diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/internal_user_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/internal_user_endpoints.py
index f6c088af311..48b89ec3f1b 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/internal_user_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/internal_user_endpoints.py
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ def _update_internal_user_params(data_json: dict, data: UpdateUserRequest | Upda
     fields_set: Final = data.fields_set() if hasattr(data, "fields_set") else set()
 
     for k, v in data_json.items():
-        if k in ("max_budget", "budget_duration"):
+        if k in ("max_budget", "budget_duration", "tpm_limit", "rpm_limit"):
             if k in fields_set:
                 non_default_values[k] = v
         elif k == "model_max_budget":
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/management_endpoints/test_internal_user_endpoints.py b/tests/unit/proxy/management_endpoints/test_internal_user_endpoints.py
index 1d6d8207865..728e156c3e6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/management_endpoints/test_internal_user_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/management_endpoints/test_internal_user_endpoints.py
@@ -2112,6 +2112,18 @@ def test_update_internal_user_params_ignores_other_nones():
     assert non_default_values["max_budget"] == 100.0
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("field", ["tpm_limit", "rpm_limit"], ids=["tpm_limit", "rpm_limit"])
+def test_update_internal_user_params_explicit_null_clears_rate_limit_but_omitted_is_untouched(
+    field: str,
+) -> None:
+    data: Final = UpdateUserRequest(user_id="limit-clear", **{field: None})
+    result: Final = _update_internal_user_params(data_json=data.model_dump(exclude_unset=True), data=data)
+    other_field: Final = "rpm_limit" if field == "tpm_limit" else "tpm_limit"
+
+    assert result[field] is None
+    assert other_field not in result
+
+
 def test_update_internal_user_params_keeps_original_max_budget_when_not_provided():
     """
     Test that _update_internal_user_params does not include max_budget
@@ -2343,12 +2355,12 @@ async def test_user_max_budget_update_evicts_cached_user_on_every_worker(mocker:
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("field", "new_limit"),
-    [("tpm_limit", 100), ("rpm_limit", 1)],
-    ids=["tpm_limit", "rpm_limit"],
+    [("tpm_limit", 100), ("rpm_limit", 1), ("tpm_limit", None), ("rpm_limit", None)],
+    ids=["tpm_limit", "rpm_limit", "tpm_limit-cleared", "rpm_limit-cleared"],
 )
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("all_users", [False, True], ids=["single-user", "bulk-all-users"])
 async def test_user_rate_limit_update_reaches_cached_user_on_every_worker(
-    mocker: MockerFixture, field: str, new_limit: int, all_users: bool
+    mocker: MockerFixture, field: str, new_limit: int | None, all_users: bool
 ) -> None:
     from redis.asyncio import Redis