diff --git a/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/file_usage_caps.py b/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/file_usage_caps.py
index 770db11b2ec..5de5bbce27e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/file_usage_caps.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/file_usage_caps.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Annotated, Final, Literal, NoReturn, TypeAlias
 from pydantic import Field, TypeAdapter, ValidationError
 from typing_extensions import assert_never
 
+from litellm._internal_context import with_service_target
 from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
 from litellm.constants import (
     EMPTY_MAPPING,
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ async def _increment_all_or_none(
     return exceeded
 
 
+@with_service_target("rate_limits")
 async def consume_file_usage(
     cache: "InternalUsageCache",
     limits: tuple[ScopedFileUsageLimit, ...],
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/openai_files_endpoint/test_file_usage_caps.py b/tests/unit/proxy/openai_files_endpoint/test_file_usage_caps.py
index 1facf69bab7..7cf2505dd38 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/openai_files_endpoint/test_file_usage_caps.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/openai_files_endpoint/test_file_usage_caps.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from typing import Final
 
 import pytest
 
+from litellm._internal_context import current_service_target
 from litellm.caching.dual_cache import DualCache
 from litellm.caching.in_memory_cache import DEFAULT_MAX_SIZE_IN_MEMORY
 from litellm.proxy._types import ProxyException, UserAPIKeyAuth
@@ -141,6 +142,24 @@ async def test_a_rejection_does_not_use_up_the_scope_that_rejected_it():
     assert await consume_file_usage(cache, raised_limit, DAY, "", MIDDAY) is None
 
 
+class _ServiceTargetSeen(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class _TargetReportingCache(InternalUsageCache):
+    async def async_increment_cache(self, key, value, litellm_parent_otel_span, local_only=False, **kwargs):
+        raise _ServiceTargetSeen(current_service_target())
+
+
+async def test_counter_writes_are_declared_as_rate_limit_calls_so_their_redis_spans_are_named():
+    cache: Final = _TargetReportingCache(dual_cache=DualCache())
+
+    with pytest.raises(_ServiceTargetSeen) as seen:
+        await consume_file_usage(cache, (_scoped("key", "hashed", 1),), DAY, "", MIDDAY)
+
+    assert seen.value.args == ("rate_limits",)
+
+
 async def test_download_counters_are_per_file():
     cache: Final = _cache()
     limits: Final = (_scoped("key", "hashed", 1, setting="max_file_downloads_per_minute"),)