diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
index 6ddf2cfeb20e..852c5b4d6b59 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
@@ -699,6 +699,12 @@ async def common_checks(
         if valid_token is not None:
             from litellm.proxy.litellm_pre_call_utils import LiteLLMProxyRequestSetup
 
+            # GH#30629: pre-seed litellm_metadata for bedrock routes so
+            # apply_key_tags_pre_auth writes tags there instead of
+            # leaking them into the provider-facing metadata field
+            if "bedrock" in route:
+                request_body.setdefault("litellm_metadata", {})
+
             LiteLLMProxyRequestSetup.apply_key_tags_pre_auth(
                 request_data=request_body,
                 user_api_key_dict=valid_token,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py
index 177fced5cd4f..200c145792a4 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/litellm_pre_call_utils.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def parse_cache_control(cache_control):
 
 LITELLM_METADATA_ROUTES = (
     "batches",
+    "bedrock",
     "/v1/messages",
     "responses",
     "files",
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_pass_through_endpoints.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_pass_through_endpoints.py
index 362f4986c626..379e219b29bf 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_pass_through_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_pass_through_endpoints.py
@@ -2682,15 +2682,19 @@ async def test_add_litellm_data_to_request_adds_headers_to_metadata():
         version="1.0",
     )
 
-    # Verify headers are added to metadata for guardrails
-    assert "metadata" in result, "metadata should be present in result"
-    assert "headers" in result["metadata"], "headers should be present in metadata"
+    # Verify headers are added to litellm_metadata for guardrails.
+    # Bedrock passthrough uses litellm_metadata to prevent key-level
+    # tags from leaking into the provider payload (GH#30629).
+    assert "litellm_metadata" in result, "litellm_metadata should be present in result"
+    assert (
+        "headers" in result["litellm_metadata"]
+    ), "headers should be present in litellm_metadata"
     assert isinstance(
-        result["metadata"]["headers"], dict
+        result["litellm_metadata"]["headers"], dict
     ), "headers should be a dictionary"
 
     # Verify specific headers are accessible (important for guardrails)
-    headers = result["metadata"]["headers"]
+    headers = result["litellm_metadata"]["headers"]
     assert (
         "user-agent" in headers or "User-Agent" in headers
     ), "User-Agent header should be accessible in metadata"
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_litellm_pre_call_utils.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_litellm_pre_call_utils.py
index ec262d75ab89..80c1205a8aef 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_litellm_pre_call_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/test_litellm_pre_call_utils.py
@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ def test_returns_metadata_for_embeddings(self):
         request = self._make_request("/v1/embeddings")
         assert _get_metadata_variable_name(request) == "metadata"
 
+    def test_returns_litellm_metadata_for_bedrock_invoke(self):
+        # GH#30629: bedrock passthrough must use litellm_metadata
+        # to prevent key-level tags from leaking into provider body
+        request = self._make_request("/bedrock/model/us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6/invoke")
+        assert _get_metadata_variable_name(request) == "litellm_metadata"
+
+    def test_returns_litellm_metadata_for_bedrock_converse(self):
+        request = self._make_request("/bedrock/model/us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6/converse")
+        assert _get_metadata_variable_name(request) == "litellm_metadata"
+
 
 def test_get_enforced_params_for_service_account_settings():
     """