diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_db_url_settings.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_db_url_settings.py
index 9e348c3988..b2212068a5 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_db_url_settings.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/db/test_db_url_settings.py
@@ -24,29 +24,47 @@ def _apply() -> bool:
     return DatabaseURLSettings.from_env().apply_to_env()
 
 
+_MANAGED_DB_ENV_VARS = (
+    "IAM_TOKEN_DB_AUTH",
+    "DATABASE_URL",
+    "DATABASE_URL_READ_REPLICA",
+    "DATABASE_HOST",
+    "DATABASE_PORT",
+    "DATABASE_USER",
+    "DATABASE_USERNAME",
+    "DATABASE_NAME",
+    "DATABASE_SCHEMA",
+    "DATABASE_PASSWORD",
+    "DATABASE_HOST_READ_REPLICA",
+    "DATABASE_PORT_READ_REPLICA",
+    "DATABASE_USER_READ_REPLICA",
+    "DATABASE_USERNAME_READ_REPLICA",
+    "DATABASE_NAME_READ_REPLICA",
+    "DATABASE_SCHEMA_READ_REPLICA",
+    "DATABASE_PASSWORD_READ_REPLICA",
+)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-def _scrub_db_env(monkeypatch):
-    """Remove every env var the model reads so tests start from a clean slate."""
-    for var in (
-        "IAM_TOKEN_DB_AUTH",
-        "DATABASE_URL",
-        "DATABASE_URL_READ_REPLICA",
-        "DATABASE_HOST",
-        "DATABASE_PORT",
-        "DATABASE_USER",
-        "DATABASE_USERNAME",
-        "DATABASE_NAME",
-        "DATABASE_SCHEMA",
-        "DATABASE_PASSWORD",
-        "DATABASE_HOST_READ_REPLICA",
-        "DATABASE_PORT_READ_REPLICA",
-        "DATABASE_USER_READ_REPLICA",
-        "DATABASE_USERNAME_READ_REPLICA",
-        "DATABASE_NAME_READ_REPLICA",
-        "DATABASE_SCHEMA_READ_REPLICA",
-        "DATABASE_PASSWORD_READ_REPLICA",
-    ):
-        monkeypatch.delenv(var, raising=False)
+def _scrub_db_env():
+    """Start each test from a clean slate and restore the original env afterward.
+
+    ``apply_to_env`` writes ``DATABASE_URL`` straight into ``os.environ``, which
+    ``monkeypatch`` cannot undo. Snapshotting and restoring here keeps a
+    synthesized URL (e.g. ``writer.example.com``) from leaking into later tests
+    that read ``DATABASE_URL`` to decide whether to hit a real database.
+    """
+    saved = {var: os.environ.get(var) for var in _MANAGED_DB_ENV_VARS}
+    for var in _MANAGED_DB_ENV_VARS:
+        os.environ.pop(var, None)
+    try:
+        yield
+    finally:
+        for var, value in saved.items():
+            if value is None:
+                os.environ.pop(var, None)
+            else:
+                os.environ[var] = value
 
