diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 64c60ca3374..cb127bf20ef 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -424,6 +424,11 @@ disable_aiohttp_trust_env: bool = (
 )
 force_ipv4: bool = False  # when True, litellm will force ipv4 for all LLM requests. Some users have seen httpx ConnectionError when using ipv6.
 network_mock: bool = False  # When True, use mock transport — no real network calls
+# When True, proxy Responses API WebSocket sessions directly to
+# wss://api.openai.com/v1/responses instead of the managed HTTP-streaming path.
+# Only enable this if your OpenAI deployment / reverse proxy reliably responds to
+# response.create events over the native WebSocket protocol.
+openai_responses_native_websocket: bool = False
 
 ####### STOP SEQUENCE LIMIT #######
 disable_stop_sequence_limit: bool = False  # when True, stop sequence limit is disabled
diff --git a/litellm/llms/openai/responses/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/openai/responses/transformation.py
index 3631244495e..6bad46d3f5e 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/openai/responses/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/openai/responses/transformation.py
@@ -348,15 +348,21 @@ class OpenAIResponsesAPIConfig(BaseResponsesAPIConfig):
         return False
 
     def supports_native_websocket(self) -> bool:
-        """Use managed HTTP-streaming path for Responses API WebSocket mode.
+        """Use managed HTTP-streaming path for Responses API WebSocket mode by default.
 
         OpenAI's wss://api.openai.com/v1/responses endpoint exists but does not
         reliably stream events back in response to response.create messages in all
         deployment contexts. The ManagedResponsesWebSocketHandler makes a normal
         HTTP streaming call to /v1/responses and forwards the events over the
         WebSocket, which is proven to work.
+
+        Set ``litellm.openai_responses_native_websocket = True`` to opt back in
+        to the native WebSocket path (e.g. when using a private deployment or
+        reverse proxy that reliably honours the native wss:// protocol).
         """
-        return False
+        import litellm
+
+        return bool(getattr(litellm, "openai_responses_native_websocket", False))
 
     #########################################################
     ########## DELETE RESPONSE API TRANSFORMATION ##############