diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/TeamSSOSettings.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/TeamSSOSettings.tsx
index f6d0f38e2db..6691ef6abdb 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/TeamSSOSettings.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/TeamSSOSettings.tsx
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ const TeamSSOSettings: React.FC<TeamSSOSettingsProps> = ({ accessToken }) => {
               editContent={
                 <BudgetDurationDropdown
                   value={editedValues.budget_duration || null}
-                  onChange={(v) => update("budget_duration", v)}
+                  onChange={(v) => update("budget_duration", v ?? null)}
                   style={{ maxWidth: 320 }}
                 />
               }
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/common_components/budget_duration_dropdown.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/common_components/budget_duration_dropdown.tsx
index aa74bc60aa1..847a6ca1949 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/common_components/budget_duration_dropdown.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/common_components/budget_duration_dropdown.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ const { Option } = Select;
 
 interface BudgetDurationDropdownProps {
   value?: string | null;
-  onChange?: (value: string) => void;
+  onChange?: (value: string | undefined) => void;
   className?: string;
   style?: React.CSSProperties;
+  placeholder?: string;
 }
 
 const BudgetDurationDropdown: React.FC<BudgetDurationDropdownProps> = ({
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ const BudgetDurationDropdown: React.FC<BudgetDurationDropdownProps> = ({
   onChange,
   className = "",
   style = {},
+  placeholder = "n/a",
 }) => {
   return (
     <Select
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ const BudgetDurationDropdown: React.FC<BudgetDurationDropdownProps> = ({
       value={value || undefined}
       onChange={onChange}
       className={className}
-      placeholder="n/a"
+      placeholder={placeholder}
       allowClear
     >
       <Option value="1h">hourly</Option>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organisms/create_key_button.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organisms/create_key_button.tsx
index b167e44fe04..189df662cd8 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organisms/create_key_button.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organisms/create_key_button.tsx
@@ -1060,7 +1060,10 @@ const CreateKey: React.FC<CreateKeyProps> = ({ team, teams, data, addKey, autoOp
                     name="budget_duration"
                     help={`Team Reset Budget: ${team?.budget_duration !== null && team?.budget_duration !== undefined ? team?.budget_duration : "None"}`}
                   >
-                    <BudgetDurationDropdown onChange={(value) => form.setFieldValue("budget_duration", value)} />
+                    <BudgetDurationDropdown
+                      placeholder="Never resets"
+                      onChange={(value) => form.setFieldValue("budget_duration", value)}
+                    />
                   </Form.Item>
                   <Form.Item
                     className="mt-4"
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/KeyInfoView.handleKeyUpdate.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/KeyInfoView.handleKeyUpdate.test.tsx
index 3b001e39a25..16b1be0d74a 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/KeyInfoView.handleKeyUpdate.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/KeyInfoView.handleKeyUpdate.test.tsx
@@ -507,6 +507,68 @@ describe("KeyInfoView handleKeyUpdate budget_duration", () => {
     const [, sentPayload] = keyUpdateCallMock.mock.calls[0];
     expect(sentPayload.budget_duration).toBe("30d");
   });
+
+  it("should forward a cleared budget_duration as an explicit null the JSON body keeps", async () => {
+    renderView(true);
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Settings"));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Edit Settings"));
+    (globalThis as any).__TEST_FORM_VALUES = {
+      token: "tok_123",
+      budget_duration: null,
+    };
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Mock Submit"));
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(keyUpdateCallMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+
+    const [, sentPayload] = keyUpdateCallMock.mock.calls[0];
+    expect(sentPayload.budget_duration).toBeNull();
+    expect(JSON.stringify({ ...sentPayload })).toContain('"budget_duration":null');
+  });
+
+  it("should render the cleared budget as never resetting instead of snapping back to the old interval", async () => {
+    keyUpdateCallMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ...baseKeyData,
+      budget_duration: null,
+      budget_reset_at: null,
+    });
+    mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue({
+      accessToken: "access_abc",
+      userId: "user_1",
+      userRole: "Admin",
+      premiumUser: true,
+      token: "token_123",
+      userEmail: "test@example.com",
+      disabledPersonalKeyCreation: false,
+      showSSOBanner: false,
+    });
+
+    render(
+      <KeyInfoView
+        keyId="tok_123"
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        keyData={{ ...baseKeyData, budget_duration: "30d", budget_reset_at: "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z" } as any}
+        onKeyDataUpdate={() => {}}
+        teams={[]}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Settings"));
+    expect(screen.getByText("Budget Reset").parentElement?.textContent).toContain("Every 30d");
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Edit Settings"));
+    (globalThis as any).__TEST_FORM_VALUES = {
+      token: "tok_123",
+      budget_duration: null,
+    };
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Mock Submit"));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Budget Reset").parentElement?.textContent).toBe("Budget ResetNever");
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe("KeyInfoView handleKeyUpdate empty strings", () => {
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.test.tsx
index e93b28f4ea3..9030a027928 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.test.tsx
@@ -777,6 +777,65 @@ describe("KeyEditView", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("should send an explicit null budget_duration when a previously-set Reset Budget is cleared", async () => {
+    const onSubmitMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <KeyEditView
+        keyData={MOCK_KEY_DATA}
+        onCancel={() => {}}
+        onSubmit={onSubmitMock}
+        accessToken={"test-token"}
+        userID={"test-user"}
+        userRole={"admin"}
+        premiumUser={false}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const resetBudgetItem = (await screen.findByText("Reset Budget")).closest(".ant-form-item") as HTMLElement;
+    const clearIcon = resetBudgetItem.querySelector(".ant-select-clear");
+    expect(clearIcon).not.toBeNull();
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(clearIcon as Element);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(within(resetBudgetItem).getByText("Never resets")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /save changes/i }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(onSubmitMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    const callArgs = onSubmitMock.mock.calls[0][0];
+    expect(callArgs.budget_duration).toBeNull();
+    expect(JSON.stringify({ ...callArgs })).toContain('"budget_duration":null');
+  });
+
+  it("should send an explicit null budget_duration when a legacy word-form Reset Budget is cleared", async () => {
+    const onSubmitMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const legacyKeyData = { ...MOCK_KEY_DATA, budget_duration: "monthly" };
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <KeyEditView
+        keyData={legacyKeyData}
+        onCancel={() => {}}
+        onSubmit={onSubmitMock}
+        accessToken={"test-token"}
+        userID={"test-user"}
+        userRole={"admin"}
+        premiumUser={false}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const resetBudgetItem = (await screen.findByText("Reset Budget")).closest(".ant-form-item") as HTMLElement;
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(resetBudgetItem.querySelector(".ant-select-clear") as Element);
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /save changes/i }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(onSubmitMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    expect(onSubmitMock.mock.calls[0][0].budget_duration).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("should omit budget_limits when existing windows are left untouched (issue #33246)", async () => {
     // The backend treats any budget_limits in the payload as an admin-only
     // budget change, so re-sending untouched windows 403s a non-admin owner.
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.tsx
index e7af6b2923f..2a02cf3edd0 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.tsx
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ export function KeyEditView({
         values.duration = null;
       }
 
+      if (keyData.budget_duration && !values.budget_duration) {
+        values.budget_duration = null;
+      }
+
       // Reconcile multi-window budget limits from the editor state, dropping
       // incomplete entries (no max_budget). The backend treats any budget_limits
       // in a /key/update request as an admin-only budget change, so re-sending
@@ -494,7 +498,7 @@ export function KeyEditView({
       </Form.Item>
 
       <Form.Item label="Reset Budget" name="budget_duration">
-        <BudgetDurationDropdown />
+        <BudgetDurationDropdown placeholder="Never resets" />
       </Form.Item>
 
       <Form.Item