 
 def _stub_iam_token(token: str = "FAKE_TOKEN"):
diff --git a/tests/unified_google_tests/base_google_genai_proxy_sdk_test.py b/tests/unified_google_tests/base_google_genai_proxy_sdk_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1143183b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unified_google_tests/base_google_genai_proxy_sdk_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+import pytest
+
+try:
+    from google import genai
+    from google.genai import types
+
+    GOOGLE_GENAI_SDK_AVAILABLE = True
+except ImportError:
+    GOOGLE_GENAI_SDK_AVAILABLE = False
+
+MASTER_KEY = "sk-1234"
+PROMPT = "Reply with only the single word: pong"
+
+
+def has_vertex_credentials() -> bool:
+    credentials_file = os.environ.get("GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS", "")
+    if credentials_file and os.path.isfile(credentials_file):
+        return True
+    return bool(
+        os.environ.get("VERTEX_AI_PRIVATE_KEY", "")
+        and os.environ.get("VERTEX_AI_PRIVATE_KEY_ID", "")
+    )
+
+
+def _make_client(proxy_url: str) -> "genai.Client":
+    return genai.Client(
+        api_key=MASTER_KEY,
+        http_options={"base_url": proxy_url},
+    )
+
+
+def _generation_config() -> "types.GenerateContentConfig":
+    return types.GenerateContentConfig(
+        temperature=0,
+        top_p=0.95,
+        top_k=20,
+    )
+
+
+def _collect_stream_text(chunks: List["types.GenerateContentResponse"]) -> str:
+    return "".join(chunk.text for chunk in chunks if chunk.text)
+
+
+class BaseGoogleGenAIProxySDKTest(ABC):
+    @property
+    @abstractmethod
+    def proxy_model_name(self) -> str: ...
+
+    @property
+    @abstractmethod
+    def model_config(self) -> Dict[str, Any]: ...
+
+    def _skip_reason_if_credentials_missing(self) -> Optional[str]:
+        model = self.model_config.get("model", "")
+        if model.startswith("gemini/"):
+            if not os.getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY"):
+                return "GEMINI_API_KEY not set — skipping Gemini proxy SDK tests"
+            return None
+
+        if "vertex_ai" in model:
+            if has_vertex_credentials():
+                return None
+            return "Vertex AI credentials not set — skipping Vertex AI proxy SDK tests"
+
+        return f"Unsupported model for proxy SDK tests: {model}"
+
+    def _require_proxy_sdk(self) -> None:
+        if not GOOGLE_GENAI_SDK_AVAILABLE:
+            pytest.skip("google-genai SDK not installed")
+        reason = self._skip_reason_if_credentials_missing()
+        if reason:
+            pytest.skip(reason)
+
+    def test_proxy_genai_sdk_non_streaming(self, google_genai_proxy_url: str) -> None:
+        self._require_proxy_sdk()
+
+        client = _make_client(google_genai_proxy_url)
+        response = client.models.generate_content(
+            model=self.proxy_model_name,
+            contents=types.Part.from_text(text=PROMPT),
+            config=_generation_config(),
+        )
+
+        assert response is not None
+        assert response.text is not None
+        assert len(response.text.strip()) > 0
+
+    def test_proxy_genai_sdk_streaming_completes_without_errors(
+        self, google_genai_proxy_url: str
+    ) -> None:
+        self._require_proxy_sdk()
+
+        client = _make_client(google_genai_proxy_url)
+        stream = client.models.generate_content_stream(
+            model=self.proxy_model_name,
+            contents=types.Part.from_text(text=PROMPT),
+            config=_generation_config(),
+        )
+
+        chunks: List[types.GenerateContentResponse] = []
+        stream_error: Optional[Exception] = None
+
+        try:
+            for chunk in stream:
+                chunks.append(chunk)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            stream_error = exc
+
+        assert (
+            stream_error is None
+        ), f"Streaming raised {type(stream_error).__name__}: {stream_error}"
+        assert len(chunks) > 0, "Expected at least one streaming chunk"
+        assert _collect_stream_text(chunks).strip(), "Expected non-empty streamed text"
+
+    def test_proxy_genai_sdk_streaming_dict_style(
+        self, google_genai_proxy_url: str
+    ) -> None:
+        self._require_proxy_sdk()
+
+        client = _make_client(google_genai_proxy_url)
+        stream = client.models.generate_content_stream(
+            model=self.proxy_model_name,
+            contents={"text": PROMPT},
+            config={
+                "temperature": 0,
+                "top_p": 0.95,
+                "top_k": 20,
+            },
+        )
+
+        chunks = list(stream)
+        assert len(chunks) > 0
+        assert _collect_stream_text(chunks).strip()
diff --git a/tests/unified_google_tests/conftest.py b/tests/unified_google_tests/conftest.py
index 5b4f57b803..c6b3fb82d0 100644
--- a/tests/unified_google_tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unified_google_tests/conftest.py
@@ -3,9 +3,18 @@
 import asyncio
 import importlib
 import os
+import socket
 import sys
+import threading
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Iterator, Tuple
 
 import pytest
+import uvicorn
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
 
 sys.path.insert(
     0, os.path.abspath("../..")
@@ -28,6 +37,99 @@ from tests._vcr_conftest_common import (  # noqa: E402,F401
 
 _verbose_state = VerboseReporterState()
 
+PROXY_CONFIG_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / "google_genai_proxy_test_config.yaml"
+PROXY_MASTER_KEY = "sk-1234"
+PROXY_START_TIMEOUT_S = 30.0
+
+
+def _start_proxy_server(
+    config_path: str,
+) -> Tuple[str, uvicorn.Server, threading.Thread, socket.socket]:
+    from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import (
+        app as proxy_app,
+        cleanup_router_config_variables,
+        initialize,
+    )
+
+    cleanup_router_config_variables()
+
+    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+    sock.bind(("127.0.0.1", 0))
+    host, port = sock.getsockname()
+
+    config = uvicorn.Config(proxy_app, host=host, port=port, log_level="warning")
+    server = uvicorn.Server(config)
+
+    def _run() -> None:
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+        loop.run_until_complete(initialize(config=config_path, debug=True))
+        loop.run_until_complete(server.serve(sockets=[sock]))
+
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=_run, daemon=True)
+    thread.start()
+
+    start_time = time.time()
+    while not server.started:
+        if not thread.is_alive():
+            raise RuntimeError("LiteLLM proxy failed to start")
+        if time.time() - start_time > PROXY_START_TIMEOUT_S:
+            raise TimeoutError("LiteLLM proxy did not start in time")
+        time.sleep(0.05)
+
+    return f"http://{host}:{port}", server, thread, sock
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def google_genai_proxy_url() -> Iterator[str]:
+    from base_google_genai_proxy_sdk_test import has_vertex_credentials
+    from base_google_test import load_vertex_ai_credentials
+
+    saved_env = {
+        key: os.environ.get(key)
+        for key in (
+            "DATABASE_URL",
+            "DIRECT_URL",
+            "LITELLM_MASTER_KEY",
+            "STORE_MODEL_IN_DB",
+            "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS",
+        )
+    }
+    temp_credentials_path: str | None = None
+    os.environ.pop("DATABASE_URL", None)
+    os.environ.pop("DIRECT_URL", None)
+    os.environ["LITELLM_MASTER_KEY"] = PROXY_MASTER_KEY
+    os.environ["STORE_MODEL_IN_DB"] = "False"
+
+    if has_vertex_credentials():
+        credentials_file = os.environ.get("GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS", "")
+        if not (credentials_file and os.path.isfile(credentials_file)):
+            vertex_credentials_path = load_vertex_ai_credentials(
+                model="vertex_ai/gemini-2.5-flash-lite"
+            )
+            if vertex_credentials_path:
+                temp_credentials_path = vertex_credentials_path
+                os.environ["GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"] = vertex_credentials_path
+
+    server_url, server, thread, sock = _start_proxy_server(str(PROXY_CONFIG_PATH))
+    try:
+        yield server_url
+    finally:
+        server.should_exit = True
+        thread.join(timeout=10)
+        sock.close()
+        if temp_credentials_path:
+            try:
+                os.unlink(temp_credentials_path)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+        for key, value in saved_env.items():
+            if value is None:
+                os.environ.pop(key, None)
+            else:
+                os.environ[key] = value
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def event_loop():
@@ -40,7 +142,7 @@ def event_loop():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True)
-def setup_and_teardown():
+def setup_and_teardown(request):
     """
     This fixture reloads litellm before every function. To speed up testing by removing callbacks being chained.
     """
@@ -50,7 +152,8 @@ def setup_and_teardown():
 
