diff --git a/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py
index 4444d6d25f9..9d3ad892a74 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py
@@ -215,12 +215,28 @@ def _caller_session_beside_trace_header(
     return get_chain_id_from_headers(session_headers) or _caller_body_session_id(data, metadata_variable_name)
 
 
+def _claude_code_subagent_tier_session(normalized_headers: Mapping[str, str]) -> str | None:
+    """Claude Code subagents reuse the parent's ``x-claude-code-session-id`` and add ``x-claude-code-agent-id``.
+
+    Key the tier pin on both so a subagent never reads or overwrites the parent's pin. ``:`` is outside
+    both id alphabets, so distinct (session, agent) pairs cannot collide.
+    """
+    session: Final = normalized_headers.get("x-claude-code-session-id")
+    agent: Final = normalized_headers.get("x-claude-code-agent-id")
+    if not session or not agent:
+        return None
+    if not _SESSION_ID_VALUE_RE.fullmatch(session) or not _ANTHROPIC_SESSION_ID_VALUE_RE.fullmatch(agent):
+        return None
+    return f"{session}:{agent}"
+
+
 def _child_tier_session_metadata(
     normalized_headers: Mapping[str, str], data: Mapping[str, object], metadata_variable_name: str
 ) -> Mapping[str, str | None]:
     parent: Final = normalized_headers.get("x-parent-session-id")
     if not parent or not _SESSION_ID_VALUE_RE.fullmatch(parent):
-        return {}
+        claude_code_child: Final = _claude_code_subagent_tier_session(normalized_headers)
+        return {COMPLEXITY_ROUTER_CHILD_SESSION_ID_METADATA_KEY: claude_code_child} if claude_code_child else {}
     own_headers: Final = {
         key: value
         for key, value in normalized_headers.items()
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/test_litellm_pre_call_utils.py b/tests/unit/proxy/test_litellm_pre_call_utils.py
index 91c87c63067..d8cafa32fdf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/test_litellm_pre_call_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/test_litellm_pre_call_utils.py
@@ -3833,6 +3833,72 @@ async def test_child_tier_identity_preserves_trace_and_body_session_precedence(
     assert COMPLEXITY_ROUTER_CHILD_SESSION_ID_METADATA_KEY not in metadata.get("requester_metadata", {})
 
 
+_CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION: Final = "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
+_CLAUDE_CODE_AGENT: Final = "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "headers,child_id",
+    [
+        # Claude Code subagent: parent's session id plus its own agent id -> its own tier-pin identity.
+        (
+            {"x-claude-code-session-id": _CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION, "x-claude-code-agent-id": _CLAUDE_CODE_AGENT},
+            f"{_CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION}:{_CLAUDE_CODE_AGENT}",
+        ),
+        # The parent agent has no agent id and keeps the session-keyed pin.
+        ({"x-claude-code-session-id": _CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION}, None),
+        # An agent id without a session id, or a malformed id, never produces a child identity.
+        ({"x-claude-code-agent-id": _CLAUDE_CODE_AGENT}, None),
+        ({"x-claude-code-session-id": _CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION, "x-claude-code-agent-id": "bad:agent"}, None),
+        ({"x-claude-code-session-id": "short", "x-claude-code-agent-id": _CLAUDE_CODE_AGENT}, None),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_claude_code_subagent_gets_its_own_tier_pin_identity(
+    headers: dict[str, str], child_id: str | None
+) -> None:
+    request: Final = _make_request_mock("/v1/messages", headers)
+    updated: Final = await add_litellm_data_to_request(
+        data={"model": "test-router", "messages": []},
+        request=request,
+        user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="hashed-key"),
+        proxy_config=MagicMock(),
+        general_settings={},
+    )
+    metadata: Final = updated[get_metadata_variable_name(request)]
+    if child_id is None:
+        assert COMPLEXITY_ROUTER_CHILD_SESSION_ID_METADATA_KEY not in metadata
+    else:
+        assert metadata[COMPLEXITY_ROUTER_CHILD_SESSION_ID_METADATA_KEY] == child_id
+    # The parent session id stays the trace/session id for tracing and router binding.
+    expected_session: Final = headers.get("x-claude-code-session-id")
+    if expected_session == _CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION:
+        assert metadata["session_id"] == metadata["trace_id"] == _CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_parent_session_header_wins_over_claude_code_agent_headers() -> None:
+    request: Final = _make_request_mock(
+        "/v1/messages",
+        {
+            "x-parent-session-id": "parent-01",
+            "x-session-id": "child-01",
+            "x-claude-code-session-id": _CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION,
+            "x-claude-code-agent-id": _CLAUDE_CODE_AGENT,
+        },
+    )
+    updated: Final = await add_litellm_data_to_request(
+        data={"model": "test-router", "messages": []},
+        request=request,
+        user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="hashed-key"),
+        proxy_config=MagicMock(),
+        general_settings={},
+    )
+    metadata: Final = updated[get_metadata_variable_name(request)]
+    # The existing x-parent-session-id path is untouched: no composite (session:agent) identity.
+    assert metadata[COMPLEXITY_ROUTER_CHILD_SESSION_ID_METADATA_KEY] == _CLAUDE_CODE_SESSION
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("surface,parent_id", [("chat/completions", None), ("responses", None), ("messages", "bad")])
 async def test_non_child_requests_cannot_forge_a_child_tier_identity(surface: str, parent_id: str | None) -> None: