diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 2f719a87b15..647599a88d5 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -687,6 +687,8 @@ async def user_api_key_auth(
                 elif route == "/model/info":
                     # /model/info just shows models user has access to
                     pass
+                elif route == "/user/request_model":
+                    pass  # this allows any user to request a model through the UI
                 elif allow_user_auth == True and route == "/key/generate":
                     pass
                 elif allow_user_auth == True and route == "/key/delete":
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_dashboard.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_dashboard.tsx
index 1cc2d98a83a..dbd5c7c94d0 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_dashboard.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_dashboard.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { Card, Title, Subtitle, Table, TableHead, TableRow, TableCell, TableBody, Metric, Grid } from "@tremor/react";
 import { modelInfoCall } from "./networking";
-import { Badge, BadgeDelta } from '@tremor/react';
+import { Badge, BadgeDelta, Button } from '@tremor/react';
+import RequestAccess from "./request_model_access";
 
 interface ModelDashboardProps {
   accessToken: string | null;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ const ModelDashboard: React.FC<ModelDashboardProps> = ({
   if (!modelData) {
     return <div>Loading...</div>;
   }
+  let all_models_on_proxy: any[] = [];
 
   // loop through model data and edit each row 
   for (let i = 0; i < modelData.data.length; i++) {
@@ -82,9 +84,12 @@ const ModelDashboard: React.FC<ModelDashboardProps> = ({
     modelData.data[i].output_cost = output_cost
     modelData.data[i].max_tokens = max_tokens
 
+    all_models_on_proxy.push(curr_model.model_name);
+
     console.log(modelData.data[i]);
 
   }
+  // when users click request access show pop up to allow them to request access
 
   return (
     <div style={{ width: "100%" }}>
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ const ModelDashboard: React.FC<ModelDashboardProps> = ({
                 <TableCell>{model.provider}</TableCell>
 
                 <TableCell>
-                  {model.user_access ? <Badge color={"green"}>Yes</Badge> : <Badge color={"red"}>Request Access</Badge>}
+                  {model.user_access ? <Badge color={"green"}>Yes</Badge> : <RequestAccess userModels={all_models_on_proxy} accessToken={accessToken} userID={userID}></RequestAccess>}
                 </TableCell>
 
                 <TableCell>{model.input_cost}</TableCell>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/networking.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/networking.tsx
index 3a223504112..ccdc279d233 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/networking.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/networking.tsx
@@ -292,3 +292,38 @@ export const spendUsersCall = async (accessToken: String, userID: String) => {
     throw error;
   }
 };
+
+
+
+
+export const userRequestModelCall = async (accessToken: String, model: String, UserID: String, justification: String) => {
+  try {
+    const url = proxyBaseUrl ? `${proxyBaseUrl}/user/request_model` : `user/request_model`;
+    const response = await fetch(url, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        models: [model],
+        user_id: UserID,
+        justification: justification,
+      }),
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      const errorData = await response.text();
+      message.error("Failed to delete key: " + errorData);
+      throw new Error("Network response was not ok");
+    }
+    const data = await response.json();
+    console.log(data);
+    message.success("");
+    return data;
+    // Handle success - you might want to update some state or UI based on the created key
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Failed to create key:", error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+};
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diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/request_model_access.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/request_model_access.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c884d03b2c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/request_model_access.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+"use client";
+
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { Modal, Form, Input, Select, InputNumber, message } from "antd";
+import { Button } from "@tremor/react";
+import { userRequestModelCall } from "./networking";
+
+const { Option } = Select;
+
+interface RequestAccessProps {
+  userModels: string[];
+  accessToken: string;
+  userID: string;
+}
+
+function onRequestAccess(formData: Record<string, any>): void {
+    // This function does nothing for now
+  }
+
+const RequestAccess: React.FC<RequestAccessProps> = ({ userModels, accessToken, userID }) => {
+  const [form] = Form.useForm();
+  const [isModalVisible, setIsModalVisible] = useState(false);
+
+  const handleOk = () => {
+    setIsModalVisible(false);
+    form.resetFields();
+  };
+
+  const handleCancel = () => {
+    setIsModalVisible(false);
+    form.resetFields();
+  };
+
+  const handleRequestAccess = async (formValues: Record<string, any>) => {
+    try {
+      message.info("Requesting access");
+      // Extract form values
+        const { selectedModel, accessReason } = formValues;
+
+        // Call userRequestModelCall
+        const response = await userRequestModelCall(
+        accessToken,  // You need to have accessToken available
+        selectedModel,
+        userID,  // You need to have UserID available
+        accessReason
+        );
+    
+      onRequestAccess(formValues);
+      setIsModalVisible(true);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error requesting access:", error);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <Button size="xs" onClick={() => setIsModalVisible(true)}>
+        Request Access
+      </Button>
+      <Modal
+        title="Request Access"
+        visible={isModalVisible}
+        width={800}
+        footer={null}
+        onOk={handleOk}
+        onCancel={handleCancel}
+      >
+        <Form
+          form={form}
+          onFinish={handleRequestAccess}
+          labelCol={{ span: 8 }}
+          wrapperCol={{ span: 16 }}
+          labelAlign="left"
+        >
+          <Form.Item label="Select Model" name="selectedModel">
+            <Select placeholder="Select model" style={{ width: '100%' }}>
+              {userModels.map((model) => (
+                <Option key={model} value={model}>
+                  {model}
+                </Option>
+              ))}
+            </Select>
+          </Form.Item>
+          <Form.Item label="Reason for Access" name="accessReason">
+            <Input.TextArea rows={4} placeholder="Enter reason for access" />
+          </Form.Item>
+          <div style={{ textAlign: 'right', marginTop: '10px' }}>
+            <Button>Request Access</Button>
+          </div>
+        </Form>
+      </Modal>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default RequestAccess;
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/user_dashboard.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/user_dashboard.tsx
index f3f24e4449c..89dc377b9c1 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/user_dashboard.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/user_dashboard.tsx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const UserDashboard: React.FC<UserDashboardProps> = ({
             const model_info = await modelInfoCall(accessToken, userID, userRole);
             console.log("model_info:", model_info);
             // loop through model_info["data"] and create an array of element.model_name
-            let available_model_names = model_info["data"].map((element: { model_name: string; }) => element.model_name);
+            let available_model_names = model_info["data"].filter((element: { model_name: string; user_access: boolean }) => element.user_access === true).map((element: { model_name: string; }) => element.model_name);
             console.log("available_model_names:", available_model_names);
             setUserModels(available_model_names);