diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/fallbacks/page.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/fallbacks/page.tsx
index 6ec2a98aa79..b93091d1986 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/fallbacks/page.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/fallbacks/page.tsx
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ import Fallbacks from "@/components/Settings/RouterSettings/Fallbacks/Fallbacks"
 export default function FallbacksPage() {
   const { accessToken, userRole, userId } = useAuthorized();
   return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 px-8 py-6">
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
         <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">Fallbacks</h1>
-        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-          Automatically retry a different model when the primary fails
-        </p>
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Automatically retry a different model when the primary fails</p>
       </div>
       <Fallbacks accessToken={accessToken} userRole={userRole} userID={userId} />
     </div>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/RouterSettings/Fallbacks/FallbackSelectionForm.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/RouterSettings/Fallbacks/FallbackSelectionForm.test.tsx
index 3745616c6dc..49ee62c50d9 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/RouterSettings/Fallbacks/FallbackSelectionForm.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/RouterSettings/Fallbacks/FallbackSelectionForm.test.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ describe("FallbackSelectionForm", () => {
   it("should display tabs when groups exist", () => {
     const groups: FallbackGroup[] = [{ id: "1", primaryModel: null, fallbackModels: [] }];
     render(
-      <FallbackSelectionForm groups={groups} onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange} modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS} />,
+      <FallbackSelectionForm
+        groups={groups}
+        onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange}
+        modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS}
+      />,
     );
     expect(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: /group 1/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
@@ -61,16 +65,36 @@ describe("FallbackSelectionForm", () => {
   it("should display primary model as tab label when set", () => {
     const groups: FallbackGroup[] = [{ id: "1", primaryModel: "gpt-4", fallbackModels: [] }];
     render(
-      <FallbackSelectionForm groups={groups} onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange} modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS} />,
+      <FallbackSelectionForm
+        groups={groups}
+        onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange}
+        modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS}
+      />,
     );
     expect(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "gpt-4" })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("should display friendly label for provider wildcard primary", () => {
+    const groups: FallbackGroup[] = [{ id: "1", primaryModel: "openai/*", fallbackModels: [] }];
+    render(
+      <FallbackSelectionForm
+        groups={groups}
+        onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange}
+        modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "All OpenAI Models" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it("should call onGroupsChange when add tab button is clicked", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     const groups: FallbackGroup[] = [{ id: "1", primaryModel: null, fallbackModels: [] }];
     render(
-      <FallbackSelectionForm groups={groups} onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange} modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS} />,
+      <FallbackSelectionForm
+        groups={groups}
+        onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange}
+        modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS}
+      />,
     );
 
     const addTabButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /add fallback group/i });
@@ -125,7 +149,11 @@ describe("FallbackSelectionForm", () => {
       { id: "2", primaryModel: "gpt-3.5-turbo", fallbackModels: [] },
     ];
     render(
-      <FallbackSelectionForm groups={groups} onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange} modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS} />,
+      <FallbackSelectionForm
+        groups={groups}
+        onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange}
+        modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS}
+      />,
     );
 
     const removeButtons = screen.getAllByRole("button", { name: /^remove /i });
@@ -142,7 +170,11 @@ describe("FallbackSelectionForm", () => {
   it("should render FallbackGroupConfig for each group", () => {
     const groups: FallbackGroup[] = [{ id: "1", primaryModel: null, fallbackModels: [] }];
     render(
-      <FallbackSelectionForm groups={groups} onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange} modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS} />,
+      <FallbackSelectionForm
+        groups={groups}
+        onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange}
+        modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS}
+      />,
     );
     expect(screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: /primary model/i })).toHaveValue("");
     expect(screen.getByText("Primary Model")).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -151,7 +183,11 @@ describe("FallbackSelectionForm", () => {
   it("should display group with primary and fallback models in FallbackGroupConfig", () => {
     const groups: FallbackGroup[] = [{ id: "1", primaryModel: "gpt-4", fallbackModels: ["gpt-3.5-turbo"] }];
     render(
-      <FallbackSelectionForm groups={groups} onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange} modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS} />,
+      <FallbackSelectionForm
+        groups={groups}
+        onGroupsChange={mockOnGroupsChange}
+        modelGroups={AVAILABLE_MODEL_GROUPS}
+      />,
     );
     expect(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "gpt-4" })).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getAllByText("gpt-4").length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/RouterSettings/Fallbacks/FallbackSelectionForm.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/RouterSettings/Fallbacks/FallbackSelectionForm.tsx
index fdeb886ef04..17036c6c770 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/RouterSettings/Fallbacks/FallbackSelectionForm.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/Settings/RouterSettings/Fallbacks/FallbackSelectionForm.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";
 import { Plus, X } from "lucide-react";
 import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { toast } from "@/lib/toast";
-import { fallbackChainOptions, primaryModelOptions } from "./fallbackOptions";
+import { fallbackChainOptions, fallbackPrimaryLabel, primaryModelOptions } from "./fallbackOptions";
 import { FallbackGroup, FallbackGroupConfig } from "./FallbackGroupConfig";
 
 interface FallbackSelectionFormProps {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function FallbackSelectionForm({
   };
 
   const groupLabel = (group: FallbackGroup, index: number) =>
-    group.primaryModel ? group.primaryModel : `Group ${index + 1}`;
+    group.primaryModel ? fallbackPrimaryLabel(group.primaryModel) : `Group ${index + 1}`;
 
   if (groups.length === 0) {
     return (
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/liteadmin/operations.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/liteadmin/operations.ts
index dcc57dc72b1..fbb9571c696 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/liteadmin/operations.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/liteadmin/operations.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ const fallbackSetFields = {
   model: text.describe(
     "The primary model group, or a provider wildcard like openai/* meaning all models from that provider.",
   ),
-  fallbacks: z.array(fallbackTarget).min(1).max(10),
+  fallbacks: z
+    .array(fallbackTarget)
+    .min(1)
+    .max(10)
+    .describe("Concrete model groups to try in order. Never a wildcard."),
 };
 const fallbackDeleteFields = { model: text };
 
@@ -359,15 +363,12 @@ export function createLiteAdminOperations(context: OperationContext) {
           query: { ...a, start_date: `${a.start_date} 00:00:00`, end_date: `${a.end_date} 23:59:59` },
         }),
     ),
-    operation("read", "fallback")(
-      "fallbacks_list",
-      "List configured router fallbacks",
-      object({}),
-      async () => ({ fallbacks: fallbackEntries(await readRouterSettings()) }),
-    ),
+    operation("read", "fallback")("fallbacks_list", "List configured router fallbacks", object({}), async () => ({
+      fallbacks: fallbackEntries(await readRouterSettings()),
+    })),
     operation("write", "fallback")(
       "fallback_set",
-      "Set the fallback chain for a primary model. The model may be a provider wildcard like openai/* meaning all models from that provider; wildcards are allowed as model but never inside fallbacks",
+      "Set the fallback chain for a model",
       object(fallbackSetFields),
       async (a) => {
         const settings = await readRouterSettings();