diff --git a/litellm/passthrough/timeout_utils.py b/litellm/passthrough/timeout_utils.py
index fb649a9eeaf..0170d93c156 100644
--- a/litellm/passthrough/timeout_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/passthrough/timeout_utils.py
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 import sys
 from typing import Final
 
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
+
 DEFAULT_PASS_THROUGH_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: Final = 600.0
 
 
+class _TimeoutFields(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
+
+    stream: bool = False
+    stream_timeout: float | None = None
+    timeout: float | None = None
+    request_timeout: float | None = None
+
+
 def resolve_pass_through_request_timeout(
     endpoint_timeout: float | None = None,
 ) -> float:
@@ -33,8 +44,8 @@ def resolve_pass_through_request_timeout(
 def resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout(
     kwargs: dict | None = None,
     litellm_params: dict | None = None,
-    router_timeout: float | None = None,
-    router_stream_timeout: float | None = None,
+    router_timeout: float | str | None = None,
+    router_stream_timeout: float | str | None = None,
 ) -> float:
     """
     Resolve upstream httpx timeout for SDK native passthrough (e.g. Bedrock /converse,
@@ -44,28 +55,23 @@ def resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout(
     timeout/request_timeout -> router_timeout -> general_settings.pass_through_request_timeout
     -> 600s default.
 
-    Streaming (``kwargs["stream"]`` truthy) additionally consults ``stream_timeout`` at each
-    level before the non-streaming key, matching ``Router._get_stream_timeout`` on the
-    completion route: kwargs stream_timeout -> kwargs timeout/request_timeout ->
-    litellm_params stream_timeout -> litellm_params timeout/request_timeout ->
-    router_stream_timeout -> router_timeout -> pass_through_request_timeout -> 600s.
+    Streaming (``kwargs["stream"]`` truthy) resolves ``stream_timeout`` at every level before
+    any generic timeout, matching ``Router._get_stream_timeout`` on the completion route:
+    kwargs stream_timeout -> litellm_params stream_timeout -> router_stream_timeout, then the
+    non-streaming chain above.
     """
-    kwargs = kwargs or {}
-    litellm_params = litellm_params or {}
-    is_stream: Final[bool] = bool(kwargs.get("stream", False))
-
-    keys: Final[tuple[str, ...]] = (
-        ("stream_timeout", "timeout", "request_timeout") if is_stream else ("timeout", "request_timeout")
+    request: Final = _TimeoutFields.model_validate(kwargs or {})
+    deployment: Final = _TimeoutFields.model_validate(litellm_params or {})
+    stream_candidates: Final = (
+        (request.stream_timeout, deployment.stream_timeout, router_stream_timeout) if request.stream else ()
     )
-    for source in (kwargs, litellm_params):
-        for key in keys:
-            val = source.get(key)
-            if val is not None:
-                return float(val)
-
-    if is_stream and router_stream_timeout is not None:
-        return float(router_stream_timeout)
-    if router_timeout is not None:
-        return float(router_timeout)
-
-    return resolve_pass_through_request_timeout()
+    candidates: Final = (
+        *stream_candidates,
+        request.timeout,
+        request.request_timeout,
+        deployment.timeout,
+        deployment.request_timeout,
+        router_timeout,
+    )
+    resolved: Final = next((float(val) for val in candidates if val is not None), None)
+    return resolved if resolved is not None else resolve_pass_through_request_timeout()
diff --git a/litellm/router.py b/litellm/router.py
index 7ce7ba30502..a5523d7af79 100644
--- a/litellm/router.py
+++ b/litellm/router.py
@@ -3880,7 +3880,9 @@ class Router:
                 float(self._explicit_timeout) if isinstance(self._explicit_timeout, (int, float)) else None
             )
             _router_stream_timeout: Final = (
-                float(self.stream_timeout) if isinstance(self.stream_timeout, (int, float)) else None
+                self.stream_timeout
+                if self.stream_timeout is not None
+                else self.default_litellm_params.get("stream_timeout")
             )
             kwargs["timeout"] = resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout(
                 kwargs=kwargs,
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_pass_through_endpoints.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_pass_through_endpoints.py
index 7f8663ea860..54336800db4 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_pass_through_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_pass_through_endpoints.py
@@ -1120,7 +1120,6 @@ def test_resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout_precedence():
 
