diff --git a/litellm/models/usage_alerts.py b/litellm/models/usage_alerts.py
index 8858835eafc..bf90f6acb80 100644
--- a/litellm/models/usage_alerts.py
+++ b/litellm/models/usage_alerts.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class UsageAlertStore(Protocol):
         self, data: UsageAlertRuleInput, created_by: str | None, existing: UsageAlertRule | None = None
     ) -> UsageAlertRule | None: ...
 
-    async def delete_rule(self, rule_id: str) -> None: ...
+    async def delete_rule(self, rule_id: str, *, existing: UsageAlertRule | None = None) -> bool: ...
 
     async def list_rules(
         self,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/alerting_endpoints/usage_alerts.py b/litellm/proxy/alerting_endpoints/usage_alerts.py
index e6b1b22cc00..d571fc776d9 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/alerting_endpoints/usage_alerts.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/alerting_endpoints/usage_alerts.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ async def update_usage_alert_rule(
     await require_scope(user, store, data.scope_type, data.scope_id, write=True)
     saved: Final = await store.save_rule(data, user.user_id, existing=rule)
     if saved is None:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Alert rule not found")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=409, detail="Alert rule changed while being updated. Refresh and try again")
     return saved
 
 
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ async def delete_usage_alert_rule(rule_id: str, user: User, repository: Reposito
     if rule is None:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Alert rule not found")
     await require_scope(user, store, rule.scope_type, rule.scope_id, write=True)
-    await store.delete_rule(rule_id)
+    if not await store.delete_rule(rule_id, existing=rule):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=409, detail="Alert rule changed while being deleted. Refresh and try again")
     return Response(status_code=204)
 
 
diff --git a/litellm/repositories/usage_alerts.py b/litellm/repositories/usage_alerts.py
index 3ecfe60d679..a7f65c535cd 100644
--- a/litellm/repositories/usage_alerts.py
+++ b/litellm/repositories/usage_alerts.py
@@ -223,19 +223,35 @@ class UsageAlertsRepository:
         rows: Final = await self.database.query_raw(
             """INSERT INTO "LiteLLM_UsageAlertRule" (id,scope_type,scope_id,enabled,record) VALUES ($1,$2,$3,$4,$5::jsonb)
             ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET scope_type=EXCLUDED.scope_type,scope_id=EXCLUDED.scope_id,enabled=EXCLUDED.enabled,record=EXCLUDED.record
-            WHERE NOT "LiteLLM_UsageAlertRule".deleted RETURNING record""",
+            WHERE NOT "LiteLLM_UsageAlertRule".deleted
+                AND ("LiteLLM_UsageAlertRule".record->>'updated_at')::timestamptz=$6::text::timestamptz
+                AND "LiteLLM_UsageAlertRule".scope_type=$7
+                AND "LiteLLM_UsageAlertRule".scope_id IS NOT DISTINCT FROM $8::text
+            RETURNING record""",
             rule.id,
             rule.scope_type,
             rule.scope_id,
             rule.enabled,
             rule.model_dump_json(),
+            existing.updated_at.isoformat() if existing else None,
+            existing.scope_type if existing else None,
+            existing.scope_id if existing else None,
         )
         saved: Final = TypeAdapter(tuple[_Record, ...]).validate_python(rows)
         return _rule(saved[0].record) if saved else None
 
-    async def delete_rule(self, rule_id: str) -> None:
-        await self.database.query_raw(
-            'UPDATE "LiteLLM_UsageAlertRule" SET deleted=true,enabled=false WHERE id=$1 RETURNING id', rule_id
+    async def delete_rule(self, rule_id: str, *, existing: UsageAlertRule | None = None) -> bool:
+        return bool(
+            await self.database.query_raw(
+                """UPDATE "LiteLLM_UsageAlertRule" SET deleted=true,enabled=false
+            WHERE id=$1 AND NOT deleted AND ($2::text::timestamptz IS NULL OR (
+                (record->>'updated_at')::timestamptz=$2::text::timestamptz
+                AND scope_type=$3 AND scope_id IS NOT DISTINCT FROM $4::text)) RETURNING id""",
+                rule_id,
+                existing.updated_at.isoformat() if existing else None,
+                existing.scope_type if existing else None,
+                existing.scope_id if existing else None,
+            )
         )
 
     async def list_rules(
diff --git a/tests/integration/database/test_usage_alerts.py b/tests/integration/database/test_usage_alerts.py
index 51978152ed2..c152d6c95f0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/database/test_usage_alerts.py
+++ b/tests/integration/database/test_usage_alerts.py
@@ -210,6 +210,36 @@ async def test_ongoing_episode_preserves_its_original_evidence_and_activity_link
         await repository.delete_rule(rule.id)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio(loop_scope="session")
+async def test_rule_scope_changes_reject_stale_updates_and_deletes(db: ManagementDatabase) -> None:
+    repository: Final = UsageAlertsRepository.from_prisma(db.prisma)
+    definition: Final = UsageAlertRuleInput(
+        name="Concurrent scope edit", scope_type="user", scope_id="original-owner", metric="spend", direction="increase"
+    )
+    original: Final = await repository.save_rule(definition, "qa-admin")
+    assert original is not None
+    try:
+        moved: Final = await repository.save_rule(
+            definition.model_copy(update={"scope_id": "different-owner"}), "qa-admin", existing=original
+        )
+        assert moved is not None
+        assert await repository.save_rule(definition, "original-owner", existing=original) is None
+        assert not await repository.delete_rule(original.id, existing=original)
+        assert await repository.get_rule(original.id) == moved
+        current: Final = await repository.save_rule(
+            definition.model_copy(update={"scope_id": moved.scope_id, "name": "Current authorized edit"}),
+            "qa-admin",
+            existing=moved,
+        )
+        assert current is not None
+        assert not await repository.delete_rule(original.id, existing=moved)
+        assert await repository.delete_rule(original.id, existing=current)
+        assert await repository.save_rule(definition, "qa-admin", existing=current) is None
+        assert await repository.get_rule(original.id) is None
+    finally:
+        await repository.delete_rule(original.id)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio(loop_scope="session")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "changed_field,new_value",