diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai.py
index 78fcdd49e2..187f795807 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai.py
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
     from sentry_sdk.tracing import Span
 
 try:
+    try:
+        from openai import NOT_GIVEN
+    except ImportError:
+        NOT_GIVEN = None
+
     from openai.resources.chat.completions import Completions, AsyncCompletions
     from openai.resources import Embeddings, AsyncEmbeddings
 
@@ -192,12 +197,13 @@ def _set_input_data(span, kwargs, operation, integration):
     }
     for key, attribute in kwargs_keys_to_attributes.items():
         value = kwargs.get(key)
-        if value is not None:
+
+        if value is not NOT_GIVEN and value is not None:
             set_data_normalized(span, attribute, value)
 
     # Input attributes: Tools
     tools = kwargs.get("tools")
-    if tools is not None and len(tools) > 0:
+    if tools is not NOT_GIVEN and tools is not None and len(tools) > 0:
         set_data_normalized(
             span, SPANDATA.GEN_AI_REQUEST_AVAILABLE_TOOLS, safe_serialize(tools)
         )
diff --git a/tests/integrations/openai/test_openai.py b/tests/integrations/openai/test_openai.py
index 5767f84d04..a3c7bdd9d9 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/openai/test_openai.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/openai/test_openai.py
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 import pytest
+
+from sentry_sdk.utils import package_version
+
+try:
+    from openai import NOT_GIVEN
+except ImportError:
+    NOT_GIVEN = None
+
 from openai import AsyncOpenAI, OpenAI, AsyncStream, Stream, OpenAIError
 from openai.types import CompletionUsage, CreateEmbeddingResponse, Embedding
 from openai.types.chat import ChatCompletion, ChatCompletionMessage, ChatCompletionChunk
@@ -43,6 +51,7 @@ async def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             return super(AsyncMock, self).__call__(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
+OPENAI_VERSION = package_version("openai")
 EXAMPLE_CHAT_COMPLETION = ChatCompletion(
     id="chat-id",
     choices=[
@@ -1387,3 +1396,34 @@ async def test_streaming_responses_api_async(
     assert span["data"]["gen_ai.usage.input_tokens"] == 20
     assert span["data"]["gen_ai.usage.output_tokens"] == 10
     assert span["data"]["gen_ai.usage.total_tokens"] == 30
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    OPENAI_VERSION <= (1, 1, 0),
+    reason="OpenAI versions <=1.1.0 do not support the tools parameter.",
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "tools",
+    [[], None, NOT_GIVEN],
+)
+def test_empty_tools_in_chat_completion(sentry_init, capture_events, tools):
+    sentry_init(
+        integrations=[OpenAIIntegration()],
+        traces_sample_rate=1.0,
+    )
+    events = capture_events()
+
+    client = OpenAI(api_key="z")
+    client.chat.completions._post = mock.Mock(return_value=EXAMPLE_CHAT_COMPLETION)
+
+    with start_transaction(name="openai tx"):
+        client.chat.completions.create(
+            model="some-model",
+            messages=[{"role": "system", "content": "hello"}],
+            tools=tools,
+        )
+
+    (event,) = events
+    span = event["spans"][0]
+
+    assert "gen_ai.request.available_tools" not in span["data"]