diff --git a/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_realtime_streaming.py b/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_realtime_streaming.py
index 72f49a7ea84..eea3b83d744 100644
--- a/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_realtime_streaming.py
+++ b/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_realtime_streaming.py
@@ -984,6 +984,78 @@ async def test_provider_config_completed_transcription_without_guardrails_does_n
     assert any(e.get("type") == "conversation.item.input_audio_transcription.completed" for e in forwarded)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_provider_config_completed_transcription_with_guardrail_injects_response_create(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+):
+    """Other half of the pair on the provider_config path: with a ``realtime_input_transcription``
+    guardrail the proxy disabled the backend's auto-response, so after a clean transcript it must
+    send exactly one ``response.create`` (mirrors ``test_realtime_guardrail_allows_clean_transcript``
+    for the raw path)."""
+    import litellm
+    from litellm.integrations.custom_guardrail import CustomGuardrail
+    from litellm.types.guardrails import GuardrailEventHooks
+
+    class AudioGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
+        async def apply_guardrail(self, inputs, request_data, input_type, logging_obj=None):
+            return inputs
+
+    guardrail = AudioGuardrail(
+        guardrail_name="audio-guardrail",
+        event_hook=GuardrailEventHooks.realtime_input_transcription,
+        default_on=True,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "callbacks", [guardrail])
+
+    client_ws = MagicMock()
+    client_ws.send_text = AsyncMock()
+
+    backend_ws = MagicMock()
+    backend_ws.send = AsyncMock()
+
+    completed_event = {
+        "type": "conversation.item.input_audio_transcription.completed",
+        "transcript": "What are the opening hours tomorrow?",
+        "item_id": "item_1",
+    }
+    provider_config = MagicMock()
+    provider_config.transform_realtime_response = MagicMock(
+        return_value={
+            "response": [completed_event],
+            "current_output_item_id": None,
+            "current_response_id": None,
+            "current_delta_chunks": [],
+            "current_conversation_id": None,
+            "current_item_chunks": [],
+            "current_delta_type": None,
+            "session_configuration_request": None,
+        }
+    )
+    # Pass-through transform so the assertion sees the exact frame the proxy chose to send.
+    provider_config.transform_realtime_request = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda message, *_: (message,))
+    provider_config.is_setup_message.return_value = False
+    provider_config.is_content_message.return_value = False
+
+    logging_obj = MagicMock()
+    logging_obj.async_success_handler = AsyncMock()
+    logging_obj.success_handler = MagicMock()
+
+    streaming = RealTimeStreaming(
+        client_ws,
+        backend_ws,
+        logging_obj,
+        provider_config=provider_config,
+        model="gpt-realtime",
+    )
+    await streaming._handle_provider_config_message(json.dumps(completed_event))
+
+    sent_to_backend = [json.loads(c.args[0]) for c in backend_ws.send.call_args_list if c.args]
+    response_creates = [e for e in sent_to_backend if e.get("type") == "response.create"]
+    assert len(response_creates) == 1, f"Guardrail-gated turn must trigger response.create, got: {sent_to_backend}"
+    forwarded = [json.loads(c.args[0]) for c in client_ws.send_text.call_args_list if c.args]
+    assert any(e.get("type") == "conversation.item.input_audio_transcription.completed" for e in forwarded)
+
+
 def test_client_session_update_marks_transcription_session():
     """A client session.update with type=transcription flags the session."""
     streaming = RealTimeStreaming(MagicMock(), MagicMock(), MagicMock())