diff --git a/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py b/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py
index dc4c417cd37..908aebef9a9 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/prompt_templates/factory.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from litellm.types.completion import (
     ChatCompletionMessageParam,
     ChatCompletionFunctionMessageParam,
     ChatCompletionMessageToolCallParam,
+    ChatCompletionToolMessageParam,
 )
 from litellm.types.llms.anthropic import *
 import uuid
@@ -1034,6 +1035,40 @@ def anthropic_messages_pt(messages: list):
 
             msg_i += 1
 
+        ## MERGE CONSECUTIVE TOOL CONTENT ##
+        while msg_i < len(messages) and messages[msg_i]["role"] == "tool":
+            """
+            Anthropic function message: "role", "name", "input", "id"
+            OpenAI function message: "content", "name", "role"
+
+            - Check if received message is a tool call input or model text response
+            """
+            tool_use_param = True
+            _message = ChatCompletionToolMessageParam(**messages[msg_i])  # type: ignore
+            anthropic_tool_message: Optional[
+                AnthropicMessagesAssistantMessageValues
+            ] = None
+
+            try:
+                anthropic_tool_message = AnthopicMessagesAssistantMessageToolCallParam(
+                    type="tool_use"
+                )
+                anthropic_tool_message["input"] = json.loads(_message["content"])
+                anthropic_tool_message["id"] = _message["tool_call_id"]
+                anthropic_tool_message["name"] = _message["name"]
+            except Exception as e:
+                litellm.print_verbose(
+                    "Invalid dictionary content. Treating as text instead."
+                )
+                anthropic_tool_message = (
+                    AnthopicMessagesAssistantMessageTextContentParam(type="text")
+                )
+                anthropic_tool_message["text"] = _message["content"]
+
+            assistant_content.append(anthropic_tool_message)  # type: ignore
+
+            msg_i += 1
+
         if assistant_content:
             new_messages.append({"role": "assistant", "content": assistant_content})
 
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_completion.py b/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
index 1108db860d4..c0b4e3136d5 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
@@ -2367,7 +2367,17 @@ def test_completion_with_fallbacks():
         ],
     ],
 )
-def test_completion_anthropic_hanging(function_call):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "tool_call",
+    [
+        [{"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": "1234", "content": "Kokoko"}],
+        [
+            {"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": "12344", "content": "Kokoko"},
+            {"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": "1214", "content": "Kokoko"},
+        ],
+    ],
+)
+def test_completion_anthropic_hanging(function_call, tool_call):
     litellm.modify_params = True
     messages = [
         {
@@ -2382,7 +2392,7 @@ def test_completion_anthropic_hanging(function_call):
             },
         },
     ]
-    messages = messages + function_call
+    messages = messages + function_call + tool_call
     litellm.completion(
         model="claude-3-haiku-20240307",
         messages=messages,