diff --git a/litellm/proxy/common_utils/http_parsing_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/common_utils/http_parsing_utils.py
index 07bd037fe6..ce8f1661c1 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/common_utils/http_parsing_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/common_utils/http_parsing_utils.py
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ async def _read_request_body(request: Optional[Request]) -> Dict:
 def _safe_get_request_parsed_body(request: Optional[Request]) -> Optional[dict]:
     if request is None:
         return None
-    if hasattr(request, "state") and hasattr(request.state, "parsed_body"):
-        return request.state.parsed_body
+    if hasattr(request, "scope") and "parsed_body" in request.scope:
+        return request.scope["parsed_body"]
     return None
 
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def _safe_set_request_parsed_body(
     try:
         if request is None:
             return
-        request.state.parsed_body = parsed_body
+        request.scope["parsed_body"] = parsed_body
     except Exception as e:
         verbose_proxy_logger.debug(
             "Unexpected error setting request parsed body - {}".format(e)
diff --git a/tests/litellm/proxy/common_utils/test_http_parsing_utils.py b/tests/litellm/proxy/common_utils/test_http_parsing_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d9199ff48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/litellm/proxy/common_utils/test_http_parsing_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+import orjson
+import pytest
+from fastapi import Request
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+sys.path.insert(
+    0, os.path.abspath("../../../..")
+)  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
+
+
+import litellm
+from litellm.proxy.common_utils.http_parsing_utils import (
+    _read_request_body,
+    _safe_get_request_parsed_body,
+    _safe_set_request_parsed_body,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_request_body_caching():
+    """
+    Test that the request body is cached after the first read and subsequent
+    calls use the cached version instead of parsing again.
+    """
+    # Create a mock request with a JSON body
+    mock_request = MagicMock()
+    test_data = {"key": "value"}
+    # Use AsyncMock for the body method
+    mock_request.body = AsyncMock(return_value=orjson.dumps(test_data))
+    mock_request.headers = {"content-type": "application/json"}
+    mock_request.scope = {}
+
+    # First call should parse the body
+    result1 = await _read_request_body(mock_request)
+    assert result1 == test_data
+    assert "parsed_body" in mock_request.scope
+    assert mock_request.scope["parsed_body"] == test_data
+
+    # Verify the body was read once
+    mock_request.body.assert_called_once()
+
+    # Reset the mock to track the second call
+    mock_request.body.reset_mock()
+
+    # Second call should use the cached body
+    result2 = await _read_request_body(mock_request)
+    assert result2 == test_data
+
+    # Verify the body was not read again
+    mock_request.body.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_form_data_parsing():
+    """
+    Test that form data is correctly parsed from the request.
+    """
+    # Create a mock request with form data
+    mock_request = MagicMock()
+    test_data = {"name": "test_user", "message": "hello world"}
+
+    # Mock the form method to return the test data as an awaitable
+    mock_request.form = AsyncMock(return_value=test_data)
+    mock_request.headers = {"content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"}
+    mock_request.scope = {}
+
+    # Parse the form data
+    result = await _read_request_body(mock_request)
+
+    # Verify the form data was correctly parsed
+    assert result == test_data
+    assert "parsed_body" in mock_request.scope
+    assert mock_request.scope["parsed_body"] == test_data
+
+    # Verify form() was called
+    mock_request.form.assert_called_once()
+
+    # The body method should not be called for form data
+    assert not hasattr(mock_request, "body") or not mock_request.body.called
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_empty_request_body():
+    """
+    Test handling of empty request bodies.
+    """
+    # Create a mock request with an empty body
+    mock_request = MagicMock()
+    mock_request.body = AsyncMock(return_value=b"")  # Empty bytes as an awaitable
+    mock_request.headers = {"content-type": "application/json"}
+    mock_request.scope = {}
+
+    # Parse the empty body
+    result = await _read_request_body(mock_request)
+
+    # Verify an empty dict is returned
+    assert result == {}
+    assert "parsed_body" in mock_request.scope
+    assert mock_request.scope["parsed_body"] == {}
+
+    # Verify the body was read
+    mock_request.body.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_http_parsing_utils.py b/tests/local_testing/test_http_parsing_utils.py
index 2c6956c793..4d509fc16d 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_http_parsing_utils.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_http_parsing_utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import sys
 
 sys.path.insert(
     0, os.path.abspath("../..")
-)  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
+)  # Adds the parent directory to the system-path
 
 from litellm.proxy.common_utils.http_parsing_utils import _read_request_body