diff --git a/litellm/_redis.py b/litellm/_redis.py
index 5b2f85b1af..5c3e7776d6 100644
--- a/litellm/_redis.py
+++ b/litellm/_redis.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ def init_redis_cluster(redis_kwargs) -> redis.RedisCluster:
 
 def _init_redis_sentinel(redis_kwargs) -> redis.Redis:
     sentinel_nodes = redis_kwargs.get("sentinel_nodes")
+    sentinel_password = redis_kwargs.get("sentinel_password")
     service_name = redis_kwargs.get("service_name")
 
     if not sentinel_nodes or not service_name:
@@ -212,7 +213,11 @@ def _init_redis_sentinel(redis_kwargs) -> redis.Redis:
     verbose_logger.debug("init_redis_sentinel: sentinel nodes are being initialized.")
 
     # Set up the Sentinel client
-    sentinel = redis.Sentinel(sentinel_nodes, socket_timeout=0.1)
+    sentinel = redis.Sentinel(
+        sentinel_nodes, 
+        socket_timeout=0.1,
+        password=sentinel_password,
+    )
 
     # Return the master instance for the given service