diff --git a/litellm/proxy/common_request_processing.py b/litellm/proxy/common_request_processing.py
index 59c44ab8101..0a71e8dfd40 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/common_request_processing.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/common_request_processing.py
@@ -3894,7 +3894,9 @@ class ProxyBaseLLMRequestProcessing:
         # pure overhead on the streaming hot path (the default config).
         caps: Final = ProxyLogging._callback_capabilities()
         cost_injection_enabled: Final = bool(getattr(litellm, "include_cost_in_streaming_usage", False))
-        fast_path = not caps.has_streaming_chunk_override and not caps.has_streaming_guardrail and not cost_injection_enabled
+        fast_path = (
+            not caps.has_streaming_chunk_override and not caps.has_streaming_guardrail and not cost_injection_enabled
+        )
         debug_enabled: Final = verbose_proxy_logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG)
         stream_completed = False
         client_disconnected = False
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index 2f2e59f6ee4..c31f304237f 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -1156,7 +1156,6 @@ def _overrides_moderation_hook(callback: CustomLogger) -> bool:
     return _overrides_hook(callback, "async_moderation_hook")
 
 
-
 _PRE_CALL_ONLY_HOOKS: Final = frozenset(
     {
         GuardrailEventHooks.pre_call.value,
@@ -1188,9 +1187,7 @@ def _guardrail_configured_hooks(guardrail: CustomGuardrail) -> frozenset[str] |
             else:
                 hooks.add(_normalize_guardrail_hook_name(tag_value))
         if event_hook.default:
-            default_list = (
-                event_hook.default if isinstance(event_hook.default, list) else [event_hook.default]
-            )
+            default_list = event_hook.default if isinstance(event_hook.default, list) else [event_hook.default]
             hooks.update(_normalize_guardrail_hook_name(value) for value in default_list)
         return frozenset(hooks)
     if isinstance(event_hook, list):
@@ -1211,11 +1208,22 @@ def _guardrail_affects_streaming(guardrail: CustomGuardrail) -> bool:
 
 
 def _guardrail_affects_during_call(guardrail: CustomGuardrail) -> bool:
-    """True if this guardrail can run on the ``during_call`` event."""
+    """True if this guardrail can run on during_call / during_mcp_call events.
+
+    MCP tool calls reach ``during_call_hook``, which remaps to
+    ``during_mcp_call``. That capability must keep the hook live so
+    MCP-only guardrails are not skipped by the early return.
+    """
     hooks = _guardrail_configured_hooks(guardrail)
     if hooks is None:
         return True
-    return GuardrailEventHooks.during_call.value in hooks
+    return bool(
+        hooks
+        & {
+            GuardrailEventHooks.during_call.value,
+            GuardrailEventHooks.during_mcp_call.value,
+        }
+    )
 
 
 _LISTED_MODEL_NAMES: Final = TypeAdapter(tuple[str, ...])
@@ -2898,10 +2906,7 @@ class ProxyLogging:
             elif (
                 "apply_guardrail" in cls_attrs
                 and not getattr(resolved, "use_native_lifecycle_hooks", False)
-                and (
-                    not isinstance(resolved, CustomGuardrail)
-                    or _guardrail_affects_streaming(resolved)
-                )
+                and (not isinstance(resolved, CustomGuardrail) or _guardrail_affects_streaming(resolved))
             ):
                 # pre_call-only guardrails never scan the response stream
                 iterator_overrides.append((resolved, "apply_guardrail"))
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/utils/proxy_logging/test_callback_capabilities_class.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/utils/proxy_logging/test_callback_capabilities_class.py
index 97a027dbb86..36751315cc2 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/utils/proxy_logging/test_callback_capabilities_class.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/utils/proxy_logging/test_callback_capabilities_class.py
@@ -281,6 +281,13 @@ def test_has_during_call_guardrails_truth_table(monkeypatch, mock_callbacks_disa
         def __init__(self):
             super().__init__(guardrail_name="g-during", event_hook=GuardrailEventHooks.during_call)
 
+    class _DuringMcpCall(CustomGuardrail):
+        def __init__(self):
+            super().__init__(
+                guardrail_name="g-during-mcp",
+                event_hook=GuardrailEventHooks.during_mcp_call,
+            )
+
     snapshot = {
         "empty_false": ProxyLogging.has_during_call_guardrails(),
     }
@@ -290,6 +297,9 @@ def test_has_during_call_guardrails_truth_table(monkeypatch, mock_callbacks_disa
     monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "callbacks", [_DuringCall()])
     ProxyLogging._callback_capabilities_cache.clear()
     snapshot["with_during_call_true"] = ProxyLogging.has_during_call_guardrails()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "callbacks", [_DuringMcpCall()])
+    ProxyLogging._callback_capabilities_cache.clear()
+    snapshot["with_during_mcp_call_true"] = ProxyLogging.has_during_call_guardrails()
     monkeypatch.setattr(litellm, "callbacks", [_PlainLogger()])
     ProxyLogging._callback_capabilities_cache.clear()
     snapshot["only_plain_logger_false"] = ProxyLogging.has_during_call_guardrails()
@@ -297,6 +307,7 @@ def test_has_during_call_guardrails_truth_table(monkeypatch, mock_callbacks_disa
         "empty_false": False,
         "pre_call_only_false": False,
         "with_during_call_true": True,
+        "with_during_mcp_call_true": True,
         "only_plain_logger_false": False,
     }
 
@@ -365,9 +376,7 @@ def test_get_combined_callback_list_matrix(proxy_logging):
         "none_dynamic_returns_global_copy": proxy_logging.get_combined_callback_list(
             dynamic_success_callbacks=None, global_callbacks=["a", "b", "c"]
         ),
-        "empty_both": proxy_logging.get_combined_callback_list(
-            dynamic_success_callbacks=[], global_callbacks=[]
-        ),
+        "empty_both": proxy_logging.get_combined_callback_list(dynamic_success_callbacks=[], global_callbacks=[]),
     }
     assert snapshot == {
         "merge_dedupes_shared": ["dyn-1", "glob-1", "shared"],