diff --git a/litellm/proxy/hooks/prompt_injection_detection.py b/litellm/proxy/hooks/prompt_injection_detection.py
index 4f903c8a4cf..23290f62b68 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/hooks/prompt_injection_detection.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/hooks/prompt_injection_detection.py
@@ -128,11 +128,14 @@ class _PromptInjectionLLMJudge(CustomGuardrail):
         input_type: Literal["request", "response"],
         logging_obj: LiteLLMLoggingObj | None = None,
     ) -> GenericGuardrailAPIInputs:
-        if input_type != "request":
-            return inputs
-        prompt: Final = "\n".join((*inputs.get("texts", ()), *_attachment_texts(request_data)))
+        if input_type == "request":
+            await self.reject_injection(inputs.get("texts", ()))
+        return inputs
+
+    async def reject_injection(self, texts: Iterable[str]) -> None:
+        prompt: Final = "\n".join(texts)
         if not prompt.strip():
-            return inputs
+            return
         response: Final[ModelResponse] = await self.router.acompletion(
             model=self.llm_api_name,
             messages=[
@@ -145,7 +148,6 @@ class _PromptInjectionLLMJudge(CustomGuardrail):
         )
         if self._verdict_is_attack(response):
             raise _rejection()
-        return inputs
 
     def _verdict_is_attack(self, response: ModelResponse) -> bool:
         fail_call_string: Final = self.params.llm_api_fail_call_string
@@ -286,16 +288,13 @@ class _OPTIONAL_PromptInjectionDetection(CustomGuardrail):
         return inputs
 
     async def _judge_request(self, judge: _PromptInjectionLLMJudge, data: dict[str, object], call_type: str) -> None:
+        await judge.reject_injection(_attachment_texts(data))
         handler: Final = _translation_handler(call_type)
-        if handler is not None:
-            await handler.process_input_messages(
-                data=data, guardrail_to_apply=judge, litellm_logging_obj=_logging_obj(data)
-            )
+        if handler is None:
+            await judge.reject_injection(_plain_request_texts(data))
             return
-        await judge.apply_guardrail(
-            inputs=GenericGuardrailAPIInputs(texts=list(_plain_request_texts(data))),
-            request_data=data,
-            input_type="request",
+        await handler.process_input_messages(
+            data=data, guardrail_to_apply=judge, litellm_logging_obj=_logging_obj(data)
         )
 
     async def async_moderation_hook(
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/hooks/test_prompt_injection_detection.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/hooks/test_prompt_injection_detection.py
index 9b52a0103a0..29f4dd3c93f 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/hooks/test_prompt_injection_detection.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/hooks/test_prompt_injection_detection.py
@@ -91,18 +91,28 @@ def _chat_with_only_a_file(text: str) -> dict[str, object]:
     return _chat_with_parts(_file_part(text))
 
 
+def _input_file_part(text: str) -> dict[str, object]:
+    return {"type": "input_file", "filename": "notes.txt", "file_data": _text_data_url(text)}
+
+
+def _document_part(text: str) -> dict[str, object]:
+    return {"type": "document", "source": {"type": "text", "media_type": "text/plain", "data": text}}
+
+
 def _responses_with_text_and_input_file(text: str) -> dict[str, object]:
-    return _responses_with_parts(
-        {"type": "input_text", "text": SAFE},
-        {"type": "input_file", "filename": "notes.txt", "file_data": _text_data_url(text)},
-    )
+    return _responses_with_parts({"type": "input_text", "text": SAFE}, _input_file_part(text))
+
+
+def _responses_with_only_an_input_file(text: str) -> dict[str, object]:
+    return _responses_with_parts(_input_file_part(text))
 
 
 def _messages_with_text_and_document(text: str) -> dict[str, object]:
-    return _messages_with_parts(
-        {"type": "text", "text": SAFE},
-        {"type": "document", "source": {"type": "text", "media_type": "text/plain", "data": text}},
-    )
+    return _messages_with_parts({"type": "text", "text": SAFE}, _document_part(text))
+
+
+def _messages_with_only_a_document(text: str) -> dict[str, object]:
+    return _messages_with_parts(_document_part(text))
 
 
 PDF_FILE_PART: Final[dict[str, object]] = {
@@ -378,7 +388,26 @@ async def test_llm_check_scans_text_attachments(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch)
         "acompletion",
     )
 
-    assert router.seen_prompts == (f"{SAFE}\nattached text",)
+    assert router.seen_prompts == ("attached text", SAFE)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("call_type", "build"),
+    [
+        ("acompletion", _chat_with_only_a_file),
+        ("aresponses", _responses_with_only_an_input_file),
+        ("anthropic_messages", _messages_with_only_a_document),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_llm_check_judges_attachment_only_input(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, call_type: CallTypesLiteral, build: RequestBuilder
+):
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
+        await _proxy_during_call(monkeypatch, _moderation_detector(verdict="UNSAFE"), build(INJECTION), call_type)
+
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 400
+    assert _error(exc_info.value)["error"] == REJECTION_MESSAGE
 
 
 def _moderation(text: str | list[str]) -> dict[str, object]: