diff --git a/enterprise/enterprise_hooks/google_text_moderation.py b/enterprise/enterprise_hooks/google_text_moderation.py
index 6226e0cff..b548006cf 100644
--- a/enterprise/enterprise_hooks/google_text_moderation.py
+++ b/enterprise/enterprise_hooks/google_text_moderation.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class _ENTERPRISE_GoogleTextModeration(CustomLogger):
     async def async_moderation_hook(
         self,
         data: dict,
+        user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
         call_type: Literal["completion", "embeddings", "image_generation"],
     ):
         """
diff --git a/enterprise/enterprise_hooks/llama_guard.py b/enterprise/enterprise_hooks/llama_guard.py
index 9509e9c0b..c11a9d368 100644
--- a/enterprise/enterprise_hooks/llama_guard.py
+++ b/enterprise/enterprise_hooks/llama_guard.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class _ENTERPRISE_LlamaGuard(CustomLogger):
     async def async_moderation_hook(
         self,
         data: dict,
+        user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
         call_type: Literal["completion", "embeddings", "image_generation"],
     ):
         """
diff --git a/enterprise/enterprise_hooks/llm_guard.py b/enterprise/enterprise_hooks/llm_guard.py
index e23f7c1da..a973e1b13 100644
--- a/enterprise/enterprise_hooks/llm_guard.py
+++ b/enterprise/enterprise_hooks/llm_guard.py
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ litellm.set_verbose = True
 class _ENTERPRISE_LLMGuard(CustomLogger):
     # Class variables or attributes
     def __init__(
-        self, mock_testing: bool = False, mock_redacted_text: Optional[dict] = None
+        self,
+        mock_testing: bool = False,
+        mock_redacted_text: Optional[dict] = None,
     ):
         self.mock_redacted_text = mock_redacted_text
+        self.llm_guard_mode = litellm.llm_guard_mode
         if mock_testing == True:  # for testing purposes only
             return
         self.llm_guard_api_base = litellm.get_secret("LLM_GUARD_API_BASE", None)
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ class _ENTERPRISE_LLMGuard(CustomLogger):
     async def async_moderation_hook(
         self,
         data: dict,
+        user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
         call_type: Literal["completion", "embeddings", "image_generation"],
     ):
         """
@@ -104,6 +108,15 @@ class _ENTERPRISE_LLMGuard(CustomLogger):
             - LLM Guard can handle things like PII Masking, etc.
         """
         self.print_verbose(f"Inside LLM Guard Pre-Call Hook")
+
+        # check if llm guard enabled for specific keys only
+        if self.llm_guard_mode == "key-specific":
+            if (
+                user_api_key_dict.permissions.get("enable_llm_guard_check", False)
+                == False
+            ):
+                return
+
         try:
             assert call_type in [
                 "completion",
diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 5208e5f29..364160328 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ google_moderation_confidence_threshold: Optional[float] = None
 llamaguard_unsafe_content_categories: Optional[str] = None
 blocked_user_list: Optional[Union[str, List]] = None
 banned_keywords_list: Optional[Union[str, List]] = None
+llm_guard_mode: Literal["all", "key-specific"] = "all"
 ##################
 logging: bool = True
 caching: bool = (
diff --git a/litellm/integrations/custom_logger.py b/litellm/integrations/custom_logger.py
index d21c751af..503b3ff9d 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/custom_logger.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/custom_logger.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class CustomLogger:  # https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/observability/custom_callbac
     async def async_moderation_hook(
         self,
         data: dict,
+        user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
         call_type: Literal["completion", "embeddings", "image_generation"],
     ):
         pass
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/hooks/prompt_injection_detection.py b/litellm/proxy/hooks/prompt_injection_detection.py
index 69744bbd3..896046e94 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/hooks/prompt_injection_detection.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/hooks/prompt_injection_detection.py
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ class _OPTIONAL_PromptInjectionDetection(CustomLogger):
     async def async_moderation_hook(
         self,
         data: dict,
+        user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
         call_type: Literal["completion", "embeddings", "image_generation"],
     ):
         self.print_verbose(
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 1ccab49e4..52b806b8b 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -3168,7 +3168,9 @@ async def chat_completion(
 
         tasks = []
         tasks.append(
-            proxy_logging_obj.during_call_hook(data=data, call_type="completion")
+            proxy_logging_obj.during_call_hook(
+                data=data, user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict, call_type="completion"
+            )
         )
 
         start_time = time.time()
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index e6ba26269..ba8d70804 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class ProxyLogging:
     async def during_call_hook(
         self,
         data: dict,
+        user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
         call_type: Literal[
             "completion",
             "embeddings",
@@ -157,7 +158,9 @@ class ProxyLogging:
             try:
                 if isinstance(callback, CustomLogger):
                     await callback.async_moderation_hook(
-                        data=new_data, call_type=call_type
+                        data=new_data,
+                        user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
+                        call_type=call_type,
                     )
             except Exception as e:
                 raise e