diff --git a/litellm/llms/gemini.py b/litellm/llms/gemini.py
index 7e98345b37..2db27aebaf 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/gemini.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/gemini.py
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ def completion(
     ## Load Config
     inference_params = copy.deepcopy(optional_params)
     stream = inference_params.pop("stream", None)
+
+    # Handle safety settings
+    safety_settings_param = inference_params.pop("safety_settings", None)
+    safety_settings = None
+    if safety_settings_param:
+        safety_settings = [genai.types.SafetySettingDict(x) for x in safety_settings_param]
+
     config = litellm.GeminiConfig.get_config()
     for k, v in config.items():
         if (
@@ -141,11 +148,13 @@ def completion(
             response = _model.generate_content(
                 contents=prompt,
                 generation_config=genai.types.GenerationConfig(**inference_params),
+                safety_settings=safety_settings,
             )
         else:
             response = _model.generate_content(
                 contents=prompt,
                 generation_config=genai.types.GenerationConfig(**inference_params),
+                safety_settings=safety_settings,
                 stream=True,
             )
             return response