 
 def test_resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout_stream_timeout_precedence():
-    # streaming: stream_timeout wins at each level, then falls through to the non-stream keys
     assert (
         resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout(
             kwargs={"stream": True, "stream_timeout": 1800, "timeout": 45},
@@ -1129,36 +1128,35 @@ def test_resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout_stream_timeout_precedence():
     )
     assert (
         resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout(
-            kwargs={"stream": True},
+            kwargs={"stream": True, "timeout": 45},
             litellm_params={"stream_timeout": 1800, "timeout": 90},
         )
         == 1800.0
     )
+    assert (
+        resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout(
+            kwargs={"stream": True, "timeout": 45},
+            litellm_params={"timeout": 90},
+            router_timeout=120,
+            router_stream_timeout=1800,
+        )
+        == 1800.0
+    )
+    assert (
+        resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout(
+            kwargs={"stream": True},
+            router_stream_timeout="1800",
+        )
+        == 1800.0
+    )
     assert (
         resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout(
             kwargs={"stream": True},
             litellm_params={"timeout": 90},
-            router_stream_timeout=1800,
+            router_timeout=120,
         )
         == 90.0
     )
-    assert (
-        resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout(
-            kwargs={"stream": True},
-            router_timeout=120,
-            router_stream_timeout=1800,
-        )
-        == 1800.0
-    )
-    assert (
-        resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout(
-            kwargs={"stream": True},
-            router_timeout=120,
-        )
-        == 120.0
-    )
-
-    # non-streaming: stream_timeout is ignored everywhere
     assert (
         resolve_llm_passthrough_timeout(
             kwargs={"stream": False, "stream_timeout": 1800},
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/test_router.py b/tests/test_litellm/test_router.py
index 4c39f8ba4e4..e92e5de23dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/test_router.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/test_router.py
@@ -5480,13 +5480,17 @@ def test_update_kwargs_with_deployment_uses_pass_through_request_timeout():
     assert kwargs["timeout"] == 6.0
 
 
+def _passthrough_timeout(router: litellm.Router, deployment: dict, stream: bool) -> float:
+    kwargs: Final[dict] = {"stream": stream}
+    router._update_kwargs_with_deployment(
+        deployment=deployment,
+        kwargs=kwargs,
+        function_name="_ageneric_api_call_with_fallbacks",
+    )
+    return kwargs["timeout"]
+
+
 def test_update_kwargs_with_deployment_passthrough_honors_stream_timeout():
-    """
-    The SDK-native passthrough route (anthropic /v1/messages, bedrock /converse) resolves
-    its upstream timeout separately from the completion route. A streaming call must get
-    stream_timeout (deployment litellm_params first, then router_settings), while a
-    non-streaming call on the same deployment keeps the non-stream resolution.
-    """
     router = litellm.Router(
         model_list=[
             {
@@ -5503,6 +5507,7 @@ def test_update_kwargs_with_deployment_passthrough_honors_stream_timeout():
                 "litellm_params": {
                     "model": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5",
                     "api_key": "fake-key",
+                    "timeout": 60,
                 },
             },
         ],
@@ -5511,37 +5516,27 @@ def test_update_kwargs_with_deployment_passthrough_honors_stream_timeout():
     )
     per_deployment, router_default = router.model_list
 
-    kwargs: dict = {"stream": True}
-    router._update_kwargs_with_deployment(
-        deployment=per_deployment,
-        kwargs=kwargs,
-        function_name="_ageneric_api_call_with_fallbacks",
-    )
-    assert kwargs["timeout"] == 1800.0
+    assert _passthrough_timeout(router, per_deployment, stream=True) == 1800.0
+    assert _passthrough_timeout(router, router_default, stream=True) == 900.0
+    assert _passthrough_timeout(router, per_deployment, stream=False) == 60.0
+    assert _passthrough_timeout(router, router_default, stream=False) == 60.0
 
-    kwargs = {"stream": True}
-    router._update_kwargs_with_deployment(
-        deployment=router_default,
-        kwargs=kwargs,
-        function_name="_ageneric_api_call_with_fallbacks",
-    )
-    assert kwargs["timeout"] == 900.0
 
-    kwargs = {"stream": False}
-    router._update_kwargs_with_deployment(
-        deployment=per_deployment,
-        kwargs=kwargs,
-        function_name="_ageneric_api_call_with_fallbacks",
+def test_update_kwargs_with_deployment_passthrough_router_stream_timeout_sources():
+    deployment: Final[dict] = {
+        "model_name": "anthropic-router-default",
+        "litellm_params": {"model": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5", "api_key": "fake-key"},
+    }
+    string_router = litellm.Router(model_list=[deployment], timeout=120, stream_timeout="900")
+    default_router = litellm.Router(
+        model_list=[deployment],
+        timeout=120,
+        default_litellm_params={"stream_timeout": 700},
     )
-    assert kwargs["timeout"] == 60.0
 
-    kwargs = {"stream": False}
-    router._update_kwargs_with_deployment(
-        deployment=router_default,
-        kwargs=kwargs,
-        function_name="_ageneric_api_call_with_fallbacks",
-    )
-    assert kwargs["timeout"] == 120.0
+    assert _passthrough_timeout(string_router, string_router.model_list[0], stream=True) == 900.0
+    assert _passthrough_timeout(default_router, default_router.model_list[0], stream=True) == 700.0
+    assert _passthrough_timeout(default_router, default_router.model_list[0], stream=False) == 120.0
 
 
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