diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/e2e_tests/tests/modelsPage/addModel.spec.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/e2e_tests/tests/modelsPage/addModel.spec.ts
index 58a87ead3db..3c056a25811 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/e2e_tests/tests/modelsPage/addModel.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/e2e_tests/tests/modelsPage/addModel.spec.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
 import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
 import { ADMIN_STORAGE_PATH, E2E_TEAM_CRUD_ID } from "../../constants";
 import { Role, users } from "../../fixtures/users";
+import { navigateToPage } from "../../helpers/navigation";
+import { Page } from "../../fixtures/pages";
 
 test.describe("Add Model", () => {
   test.use({ storageState: ADMIN_STORAGE_PATH });
 
   test("Able to see all models for a specific provider in the model dropdown", async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto("/ui");
-
-    await page.getByText("Models + Endpoints").click();
+    await navigateToPage(page, Page.Models);
     await page.getByRole("tab", { name: "Add Model" }).click();
 
-    const providerInputDropdown = page.getByRole("combobox", { name: /Provider/i });
-    await providerInputDropdown.fill("Anthropic");
+    const providerDropdown = page.getByRole("combobox", { name: /Provider/i });
+    await providerDropdown.fill("Anthropic");
     await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
-    await providerInputDropdown.press("Enter");
+    await providerDropdown.press("Enter");
     await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
 
-    const providerModelsDropdown = page.locator(".ant-select-selection-overflow").first();
-    await providerModelsDropdown.click();
+    // The model field should be a multi-select dropdown (not a text input)
+    const modelSelect = page.getByTestId("model-name-select");
+    await expect(modelSelect).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+
+    // Click to open the dropdown and verify provider-specific models are listed
+    const modelDropdown = page.locator(".ant-select-selection-overflow").first();
+    await modelDropdown.click();
     await expect(page.getByTitle("claude-haiku-4-5", { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
   });
 
