diff --git a/core/http/endpoints/anthropic/messages.go b/core/http/endpoints/anthropic/messages.go
index f7a09b4c95..3990916811 100644
--- a/core/http/endpoints/anthropic/messages.go
+++ b/core/http/endpoints/anthropic/messages.go
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ func handleAnthropicNonStream(c echo.Context, id string, input *schema.Anthropic
 		if len(contentBlocks) == 0 {
 			contentBlocks = []schema.AnthropicContentBlock{{Type: "text", Text: result}}
 		}
+		stopReason = budgetStopReason(stopReason, tokenUsage.Completion, input.MaxTokens)
 
 		resp := &schema.AnthropicResponse{
 			ID:         fmt.Sprintf("msg_%s", id),
@@ -671,6 +672,7 @@ func handleAnthropicStream(c echo.Context, id string, input *schema.AnthropicReq
 		if toolCallsEmitted > 0 {
 			stopReason = "tool_use"
 		}
+		stopReason = budgetStopReason(stopReason, tokenUsage.Completion, input.MaxTokens)
 
 		sendAnthropicSSE(c, schema.AnthropicStreamEvent{
 			Type: "message_delta",
@@ -831,6 +833,16 @@ func anthropicStreamSequence(in streamInput) []schema.AnthropicStreamEvent {
 	return events
 }
 
+// budgetStopReason reports "max_tokens" instead of "end_turn" when the
+// generation used up the request's max_tokens, mirroring the "length"
+// finish_reason of the OpenAI endpoint. tool_use is left as is.
+func budgetStopReason(stopReason string, completionTokens, maxTokens int) string {
+	if stopReason == "end_turn" && maxTokens > 0 && completionTokens >= maxTokens {
+		return "max_tokens"
+	}
+	return stopReason
+}
+
 func convertFuncsToOpenAITools(funcs functions.Functions) []functions.Tool {
 	tools := make([]functions.Tool, len(funcs))
 	for i, f := range funcs {
diff --git a/core/http/endpoints/anthropic/messages_test.go b/core/http/endpoints/anthropic/messages_test.go
index 160e7ecb07..13a8f7617a 100644
--- a/core/http/endpoints/anthropic/messages_test.go
+++ b/core/http/endpoints/anthropic/messages_test.go
@@ -122,3 +122,15 @@ var _ = Describe("Typed inbound conversion", func() {
 		Expect(req.Messages[0].Content).To(Equal(blocks))
 	})
 })
+
+var _ = Describe("Anthropic stop_reason for an exhausted max_tokens", func() {
+	DescribeTable("budgetStopReason",
+		func(stopReason string, completion, maxTokens int, expected string) {
+			Expect(budgetStopReason(stopReason, completion, maxTokens)).To(Equal(expected))
+		},
+		Entry("under the limit", "end_turn", 9, 10, "end_turn"),
+		Entry("at the limit", "end_turn", 10, 10, "max_tokens"),
+		Entry("tool_use is kept", "tool_use", 10, 10, "tool_use"),
+		Entry("no limit", "end_turn", 10, 0, "end_turn"),
+	)
+})
diff --git a/docs/content/features/text-generation.md b/docs/content/features/text-generation.md
index f7cf77be98..fb846e42e4 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/text-generation.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/text-generation.md
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ Streaming responses use Server-Sent Events (SSE) format with event types: `messa
 }
 ```
 
+`stop_reason` is `end_turn`, `tool_use`, or `max_tokens` when the reply used up `max_tokens`.
+
 ### Open Responses API
 
 LocalAI supports the Open Responses API specification, which provides a standardized interface for AI model interactions with support for background processing, streaming, tool calling, and advanced features like reasoning.
diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_anthropic_test.go b/tests/e2e/e2e_anthropic_test.go
index e13801c02e..542158a714 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_anthropic_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_anthropic_test.go
@@ -134,6 +134,56 @@ var _ = Describe("Anthropic API E2E test", func() {
 			})
 		})
 
+		Context("max_tokens stop reason", func() {
+			// The mock backend reports 10 completion tokens for a plain
+			// non-streaming reply and one per character when streaming, so a
+			// max_tokens of 5 is always exhausted.
+			It("reports max_tokens when the non-streaming reply hits the limit", func() {
+				message, err := client.Messages.New(context.TODO(), anthropic.MessageNewParams{
+					Model:     "mock-model",
+					MaxTokens: 5,
+					Messages: []anthropic.MessageParam{
+						anthropic.NewUserMessage(anthropic.NewTextBlock("Hello")),
+					},
+				})
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(message.Usage.OutputTokens).To(BeNumerically(">=", 5))
+				Expect(string(message.StopReason)).To(Equal("max_tokens"))
+			})
+
+			It("reports max_tokens when the streamed reply hits the limit", func() {
+				stream := client.Messages.NewStreaming(context.TODO(), anthropic.MessageNewParams{
+					Model:     "mock-model",
+					MaxTokens: 5,
+					Messages: []anthropic.MessageParam{
+						anthropic.NewUserMessage(anthropic.NewTextBlock("Hello")),
+					},
+				})
+				message := anthropic.Message{}
+				for stream.Next() {
+					Expect(message.Accumulate(stream.Current())).To(Succeed())
+				}
+				Expect(stream.Err()).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(string(message.StopReason)).To(Equal("max_tokens"))
+			})
+
+			It("keeps end_turn when the streamed reply stays under the limit", func() {
+				stream := client.Messages.NewStreaming(context.TODO(), anthropic.MessageNewParams{
+					Model:     "mock-model",
+					MaxTokens: 1024,
+					Messages: []anthropic.MessageParam{
+						anthropic.NewUserMessage(anthropic.NewTextBlock("Hello")),
+					},
+				})
+				message := anthropic.Message{}
+				for stream.Next() {
+					Expect(message.Accumulate(stream.Current())).To(Succeed())
+				}
+				Expect(stream.Err()).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(string(message.StopReason)).To(Equal("end_turn"))
+			})
+		})
+
 		Context("Tool calling", func() {
 			It("handles tool calls in non-streaming mode", func() {
 				message, err := client.Messages.New(context.TODO(), anthropic.MessageNewParams{