diff --git a/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py
index fc76779f634..b063670c346 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py
@@ -4255,10 +4255,20 @@ def _apply_resolved_guardrails_to_metadata(
         return
 
     existing_guardrails: Final = data[metadata_variable_name].get("guardrails", [])
-    existing_guardrails_list: Final = existing_guardrails if isinstance(existing_guardrails, list) else []
+    existing_guardrails_list: Final = (
+        _REQUEST_ENTRIES.validate_python(existing_guardrails) if isinstance(existing_guardrails, list) else ()
+    )
 
-    # Combine existing guardrails with policy-resolved guardrails (no duplicates)
-    combined: Final = list(dict.fromkeys((*existing_guardrails_list, *resolved_guardrails)))
+    selected_names: Final = frozenset(
+        itertools.chain.from_iterable(
+            _REQUEST_FIELDS.validate_python(entry).keys() if isinstance(entry, dict) else (entry,)
+            for entry in existing_guardrails_list
+        )
+    )
+    combined: Final = [
+        *existing_guardrails_list,
+        *(name for name in dict.fromkeys(resolved_guardrails) if name not in selected_names),
+    ]
     data[metadata_variable_name]["guardrails"] = combined
 
     verbose_proxy_logger.debug("Policy engine: added guardrails to request metadata: %s", combined)
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/response_api_endpoints/test_endpoints.py b/tests/unit/proxy/response_api_endpoints/test_endpoints.py
index 11dbc1b0ca2..63e5315ecd1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/response_api_endpoints/test_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/response_api_endpoints/test_endpoints.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from litellm.proxy.utils import ProxyLogging
 from litellm.types.guardrails import GuardrailEventHooks
 from litellm.types.llms.openai import ResponseAPIUsage, ResponsesAPIResponse
 from litellm.types.router import RouterErrors
+from litellm.types.utils import CallTypesLiteral
 from tests._master_key import MASTER_KEY
 
 
@@ -1983,15 +1984,23 @@ class _FrameGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         self.rewrites = rewrites
         self.blocks = blocks
 
-    async def async_pre_call_hook(self, user_api_key_dict, cache, data, call_type):
+    async def async_pre_call_hook(
+        self,
+        user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
+        cache: DualCache,
+        data: dict[str, object],
+        call_type: CallTypesLiteral,
+    ) -> dict[str, object]:
         return self._scan(data)
 
-    async def async_moderation_hook(self, data, user_api_key_dict, call_type):
+    async def async_moderation_hook(
+        self, data: dict[str, object], user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth, call_type: CallTypesLiteral
+    ) -> None:
         self._scan(data)
 
-    def _scan(self, data):
+    def _scan(self, data: dict[str, object]) -> dict[str, object]:
         self.inputs.append(data["input"])
-        self.configs.append(data["litellm_metadata"].get("guardrail_config"))
+        self.configs.append(cast(dict[str, object], data["litellm_metadata"]).get("guardrail_config"))
         if self.blocks:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail={"error": f"Content blocked by {self.guardrail_name}"})
         return {**data, "input": f"{data['input']} [{self.guardrail_name}]"} if self.rewrites else data
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/test_litellm_pre_call_utils.py b/tests/unit/proxy/test_litellm_pre_call_utils.py
index 81a196af676..e82d2d66e3c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/test_litellm_pre_call_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/test_litellm_pre_call_utils.py
@@ -5292,6 +5292,42 @@ async def test_add_guardrails_from_policy_engine_keeps_a_policy_added_guardrail_
     assert [pipeline.mode for _policy_name, pipeline in data["metadata"]["_guardrail_pipelines"]] == ["post_call"]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_add_guardrails_from_policy_engine_keeps_configured_guardrails_and_skips_ones_already_selected():
+    from litellm.proxy.policy_engine.attachment_registry import get_attachment_registry
+    from litellm.proxy.policy_engine.policy_registry import get_policy_registry
+    from litellm.types.proxy.policy_engine import Policy, PolicyAttachment, PolicyGuardrails
+
+    configured = {"pii_blocker": {"extra_body": {"threshold": 0.9}}}
+    data = {
+        "model": "gpt-4",
+        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
+        "metadata": {"guardrails": [configured, "audit"]},
+    }
+    policy_registry = get_policy_registry()
+    policy_registry._policies = {
+        "baseline": Policy(guardrails=PolicyGuardrails(add=["pii_blocker", "audit", "hipaa_audit"])),
+    }
+    policy_registry._initialized = True
+    attachment_registry = get_attachment_registry()
+    attachment_registry._attachments = [PolicyAttachment(policy="baseline", scope="*")]
+    attachment_registry._initialized = True
+
+    try:
+        await add_guardrails_from_policy_engine(
+            data=data,
+            metadata_variable_name="metadata",
+            user_api_key_dict=UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="test-key"),
+        )
+    finally:
+        policy_registry._policies = {}
+        policy_registry._initialized = False
+        attachment_registry._attachments = []
+        attachment_registry._initialized = False
+
+    assert data["metadata"]["guardrails"] == [configured, "audit", "hipaa_audit"]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_add_guardrails_from_policy_engine_applies_inherited_parent_guardrail_when_child_condition_misses():
     from litellm.proxy.policy_engine.attachment_registry import get_attachment_registry