diff --git a/plugins/default/default.test.ts b/plugins/default/default.test.ts
index 56ecf27c7..80263e035 100644
--- a/plugins/default/default.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/default/default.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { handler as logHandler } from './log';
 import { handler as allUppercaseHandler } from './alluppercase';
 import { handler as endsWithHandler } from './endsWith';
 import { handler as allLowerCaseHandler } from './alllowercase';
+import { handler as modelWhitelistHandler } from './modelWhitelist';
 
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { PluginContext, PluginParameters } from '../types';
@@ -802,3 +803,36 @@ describe('allLowercase handler', () => {
     expect(result.verdict).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe('modelWhitelist handler', () => {
+  it('should return true verdict when the model requested is part of the whitelist', async () => {
+    const context: PluginContext = {
+      request: { json: { model: 'gemini-1.5-flash-001' } },
+    };
+
+    const parameters: PluginParameters = {
+      models: ['gemini-1.5-flash-001'],
+    };
+    const eventType = 'beforeRequestHook';
+
+    const result = await modelWhitelistHandler(context, parameters, eventType);
+
+    expect(result.error).toBe(null);
+    expect(result.verdict).toBe(true);
+  });
+  it('should return false verdict when the model requested is not part of the whitelist', async () => {
+    const context: PluginContext = {
+      request: { json: { model: 'gemini-1.5-pro-001' } },
+    };
+
+    const parameters: PluginParameters = {
+      models: ['gemini-1.5-flash-001'],
+    };
+    const eventType = 'beforeRequestHook';
+
+    const result = await modelWhitelistHandler(context, parameters, eventType);
+
+    expect(result.error).toBe(null);
+    expect(result.verdict).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/default/manifest.json b/plugins/default/manifest.json
index 3f62d45d8..177c96fae 100644
--- a/plugins/default/manifest.json
+++ b/plugins/default/manifest.json
@@ -475,6 +475,37 @@
         }
       ],
       "parameters": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Model whitelisting",
+      "id": "modelwhitelist",
+      "type": "guardrail",
+      "supportedHooks": ["beforeRequestHook"],
+      "description": [
+        {
+          "type": "subHeading",
+          "text": "Check if the model in the request is part of the allowed model list."
+        }
+      ],
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "models": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "label": "Model list",
+            "description": [
+              {
+                "type": "subHeading",
+                "text": "Enter the allowed models."
+              }
+            ],
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "required": ["models"]
+      }
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/plugins/default/modelWhitelist.ts b/plugins/default/modelWhitelist.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfd240ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/default/modelWhitelist.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import {
+  HookEventType,
+  PluginContext,
+  PluginHandler,
+  PluginParameters,
+} from '../types';
+
+export const handler: PluginHandler = async (
+  context: PluginContext,
+  parameters: PluginParameters,
+  eventType: HookEventType
+) => {
+  let error = null;
+  let verdict = false;
+
+  try {
+    const modelList = parameters.models;
+    let requestModel = context.request?.json.model;
+    verdict = modelList.includes(requestModel);
+  } catch (e) {
+    error = e as Error;
+  }
+
+  return { error, verdict };
+};
diff --git a/plugins/index.ts b/plugins/index.ts
index 1137e7778..03e7c6785 100644
--- a/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { handler as defaultcontainsCode } from './default/containsCode';
 import { handler as defaultalluppercase } from './default/alluppercase';
 import { handler as defaultalllowercase } from './default/alllowercase';
 import { handler as defaultendsWith } from './default/endsWith';
+import { handler as defaultmodelWhitelist } from './default/modelWhitelist';
 import { handler as portkeymoderateContent } from './portkey/moderateContent';
 import { handler as portkeylanguage } from './portkey/language';
 import { handler as portkeypii } from './portkey/pii';
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export const plugins = {
     alluppercase: defaultalluppercase,
     alllowercase: defaultalllowercase,
     endsWith: defaultendsWith,
+    modelWhitelist: defaultmodelWhitelist,
   },
   portkey: {
     moderateContent: portkeymoderateContent,