diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/realtime_streaming.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/realtime_streaming.py
index e3f8786a39a..7889a46674c 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/realtime_streaming.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/realtime_streaming.py
@@ -1015,6 +1015,8 @@ class RealTimeStreaming:
                 self.store_message(event_str)
                 self._capture_transcription_usage(event)
                 await self._send_event_to_client(event, event_str)
+                if not self._has_audio_transcription_guardrails():
+                    continue
                 blocked = await self.run_realtime_guardrails(
                     cast(str, transcript),
                     item_id=cast(str | None, event.get("item_id")),
@@ -1065,6 +1067,8 @@ class RealTimeStreaming:
             if self._is_transcription_session:
                 self._capture_transcription_usage(event_obj)
                 return True
+            if not self._has_audio_transcription_guardrails():
+                return True
 
             blocked: Final = await self.run_realtime_guardrails(
                 transcript,
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_realtime_streaming.py b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_realtime_streaming.py
index 2a33d84ec78..e3218d96cb0 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_realtime_streaming.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_realtime_streaming.py
@@ -902,10 +902,11 @@ async def test_transcription_session_captures_usage_and_skips_response_create():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_non_transcription_completed_event_still_triggers_response_create():
+async def test_non_transcription_completed_event_without_guardrails_skips_response_create():
     """
-    Regression guard: a normal (non-transcription) session with no guardrails must
-    keep triggering response.create on a completed transcription event.
+    Regression guard: without realtime_input_transcription guardrails, the proxy
+    must not inject response.create on transcription completion because the
+    backend's own server-VAD auto-response is still responsible for the turn.
     """
     client_ws = MagicMock()
     client_ws.send_text = AsyncMock()
@@ -931,7 +932,56 @@ async def test_non_transcription_completed_event_still_triggers_response_create(
 
     assert streaming._is_transcription_session is False
     sent_to_backend = [json.loads(c.args[0]) for c in backend_ws.send.call_args_list if c.args]
-    assert any(e.get("type") == "response.create" for e in sent_to_backend)
+    assert all(e.get("type") != "response.create" for e in sent_to_backend), (
+        f"proxy must not inject response.create without transcription guardrails, got: {sent_to_backend}"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_provider_path_completed_event_without_guardrails_skips_response_create():
+    client_ws = MagicMock()
+    client_ws.send_text = AsyncMock()
+
+    backend_ws = MagicMock()
+    backend_ws.send = AsyncMock()
+
+    provider_config = MagicMock()
+    provider_config.transform_realtime_response = MagicMock(
+        return_value={
+            "response": [
+                {
+                    "type": "conversation.item.input_audio_transcription.completed",
+                    "transcript": "hi",
+                    "item_id": "item_1",
+                }
+            ],
+            "current_output_item_id": None,
+            "current_response_id": None,
+            "current_delta_chunks": [],
+            "current_conversation_id": None,
+            "current_item_chunks": [],
+            "current_delta_type": None,
+            "session_configuration_request": None,
+        }
+    )
+
+    logging_obj = MagicMock()
+    logging_obj.litellm_trace_id = "trace_1"
+    logging_obj.async_success_handler = AsyncMock()
+    logging_obj.success_handler = MagicMock()
+
+    streaming = RealTimeStreaming(
+        websocket=client_ws,
+        backend_ws=backend_ws,
+        logging_obj=logging_obj,
+        provider_config=provider_config,
+        model="gemini-2.5-flash",
+    )
+    streaming._send_to_backend = AsyncMock()  # type: ignore[method-assign]
+
+    await streaming._handle_provider_config_message("{}")
+
+    assert streaming._send_to_backend.await_count == 0
 
 
 def test_client_session_update_marks_transcription_session():