diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
index 1978c0a1b0b..ac98939288e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ class LiteLLMRoutes(enum.Enum):
     model_info_routes = [
         "/model/info",
         "/v1/model/info",
+        "/model_group/info",
     ]
 
     llm_api_routes = (
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_route_checks.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_route_checks.py
index 2eab03c2947..71ccef620e5 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_route_checks.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_route_checks.py
@@ -424,6 +424,29 @@ def test_virtual_key_llm_api_routes_rejects_non_get_mcp_server_discovery(route,
     assert exc_info.value.status_code == 403
 
 
+def test_virtual_key_llm_api_routes_allows_model_group_info():
+    """Regression test: the UI mints virtual keys with key_type="llm_api", which
+    maps to allowed_routes=["llm_api_routes"]. The Playground model picker loads
+    its options from GET /model_group/info, so that key must reach the route or
+    no model can be selected. The handler already scopes the response to the
+    models the key can call.
+    """
+
+    valid_token = UserAPIKeyAuth(
+        user_id="test_user",
+        allowed_routes=["llm_api_routes"],
+    )
+
+    assert (
+        RouteChecks.is_virtual_key_allowed_to_call_route(
+            route="/model_group/info",
+            valid_token=valid_token,
+            request=_mock_request("GET"),
+        )
+        is True
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "route",
     [
@@ -523,7 +546,7 @@ def test_virtual_key_llm_api_routes_allows_model_info(route):
     assert result is True
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("route", ["/model/info", "/v1/model/info"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("route", ["/model/info", "/v1/model/info", "/model_group/info"])
 def test_model_info_not_classified_as_llm_api(route):
     """Membership in `llm_api_routes` must not promote /model/info to an
     `is_llm_api_route()`. That predicate gates DISABLE_LLM_API_ENDPOINTS,
@@ -535,10 +558,10 @@ def test_model_info_not_classified_as_llm_api(route):
     assert RouteChecks.is_llm_api_route(route=route) is False
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("route", ["/v2/model/info", "/model_group/info"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("route", ["/v2/model/info"])
 def test_virtual_key_llm_api_routes_denies_other_model_info_routes(route):
-    """The grant is scoped to the two /model/info paths. The paginated Admin UI
-    listing and the model-group endpoint stay outside it.
+    """The grant covers the model metadata reads an AI API key needs. The
+    paginated Admin UI listing stays outside it.
     """
 
     valid_token = UserAPIKeyAuth(