diff --git a/litellm/llms/dashscope/chat/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/dashscope/chat/transformation.py
index 304be9435da..459369d4c60 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/dashscope/chat/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/dashscope/chat/transformation.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def _dashscope_thinking_body(thinking: object, reasoning_effort: object) -> Dash
     if isinstance(thinking, dict):
         enabled: Final = thinking.get("type") != "disabled"
         budget: Final = thinking.get("budget_tokens")
-        if isinstance(budget, int) and not isinstance(budget, bool):
+        if enabled and isinstance(budget, int) and not isinstance(budget, bool):
             with_budget: Final[DashScopeThinkingBody] = {"enable_thinking": enabled, "thinking_budget": budget}
             return with_budget
         toggled: Final[DashScopeThinkingBody] = {"enable_thinking": enabled}
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/dashscope/test_dashscope_chat_transformation.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/dashscope/test_dashscope_chat_transformation.py
index 395bfe61cbf..fbc2b0b47a7 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/dashscope/test_dashscope_chat_transformation.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/dashscope/test_dashscope_chat_transformation.py
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ class TestDashScopeThinkingParams:
             ({"type": "enabled", "budget_tokens": 4096}, {"enable_thinking": True, "thinking_budget": 4096}),
             ({"type": "enabled"}, {"enable_thinking": True}),
             ({"type": "disabled"}, {"enable_thinking": False}),
+            ({"type": "disabled", "budget_tokens": 4096}, {"enable_thinking": False}),
         ],
     )
     def test_thinking_maps_to_enable_thinking_and_budget(self, thinking, expected):