diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
index 5b1da36d37..f3e829f22c 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
@@ -3945,6 +3945,12 @@ async def streaming_chat_response_handler(response, ctx):
                                             response_id = response_metadata.pop('response_id', None)
                                             if response_id:
                                                 last_response_id = response_id
+
+                                        # Normalize and capture usage for DB persistence
+                                        if response_metadata.get('usage'):
+                                            response_metadata['usage'] = normalize_usage(response_metadata['usage'])
+                                            usage = response_metadata['usage']
+
                                         processed_data.update(response_metadata)
                                         processed_data.pop('done', None)