diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPSubmissionsTab.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPSubmissionsTab.tsx
index 85875b620bb..4c443a257f1 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPSubmissionsTab.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPSubmissionsTab.tsx
@@ -322,24 +322,35 @@ function MCPServerCard({ server, onApprove, onReject, requiredFields }: MCPServe
             )}
           </div>
           {/* Approve/Reject when no checks panel (no rules configured) */}
-          {checks.length === 0 && (approvalStatus === "pending_review" || approvalStatus === "rejected") && (
+          {checks.length === 0 && approvalStatus !== "rejected" && (
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-shrink-0">
+              {approvalStatus !== "active" && (
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={onApprove}
+                  className="text-xs bg-green-500 hover:bg-green-600 text-white px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md transition-colors font-medium"
+                >
+                  Approve
+                </button>
+              )}
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={onReject}
+                className="text-xs border border-red-300 text-red-600 hover:bg-red-50 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md transition-colors font-medium"
+              >
+                Reject
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          )}
+          {checks.length === 0 && approvalStatus === "rejected" && (
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-shrink-0">
               <button
                 type="button"
                 onClick={onApprove}
                 className="text-xs bg-green-500 hover:bg-green-600 text-white px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md transition-colors font-medium"
               >
-                Approve
+                Re-approve
               </button>
-              {approvalStatus === "pending_review" && (
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  onClick={onReject}
-                  className="text-xs border border-red-300 text-red-600 hover:bg-red-50 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md transition-colors font-medium"
-                >
-                  Reject
-                </button>
-              )}
             </div>
           )}
         </div>
@@ -377,8 +388,8 @@ function MCPServerCard({ server, onApprove, onReject, requiredFields }: MCPServe
               </div>
             </div>
             {/* Approve / Reject in header */}
-            {(approvalStatus === "pending_review" || approvalStatus === "rejected") && (
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-shrink-0">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-shrink-0">
+              {approvalStatus !== "active" && approvalStatus !== "rejected" && (
                 <button
                   type="button"
                   onClick={onApprove}
@@ -386,17 +397,26 @@ function MCPServerCard({ server, onApprove, onReject, requiredFields }: MCPServe
                 >
                   Approve
                 </button>
-                {approvalStatus === "pending_review" && (
-                  <button
-                    type="button"
-                    onClick={onReject}
-                    className="text-xs border border-red-300 text-red-600 hover:bg-red-50 bg-white px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md transition-colors font-medium"
-                  >
-                    Reject
-                  </button>
-                )}
-              </div>
-            )}
+              )}
+              {approvalStatus === "rejected" && (
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={onApprove}
+                  className="text-xs bg-green-600 hover:bg-green-700 text-white px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md transition-colors font-medium"
+                >
+                  Re-approve
+                </button>
+              )}
+              {approvalStatus !== "rejected" && (
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={onReject}
+                  className="text-xs border border-red-300 text-red-600 hover:bg-red-50 bg-white px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md transition-colors font-medium"
+                >
+                  Reject
+                </button>
+              )}
+            </div>
           </div>
 
           {/* Individual check rows */}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.tsx
index ae57b10b21e..c9dca035206 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.tsx
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ const CreateMCPServer: React.FC<CreateMCPServerProps> = ({
       console.log(`Payload: ${JSON.stringify(payload)}`);
 
       if (accessToken != null) {
-        const isAdmin = isAdminRole(userRole);
         const response = isAdmin
           ? await createMCPServer(accessToken, payload)
           : await registerMCPServer(accessToken, payload);
@@ -468,11 +467,9 @@ const CreateMCPServer: React.FC<CreateMCPServerProps> = ({
     }
   }, [isModalVisible]);
 
-  // rendering
-  if (!isAdminRole(userRole)) {
-    return null;
-  }
+  const isAdmin = isAdminRole(userRole);
 
+  // rendering
   return (
     <Modal
       title={
@@ -496,7 +493,9 @@ const CreateMCPServer: React.FC<CreateMCPServerProps> = ({
               objectFit: "contain",
             }}
           />
-          <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold text-gray-900">Add New MCP Server</h2>
+          <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold text-gray-900">
+            {isAdmin ? "Add New MCP Server" : "Submit MCP Server for Review"}
+          </h2>
         </div>
       }
       open={isModalVisible}
@@ -517,6 +516,12 @@ const CreateMCPServer: React.FC<CreateMCPServerProps> = ({
           layout="vertical"
           className="space-y-6"
         >
+          {!isAdmin && (
+            <div className="rounded-md bg-blue-50 border border-blue-200 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-blue-800">
+              Your submission will be sent for admin review before it becomes active.
+              {" "}Note: the request must be made with a team-scoped API key.
+            </div>
+          )}
           <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-6">
             <Form.Item
               label={