diff --git a/src/openai/azure/__init__.py b/src/openai/azure/__init__.py
index 805d97a52f..4f5a97d36c 100644
--- a/src/openai/azure/__init__.py
+++ b/src/openai/azure/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from ._sync_client import AzureOpenAIClient
 from ._async_client import AsyncAzureOpenAIClient
 from ._credential import TokenCredential
+from ._exceptions import ContentPolicyError
 
 __all__ = [
     "AzureOpenAIClient",
     "TokenCredential",
     "AsyncAzureOpenAIClient",
+    "ContentPolicyError",
 ]
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diff --git a/src/openai/azure/_azuremodels.py b/src/openai/azure/_azuremodels.py
index bfc2f31fd4..a2b31e3d53 100644
--- a/src/openai/azure/_azuremodels.py
+++ b/src/openai/azure/_azuremodels.py
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
-from typing import TypedDict
+from typing import Optional
+from typing_extensions import TypedDict, Literal
+from openai._models import BaseModel as BaseModel
+
 
 class ChatExtensionConfiguration(TypedDict):
     type: str
     parameters: object
+
+# TODO: just copying in from other PR
+class ContentFilterResult(BaseModel):
+    severity: Literal["safe", "low", "medium", "high"]
+    filtered: bool
+
+
+class Error(BaseModel):
+    code: str
+    message: str
+
+
+class ContentFilterResults(BaseModel):
+    hate: Optional[ContentFilterResult]
+    self_harm: Optional[ContentFilterResult]
+    violence: Optional[ContentFilterResult]
+    sexual: Optional[ContentFilterResult]
+    error: Optional[Error]
diff --git a/src/openai/azure/_exceptions.py b/src/openai/azure/_exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17bd69f8e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openai/azure/_exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+import httpx
+from openai import BadRequestError
+from ._azuremodels import ContentFilterResults
+
+
+class ContentPolicyError(BadRequestError):
+    code: str
+    message: str
+    content_filter_result: ContentFilterResults
+
+    def __init__(self, message: str, *, response: httpx.Response, body: object | None) -> None:
+        super().__init__(message=message, response=response, body=body)
+        self.code = body["error"]["code"]
+        self.message = body["error"]["message"]
+        self.error = body["error"]
+        self.content_filter_result = ContentFilterResults.construct(**body["error"]["innererror"]["content_filter_result"])
diff --git a/src/openai/azure/_sync_client.py b/src/openai/azure/_sync_client.py
index ba7faccf20..2b26d31e3a 100644
--- a/src/openai/azure/_sync_client.py
+++ b/src/openai/azure/_sync_client.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from typing_extensions import Literal, override
 from typing import Any, Callable, cast, List, Mapping, Dict, Optional, overload, Union
 import time
+import json
 
 import httpx
 
-from openai import Client, OpenAIError
+from openai import Client, OpenAIError, BadRequestError
 from openai.types import ImagesResponse
 
 # These are types used in the public API surface area that are not exported as public
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 # Azure specific types
 from ._credential import TokenCredential
 from ._azuremodels import ChatExtensionConfiguration
+from ._exceptions import ContentPolicyError
 
 TIMEOUT_SECS = 600
 
@@ -399,7 +401,21 @@ def _request(self, *, options: FinalRequestOptions, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
                     options.url = f'openai/deployments/{model}/extensions' + options.url
                 else:
                     options.url = f'openai/deployments/{model}' + options.url
-        return super()._request(options=options, **kwargs)
+        try:
+            return super()._request(options=options, **kwargs)
+        except BadRequestError as err:
+            try:
+                body = json.loads(err.response.text)
+            except Exception:
+                raise err
+            
+            if body.get('error') and body['error'].get('code') == 'content_filter':
+                raise ContentPolicyError(
+                    message=err.message,
+                    response=err.response,
+                    body=body
+                )
+            raise err
 
     # Internal azure specific "helper" methods
     def _check_polling_response(self, response: httpx.Response, predicate: Callable[[httpx.Response], bool]) -> bool: