diff --git a/litellm/integrations/langfuse/langfuse_otel.py b/litellm/integrations/langfuse/langfuse_otel.py
index a96fac32c2a..4f74c49eac4 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/langfuse/langfuse_otel.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/langfuse/langfuse_otel.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class LangfuseOtelLogger(OpenTelemetry):
                 safe_set_attribute(
                     span,
                     LangfuseSpanAttributes.OBSERVATION_OUTPUT.value,
-                    safe_dumps(transformed_tool_calls),
+                    safe_dumps(transformed_tool_calls, ensure_ascii=False),
                 )
             else:
                 output_data: Final = {}
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class LangfuseOtelLogger(OpenTelemetry):
                     safe_set_attribute(
                         span,
                         LangfuseSpanAttributes.OBSERVATION_OUTPUT.value,
-                        safe_dumps(output_data),
+                        safe_dumps(output_data, ensure_ascii=False),
                     )
 
         output: Final = response_obj.get("output", [])
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class LangfuseOtelLogger(OpenTelemetry):
                 safe_set_attribute(
                     span,
                     LangfuseSpanAttributes.OBSERVATION_OUTPUT.value,
-                    safe_dumps(output_items_data),
+                    safe_dumps(output_items_data, ensure_ascii=False),
                 )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class LangfuseOtelLogger(OpenTelemetry):
             safe_set_attribute(
                 span,
                 LangfuseSpanAttributes.OBSERVATION_INPUT.value,
-                safe_dumps(messages),
+                safe_dumps(messages, ensure_ascii=False),
             )
 
         LangfuseOtelLogger._set_observation_output(span=span, response_obj=response_obj)
diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/safe_json_dumps.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/safe_json_dumps.py
index 63242a580e7..5cd892b26cc 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/safe_json_dumps.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/safe_json_dumps.py
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ def safe_dumps(
     data: object,
     max_depth: int = DEFAULT_MAX_RECURSE_DEPTH,
     value_transform: Callable[[str | None, str], str] | None = None,
+    ensure_ascii: bool = True,
 ) -> str:
-    """Serialize data to JSON text through safe_json_structure."""
-    return json.dumps(safe_json_structure(data, max_depth, value_transform), default=str)
+    """Serialize data to JSON text through safe_json_structure.
+
+    ensure_ascii=False keeps non-ASCII characters as-is instead of \\uXXXX
+    escapes; the parsed value is identical either way.
+    """
+    return json.dumps(
+        safe_json_structure(data, max_depth, value_transform),
+        default=str,
+        ensure_ascii=ensure_ascii,
+    )
diff --git a/tests/unit/integrations/test_langfuse_otel.py b/tests/unit/integrations/test_langfuse_otel.py
index 0a9ce55fe16..1ce7a85c94e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/integrations/test_langfuse_otel.py
+++ b/tests/unit/integrations/test_langfuse_otel.py
@@ -362,6 +362,42 @@ class TestLangfuseOtelIntegration:
                 actual == expect_output
             ), "Mismatch in observation input/output OTEL attributes."
 
+    def test_set_langfuse_specific_attributes_keeps_non_ascii_unescaped(self):
+        """Non-ASCII input/output is written as-is, not as \\uXXXX escapes."""
+        from litellm.types.integrations.langfuse_otel import LangfuseSpanAttributes
+        from litellm.types.utils import Choices, ModelResponse
+
+        response_obj = ModelResponse(
+            id="chatcmpl-test",
+            model="gpt-4o",
+            choices=[
+                Choices(
+                    finish_reason="stop",
+                    message={"role": "assistant", "content": "В Токио солнечно. 晴れ"},
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+        kwargs = {"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Какая погода в Токио?"}]}
+
+        with patch(
+            "litellm.integrations.arize._utils.safe_set_attribute"
+        ) as mock_safe_set_attribute:
+            LangfuseOtelLogger._set_langfuse_specific_attributes(
+                MagicMock(), kwargs, response_obj
+            )
+
+            raw = {
+                call.args[1]: call.args[2]
+                for call in mock_safe_set_attribute.call_args_list
+            }
+
+        input_raw = raw[LangfuseSpanAttributes.OBSERVATION_INPUT.value]
+        output_raw = raw[LangfuseSpanAttributes.OBSERVATION_OUTPUT.value]
+        assert "Какая погода в Токио?" in input_raw
+        assert "В Токио солнечно. 晴れ" in output_raw
+        assert "\\u" not in input_raw and "\\u" not in output_raw
+        assert json.loads(input_raw) == kwargs["messages"]
+
     def test_set_langfuse_specific_attributes_with_tool_calls(self):
         """Test that _set_langfuse_specific_attributes correctly sets observation.output with tool calls in Langfuse format."""
         from litellm.types.integrations.langfuse_otel import LangfuseSpanAttributes
diff --git a/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_safe_json_dumps.py b/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_safe_json_dumps.py
index 1f2664f33cb..8f9233f2626 100644
--- a/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_safe_json_dumps.py
+++ b/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_safe_json_dumps.py
@@ -236,3 +236,15 @@ def test_safe_json_structure_keeps_tuples_and_drops_non_string_keys():
     assert structure == {"models": ("A", "B"), "tags": ["X", "Y"], "nested": {"deep": ("C",)}}
     assert type(structure["models"]) is tuple
     assert json.loads(safe_dumps(data)) == {"models": ["a", "b"], "tags": ["x", "y"], "nested": {"deep": ["c"]}}
+
+
+def test_ensure_ascii_default_escapes_non_ascii():
+    # Default stays json.dumps-compatible: non-ASCII is escaped
+    assert safe_dumps({"text": "Привет"}) == '{"text": "\\u041f\\u0440\\u0438\\u0432\\u0435\\u0442"}'
+
+
+def test_ensure_ascii_false_keeps_non_ascii():
+    data = {"text": "Привет, 世界", "nested": ["ü", {"k": "é"}]}
+    result = safe_dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False)
+    assert result == '{"text": "Привет, 世界", "nested": ["ü", {"k": "é"}]}'
+    assert json.loads(result) == json.loads(safe_dumps(data))