+    engine.evaluate.return_value = [none_severity_match]
+
+    guard = ATRGuardrail(
+        rules_path=str(rules_dir),
+        severity_threshold="low",
+        guardrail_name="atr-test",
+    )
+
+    matches = guard._scan("some content", event_type="llm_input")
+    assert len(matches) == 1
+    assert matches[0].rule_id == "ATR-600"
+
+
+def test_scan_unknown_severity_treated_conservatively(fake_pyatr, tmp_path):
+    """A match with an unrecognised severity string is treated as critical."""
+    _, engine = fake_pyatr
+    ATRGuardrail, _, _ = _import_guardrail()
+
+    rules_dir = tmp_path / "rules"
+    rules_dir.mkdir()
+
+    unknown_match = MagicMock(rule_id="ATR-601", title="Future sev", severity="informational")
+    engine.evaluate.return_value = [unknown_match]
+
+    guard = ATRGuardrail(
+        rules_path=str(rules_dir),
+        severity_threshold="low",
+        guardrail_name="atr-test",
+    )
+
+    matches = guard._scan("some content", event_type="llm_input")
+    assert len(matches) == 1
+    assert matches[0].rule_id == "ATR-601"