diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/audio_utils/utils.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/audio_utils/utils.py
index 3b3775a8fe6..4d75d5dc8f5 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/audio_utils/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/audio_utils/utils.py
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Final
 
-from litellm.types.files import get_file_mime_type_from_extension
+from litellm.types.files import (
+    AUDIO_FILE_TYPES,
+    FILE_EXTENSIONS,
+    FILE_MIME_TYPES,
+    get_file_mime_type_from_extension,
+)
 from litellm.types.utils import FileTypes
 
 
@@ -323,3 +328,26 @@ def calculate_request_duration(file: FileTypes) -> float | None:
     except Exception:
         # Silently fail if duration extraction fails
         return None
+
+
+DEFAULT_SPEECH_MEDIA_TYPE: Final = "audio/mpeg"
+
+
+def _speech_media_type_for_response_format(response_format: str) -> str | None:
+    file_type: Final = next(
+        (candidate for candidate, extensions in FILE_EXTENSIONS.items() if response_format.lower() in extensions),
+        None,
+    )
+    if file_type is None or file_type not in AUDIO_FILE_TYPES:
+        return None
+    return FILE_MIME_TYPES[file_type]
+
+
+def resolve_speech_media_type(upstream_content_type: str | None, response_format: str | None) -> str:
+    upstream_media_type: Final = (upstream_content_type or "").split(";", 1)[0].strip().lower()
+    if upstream_media_type.startswith("audio/"):
+        return upstream_media_type
+    requested_media_type: Final = (
+        None if response_format is None else _speech_media_type_for_response_format(response_format)
+    )
+    return requested_media_type or DEFAULT_SPEECH_MEDIA_TYPE
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index af0aa9743bc..96ff4f0daef 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ from litellm.litellm_core_utils.agentic_loop_settings import (
     validated_max_agentic_loops,
 )
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.asyncify import asyncify
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.audio_utils.utils import resolve_speech_media_type
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.core_helpers import (
     _get_parent_otel_span_from_kwargs,
     get_litellm_metadata_from_kwargs,
@@ -10877,15 +10878,11 @@ async def audio_speech(
         if callback_headers:
             custom_headers.update(callback_headers)
 
-        # Determine media type based on model type
-        media_type = "audio/mpeg"  # Default for OpenAI TTS
-        request_model: Final = data.get("model", "")
-        if request_model:
-            request_model_lower: Final = request_model.lower()
-            if "gemini" in request_model_lower and (
-                "tts" in request_model_lower or "preview-tts" in request_model_lower
-            ):
-                media_type = "audio/wav"  # Gemini TTS returns WAV format after conversion
+        requested_format: Final = data.get("response_format")
+        media_type: Final = resolve_speech_media_type(
+            upstream_content_type=response.response.headers.get("content-type"),
+            response_format=requested_format if isinstance(requested_format, str) else None,
+        )
 
         return StreamingResponse(
             _audio_speech_chunk_generator(response),
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/audio_utils/test_utils.py b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/audio_utils/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87207588ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/audio_utils/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import pytest
+
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.audio_utils.utils import resolve_speech_media_type
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("upstream_content_type", "response_format", "expected"),
+    [
+        ("audio/wav", None, "audio/wav"),
+        ("AUDIO/WAV", None, "audio/wav"),
+        ("audio/flac; charset=binary", "mp3", "audio/flac"),
+        ("application/json", "flac", "audio/flac"),
+        ("application/octet-stream", "pcm", "audio/pcm"),
+        (None, "wav", "audio/wav"),
+        (None, "WAV", "audio/wav"),
+        (None, "opus", "audio/opus"),
+        (None, "aac", "audio/aac"),
+        (None, "mp3", "audio/mpeg"),
+        (None, "mp4", "audio/mpeg"),
+        (None, "bogus", "audio/mpeg"),
+        (None, None, "audio/mpeg"),
+        ("", None, "audio/mpeg"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_resolve_speech_media_type(upstream_content_type, response_format, expected):
+    resolved = resolve_speech_media_type(
+        upstream_content_type=upstream_content_type,
+        response_format=response_format,
+    )
+    assert resolved == expected
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/proxy_server/test_routes_audio.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/proxy_server/test_routes_audio.py
index 74542a3eaf6..b99affc2ac3 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/proxy_server/test_routes_audio.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/proxy_server/test_routes_audio.py
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import io
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
 
+import httpx
 import pytest
 
 from litellm.proxy import proxy_server
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def patched_speech(monkeypatch):
+def patched_speech(monkeypatch, request):
+    upstream_content_type = getattr(request, "param", "audio/mpeg")
     monkeypatch.setattr(proxy_server, "llm_router", MagicMock())
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         proxy_server,
@@ -37,6 +39,11 @@ def patched_speech(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(proxy_server, "add_litellm_data_to_request", _add_data)
 
     class _FakeBinaryResp:
+        response = httpx.Response(
+            status_code=200,
+            headers={} if upstream_content_type is None else {"content-type": upstream_content_type},
+        )
+
         async def aiter_bytes(self, chunk_size: int = 8192):
             async def _gen():
                 yield b"\x00\x01\x02"
@@ -152,6 +159,35 @@ def test_audio_speech_happy_path(client, auth_as, patched_speech, path):
     }
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("patched_speech", "response_format", "expected_content_type"),
+    [
+        ("audio/wav", "wav", "audio/wav"),
+        ("audio/flac", "flac", "audio/flac"),
+        ("audio/pcm", "pcm", "audio/pcm"),
+        ("audio/wav", "mp3", "audio/wav"),
+        ("application/json", "flac", "audio/flac"),
+        (None, "wav", "audio/wav"),
+        (None, None, "audio/mpeg"),
+    ],
+    indirect=["patched_speech"],
+)
+def test_audio_speech_content_type_matches_audio_format(
+    client, auth_as, patched_speech, response_format, expected_content_type
+):
+    """Regression for LIT-6482: /v1/audio/speech mislabeled wav/flac/pcm as audio/mpeg."""
+    payload = {
+        "model": "tts-1",
+        "input": "Hi",
+        "voice": "alloy",
+        **({} if response_format is None else {"response_format": response_format}),
+    }
+    with auth_as():
+        response = client.post("/v1/audio/speech", json=payload)
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.headers.get("content-type", "").split(";")[0] == expected_content_type
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("path", ["/v1/audio/speech", "/audio/speech"])
 def test_audio_speech_error(client, auth_as, patched_speech_error, path):
     """Pins ``POST /v1/audio/speech`` and ``POST /audio/speech`` (error)."""
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_audio_speech_prometheus_hooks.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_audio_speech_prometheus_hooks.py
index 99f6f3a9b72..959cb2b1e89 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_audio_speech_prometheus_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_audio_speech_prometheus_hooks.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import asyncio
 import os
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
+import httpx
 import pytest
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ def _make_mock_tts_response():
     inner = MagicMock()
     inner.aiter_bytes = _aiter_bytes
     inner._hidden_params = {}
+    inner.response = httpx.Response(status_code=200, headers={"content-type": "audio/mpeg"})
 
     async def _resolver():
         return inner