diff --git a/litellm/router.py b/litellm/router.py
index 8865543badd..4929b17f7fc 100644
--- a/litellm/router.py
+++ b/litellm/router.py
@@ -1553,6 +1553,16 @@ class Router:
             return False
         return sum(len(self.model_name_to_deployment_indices.get(member) or ()) for member in group.models) > 1
 
+    def team_model_has_alternatives(self, deployment_id: str) -> bool:
+        deployment: Final = self.get_deployment(model_id=deployment_id)
+        if deployment is None:
+            return False
+        team_id: Final = deployment.model_info.team_id
+        public_model_name: Final = deployment.model_info.team_public_model_name
+        if team_id is None or public_model_name is None:
+            return False
+        return len(self.team_model_to_deployment_indices.get((team_id, public_model_name)) or ()) > 1
+
     _OVERRIDABLE_ROUTING_STRATEGIES: frozenset[str] = frozenset({"simple-shuffle", *_DEFAULT_SELECTOR_ATTR_BY_STRATEGY})
 
     def _get_request_routing_strategy_override(self, request_kwargs: dict | None) -> str | None:
diff --git a/litellm/router_utils/cooldown_handlers.py b/litellm/router_utils/cooldown_handlers.py
index f722b6fd20c..027f0a9ca05 100644
--- a/litellm/router_utils/cooldown_handlers.py
+++ b/litellm/router_utils/cooldown_handlers.py
@@ -343,8 +343,9 @@ def _should_cooldown_deployment(
     model_group: Final = litellm_router_instance.get_model_group(id=deployment)
     is_single_deployment_model_group = False
     if model_group is not None and len(model_group) == 1:
-        is_single_deployment_model_group = not litellm_router_instance.routing_group_has_alternatives(
-            requested_model_group
+        is_single_deployment_model_group = not (
+            litellm_router_instance.routing_group_has_alternatives(requested_model_group)
+            or litellm_router_instance.team_model_has_alternatives(deployment)
         )
 
     ## CHECK DEPLOYMENT-LEVEL POLICY FIRST (overrides router-level)
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/router_utils/test_cooldown_handlers.py b/tests/test_litellm/router_utils/test_cooldown_handlers.py
index 7ee0ed3701b..6f66bb863cc 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/router_utils/test_cooldown_handlers.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/router_utils/test_cooldown_handlers.py
@@ -437,3 +437,53 @@ class TestRoutingGroupCooldownAlternatives:
             )
             is False
         )
+
+
+class TestTeamModelCooldownAlternatives:
+    def _router(self, team_deployments: int):
+        from litellm import Router
+
+        return Router(
+            model_list=[
+                {
+                    "model_name": f"model_name_team-1_{i}",
+                    "litellm_params": {"model": "openai/gpt-4o-mini", "api_key": "sk-test"},
+                    "model_info": {
+                        "id": f"team-deploy-{i}",
+                        "team_id": "team-1",
+                        "team_public_model_name": "team-gpt-4o-mini",
+                    },
+                }
+                for i in range(team_deployments)
+            ]
+        )
+
+    def test_429_on_team_deployment_with_sibling_cools_down(self):
+        from litellm.router_utils.cooldown_handlers import _should_cooldown_deployment
+
+        router = self._router(team_deployments=2)
+        assert (
+            _should_cooldown_deployment(
+                litellm_router_instance=router,
+                deployment="team-deploy-0",
+                exception_status=429,
+                original_exception=Exception("rate limited"),
+                requested_model_group="team-gpt-4o-mini",
+            )
+            is True
+        )
+
+    def test_429_on_only_team_deployment_keeps_single_deployment_exemption(self):
+        from litellm.router_utils.cooldown_handlers import _should_cooldown_deployment
+
+        router = self._router(team_deployments=1)
+        assert (
+            _should_cooldown_deployment(
+                litellm_router_instance=router,
+                deployment="team-deploy-0",
+                exception_status=429,
+                original_exception=Exception("rate limited"),
+                requested_model_group="team-gpt-4o-mini",
+            )
+            is False
+        )