diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/caching.md b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/caching.md
index d81db5b93..3f5342c7e 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/caching.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/caching.md
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ litellm_settings:
     type: "redis"
     service_name: "mymaster"
     sentinel_nodes: [["localhost", 26379]]
+    sentinel_password: "password" # [OPTIONAL]
 ```
 
 </TabItem>
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ You can configure redis sentinel in your .env by setting `REDIS_SENTINEL_NODES`
 ```env
 REDIS_SENTINEL_NODES='[["localhost", 26379]]'
 REDIS_SERVICE_NAME = "mymaster"
+REDIS_SENTINEL_PASSWORD = "password"
 ```
 
 :::note
diff --git a/litellm/_redis.py b/litellm/_redis.py
index c058a0d3a..2fba9d146 100644
--- a/litellm/_redis.py
+++ b/litellm/_redis.py
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ import json
 
 # s/o [@Frank Colson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-colson-422b9b183/) for this redis implementation
 import os
-from typing import List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 import redis  # type: ignore
 import redis.asyncio as async_redis  # type: ignore
 
 import litellm
-from litellm import get_secret
+from litellm import get_secret, get_secret_str
 
 from ._logging import verbose_logger
 
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ def _get_redis_client_logic(**env_overrides):
     if _sentinel_nodes is not None and isinstance(_sentinel_nodes, str):
         redis_kwargs["sentinel_nodes"] = json.loads(_sentinel_nodes)
 
+    _sentinel_password: Optional[str] = redis_kwargs.get(
+        "sentinel_password", None
+    ) or get_secret_str("REDIS_SENTINEL_PASSWORD")
+
+    if _sentinel_password is not None:
+        redis_kwargs["sentinel_password"] = _sentinel_password
+
     _service_name: Optional[str] = redis_kwargs.get("service_name", None) or get_secret(  # type: ignore
         "REDIS_SERVICE_NAME"
     )
@@ -217,6 +224,7 @@ def _init_redis_sentinel(redis_kwargs) -> redis.Redis:
 
 def _init_async_redis_sentinel(redis_kwargs) -> async_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:
@@ -227,7 +235,11 @@ def _init_async_redis_sentinel(redis_kwargs) -> async_redis.Redis:
     verbose_logger.debug("init_redis_sentinel: sentinel nodes are being initialized.")
 
     # Set up the Sentinel client
-    sentinel = async_redis.Sentinel(sentinel_nodes, socket_timeout=0.1)
+    sentinel = async_redis.Sentinel(
+        sentinel_nodes,
+        socket_timeout=0.1,
+        password=sentinel_password,
+    )
 
     # Return the master instance for the given service