diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_litellm_params.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_litellm_params.py
index cf62375f33..fcf83d17a2 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_litellm_params.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_litellm_params.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def get_litellm_params(
     async_call: Optional[bool] = None,
     ssl_verify: Optional[bool] = None,
     merge_reasoning_content_in_choices: Optional[bool] = None,
+    api_version: Optional[str] = None,
     **kwargs,
 ) -> dict:
     litellm_params = {
@@ -99,5 +100,6 @@ def get_litellm_params(
         "async_call": async_call,
         "ssl_verify": ssl_verify,
         "merge_reasoning_content_in_choices": merge_reasoning_content_in_choices,
+        "api_version": api_version,
     }
     return litellm_params
diff --git a/litellm/llms/azure_ai/chat/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/azure_ai/chat/transformation.py
index 2ef5285ac6..154f345537 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/azure_ai/chat/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/azure_ai/chat/transformation.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class AzureAIStudioConfig(OpenAIConfig):
         api_base: Optional[str],
         model: str,
         optional_params: dict,
+        litellm_params: dict,
         stream: Optional[bool] = None,
     ) -> str:
         """
@@ -92,12 +93,14 @@ class AzureAIStudioConfig(OpenAIConfig):
         original_url = httpx.URL(api_base)
 
         # Extract api_version or use default
-        api_version = cast(Optional[str], optional_params.get("api_version"))
+        api_version = cast(Optional[str], litellm_params.get("api_version"))
 
-        # Check if 'api-version' is already present
-        if "api-version" not in original_url.params and api_version:
-            # Add api_version to optional_params
-            original_url.params["api-version"] = api_version
+        # Create a new dictionary with existing params
+        query_params = dict(original_url.params)
+
+        # Add api_version if needed
+        if "api-version" not in query_params and api_version:
+            query_params["api-version"] = api_version
 
         # Add the path to the base URL
         if "services.ai.azure.com" in api_base:
@@ -109,8 +112,7 @@ class AzureAIStudioConfig(OpenAIConfig):
                 api_base=api_base, ending_path="/chat/completions"
             )
 
-        # Convert optional_params to query parameters
-        query_params = original_url.params
+        # Use the new query_params dictionary
         final_url = httpx.URL(new_url).copy_with(params=query_params)
 
         return str(final_url)
diff --git a/litellm/llms/base_llm/chat/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/base_llm/chat/transformation.py
index 8327a10464..1b5a6bc58e 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/base_llm/chat/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/base_llm/chat/transformation.py
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ class BaseConfig(ABC):
         api_base: Optional[str],
         model: str,
         optional_params: dict,
+        litellm_params: dict,
         stream: Optional[bool] = None,
     ) -> str:
         """
diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
index 9d67fd1a85..f3600923c6 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
             model=model,
             optional_params=optional_params,
             stream=stream,
+            litellm_params=litellm_params,
         )
 
         data = provider_config.transform_request(
diff --git a/litellm/main.py b/litellm/main.py
index b90030a6bb..a6a1a7c7d1 100644
--- a/litellm/main.py
+++ b/litellm/main.py
@@ -1162,6 +1162,7 @@ def completion(  # type: ignore # noqa: PLR0915
             merge_reasoning_content_in_choices=kwargs.get(
                 "merge_reasoning_content_in_choices", None
             ),
+            api_version=api_version,
         )
         logging.update_environment_variables(
             model=model,
diff --git a/tests/llm_translation/test_azure_ai.py b/tests/llm_translation/test_azure_ai.py
index c22c9edafa..6d4284cd86 100644
--- a/tests/llm_translation/test_azure_ai.py
+++ b/tests/llm_translation/test_azure_ai.py
@@ -159,6 +159,32 @@ def test_azure_ai_services_handler(api_base, expected_url):
         assert mock_client.call_args.kwargs["url"] == expected_url
 
 
+def test_azure_ai_services_with_api_version():
+    from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import HTTPHandler, AsyncHTTPHandler
+
+    client = HTTPHandler()
+
+    with patch.object(client, "post") as mock_client:
+        try:
+            response = litellm.completion(
+                model="azure_ai/Meta-Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct",
+                messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, how are you?"}],
+                api_key="my-fake-api-key",
+                api_version="2024-05-01-preview",
+                api_base="https://litellm8397336933.services.ai.azure.com/models",
+                client=client,
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error: {e}")
+
+        mock_client.assert_called_once()
+        assert mock_client.call_args.kwargs["headers"]["api-key"] == "my-fake-api-key"
+        assert (
+            mock_client.call_args.kwargs["url"]
+            == "https://litellm8397336933.services.ai.azure.com/models/chat/completions?api-version=2024-05-01-preview"
+        )
+
+
 def test_completion_azure_ai_command_r():
     try:
         import os