diff --git a/litellm/proxy/hooks/managed_files.py b/litellm/proxy/hooks/managed_files.py
index 7fbcf192e3..bf70c1f1a0 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/hooks/managed_files.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/hooks/managed_files.py
@@ -336,7 +336,10 @@ class _PROXY_LiteLLMManagedFiles(CustomLogger):
             raise Exception(f"LiteLLM Managed File object with id={file_id} not found")
 
     async def afile_list(
-        self, custom_llm_provider: str, **data: Dict
+        self,
+        purpose: Optional[OpenAIFilesPurpose],
+        litellm_parent_otel_span: Optional[Span],
+        **data: Dict,
     ) -> List[OpenAIFileObject]:
         return []
 
@@ -347,6 +350,7 @@ class _PROXY_LiteLLMManagedFiles(CustomLogger):
         llm_router: Router,
         **data: Dict,
     ) -> OpenAIFileObject:
+        file_id = self.convert_b64_uid_to_unified_uid(file_id)
         model_file_id_mapping = await self.get_model_file_id_mapping(
             [file_id], litellm_parent_otel_span
         )
@@ -362,3 +366,34 @@ class _PROXY_LiteLLMManagedFiles(CustomLogger):
             return stored_file_object
         else:
             raise Exception(f"LiteLLM Managed File object with id={file_id} not found")
+
+    async def afile_content(
+        self,
+        file_id: str,
+        litellm_parent_otel_span: Optional[Span],
+        llm_router: Router,
+        **data: Dict,
+    ) -> str:
+        """
+        Get the content of a file from first model that has it
+        """
+        initial_file_id = file_id
+        unified_file_id = self.convert_b64_uid_to_unified_uid(file_id)
+        model_file_id_mapping = await self.get_model_file_id_mapping(
+            [unified_file_id], litellm_parent_otel_span
+        )
+        specific_model_file_id_mapping = model_file_id_mapping.get(unified_file_id)
+        if specific_model_file_id_mapping:
+            exception_dict = {}
+            for model_id, file_id in specific_model_file_id_mapping.items():
+                try:
+                    return await llm_router.afile_content(model=model_id, file_id=file_id, **data)  # type: ignore
+                except Exception as e:
+                    exception_dict[model_id] = str(e)
+            raise Exception(
+                f"LiteLLM Managed File object with id={initial_file_id} not found. Checked model id's: {specific_model_file_id_mapping.keys()}. Errors: {exception_dict}"
+            )
+        else:
+            raise Exception(
+                f"LiteLLM Managed File object with id={initial_file_id} not found"
+            )
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/files_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/files_endpoints.py
index 83a55385d9..604bdd6b42 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/files_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/openai_files_endpoints/files_endpoints.py
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ async def get_file_content(
     from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import (
         add_litellm_data_to_request,
         general_settings,
+        llm_router,
         proxy_config,
         proxy_logging_obj,
         version,
@@ -421,9 +422,40 @@ async def get_file_content(
             or await get_custom_llm_provider_from_request_body(request=request)
             or "openai"
         )
-        response = await litellm.afile_content(
-            custom_llm_provider=custom_llm_provider, file_id=file_id, **data  # type: ignore
+
+        ## check if file_id is a litellm managed file
+        is_base64_unified_file_id = (
+            _PROXY_LiteLLMManagedFiles._is_base64_encoded_unified_file_id(file_id)
         )
+        if is_base64_unified_file_id:
+            managed_files_obj = cast(
+                Optional[_PROXY_LiteLLMManagedFiles],
+                proxy_logging_obj.get_proxy_hook("managed_files"),
+            )
+            if managed_files_obj is None:
+                raise ProxyException(
+                    message="Managed files hook not found",
+                    type="None",
+                    param="None",
+                    code=500,
+                )
+            if llm_router is None:
+                raise ProxyException(
+                    message="LLM Router not found",
+                    type="None",
+                    param="None",
+                    code=500,
+                )
+            response = await managed_files_obj.afile_content(
+                file_id=file_id,
+                litellm_parent_otel_span=user_api_key_dict.parent_otel_span,
+                llm_router=llm_router,
+                **data,
+            )
+        else:
+            response = await litellm.afile_content(
+                custom_llm_provider=custom_llm_provider, file_id=file_id, **data  # type: ignore
+            )
 
         ### ALERTING ###
         asyncio.create_task(
diff --git a/litellm/router.py b/litellm/router.py
index bf469617ce..8ceb89f251 100644
--- a/litellm/router.py
+++ b/litellm/router.py
@@ -732,6 +732,9 @@ class Router:
         self.afile_delete = self.factory_function(
             litellm.afile_delete, call_type="afile_delete"
         )
+        self.afile_content = self.factory_function(
+            litellm.afile_content, call_type="afile_content"
+        )
         self.responses = self.factory_function(litellm.responses, call_type="responses")
 
     def validate_fallbacks(self, fallback_param: Optional[List]):
@@ -3070,6 +3073,7 @@ class Router:
             "aresponses",
             "responses",
             "afile_delete",
+            "afile_content",
         ] = "assistants",
     ):
         """
@@ -3114,7 +3118,12 @@ class Router:
                 return await self._pass_through_moderation_endpoint_factory(
                     original_function=original_function, **kwargs
                 )
-            elif call_type in ("anthropic_messages", "aresponses", "afile_delete"):
+            elif call_type in (
+                "anthropic_messages",
+                "aresponses",
+                "afile_delete",
+                "afile_content",
+            ):
                 return await self._ageneric_api_call_with_fallbacks(
                     original_function=original_function,
                     **kwargs,