diff --git a/litellm/integrations/custom_logger.py b/litellm/integrations/custom_logger.py
index 35e1193275b..0cb293b6b6e 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/custom_logger.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/custom_logger.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging as LiteLLMLoggingObj
     from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
     from litellm.types.mcp import MCPPostCallResponseObject
+    from litellm.types.router import PreRoutingHookResponse
 
     Span = Union[_Span, Any]
 else:
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ else:
     LiteLLMLoggingObj = Any
     UserAPIKeyAuth = Any
     MCPPostCallResponseObject = Any
+    PreRoutingHookResponse = Any
 
 
 class CustomLogger:  # https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/observability/custom_callback#callback-class
@@ -132,13 +134,13 @@ class CustomLogger:  # https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/observability/custom_callbac
         messages: Optional[List[Dict[str, str]]] = None,
         input: Optional[Union[str, List]] = None,
         specific_deployment: Optional[bool] = False,
-    ):
+    ) -> Optional[PreRoutingHookResponse]:
         """
         This hook is called before the routing decision is made.
 
         Used for the litellm auto-router to modify the request before the routing decision is made.
         """
-        pass
+        return None
 
     async def async_filter_deployments(
         self,
diff --git a/litellm/router_strategy/auto_router/auto_router.py b/litellm/router_strategy/auto_router/auto_router.py
index 88e308be977..53bfa1f437d 100644
--- a/litellm/router_strategy/auto_router/auto_router.py
+++ b/litellm/router_strategy/auto_router/auto_router.py
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ from litellm.integrations.custom_logger import CustomLogger
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from litellm.router import Router
+    from litellm.types.router import PreRoutingHookResponse
 else:
     Router = Any
+    PreRoutingHookResponse = Any
+
 
 class AutoRouter(CustomLogger):
     DEFAULT_AUTO_SYNC_VALUE = "local"
@@ -58,21 +61,28 @@ class AutoRouter(CustomLogger):
         messages: Optional[List[Dict[str, str]]] = None,
         input: Optional[Union[str, List]] = None,
         specific_deployment: Optional[bool] = False,
-    ):
-        pass
-        # from semantic_router.schema import RouteChoice
-        # if request_kwargs.get("model") == "embeddings":
-        #     return request_kwargs
-        # if messages is None:
+    ) -> Optional["PreRoutingHookResponse"]:
+        """
+        This hook is called before the routing decision is made.
 
-        # msg = messages[-1]['content']
-        # route_choice: Optional[Union[RouteChoice, List[RouteChoice]]] = self.routelayer(text=msg)
-        # if isinstance(route_choice, RouteChoice):
-        #     data["model"] = route_choice.name
-        # elif isinstance(route_choice, list):
-        #     data["model"] = route_choice[0].name
-        # else:
-        #     data["model"] = self.default_model
+        Used for the litellm auto-router to modify the request before the routing decision is made.
+        """
+        from semantic_router.schema import RouteChoice
 
-        # return data
+        from litellm.types.router import PreRoutingHookResponse
+        if messages is None:
+            # do nothing, return same inputs
+            return None
+        user_message: Dict[str, str] = messages[-1]
+        message_content: str = user_message.get("content", "")
+        route_choice: Optional[Union[RouteChoice, List[RouteChoice]]] = self.routelayer(text=message_content)
+        if isinstance(route_choice, RouteChoice):
+            model = route_choice.name or self.default_model
+        elif isinstance(route_choice, list):
+            model = route_choice[0].name or self.default_model
+        
+        return PreRoutingHookResponse(
+            model=model,
+            messages=messages,
+        )
 
diff --git a/litellm/types/router.py b/litellm/types/router.py
index 60e03d39183..822718e584c 100644
--- a/litellm/types/router.py
+++ b/litellm/types/router.py
@@ -773,6 +773,16 @@ class MockRouterTestingParams:
             ),
         )
 
-
 class ModelGroupSettings(BaseModel):
     forward_client_headers_to_llm_api: Optional[List[str]] = None
+
+class PreRoutingHookResponse(BaseModel):
+    """
+    Response object from the pre-routing hook.
+
+    Allows the Pre-Routing Hook to return a modified model and messages.
+
+    Add fields that you expect to be modified by the pre-routing hook.
+    """
+    model: str
+    messages: Optional[List[Dict[str, str]]]
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