diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
index 60a40b3ede9..a1c70d78902 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
@@ -2417,6 +2417,7 @@ class ExperimentalUIJWTToken:
         user_info: LiteLLM_UserTable,
         team_id: Optional[str] = None,
         team_alias: Optional[str] = None,
+        max_budget: Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> str:
         """
         Generate a JWT token for CLI authentication with configurable expiration.
@@ -2462,6 +2463,7 @@ class ExperimentalUIJWTToken:
             key_name=session_alias,
             key_alias=session_alias,
             expires=expires,
+            max_budget=max_budget,
             user_id=user_info.user_id,
             team_id=_team_id,
             team_alias=team_alias,
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/ui_sso.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/ui_sso.py
index 199de54ff09..3b626ba6edc 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/ui_sso.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/ui_sso.py
@@ -2243,8 +2243,8 @@ async def cli_poll_key(
         key_id: The CLI login session ID
         team_id: Optional team ID to assign to the JWT. If provided, must be one of user's teams.
     """
-    from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_checks import ExperimentalUIJWTToken
-    from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import user_api_key_cache
+    from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_checks import ExperimentalUIJWTToken, get_team_object, get_user_object
+    from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import prisma_client, user_api_key_cache
 
     try:
         flow = _get_cli_sso_flow_or_raise(login_id=key_id, cache=user_api_key_cache)
@@ -2320,18 +2320,43 @@ async def cli_poll_key(
                     None,
                 )
 
-            # Create user object for JWT generation
             user_info = LiteLLM_UserTable(
                 user_id=user_id,
                 user_role=session_data["user_role"],
                 models=session_data.get("models", []),
-                max_budget=litellm.max_ui_session_budget,
             )
 
-            # Generate CLI JWT on-demand (expiration configurable via LITELLM_CLI_JWT_EXPIRATION_HOURS)
-            # Pass selected team_id to ensure JWT has correct team
+            user_db_obj = await get_user_object(
+                user_id=user_id,
+                prisma_client=prisma_client,
+                user_api_key_cache=user_api_key_cache,
+                user_id_upsert=False,
+            )
+            user_budget = user_db_obj.max_budget if user_db_obj is not None else None
+
+            team_budget: Optional[float] = None
+            if team_id is not None:
+                try:
+                    team_obj = await get_team_object(
+                        team_id=team_id,
+                        prisma_client=prisma_client,
+                        user_api_key_cache=user_api_key_cache,
+                    )
+                    team_budget = team_obj.max_budget
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+            session_max_budget = (
+                litellm.max_ui_session_budget
+                if user_budget is None and team_budget is None
+                else None
+            )
+
             jwt_token = ExperimentalUIJWTToken.get_cli_jwt_auth_token(
-                user_info=user_info, team_id=team_id, team_alias=team_alias
+                user_info=user_info,
+                team_id=team_id,
+                team_alias=team_alias,
+                max_budget=session_max_budget,
             )
 
             # Delete cache entry (single-use)
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
index 6d343af5b15..f56e309a552 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
@@ -538,6 +538,26 @@ def test_get_cli_jwt_auth_token_unique_per_session(valid_sso_user_defined_values
     assert first["key_name"] == second["key_name"] == expected_alias
 
 
+def test_get_cli_jwt_auth_token_applies_fallback_budget(valid_sso_user_defined_values):
+    token = ExperimentalUIJWTToken.get_cli_jwt_auth_token(
+        valid_sso_user_defined_values, max_budget=litellm.max_ui_session_budget
+    )
+    decrypted = decrypt_value_helper(token, key="ui_hash_key", exception_type="debug")
+    assert decrypted is not None
+    assert json.loads(decrypted).get("max_budget") == litellm.max_ui_session_budget
+
+
+def test_get_cli_jwt_auth_token_no_fallback_when_budget_provided(
+    valid_sso_user_defined_values,
+):
+    token = ExperimentalUIJWTToken.get_cli_jwt_auth_token(
+        valid_sso_user_defined_values, max_budget=None
+    )
+    decrypted = decrypt_value_helper(token, key="ui_hash_key", exception_type="debug")
+    assert decrypted is not None
+    assert json.loads(decrypted).get("max_budget") is None
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_default_internal_user_params_with_get_user_object(monkeypatch):
     """Test that default_internal_user_params is used when creating a new user via get_user_object"""