diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/vertex_ai/gemini/test_gemini_image_url_missing_field.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/vertex_ai/gemini/test_gemini_image_url_missing_field.py
index 0113fa0fc0e..10fc68ecaad 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/vertex_ai/gemini/test_gemini_image_url_missing_field.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/vertex_ai/gemini/test_gemini_image_url_missing_field.py
@@ -28,3 +28,25 @@ def test_missing_url_inside_image_url_dict_raises_bad_request_error():
     with pytest.raises(litellm.BadRequestError) as exc_info:
         _gemini_convert_messages_with_history(messages, model="gemini-1.5-pro")
     assert "'url' field is missing inside" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+
+def test_explicit_null_image_url_raises_bad_request_error():
+    """When image_url key is present but explicitly null, a BadRequestError is raised."""
+    messages = cast(
+        List[AllMessageValues],
+        [{"role": "user", "content": [{"type": "image_url", "image_url": None}]}],
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(litellm.BadRequestError) as exc_info:
+        _gemini_convert_messages_with_history(messages, model="gemini-1.5-pro")
+    assert "'image_url' field is missing" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+
+def test_empty_dict_image_url_raises_bad_request_error():
+    """When image_url is an empty dict (no url), a BadRequestError is raised."""
+    messages = cast(
+        List[AllMessageValues],
+        [{"role": "user", "content": [{"type": "image_url", "image_url": {}}]}],
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(litellm.BadRequestError) as exc_info:
+        _gemini_convert_messages_with_history(messages, model="gemini-1.5-pro")
+    assert "'url' field is missing inside" in str(exc_info.value)