diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 606a590c24b..aa7bb2e3578 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -8703,6 +8703,7 @@ def _fast_serialize_simple_model_response_stream(
         "thinking_blocks",
         "provider_specific_fields",
         "refusal",
+        "reasoning_items",
     )
     if any(getattr(delta, field, None) is not None for field in unsupported_delta_fields):
         return None