diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
index bc774816f..c3c6f9182 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
@@ -136,6 +136,19 @@ async def user_api_key_auth(
             enable_jwt_auth: true
         ```
         """
+
+        ### FILTER IP ADDRESS ###
+
+        is_valid_ip = _check_valid_ip(
+            allowed_ips=general_settings.get("allowed_ips", None), request=request
+        )
+
+        if not is_valid_ip:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+                detail="Access forbidden: IP address not allowed.",
+            )
+
         route: str = request.url.path
 
         if (
@@ -1208,3 +1221,22 @@ def _get_user_role(user_id_information: Optional[list]):
 
     _user = user_id_information[0]
     return _user.get("user_role")
+
+
+def _check_valid_ip(allowed_ips: Optional[List[str]], request: Request) -> bool:
+    """
+    Returns if ip is allowed or not
+    """
+    if allowed_ips is None:  # if not set, assume true
+        return True
+
+    if request.client is not None:
+        client_ip = request.client.host
+    else:
+        client_ip = None
+
+    # Check if IP address is allowed
+    if client_ip not in allowed_ips:
+        return False
+
+    return True
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_user_api_key_auth.py b/litellm/tests/test_user_api_key_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d3a0af53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_user_api_key_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# What is this?
+## Unit tests for user_api_key_auth helper functions
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+sys.path.insert(
+    0, os.path.abspath("../..")
+)  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
+from typing import List, Optional
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+import litellm
+
+
+class Request:
+    def __init__(self, client_ip: Optional[str] = None):
+        self.client = MagicMock()
+        self.client.host = client_ip
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "allowed_ips, client_ip, expected_result",
+    [
+        (None, "127.0.0.1", True),  # No IP restrictions, should be allowed
+        (["127.0.0.1"], "127.0.0.1", True),  # IP in allowed list
+        (["192.168.1.1"], "127.0.0.1", False),  # IP not in allowed list
+        ([], "127.0.0.1", False),  # Empty allowed list, no IP should be allowed
+        (["192.168.1.1", "10.0.0.1"], "10.0.0.1", True),  # IP in allowed list
+        (
+            ["192.168.1.1"],
+            None,
+            False,
+        ),  # Request with no client IP should not be allowed
+    ],
+)
+def test_check_valid_ip(
+    allowed_ips: Optional[List[str]], client_ip: Optional[str], expected_result: bool
+):
+    from litellm.proxy.auth.user_api_key_auth import _check_valid_ip
+
+    request = Request(client_ip)
+
+    assert _check_valid_ip(allowed_ips, request) == expected_result  # type: ignore