diff --git a/litellm/caching/valkey_semantic_cache.py b/litellm/caching/valkey_semantic_cache.py
index 746e91207d8..76b7f7d5b87 100644
--- a/litellm/caching/valkey_semantic_cache.py
+++ b/litellm/caching/valkey_semantic_cache.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ async def async_set_cache(self, key: str, value: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
                 print_verbose("No prompt provided for semantic caching")
                 return
 
-            embedding = await self._get_async_embedding(prompt, **kwargs)
+            embedding = await self._get_async_embedding(prompt, metadata=kwargs.get("metadata"))
             await self._ensure_index_async(len(embedding))
 
             doc_key = self._doc_key(key)
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ async def async_get_cache(self, key: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
                 kwargs.setdefault("metadata", {})["semantic-similarity"] = 0.0
                 return None
 
-            embedding = await self._get_async_embedding(prompt, **kwargs)
+            embedding = await self._get_async_embedding(prompt, metadata=kwargs.get("metadata"))
             await self._ensure_index_async(len(embedding))
 
             search_result = await self.async_client.ft(self.index_name).search(
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/caching/test_valkey_semantic_cache.py b/tests/test_litellm/caching/test_valkey_semantic_cache.py
index 44b9f061998..d2df0a98e12 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/caching/test_valkey_semantic_cache.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/caching/test_valkey_semantic_cache.py
@@ -300,6 +300,59 @@ async def test_async_set_and_get_roundtrip():
     assert metadata["semantic-similarity"] == pytest.approx(0.95)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_set_cache_passes_only_metadata_to_get_async_embedding():
+    async_client = AsyncMock()
+    async_client.ft = _async_ft(0.05)
+    cache = _make_cache(async_client=async_client)
+    captured: dict[str, object] = {}
+
+    async def spy_embedding(prompt: str, metadata: dict | None = None) -> list[float]:
+        captured["prompt"] = prompt
+        captured["metadata"] = metadata
+        return [0.1, 0.2, 0.3]
+
+    cache._get_async_embedding = spy_embedding
+
+    await cache.async_set_cache(
+        key="cache-key",
+        value={"content": "Paris"},
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?"}],
+        metadata={"user_api_key": "sk-test"},
+        cache_key="abc123",
+        custom_llm_provider="openai",
+    )
+
+    assert captured["metadata"] == {"user_api_key": "sk-test"}
+    async_client.hset.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_get_cache_passes_only_metadata_to_get_async_embedding():
+    async_client = AsyncMock()
+    async_client.ft = _async_ft(0.05)
+    cache = _make_cache(async_client=async_client)
+    captured: dict[str, object] = {}
+
+    async def spy_embedding(prompt: str, metadata: dict | None = None) -> list[float]:
+        captured["prompt"] = prompt
+        captured["metadata"] = dict(metadata) if metadata is not None else None
+        return [0.1, 0.2, 0.3]
+
+    cache._get_async_embedding = spy_embedding
+
+    result = await cache.async_get_cache(
+        key="cache-key",
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?"}],
+        metadata={"user_api_key": "sk-test"},
+        cache_key="abc123",
+        custom_llm_provider="openai",
+    )
+
+    assert result == {"content": "Paris"}
+    assert captured["metadata"] == {"user_api_key": "sk-test"}
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_async_get_cache_misses_below_threshold():
     async_client = AsyncMock()