diff --git a/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/google_utils.py b/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/google_utils.py
index 76c12daeac8..43542cbf67e 100644
--- a/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/google_utils.py
+++ b/ddtrace/llmobs/_integrations/google_utils.py
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ def extract_generation_metrics_google_genai(response) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         output_tokens = None
 
     cached_tokens = _get_attr(usage_metadata, "cached_content_token_count", None)
-    total_tokens = _get_attr(usage_metadata, "total_token_count", None) or input_tokens + output_tokens
+    total_tokens = _get_attr(usage_metadata, "total_token_count", None)
+    if total_tokens is None and input_tokens is not None and output_tokens is not None:
+        total_tokens = input_tokens + output_tokens
 
     if input_tokens is not None:
         usage[INPUT_TOKENS_METRIC_KEY] = input_tokens
diff --git a/tests/llmobs/test_google_utils.py b/tests/llmobs/test_google_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cca6749c3db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/llmobs/test_google_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+from ddtrace.llmobs._constants import INPUT_TOKENS_METRIC_KEY
+from ddtrace.llmobs._constants import OUTPUT_TOKENS_METRIC_KEY
+from ddtrace.llmobs._constants import TOTAL_TOKENS_METRIC_KEY
+from ddtrace.llmobs._integrations.google_utils import extract_generation_metrics_google_genai
+
+
+def test_extract_generation_metrics_google_genai_handles_missing_token_counts():
+    response = SimpleNamespace(
+        usage_metadata={
+            "prompt_token_count": None,
+            "candidates_token_count": None,
+            "thoughts_token_count": None,
+            "total_token_count": None,
+        }
+    )
+
+    metrics = extract_generation_metrics_google_genai(response)
+
+    assert metrics == {}
+
+
+def test_extract_generation_metrics_google_genai_falls_back_to_sum_when_available():
+    response = SimpleNamespace(
+        usage_metadata={
+            "prompt_token_count": 6,
+            "candidates_token_count": 4,
+            "thoughts_token_count": None,
+            "total_token_count": None,
+        }
+    )
+
+    metrics = extract_generation_metrics_google_genai(response)
+
+    assert metrics == {
+        INPUT_TOKENS_METRIC_KEY: 6,
+        OUTPUT_TOKENS_METRIC_KEY: 4,
+        TOTAL_TOKENS_METRIC_KEY: 10,
+    }