diff --git a/helm/litellm/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm/litellm/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 647e435bdf6..8cb2fbf441d 100644
--- a/helm/litellm/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm/litellm/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -475,6 +475,27 @@ harmless no-op for the Job and authoritative for the app pods.
   {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- $sslCertReqs := $root.Values.redis.sslCertReqs }}
+{{- if and $sslCertReqs (not (has $sslCertReqs (list "none" "optional" "required"))) }}
+{{- fail (printf "redis.sslCertReqs must be one of none, optional, required (got %q)" $sslCertReqs) }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if and $urlKey (or $root.Values.redis.ssl $sslCertReqs $root.Values.redis.sslCaCerts) }}
+{{- fail "redis.ssl, redis.sslCertReqs and redis.sslCaCerts cannot be combined with redis.passwordSecret.urlKey, use a rediss:// URL with ssl_cert_reqs / ssl_ca_certs query parameters instead" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if or $root.Values.redis.host $hostKey }}
+{{- if $root.Values.redis.ssl }}
+- name: REDIS_SSL
+  value: "true"
+{{- end }}
+{{- if $sslCertReqs }}
+- name: REDIS_SSL_CERT_REQS
+  value: {{ $sslCertReqs | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if $root.Values.redis.sslCaCerts }}
+- name: REDIS_SSL_CA_CERTS
+  value: {{ $root.Values.redis.sslCaCerts | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- with $component.extraEnv }}
 {{ toYaml . }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/litellm/tests/redis_env_tests.yaml b/helm/litellm/tests/redis_env_tests.yaml
index c9304cedd9c..79a14dfc6e5 100644
--- a/helm/litellm/tests/redis_env_tests.yaml
+++ b/helm/litellm/tests/redis_env_tests.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ templates:
   - gateway/deployment.yaml
   - gateway/configmap.yaml
   - backend/deployment.yaml
+  - migrations-job.yaml
 values:
   - ./values/required.yaml
 tests:
@@ -320,3 +321,168 @@ tests:
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
           errorMessage: "redis.passwordSecret.name is required when hostKey or urlKey is set"
+
+  - it: redis omits TLS env vars by default
+    template: gateway/deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      redis.host: redis.example.com
+    asserts:
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL
+          any: true
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL_CERT_REQS
+          any: true
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL_CA_CERTS
+          any: true
+
+  - it: redis ssl false omits REDIS_SSL
+    template: gateway/deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      redis.host: redis.example.com
+      redis.ssl: false
+      redis.sslCertReqs: required
+    asserts:
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL
+          any: true
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL_CERT_REQS
+            value: "required"
+
+  - it: gateway renders redis TLS env vars
+    template: gateway/deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      redis.host: redis.example.com
+      redis.ssl: true
+      redis.sslCertReqs: none
+      redis.sslCaCerts: /etc/redis-tls/ca.crt
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL
+            value: "true"
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL_CERT_REQS
+            value: "none"
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL_CA_CERTS
+            value: "/etc/redis-tls/ca.crt"
+
+  - it: backend renders redis TLS env vars
+    template: backend/deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      redis.host: redis.example.com
+      redis.ssl: true
+      redis.sslCertReqs: required
+      redis.sslCaCerts: /etc/redis-tls/ca.crt
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL
+            value: "true"
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL_CERT_REQS
+            value: "required"
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL_CA_CERTS
+            value: "/etc/redis-tls/ca.crt"
+
+  - it: migration job renders redis TLS env vars
+    template: migrations-job.yaml
+    set:
+      db.deployStandalone: false
+      db.useExisting: true
+      db.endpoint: postgres.example.com
+      db.secret.name: pg-secret
+      redis.host: redis.example.com
+      redis.ssl: true
+      redis.sslCertReqs: optional
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL
+            value: "true"
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL_CERT_REQS
+            value: "optional"
+
+  - it: redis TLS values reject a secret-backed URL
+    template: gateway/deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      redis.passwordSecret.name: redis-secret
+      redis.passwordSecret.urlKey: connection-url
+      redis.sslCaCerts: /etc/redis-tls/ca.crt
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: "redis.ssl, redis.sslCertReqs and redis.sslCaCerts cannot be combined with redis.passwordSecret.urlKey, use a rediss:// URL with ssl_cert_reqs / ssl_ca_certs query parameters instead"
+
+  - it: hostKey mode renders redis TLS env vars
+    template: gateway/deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      redis.passwordSecret.name: redis-secret
+      redis.passwordSecret.hostKey: hostname
+      redis.ssl: true
+      redis.sslCaCerts: /etc/redis-tls/ca.crt
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL
+            value: "true"
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL_CA_CERTS
+            value: "/etc/redis-tls/ca.crt"
+
+  - it: redis TLS env vars are omitted when redis is not configured
+    template: gateway/deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      redis.ssl: true
+      redis.sslCertReqs: none
+    asserts:
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL
+          any: true
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+          content:
+            name: REDIS_SSL_CERT_REQS
+          any: true
+
+  - it: redis sslCertReqs rejects unknown values
+    template: gateway/deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      redis.host: redis.example.com
+      redis.ssl: true
+      redis.sslCertReqs: strict
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: 'redis.sslCertReqs must be one of none, optional, required (got "strict")'
diff --git a/helm/litellm/values.yaml b/helm/litellm/values.yaml
index d8e77085010..aa6ee7a6056 100644
--- a/helm/litellm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/litellm/values.yaml
@@ -275,10 +275,21 @@ database:
 # self-hosted Redis Cluster). The chart emits REDIS_CLUSTER_NODES from
 # `host` / `port` as the single seed; the cluster client discovers the
 # remaining nodes from CLUSTER SLOTS at startup.
+#
+# For a TLS Redis endpoint set `ssl: true`, which the chart emits as REDIS_SSL.
+# `sslCertReqs` (none / optional / required) becomes REDIS_SSL_CERT_REQS and
+# `sslCaCerts` (path to a CA bundle mounted in the pod, e.g. via
+# `extraVolumeMounts`) becomes REDIS_SSL_CA_CERTS. All three are omitted when
+# unset. They apply to `host` / `hostKey` mode only. With `passwordSecret.urlKey`
+# the proxy reads TLS settings from the URL itself, so use `rediss://` and the
+# `ssl_cert_reqs` / `ssl_ca_certs` query parameters there instead.
 redis:
   cluster: false
   host: ""
   port: 6379
+  ssl: false
+  sslCertReqs: ""
+  sslCaCerts: ""
   passwordSecret:
     name: "" # Leave empty for auth-less Redis
     passwordKey: password