diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/providers/bedrock.md b/docs/my-website/docs/providers/bedrock.md
index 7485ae1576..ebf18f8fb9 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/providers/bedrock.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/providers/bedrock.md
@@ -49,6 +49,47 @@ response = completion(
 )
 ```
 
+### Passing an external BedrockRuntime.Client as a parameter - Completion()
+Pass an external BedrockRuntime.Client object as a parameter to litellm.completion. Useful when using an AWS credentials profile, SSO session, assumed role session, or if environment variables are not available for auth.
+
+Create a client from session credentials:
+```python
+import boto3
+from litellm import completion
+
+bedrock = boto3.client(
+            service_name="bedrock-runtime",
+            region_name="us-east-1",
+            aws_access_key_id="",
+            aws_secret_access_key_id="",
+            aws_session_token="",
+)
+
+response = completion(
+            model="bedrock/anthropic.claude-instant-v1",
+            messages=[{ "content": "Hello, how are you?","role": "user"}],
+            aws_bedrock_client=bedrock,
+)
+```
+
+Create a client from AWS profile in `~/.aws/config`:
+```python
+import boto3
+from litellm import completion
+
+dev_session = boto3.Session(profile_name="dev-profile")
+bedrock = dev_session.client(
+            service_name="bedrock-runtime",
+            region_name="us-east-1",
+)
+
+response = completion(
+            model="bedrock/anthropic.claude-instant-v1",
+            messages=[{ "content": "Hello, how are you?","role": "user"}],
+            aws_bedrock_client=bedrock,
+)
+```
+
 ## Supported AWS Bedrock Models
 Here's an example of using a bedrock model with LiteLLM 
 
diff --git a/litellm/llms/bedrock.py b/litellm/llms/bedrock.py
index 04587262c4..2ccb6f9d8b 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/bedrock.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/bedrock.py
@@ -269,11 +269,15 @@ def completion(
     aws_access_key_id = optional_params.pop("aws_access_key_id", None)
     aws_region_name = optional_params.pop("aws_region_name", None)
 
-    # only pass variables that are not None
-    client = init_bedrock_client(
-        aws_access_key_id=aws_access_key_id,
-        aws_secret_access_key=aws_secret_access_key,
-        aws_region_name=aws_region_name,
+    # use passed in BedrockRuntime.Client if provided, otherwise create a new one
+    client = optional_params.pop(
+        "aws_bedrock_client",
+        # only pass variables that are not None
+        init_bedrock_client(
+            aws_access_key_id=aws_access_key_id,
+            aws_secret_access_key=aws_secret_access_key,
+            aws_region_name=aws_region_name,
+        ),
     )
 
     model = model
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_completion.py b/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
index 7dc23bcc47..73b56e8ac4 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ def test_completion_bedrock_claude_completion_auth():
         # Add any assertions here to check the response
         print(response)
 
-        os.environ["AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"] = aws_secret_access_key
+        os.environ["AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"] = aws_access_key_id
         os.environ["AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"] = aws_secret_access_key
         os.environ["AWS_REGION_NAME"] = aws_region_name
     
@@ -854,6 +854,49 @@ def test_completion_bedrock_claude_completion_auth():
         pytest.fail(f"Error occurred: {e}")
 # test_completion_bedrock_claude_completion_auth()
 
+def test_completion_bedrock_claude_external_client_auth():
+    print("calling bedrock claude external client auth")
+    import os
+
+    aws_access_key_id = os.environ["AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"]
+    aws_secret_access_key = os.environ["AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"]
+    aws_session_token = os.environ["AWS_SESSION_TOKEN"]
+    aws_region_name = os.environ["AWS_REGION_NAME"]
+
+    os.environ["AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"] = ""
+    os.environ["AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"] = ""
+    os.environ["AWS_REGION_NAME"] = ""
+
+    try:
+        import boto3
+        bedrock = boto3.client(
+            service_name="bedrock-runtime",
+            region_name=aws_region_name,
+            aws_access_key_id=aws_access_key_id,
+            aws_secret_access_key=aws_secret_access_key,
+            aws_session_token=aws_session_token,
+            endpoint_url=f"https://bedrock-runtime.{aws_region_name}.amazonaws.com"
+        )
+
+        response = completion(
+            model="bedrock/anthropic.claude-instant-v1",
+            messages=messages,
+            max_tokens=10,
+            temperature=0.1,
+            logger_fn=logger_fn,
+            aws_bedrock_client=bedrock,
+        )
+        # Add any assertions here to check the response
+        print(response)
+
+        os.environ["AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"] = aws_access_key_id
+        os.environ["AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"] = aws_secret_access_key
+        os.environ["AWS_REGION_NAME"] = aws_region_name
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        pytest.fail(f"Error occurred: {e}")
+# test_completion_bedrock_claude_external_client_auth()
+
 def test_completion_bedrock_claude_stream():
     print("calling claude")
     litellm.set_verbose = False