diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/redact_messages.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/redact_messages.py
index 1f9464a2a26..b409b181a79 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/redact_messages.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/redact_messages.py
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ def _redact_responses_api_output(output_items):
             for content_part in output_item.content:
                 if getattr(content_part, "text", None) is not None:
                     content_part.text = REDACTED_BY_LITELLM
+                if getattr(content_part, "refusal", None) is not None:
+                    content_part.refusal = REDACTED_BY_LITELLM
 
         # Redact reasoning items in output array
         if hasattr(output_item, "type") and output_item.type == "reasoning":
@@ -155,6 +157,8 @@ def _redact_responses_api_output_dict(output_items, redacted_str: str):
             for content_item in output_item["content"]:
                 if isinstance(content_item, dict) and content_item.get("text") is not None:
                     content_item["text"] = redacted_str
+                if isinstance(content_item, dict) and content_item.get("refusal") is not None:
+                    content_item["refusal"] = redacted_str
 
         if output_item.get("type") == "reasoning" and isinstance(output_item.get("summary"), list):
             for summary_item in output_item["summary"]:
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_redact_messages.py b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_redact_messages.py
index c6c9a9dd2b7..276a67e0bd4 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_redact_messages.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_redact_messages.py
@@ -507,6 +507,26 @@ class TestPerformRedaction:
         assert redacted["output"][0]["name"] == "grep"
         assert redacted["output"][1]["input"] == "not-a-custom-input"
 
+    def test_redacts_responses_api_refusal_parts_dict(self):
+        result = {
+            "output": [
+                {
+                    "type": "message",
+                    "role": "assistant",
+                    "content": [
+                        {"type": "refusal", "refusal": "I cannot share the secret"},
+                        {"type": "output_text", "text": "ok"},
+                    ],
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+
+        redacted = perform_redaction({}, result)
+
+        assert redacted["output"][0]["content"][0]["refusal"] == "redacted-by-litellm"
+        assert redacted["output"][0]["content"][0]["type"] == "refusal"
+        assert redacted["output"][0]["content"][1]["text"] == "redacted-by-litellm"
+
     def test_redacts_every_tool_call_in_multi_element_list(self):
         result = litellm.ModelResponse(
             id="resp-multi",
@@ -585,6 +605,15 @@ class TestPerformRedaction:
         assert output_item.input == "redacted-by-litellm"
         assert output_item.name == "grep"
 
+    def test_redacts_responses_api_refusal_parts_object(self):
+        refusal = SimpleNamespace(type="refusal", refusal="I cannot share the secret")
+        output_item = SimpleNamespace(type="message", role="assistant", content=[refusal])
+
+        _redact_responses_api_output([output_item])
+
+        assert refusal.refusal == "redacted-by-litellm"
+        assert refusal.type == "refusal"
+
     def test_redacts_response_output_objects_with_top_level_text(self):
         output_items = [
             SimpleNamespace(text="top-level output"),