diff --git a/i18n/keys.go b/i18n/keys.go
index 63e654b585e7..5be5dc8fe4c6 100644
--- a/i18n/keys.go
+++ b/i18n/keys.go
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ const (
 	MsgDistributorGroupAccessDenied       = "distributor.group_access_denied"
 	MsgDistributorGetChannelFailed        = "distributor.get_channel_failed"
 	MsgDistributorNoAvailableChannel      = "distributor.no_available_channel"
+	MsgDistributorUnsupportedImageVariant = "distributor.unsupported_image_variant"
 	MsgDistributorInvalidMidjourney       = "distributor.invalid_midjourney_request"
 	MsgDistributorInvalidParseModel       = "distributor.invalid_request_parse_model"
 	MsgDistributorUploadTimedOut          = "distributor.upload_timed_out"
diff --git a/i18n/locales/en.yaml b/i18n/locales/en.yaml
index 085804bfbd92..9a2ab1af8a67 100644
--- a/i18n/locales/en.yaml
+++ b/i18n/locales/en.yaml
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ distributor.invalid_playground_request: "Invalid playground request: {{.Error}}"
 distributor.group_access_denied: "No permission to access this group"
 distributor.get_channel_failed: "Failed to get available channel for model {{.Model}} under group {{.Group}} (distributor): {{.Error}}"
 distributor.no_available_channel: "No available channel for model {{.Model}} under group {{.Group}} (distributor)"
+distributor.unsupported_image_variant: "The requested image parameters are not supported for model {{.Model}} under group {{.Group}}"
 distributor.invalid_midjourney_request: "Invalid Midjourney request: {{.Error}}"
 distributor.invalid_request_parse_model: "Invalid request, unable to parse model"
 distributor.upload_timed_out: "Request body upload timed out before it completed. Please retry the request."
diff --git a/i18n/locales/zh-CN.yaml b/i18n/locales/zh-CN.yaml
index b72201ac1477..dba0a2f99b1a 100644
--- a/i18n/locales/zh-CN.yaml
+++ b/i18n/locales/zh-CN.yaml
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ distributor.invalid_playground_request: "无效的playground请求，{{.Error}}"
 distributor.group_access_denied: "无权访问该分组"
 distributor.get_channel_failed: "获取分组 {{.Group}} 下模型 {{.Model}} 的可用渠道失败（distributor）：{{.Error}}"
 distributor.no_available_channel: "分组 {{.Group}} 下模型 {{.Model}} 无可用渠道（distributor）"
+distributor.unsupported_image_variant: "分组 {{.Group}} 下模型 {{.Model}} 不支持请求的图片参数组合"
 distributor.invalid_midjourney_request: "无效的midjourney请求，{{.Error}}"
 distributor.invalid_request_parse_model: "无效的请求，无法解析模型"
 distributor.upload_timed_out: "请求体上传未完成并已超时，请重试。"
diff --git a/i18n/locales/zh-TW.yaml b/i18n/locales/zh-TW.yaml
index 67edc43f26e5..c4884fd0d077 100644
--- a/i18n/locales/zh-TW.yaml
+++ b/i18n/locales/zh-TW.yaml
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ distributor.invalid_playground_request: "無效的playground請求，{{.Error}}"
 distributor.group_access_denied: "無權存取該分組"
 distributor.get_channel_failed: "獲取分組 {{.Group}} 下模型 {{.Model}} 的可用管道失敗（distributor）：{{.Error}}"
 distributor.no_available_channel: "分組 {{.Group}} 下模型 {{.Model}} 無可用管道（distributor）"
+distributor.unsupported_image_variant: "分組 {{.Group}} 下模型 {{.Model}} 不支援請求的圖片參數組合"
 distributor.invalid_midjourney_request: "無效的midjourney請求，{{.Error}}"
 distributor.invalid_request_parse_model: "無效的請求，無法解析模型"
 distributor.upload_timed_out: "請求體上傳未完成並已逾時，請重試。"
diff --git a/middleware/distributor.go b/middleware/distributor.go
index f8b6858c49af..342ca553ac2d 100644
--- a/middleware/distributor.go
+++ b/middleware/distributor.go
@@ -234,6 +234,15 @@ func Distribute() func(c *gin.Context) {
 						return
 					}
 					if channel == nil {
+						if imageRequirement != nil {
+							abortWithOpenAiMessage(
+								c,
