diff --git a/litellm/files/main.py b/litellm/files/main.py
index c4c4c32edc..598bc48787 100644
--- a/litellm/files/main.py
+++ b/litellm/files/main.py
@@ -276,6 +276,129 @@ def file_delete(
         raise e
 
 
+# List files
+async def afile_list(
+    custom_llm_provider: Literal["openai"] = "openai",
+    purpose: Optional[str] = None,
+    extra_headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    extra_body: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    **kwargs,
+):
+    """
+    Async: List files
+
+    LiteLLM Equivalent of GET https://api.openai.com/v1/files
+    """
+    try:
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        kwargs["is_async"] = True
+
+        # Use a partial function to pass your keyword arguments
+        func = partial(
+            file_list,
+            custom_llm_provider,
+            purpose,
+            extra_headers,
+            extra_body,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+        # Add the context to the function
+        ctx = contextvars.copy_context()
+        func_with_context = partial(ctx.run, func)
+        init_response = await loop.run_in_executor(None, func_with_context)
+        if asyncio.iscoroutine(init_response):
+            response = await init_response
+        else:
+            response = init_response  # type: ignore
+
+        return response
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise e
+
+
+def file_list(
+    custom_llm_provider: Literal["openai"] = "openai",
+    purpose: Optional[str] = None,
+    extra_headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    extra_body: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    **kwargs,
+):
+    """
+    List files
+
+    LiteLLM Equivalent of GET https://api.openai.com/v1/files
+    """
+    try:
+        optional_params = GenericLiteLLMParams(**kwargs)
+        if custom_llm_provider == "openai":
+            # for deepinfra/perplexity/anyscale/groq we check in get_llm_provider and pass in the api base from there
+            api_base = (
+                optional_params.api_base
+                or litellm.api_base
+                or os.getenv("OPENAI_API_BASE")
+                or "https://api.openai.com/v1"
+            )
+            organization = (
+                optional_params.organization
+                or litellm.organization
+                or os.getenv("OPENAI_ORGANIZATION", None)
+                or None  # default - https://github.com/openai/openai-python/blob/284c1799070c723c6a553337134148a7ab088dd8/openai/util.py#L105
+            )
+            # set API KEY
+            api_key = (
+                optional_params.api_key
+                or litellm.api_key  # for deepinfra/perplexity/anyscale we check in get_llm_provider and pass in the api key from there
+                or litellm.openai_key
+                or os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
+            )
+            ### TIMEOUT LOGIC ###
+            timeout = (
+                optional_params.timeout or kwargs.get("request_timeout", 600) or 600
+            )
+            # set timeout for 10 minutes by default
+
+            if (
+                timeout is not None
+                and isinstance(timeout, httpx.Timeout)
+                and supports_httpx_timeout(custom_llm_provider) == False
+            ):
+                read_timeout = timeout.read or 600
+                timeout = read_timeout  # default 10 min timeout
+            elif timeout is not None and not isinstance(timeout, httpx.Timeout):
+                timeout = float(timeout)  # type: ignore
+            elif timeout is None:
+                timeout = 600.0
+
+            _is_async = kwargs.pop("is_async", False) is True
+
+            response = openai_files_instance.list_files(
+                purpose=purpose,
+                _is_async=_is_async,
+                api_base=api_base,
+                api_key=api_key,
+                timeout=timeout,
+                max_retries=optional_params.max_retries,
+                organization=organization,
+            )
+        else:
+            raise litellm.exceptions.BadRequestError(
+                message="LiteLLM doesn't support {} for 'file_list'. Only 'openai' is supported.".format(
+                    custom_llm_provider
+                ),
+                model="n/a",
+                llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
+                response=httpx.Response(
+                    status_code=400,
+                    content="Unsupported provider",
+                    request=httpx.Request(method="file_list", url="https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm"),  # type: ignore
+                ),
+            )
+        return response
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise e
+
+
 async def acreate_file(
     file: FileTypes,
     purpose: Literal["assistants", "batch", "fine-tune"],