diff --git a/tests/litellm/llms/chat/test_converse_handler.py b/tests/litellm/llms/chat/test_converse_handler.py
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+import os
+import sys
+
+from litellm.llms.bedrock.chat import BedrockConverseLLM
+
+sys.path.insert(
+    0, os.path.abspath("../../../../..")
+)  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
+import litellm
+
+def test_encode_model_id_with_inference_profile():
+    """
+    Tests to make sure model name is being escaped correctly when used with an inference profile
+    :return:
+    """
+    test = "bedrock/converse/arn:aws:bedrock:us-east-1:12345678910:application-inference-profile/ujdtmcirjhevpi"
+    expected = "bedrock/converse/arn%3Aaws%3Abedrock%3Aus-east-1%3A12345678910%3Aapplication-inference-profile%2Fujdtmcirjhevpi"
+    got = BedrockConverseLLM.encode_model_id(test)
+    assert expected == got