diff --git a/litellm/llms/azure/azure.py b/litellm/llms/azure/azure.py
index 2735884f704..33261a7a7ed 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/azure/azure.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/azure/azure.py
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ class AzureChatCompletion(BaseLLM):
         headers: Optional[dict] = None,
         client=None,
     ):
-        super().completion()
+        if headers:
+            optional_params["extra_headers"] = headers
         try:
             if model is None or messages is None:
                 raise AzureOpenAIError(
@@ -851,8 +852,10 @@ class AzureChatCompletion(BaseLLM):
         max_retries: Optional[int] = None,
         client=None,
         aembedding=None,
+        headers: Optional[dict] = None,
     ) -> litellm.EmbeddingResponse:
-        super().embedding()
+        if headers:
+            optional_params["extra_headers"] = headers
         if self._client_session is None:
             self._client_session = self.create_client_session()
         try:
diff --git a/litellm/main.py b/litellm/main.py
index b0d87e41d8e..c012fbc5bd5 100644
--- a/litellm/main.py
+++ b/litellm/main.py
@@ -3171,6 +3171,7 @@ def embedding(  # noqa: PLR0915
     proxy_server_request = kwargs.get("proxy_server_request", None)
     aembedding = kwargs.get("aembedding", None)
     extra_headers = kwargs.get("extra_headers", None)
+    headers = kwargs.get("headers", None)
     ### CUSTOM MODEL COST ###
     input_cost_per_token = kwargs.get("input_cost_per_token", None)
     output_cost_per_token = kwargs.get("output_cost_per_token", None)
@@ -3281,9 +3282,6 @@ def embedding(  # noqa: PLR0915
                 "azure_ad_token", None
             ) or get_secret_str("AZURE_AD_TOKEN")
 
-            if extra_headers is not None:
-                optional_params["extra_headers"] = extra_headers
-
             api_key = (
                 api_key
                 or litellm.api_key
@@ -3311,6 +3309,7 @@ def embedding(  # noqa: PLR0915
                 client=client,
                 aembedding=aembedding,
                 max_retries=max_retries,
+                headers=headers or extra_headers,
             )
         elif (
             model in litellm.open_ai_embedding_models
diff --git a/tests/llm_translation/test_azure_openai.py b/tests/llm_translation/test_azure_openai.py
index 431fd4347a9..7a5d35d282c 100644
--- a/tests/llm_translation/test_azure_openai.py
+++ b/tests/llm_translation/test_azure_openai.py
@@ -113,7 +113,14 @@ import os
         ({"prompt": "Hello world"}, "image_generation"),
     ],
 )
-def test_azure_extra_headers(input, call_type):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "header_value",
+    [
+        "headers",
+        "extra_headers",
+    ],
+)
+def test_azure_extra_headers(input, call_type, header_value):
     from litellm import embedding, image_generation
 
     http_client = Client()
@@ -128,18 +135,21 @@ def test_azure_extra_headers(input, call_type):
                 func = embedding
             elif call_type == "image_generation":
                 func = image_generation
-            response = func(
-                model="azure/chatgpt-v-2",
-                api_base="https://openai-gpt-4-test-v-1.openai.azure.com",
-                api_version="2023-07-01-preview",
-                api_key="my-azure-api-key",
-                extra_headers={
+
+            data = {
+                "model": "azure/chatgpt-v-2",
+                "api_base": "https://openai-gpt-4-test-v-1.openai.azure.com",
+                "api_version": "2023-07-01-preview",
+                "api_key": "my-azure-api-key",
+                header_value: {
                     "Authorization": "my-bad-key",
                     "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": "hello-world-testing",
                 },
                 **input,
-            )
+            }
+            response = func(**data)
             print(response)
+
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)