diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/alice_wonderfence/credentials.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/alice_wonderfence/credentials.py
index fa9e48235f8..f282ae41197 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/alice_wonderfence/credentials.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/alice_wonderfence/credentials.py
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ so a caller cannot bypass their assigned WonderFence app.
 ``allow_request_metadata_override`` defaults to False; enable only for
 trusted-gateway deployments that need request-level overrides.
 
+The two metadata buckets (``metadata`` and ``litellm_metadata``) are merged
+with the proxy-injected ``litellm_metadata`` winning on key collision, so admin
+pins cannot be shadowed by a caller-supplied ``metadata`` body — see
+``get_metadata``.
+
 The stash bridges pre_call resolution into post_call where request metadata is
 gone — see ``stash_resolved`` for the full rationale.
 """
@@ -34,7 +39,19 @@ _LOGGING_OBJ_STASH_KEY = "alice_wonderfence_resolved"
 
 
 def get_metadata(request_data: dict) -> dict:
-    return request_data.get("metadata") or request_data.get("litellm_metadata") or {}
+    """Merge caller metadata with proxy-injected litellm_metadata.
+
+    Proxy-injected values win on key collision so admin-pinned
+    user_api_key_metadata / user_api_key_team_metadata can never be shadowed
+    by a caller-supplied `metadata` body. On routes in LITELLM_METADATA_ROUTES
+    (e.g. /v1/responses) the admin pins live in `litellm_metadata` while the
+    caller bucket is `metadata`; on /chat/completions they coincide.
+    """
+    caller = request_data.get("metadata")
+    litellm_md = request_data.get("litellm_metadata")
+    if isinstance(caller, dict) and isinstance(litellm_md, dict):
+        return {**caller, **litellm_md}
+    return caller or litellm_md or {}
 
 
 def resolve_api_key(
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/alice_wonderfence/test_credentials.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/alice_wonderfence/test_credentials.py
index d06270fa83e..a5605bdbd14 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/alice_wonderfence/test_credentials.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/alice_wonderfence/test_credentials.py
@@ -207,13 +207,58 @@ def test_resolve_reads_litellm_metadata_when_metadata_absent():
     )
 
 
-def test_get_metadata_prefers_metadata_over_litellm_metadata():
+def test_get_metadata_merges_with_litellm_metadata_winning():
+    """When both buckets are present, merge them with proxy-injected
+    ``litellm_metadata`` winning on key collision; caller-only keys survive."""
     data = {
-        "metadata": {"alice_wonderfence_app_id": "main"},
-        "litellm_metadata": {"alice_wonderfence_app_id": "shadow"},
+        "metadata": {
+            "alice_wonderfence_app_id": "caller-only",
+            "shared_key": "from-caller",
+        },
+        "litellm_metadata": {
+            "shared_key": "from-litellm",
+            "user_api_key_metadata": {"alice_wonderfence_app_id": "admin-pinned"},
+        },
+    }
+    assert get_metadata(data) == {
+        "alice_wonderfence_app_id": "caller-only",
+        "shared_key": "from-litellm",
+        "user_api_key_metadata": {"alice_wonderfence_app_id": "admin-pinned"},
     }
-    assert get_metadata(data) == {"alice_wonderfence_app_id": "main"}
 
 
 def test_get_metadata_returns_empty_when_both_absent():
     assert get_metadata({}) == {}
+
+
+def test_responses_route_admin_pin_beats_caller_metadata():
+    """Mirror the /v1/responses shape: caller `metadata` carries a
+    request-override app_id while the admin pin lives in
+    `litellm_metadata.user_api_key_metadata`. The admin pin must win even with
+    the override flag enabled — the caller bucket must not shadow it."""
+    data = {
+        "model": "gpt-4",
+        "metadata": {"alice_wonderfence_app_id": "caller-override"},
+        "litellm_metadata": {
+            "user_api_key_metadata": {"alice_wonderfence_app_id": "admin-pinned"}
+        },
+    }
+    assert resolve_app_id(data, allow_request_metadata_override=True) == "admin-pinned"
+
+
+def test_responses_route_admin_pin_beats_caller_metadata_api_key():
+    """api_key variant of the /v1/responses regression: admin-pinned key
+    metadata wins over a caller-supplied request-override api_key."""
+    data = {
+        "model": "gpt-4",
+        "metadata": {"alice_wonderfence_api_key": "caller-override"},
+        "litellm_metadata": {
+            "user_api_key_metadata": {"alice_wonderfence_api_key": "admin-pinned"}
+        },
+    }
+    assert (
+        resolve_api_key(
+            data, default_api_key="default", allow_request_metadata_override=True
+        )
+        == "admin-pinned"
+    )