diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py
index 951485130b3..ecac5d3837b 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/exception_mapping_utils.py
@@ -2115,7 +2115,11 @@ def exception_type(  # type: ignore  # noqa: PLR0915
                         litellm_debug_info=extra_information,
                         response=getattr(original_exception, "response", None),
                     )
-                elif "This model's maximum context length is" in error_str:
+                elif (
+                    "This model's maximum context length is" in error_str
+                    or azure_error_code == "context_length_exceeded"
+                    or "input exceeds the context window" in error_str
+                ):
                     exception_mapping_worked = True
                     raise ContextWindowExceededError(
                         message=f"AzureException ContextWindowExceededError - {message}",
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/test_azure_exception_mapping.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/test_azure_exception_mapping.py
index 249b9349c54..6fb61e14561 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/test_azure_exception_mapping.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/azure/test_azure_exception_mapping.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ sys.path.insert(
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
 
 import litellm
-from litellm.exceptions import ContentPolicyViolationError
+from litellm.exceptions import ContentPolicyViolationError, ContextWindowExceededError
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.exception_mapping_utils import exception_type
 
 
@@ -419,6 +419,37 @@ class TestAzureExceptionMapping:
         assert "optional_pre_call_checks" in error.message
         assert "docs.litellm.ai" in error.message
 
+    def test_azure_context_length_exceeded_via_error_code(self):
+        """Azure Responses API returns context_length_exceeded in the error code
+        with a different message format than the chat completions API. This
+        should still be mapped to ContextWindowExceededError."""
+
+        mock_exception = Exception(
+            "Your input exceeds the context window of this model. "
+            "Please adjust your input and try again."
+        )
+        mock_exception.body = {
+            "error": {
+                "message": (
+                    "Your input exceeds the context window of this model. "
+                    "Please adjust your input and try again."
+                ),
+                "type": "invalid_request_error",
+                "param": "input",
+                "code": "context_length_exceeded",
+            }
+        }
+        mock_response = MagicMock()
+        mock_response.status_code = 400
+        mock_exception.response = mock_response
+
+        with pytest.raises(ContextWindowExceededError):
+            exception_type(
+                model="azure/gpt-4o",
+                original_exception=mock_exception,
+                custom_llm_provider="azure",
+            )
+
     def test_openai_invalid_encrypted_content_error(self):
         """Test that OpenAI invalid_encrypted_content errors also get helpful guidance."""
         from litellm.exceptions import BadRequestError