+								http.StatusBadRequest,
+								i18n.T(c, i18n.MsgDistributorUnsupportedImageVariant, map[string]any{"Group": usingGroup, "Model": modelRequest.Model}),
+								types.ErrorCodeInvalidRequest,
+							)
+							return
+						}
 						abortWithOpenAiMessage(c, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, i18n.T(c, i18n.MsgDistributorNoAvailableChannel, map[string]any{"Group": usingGroup, "Model": modelRequest.Model}), types.ErrorCodeModelNotFound)
 						return
 					}
diff --git a/middleware/distributor_image_routing_test.go b/middleware/distributor_image_routing_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8fd7f674f650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware/distributor_image_routing_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/QuantumNous/new-api/common"
+	"github.com/QuantumNous/new-api/constant"
+	"github.com/QuantumNous/new-api/dto"
+	appI18n "github.com/QuantumNous/new-api/i18n"
+	"github.com/QuantumNous/new-api/model"
+	"github.com/QuantumNous/new-api/types"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestDistributeRejectsUnsupportedVerifiedImageVariantAsInvalidRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	require.NoError(t, appI18n.Init())
+	oldMemoryCacheEnabled := common.MemoryCacheEnabled
+	common.MemoryCacheEnabled = true
+	model.ClearChannelCacheForTest()
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		model.ClearChannelCacheForTest()
+		common.MemoryCacheEnabled = oldMemoryCacheEnabled
+	})
+
+	priority := int64(10)
+	weight := uint(100)
+	channel := &model.Channel{
+		Id:       31,
+		Type:     constant.ChannelTypeOpenAI,
+		Status:   common.ChannelStatusEnabled,
+		Name:     "verified-auto-image",
+		Models:   "gpt-image-2",
+		Group:    "gpt pro",
+		Priority: &priority,
+		Weight:   &weight,
+	}
+	channel.SetOtherSettings(dto.ChannelOtherSettings{ImageRouting: &dto.ImageRoutingConfig{
+		Version: dto.ImageRoutingVersion1,
+		Profiles: []dto.ImageRoutingProfile{
+			{
+				Model:               "gpt-image-2",
+				Protocol:            dto.ImageRoutingProtocolImagesGenerations,
+				UpstreamPath:        "/v1/images/generations",
+				Operations:          []dto.ImageOperation{dto.ImageOperationGeneration},
+				Sizes:               []string{"auto"},
+				DefaultSize:         "auto",
+				MaxOutputImages:     1,
+				AllowedCombinations: []dto.ImageRoutingCombination{{Operation: dto.ImageOperationGeneration, Size: "auto"}},
+				VerificationStatus:  dto.ImageRoutingVerificationProductionVerified,
+			},
+		},
+	}})
+	model.SetChannelCacheForTest(map[int]*model.Channel{31: channel}, map[string]map[string][]int{
+		"gpt pro": {"gpt-image-2": {31}},
+	})
+
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	ctx, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(recorder)
+	ctx.Request = httptest.NewRequest(
+		http.MethodPost,
+		"/v1/images/generations",
+		strings.NewReader(`{"model":"gpt-image-2","prompt":"draw a cube","size":"1024x1024","n":1}`),
+	)
+	ctx.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	common.SetContextKey(ctx, constant.ContextKeyUsingGroup, "gpt pro")
+	common.SetContextKey(ctx, constant.ContextKeyUserGroup, "default")
+
+	Distribute()(ctx)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, recorder.Code)
+	var response struct {
+		Error struct {
+			Code string `json:"code"`
+		} `json:"error"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, common.Unmarshal(recorder.Body.Bytes(), &response))
+	assert.Equal(t, string(types.ErrorCodeInvalidRequest), response.Error.Code)
+	_, selected := common.GetContextKey(ctx, constant.ContextKeyChannelId)
+	assert.False(t, selected)
+}