diff --git a/litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/adapters/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/adapters/transformation.py
index 4c981dd36b3..09db9a3fd08 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/adapters/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/adapters/transformation.py
@@ -1389,9 +1389,7 @@ class LiteLLMAnthropicMessagesAdapter:
                         "signature": thought_sig,
                     }
                 return "tool_use", cast("ContentBlockContentBlockDict", tool_block)
-            elif choice.delta.content is not None and len(choice.delta.content) > 0:
-                return "text", TextBlock(type="text", text="")
-            elif isinstance(choice, StreamingChoices) and hasattr(choice.delta, "thinking_blocks"):
+            if isinstance(choice, StreamingChoices) and hasattr(choice.delta, "thinking_blocks"):
                 thinking_blocks = choice.delta.thinking_blocks or []
                 if len(thinking_blocks) > 0:
                     thinking_block = thinking_blocks[0]
@@ -1415,8 +1413,10 @@ class LiteLLMAnthropicMessagesAdapter:
             # ``Delta`` deletes the ``thinking_blocks`` attribute when unset, so the
             # branch above is skipped entirely; open a ``thinking`` block here so the
             # matching ``thinking_delta`` stream is not emitted into a text block.
-            elif isinstance(choice, StreamingChoices) and getattr(choice.delta, "reasoning_content", None):
+            if isinstance(choice, StreamingChoices) and getattr(choice.delta, "reasoning_content", None):
                 return "thinking", ChatCompletionThinkingBlock(type="thinking", thinking="", signature="")
+            if choice.delta.content is not None and len(choice.delta.content) > 0:
+                return "text", TextBlock(type="text", text="")
 
         return "text", TextBlock(type="text", text="")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/adapters/test_streaming_iterator_first_delta.py b/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/adapters/test_streaming_iterator_first_delta.py
index d9d9474d6f3..64d265933d5 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/adapters/test_streaming_iterator_first_delta.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/llms/anthropic/experimental_pass_through/adapters/test_streaming_iterator_first_delta.py
@@ -340,3 +340,96 @@ def test_trigger_delta_has_content_branches(processed_chunk, expected):
     assert (
         AnthropicStreamWrapper._trigger_delta_has_content(processed_chunk) is expected
     )
+
+
+def _block_type_by_index(events: List[dict]) -> dict:
+    return {
+        e["index"]: e["content_block"]["type"]
+        for e in events
+        if e.get("type") == "content_block_start"
+    }
+
+
+def _delta_types_by_index(events: List[dict]) -> List[tuple]:
+    return [
+        (e["index"], e["delta"]["type"])
+        for e in events
+        if e.get("type") == "content_block_delta"
+    ]
+
+
+def _assert_deltas_match_block_types(events: List[dict]) -> None:
+    """Every ``*_delta`` must land in a block whose declared type accepts it:
+    ``thinking_delta``/``signature_delta`` only in ``thinking`` blocks,
+    ``text_delta`` only in ``text`` blocks. This is exactly the invariant
+    Claude Code enforces ("Content block is not a thinking block").
+    """
+    allowed = {
+        "thinking": {"thinking_delta", "signature_delta"},
+        "text": {"text_delta"},
+        "tool_use": {"input_json_delta"},
+    }
+    block_types = _block_type_by_index(events)
+    for index, delta_type in _delta_types_by_index(events):
+        block_type = block_types[index]
+        assert delta_type in allowed[block_type], (
+            f"block index {index} opened as {block_type!r} received {delta_type!r}"
+        )
+
+
+def test_reasoning_bundled_with_first_text_does_not_leak_into_text_block_sync():
+    """Regression for issue #33224.
+
+    NVIDIA NIM Nemotron 3 Ultra bundles the tail of its reasoning together with
+    the first bit of visible text in a single streaming chunk. Before the fix,
+    block-type detection prioritized ``content`` while the delta translator
+    prioritized ``reasoning_content``, so a ``text`` block was opened and then a
+    ``thinking_delta`` was streamed into it — SSE that Claude Code rejects.
+    """
+    chunks = [
+        _make_chunk(Delta(reasoning_content="The", content=None)),
+        _make_chunk(Delta(reasoning_content=" assistant.", content="! I'm an")),
+        _make_chunk(Delta(reasoning_content=None, content=" AI assistant.")),
+        _make_chunk(Delta(content=None), finish_reason="stop"),
+    ]
+    wrapper = AnthropicStreamWrapper(completion_stream=iter(chunks), model="claude-x")
+    events = _drain_sync(wrapper)
+
+    _assert_deltas_match_block_types(events)
+
+    thinking = "".join(
+        e["delta"]["thinking"]
+        for e in events
+        if e.get("type") == "content_block_delta"
+        and e["delta"].get("type") == "thinking_delta"
+    )
+    assert thinking == "The assistant."
+    assert "".join(_text_deltas(events)) == " AI assistant."
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reasoning_bundled_with_first_text_does_not_leak_into_text_block_async():
+    """Async path mirrors the sync regression for issue #33224 — the proxy
+    serves the async iterator to Claude Code.
+    """
+    chunks = [
+        _make_chunk(Delta(reasoning_content="The", content=None)),
+        _make_chunk(Delta(reasoning_content=" assistant.", content="! I'm an")),
+        _make_chunk(Delta(reasoning_content=None, content=" AI assistant.")),
+        _make_chunk(Delta(content=None), finish_reason="stop"),
+    ]
+    wrapper = AnthropicStreamWrapper(
+        completion_stream=_AsyncStream(chunks), model="claude-x"
+    )
+    events = await _drain_async(wrapper)
+
+    _assert_deltas_match_block_types(events)
+
+    thinking = "".join(
+        e["delta"]["thinking"]
+        for e in events
+        if e.get("type") == "content_block_delta"
+        and e["delta"].get("type") == "thinking_delta"
+    )
+    assert thinking == "The assistant."
+    assert "".join(_text_deltas(events)) == " AI assistant."