diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py
index c8895c01f7b..2480cd3b420 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py
@@ -1741,6 +1741,9 @@ async def _common_key_generation_helper(
 
     _validate_key_alias_format(key_alias=data_json.get("key_alias", None))
 
+    if data_json.get("user_id", None) is None:
+        data_json["user_id"] = user_api_key_dict.user_id
+
     await _enforce_unique_key_alias(
         key_alias=data_json.get("key_alias", None),
         prisma_client=prisma_client,