     import litellm
 
-    importlib.reload(litellm)
+    if "google_genai_proxy_url" not in request.fixturenames:
+        importlib.reload(litellm)
 
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop_policy().new_event_loop()
     asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
@@ -95,7 +198,14 @@ def pytest_runtest_logreport(report):
 
 
 def pytest_collection_modifyitems(config, items):
-    apply_vcr_auto_marker_to_items(items)
+    apply_vcr_auto_marker_to_items(
+        items,
+        skip_nodeid_suffixes=(
+            "test_proxy_genai_sdk_non_streaming",
+            "test_proxy_genai_sdk_streaming_completes_without_errors",
+            "test_proxy_genai_sdk_streaming_dict_style",
+        ),
+    )
 
     # Separate tests in 'test_amazing_proxy_custom_logger.py' and other tests
     custom_logger_tests = [
diff --git a/tests/unified_google_tests/google_genai_proxy_test_config.yaml b/tests/unified_google_tests/google_genai_proxy_test_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9913c05d43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unified_google_tests/google_genai_proxy_test_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+model_list:
+  - model_name: gemini-2.5-flash-lite
+    litellm_params:
+      model: gemini/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
+      api_key: os.environ/GEMINI_API_KEY
+
+  - model_name: vertex-gemini-2.5-flash-lite
+    litellm_params:
+      model: vertex_ai/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
+
+general_settings:
+  master_key: sk-1234
+  store_model_in_db: false
+
+litellm_settings:
+  drop_params: true
diff --git a/tests/unified_google_tests/test_google_ai_studio.py b/tests/unified_google_tests/test_google_ai_studio.py
index 2d80f4bc45..afe237a4e5 100644
--- a/tests/unified_google_tests/test_google_ai_studio.py
+++ b/tests/unified_google_tests/test_google_ai_studio.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from base_google_genai_proxy_sdk_test import BaseGoogleGenAIProxySDKTest
 from base_google_test import BaseGoogleGenAITest
 import sys
 import os
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ import unittest.mock
 import json
 
 
-class TestGoogleGenAIStudio(BaseGoogleGenAITest):
+class TestGoogleGenAIStudio(BaseGoogleGenAITest, BaseGoogleGenAIProxySDKTest):
     """Test Google GenAI Studio"""
 
     @property
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ class TestGoogleGenAIStudio(BaseGoogleGenAITest):
             "model": "gemini/gemini-2.5-flash-lite",
         }
 
+    @property
+    def proxy_model_name(self) -> str:
+        return "gemini-2.5-flash-lite"
+
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_mock_stream_generate_content_with_tools():
diff --git a/tests/unified_google_tests/test_vertex_ai_native.py b/tests/unified_google_tests/test_vertex_ai_native.py
index c390d5e728..640157bc33 100644
--- a/tests/unified_google_tests/test_vertex_ai_native.py
+++ b/tests/unified_google_tests/test_vertex_ai_native.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+from base_google_genai_proxy_sdk_test import BaseGoogleGenAIProxySDKTest
 from base_google_test import BaseGoogleGenAITest
 
 
-class TestVertexAIGenerateContent(BaseGoogleGenAITest):
+class TestVertexAIGenerateContent(BaseGoogleGenAITest, BaseGoogleGenAIProxySDKTest):
     """Test Vertex AI"""
 
     @property
@@ -9,3 +10,7 @@ class TestVertexAIGenerateContent(BaseGoogleGenAITest):
         return {
             "model": "vertex_ai/gemini-2.5-flash-lite",
         }
+
+    @property
+    def proxy_model_name(self) -> str:
+        return "vertex-gemini-2.5-flash-lite"