diff --git a/litellm/proxy/hooks/parallel_request_limiter_v3.py b/litellm/proxy/hooks/parallel_request_limiter_v3.py
index 6fbeb681e48..d925b6c2298 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/hooks/parallel_request_limiter_v3.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/hooks/parallel_request_limiter_v3.py
@@ -472,11 +472,12 @@ class RateLimitStatus(TypedDict):
     limit_remaining: int
     rate_limit_type: Literal["requests", "tokens", "max_parallel_requests"]
     descriptor_key: str
-    # Only populated by the atomic_check_and_increment_by_n path. A caller
-    # matching a status back to its descriptor must key on (descriptor_key,
-    # descriptor_value) when this is present, not descriptor_key alone --
-    # e.g. a batch charging several models' project ITPM/OTPM in one call
-    # produces multiple statuses sharing the same descriptor_key.
+    # Populated by the atomic_check_and_increment_by_n and windowed
+    # sliding-window paths. A caller matching a status back to its
+    # descriptor must key on (descriptor_key, descriptor_value) when this
+    # is present, not descriptor_key alone -- e.g. a batch charging several
+    # models' project ITPM/OTPM in one call, or a request carrying multiple
+    # rate-limited tags, produces statuses sharing the same descriptor_key.
     descriptor_value: NotRequired[ReadOnly[str]]
 
 
@@ -506,6 +507,7 @@ class WindowKeyMetadata(TypedDict):
     tokens_limit: int | None
     window_size: int
     descriptor_key: str
+    descriptor_value: ReadOnly[str]
 
 
 class AtomicCounterMeta(TypedDict):
@@ -1228,6 +1230,7 @@ class _PROXY_MaxParallelRequestsHandler_v3(CustomLogger):
                     "limit_remaining": limit_remaining,
                     "rate_limit_type": rate_limit_type,
                     "descriptor_key": key_metadata[window_key]["descriptor_key"],
+                    "descriptor_value": key_metadata[window_key]["descriptor_value"],
                 }
             )
 
@@ -1532,6 +1535,7 @@ class _PROXY_MaxParallelRequestsHandler_v3(CustomLogger):
                 "tokens_limit": int(tokens_limit) if tokens_limit is not None else None,
                 "window_size": int(window_size),
                 "descriptor_key": descriptor_key,
+                "descriptor_value": descriptor_value,
             }
         return keys_to_fetch, key_metadata, gauges
 
@@ -3163,8 +3167,14 @@ class _PROXY_MaxParallelRequestsHandler_v3(CustomLogger):
         for status in response["statuses"]:
             if status["code"] == "OVER_LIMIT":
                 descriptor_key = status["descriptor_key"]
+                status_value: Final = status.get("descriptor_value")
                 matching_descriptor = next(
-                    (desc for desc in descriptors if desc["key"] == descriptor_key),
+                    (
+                        desc
+                        for desc in descriptors
+                        if desc["key"] == descriptor_key
+                        and (status_value is None or desc["value"] == status_value)
+                    ),
                     None,
                 )
                 descriptor_value = matching_descriptor["value"] if matching_descriptor is not None else "unknown"
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/hooks/test_parallel_request_limiter_v3.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/hooks/test_parallel_request_limiter_v3.py
index 3c51297c5c3..2ac22d7ee03 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/hooks/test_parallel_request_limiter_v3.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/hooks/test_parallel_request_limiter_v3.py
@@ -5049,6 +5049,38 @@ async def test_tag_object_rpm_limit_enforced_v3(monkeypatch):
     assert calls == [("cell-1",), ("cell-1", "cell-2"), ("cell-1",), ("cell-2",), ("cell-2",), ("cell-2",)]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_tag_429_names_the_tag_that_is_over_its_limit(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_SIZE", "60")
+    _request_stash.set(None)
+    resolver, _ = _static_tag_limits(
+        {
+            "cell-ok": TagRateLimit(rpm_limit=100, tpm_limit=None),
+            "cell-blocked": TagRateLimit(rpm_limit=1, tpm_limit=None),
+        }
+    )
+    local_cache = DualCache()
+    handler = _PROXY_MaxParallelRequestsHandler(
+        internal_usage_cache=InternalUsageCache(local_cache),
+        tag_rate_limit_resolver=resolver,
+    )
+    user_api_key_dict = UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key=hash_token("sk-tag-order"))
+
+    async def call(tags: list[str]) -> None:
+        await handler.async_pre_call_hook(
+            user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
+            cache=local_cache,
+            data={"model": "gpt-3.5-turbo", "metadata": {"tags": tags}},
+            call_type="",
+        )
+
+    await call(["cell-blocked"])
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
+        await call(["cell-ok", "cell-blocked"])
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 429
+    assert "cell-blocked" in str(exc_info.value.detail)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_tag_object_tpm_limit_enforced_v3(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setenv("LITELLM_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_SIZE", "60")
@@ -5096,9 +5128,16 @@ async def test_resolve_tag_rate_limits_from_db_reads_budget_row(monkeypatch):
     from litellm.models.tag import LiteLLM_TagTable
     from litellm.proxy import proxy_server
     from litellm.proxy.auth import auth_checks
+    from litellm.proxy.common_utils.user_api_key_cache import UserApiKeyCache
     from litellm.proxy.hooks.parallel_request_limiter_v3 import resolve_tag_rate_limits_from_db
+    from litellm.proxy.utils import PrismaClient
 
-    async def fake_batch(tag_names, prisma_client, user_api_key_cache, **kwargs):
+    async def fake_batch(
+        tag_names: Sequence[str],
+        prisma_client: PrismaClient | None,
+        user_api_key_cache: UserApiKeyCache,
+        **kwargs: object,
+    ) -> dict[str, LiteLLM_TagTable]:
         return {
             "limited": LiteLLM_TagTable(
                 tag_name="limited",