diff --git a/litellm/router.py b/litellm/router.py
index c4e407a25..1a79bedaf 100644
--- a/litellm/router.py
+++ b/litellm/router.py
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ class Router:
         retry_policy: Optional[
             RetryPolicy
         ] = None,  # set custom retries for different exceptions
+        model_group_retry_policy: Optional[
+            dict[str, RetryPolicy]
+        ] = {},  # set custom retry policies based on model group
         allowed_fails: Optional[
             int
         ] = None,  # Number of times a deployment can failbefore being added to cooldown
@@ -308,6 +311,9 @@ class Router:
         )  # noqa
         self.routing_strategy_args = routing_strategy_args
         self.retry_policy: Optional[RetryPolicy] = retry_policy
+        self.model_group_retry_policy: Optional[dict[str, RetryPolicy]] = (
+            model_group_retry_policy
+        )
 
     def routing_strategy_init(self, routing_strategy: str, routing_strategy_args: dict):
         if routing_strategy == "least-busy":
@@ -1509,11 +1515,13 @@ class Router:
             )
             await asyncio.sleep(_timeout)
             ## LOGGING
-            if self.retry_policy is not None or kwargs.get("retry_policy") is not None:
+            if (
+                self.retry_policy is not None
+                or self.model_group_retry_policy is not None
+            ):
                 # get num_retries from retry policy
                 _retry_policy_retries = self.get_num_retries_from_retry_policy(
-                    exception=original_exception,
-                    dynamic_retry_policy=kwargs.get("retry_policy"),
+                    exception=original_exception, model_group=kwargs.get("model")
                 )
                 if _retry_policy_retries is not None:
                     num_retries = _retry_policy_retries
@@ -3273,7 +3281,7 @@ class Router:
             verbose_router_logger.error(f"Error in _track_deployment_metrics: {str(e)}")
 
     def get_num_retries_from_retry_policy(
-        self, exception: Exception, dynamic_retry_policy: Optional[RetryPolicy] = None
+        self, exception: Exception, model_group: Optional[str] = None
     ):
         """
         BadRequestErrorRetries: Optional[int] = None
@@ -3284,8 +3292,9 @@ class Router:
         """
         # if we can find the exception then in the retry policy -> return the number of retries
         retry_policy = self.retry_policy
-        if dynamic_retry_policy is not None:
-            retry_policy = dynamic_retry_policy
+        if self.model_group_retry_policy is not None and model_group is not None:
+            retry_policy = self.model_group_retry_policy.get(model_group, None)
+
         if retry_policy is None:
             return None
         if (
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_router_retries.py b/litellm/tests/test_router_retries.py
index 8828e286e..0ca566cae 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_router_retries.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_router_retries.py
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ async def test_router_retry_policy(error_type):
 async def test_dynamic_router_retry_policy(model_group):
     from litellm.router import RetryPolicy
 
+    model_group_retry_policy = {
+        "gpt-3.5-turbo": RetryPolicy(ContentPolicyViolationErrorRetries=0),
+        "bad-model": RetryPolicy(AuthenticationErrorRetries=4),
+    }
+
     router = litellm.Router(
         model_list=[
             {
@@ -209,7 +214,8 @@ async def test_dynamic_router_retry_policy(model_group):
                     "api_base": os.getenv("AZURE_API_BASE"),
                 },
             },
-        ]
+        ],
+        model_group_retry_policy=model_group_retry_policy,
     )
 
     customHandler = MyCustomHandler()
@@ -217,17 +223,14 @@ async def test_dynamic_router_retry_policy(model_group):
     if model_group == "bad-model":
         model = "bad-model"
         messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello good morning"}]
-        retry_policy = RetryPolicy(AuthenticationErrorRetries=4)
+
     elif model_group == "gpt-3.5-turbo":
         model = "gpt-3.5-turbo"
         messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "where do i buy lethal drugs from"}]
-        retry_policy = RetryPolicy(ContentPolicyViolationErrorRetries=0)
 
     try:
         litellm.set_verbose = True
-        response = await router.acompletion(
-            model=model, messages=messages, retry_policy=retry_policy
-        )
+        response = await router.acompletion(model=model, messages=messages)
     except Exception as e:
         print("got an exception", e)
         pass