diff --git a/tests/image_gen_tests/test_image_generation.py b/tests/image_gen_tests/test_image_generation.py
index 0567f60ecfc..34ff080c507 100644
--- a/tests/image_gen_tests/test_image_generation.py
+++ b/tests/image_gen_tests/test_image_generation.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 import sys
 import traceback
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 
 sys.path.insert(
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import pytest
 import litellm
 import json
 import tempfile
-from base_image_generation_test import BaseImageGenTest
+from base_image_generation_test import BaseImageGenTest, TestCustomLogger
 import logging
 from litellm._logging import verbose_logger
 
@@ -182,6 +182,82 @@ class TestAimlImageGeneration(BaseImageGenTest):
     def get_base_image_generation_call_args(self) -> dict:
         return {"model": "aiml/flux-pro/v1.1"}
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio(scope="module")
+    async def test_basic_image_generation(self):
+        """Test basic image generation"""
+        from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+
+        mock_aiml_response = {
+            "created": 1703658209,
+            "data": [{"url": "https://example.com/generated_image.png"}],
+        }
+        mock_response = MagicMock()
+        mock_response.status_code = 200
+        mock_response.json.return_value = mock_aiml_response
+        mock_response.text = json.dumps(mock_aiml_response)
+        mock_response.headers = {}
+
+        with patch(
+            "litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler.AsyncHTTPHandler.post",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+        ) as mock_async_post, patch(
+            "litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler.HTTPHandler.post",
+        ) as mock_sync_post:
+            mock_async_post.return_value = mock_response
+            mock_sync_post.return_value = mock_response
+
+            try:
+                litellm._turn_on_debug()
+                custom_logger = TestCustomLogger()
+                litellm.logging_callback_manager._reset_all_callbacks()
+                litellm.callbacks = [custom_logger]
+                base_image_generation_call_args = self.get_base_image_generation_call_args()
+                litellm.set_verbose = True
+                response = await litellm.aimage_generation(
+                    **base_image_generation_call_args, prompt="A image of a otter"
+                )
+                print("FAL AI RESPONSE: ", response)
+
+                await asyncio.sleep(1)
+
+                # assert response._hidden_params["response_cost"] is not None
+                # assert response._hidden_params["response_cost"] > 0
+                # print("response_cost", response._hidden_params["response_cost"])
+
+                logged_standard_logging_payload = custom_logger.standard_logging_payload
+                print("logged_standard_logging_payload", logged_standard_logging_payload)
+                assert logged_standard_logging_payload is not None
+                assert logged_standard_logging_payload["response_cost"] is not None
+                assert logged_standard_logging_payload["response_cost"] > 0
+                import openai
+                from openai.types.images_response import ImagesResponse
+
+                # print openai version
+                print("openai version=", openai.__version__)
+
+                response_dict = dict(response)
+                if "usage" in response_dict:
+                    response_dict["usage"] = dict(response_dict["usage"])
+                print("response usage=", response_dict.get("usage"))
+
+                assert response.data is not None  # type guard for iteration (base fails here if None)
+                for d in response.data:
+                    assert isinstance(d, Image)
+                    print("data in response.data", d)
+                    assert d.b64_json is not None or d.url is not None
+            except litellm.RateLimitError as e:
+                pass
+            except litellm.ContentPolicyViolationError:
+                pass  # Azure randomly raises these errors - skip when they occur
+            except litellm.InternalServerError:
+                pass
+            except Exception as e:
+                if "Your task failed as a result of our safety system." in str(e):
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    pytest.fail(f"An exception occurred - {str(e)}")
+
+
 class TestGoogleImageGen(BaseImageGenTest):
     def get_base_image_generation_call_args(self) -> dict:
         return {"model": "gemini/imagen-4.0-generate-001"}