@@ -72,4 +77,127 @@ test.describe("Add Model", () => {
     await expect(page.getByText("999", { exact: true })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
     await expect(page.getByText("888", { exact: true })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
   });
+
+  test("Test connection with bad credentials shows failure", async ({ page }) => {
+    await navigateToPage(page, Page.Models);
+    await page.getByRole("tab", { name: "Add Model" }).click();
+
+    // Select provider: Anthropic
+    const providerDropdown = page.getByRole("combobox", { name: /Provider/i });
+    await providerDropdown.fill("Anthropic");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+    await providerDropdown.press("Enter");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    // Select model: claude-haiku-4-5
+    const modelDropdown = page.locator(".ant-select-selection-overflow").first();
+    await modelDropdown.click();
+    await page.getByTitle("claude-haiku-4-5", { exact: true }).click();
+    await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
+
+    // Enter bad API key
+    const apiKeyInput = page.locator('input[type="password"]').first();
+    await apiKeyInput.fill("sk-bad-key-12345");
+
+    // Click Test Connect
+    await page.getByTestId("test-connect-btn").click();
+
+    // Wait for modal to appear and connection test to complete
+    await expect(page.getByText("Connection Test Results")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+
+    // Verify failure message appears (the test makes a real API call, so it will fail with bad creds)
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("connection-failure-msg")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("connection-failure-msg")).toContainText("failed");
+  });
+
+  test("Add specific model and verify it appears in All Models", async ({ page }) => {
+    await navigateToPage(page, Page.Models);
+    await page.getByRole("tab", { name: "Add Model" }).click();
+
+    // Select provider: Anthropic
+    const providerDropdown = page.getByRole("combobox", { name: /Provider/i });
+    await providerDropdown.fill("Anthropic");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+    await providerDropdown.press("Enter");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    // Select model: claude-haiku-4-5
+    const modelDropdown = page.locator(".ant-select-selection-overflow").first();
+    await modelDropdown.click();
+    await page.getByTitle("claude-haiku-4-5", { exact: true }).click();
+    await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
+
+    // Enter any API key
+    const apiKeyInput = page.locator('input[type="password"]').first();
+    await apiKeyInput.fill("sk-any-key-for-add-test");
+
+    // Click Add Model
+    await page.getByTestId("add-model-btn").click();
+
+    // Wait for success notification
+    await expect(page.getByText("created successfully")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+
+    // Navigate to All Models tab
+    await page.getByRole("tab", { name: "All Models" }).click();
+    await page.waitForLoadState("networkidle");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    // Search for the model we just added
+    await page.getByTestId("model-search-input").fill("claude-haiku-4-5");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Verify the model appears in the results count (not "Showing 0 results")
+    const resultsCount = page.getByTestId("models-results-count");
+    await expect(resultsCount).not.toHaveText("Showing 0 results", { timeout: 15_000 });
+
+    // Verify the model name appears in the table body
+    const tableBody = page.locator("table tbody");
+    await expect(tableBody.getByText("claude-haiku-4-5").first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+  });
+
+  test("Add wildcard route and verify it appears in All Models", async ({ page }) => {
+    await navigateToPage(page, Page.Models);
+    await page.getByRole("tab", { name: "Add Model" }).click();
+
+    // Select provider: Cohere
+    const providerDropdown = page.getByRole("combobox", { name: /Provider/i });
+    await providerDropdown.fill("Cohere");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+    await providerDropdown.press("Enter");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    // Select All Cohere Models (Wildcard)
+    const modelDropdown = page.locator(".ant-select-selection-overflow").first();
+    await modelDropdown.click();
+    const wildcardOption = page.getByTitle(/All .* Models \(Wildcard\)/);
+    await wildcardOption.click();
+    await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
+
+    // Enter any API key
+    const apiKeyInput = page.locator('input[type="password"]').first();
+    await apiKeyInput.fill("sk-any-key-for-wildcard-test");
+
+    // Click Add Model
+    await page.getByTestId("add-model-btn").click();
+
+    // Wait for success notification
+    await expect(page.getByText("created successfully")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+
+    // Navigate to All Models tab
+    await page.getByRole("tab", { name: "All Models" }).click();
+    await page.waitForLoadState("networkidle");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+    // Search for the wildcard model
+    await page.getByTestId("model-search-input").fill("cohere");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+    // Verify the model appears in the results count (not "Showing 0 results")
+    const resultsCount = page.getByTestId("models-results-count");
+    await expect(resultsCount).not.toHaveText("Showing 0 results", { timeout: 15_000 });
+
+    // Verify the wildcard model appears in the table body (wildcard models show as "cohere/*")
+    const tableBody = page.locator("table tbody");
+    await expect(tableBody.getByText("cohere/").first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AllModelsTab.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AllModelsTab.tsx
index d7687def801..5431c196883 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AllModelsTab.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/components/AllModelsTab.tsx
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ const AllModelsTab = ({
                       <input
                         type="text"
                         placeholder="Search model names..."
+                        data-testid="model-search-input"
                         className="w-full px-3 py-2 pl-8 border rounded-md text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-blue-500"
                         value={modelNameSearch}
                         onChange={(e) => setModelNameSearch(e.target.value)}
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ const AllModelsTab = ({
                   {isLoading ? (
                     <Skeleton.Input active style={{ width: 184, height: 20 }} />
                   ) : (
-                    <span className="text-sm text-gray-700">
+                    <span data-testid="models-results-count" className="text-sm text-gray-700">
                       {paginationMeta.total_count > 0
                         ? `Showing ${((currentPage - 1) * pageSize) + 1} - ${Math.min(currentPage * pageSize, paginationMeta.total_count)} of ${paginationMeta.total_count} results`
                         : "Showing 0 results"}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/AddModelForm.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/AddModelForm.tsx
index 969373421cf..f27d9bac4cd 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/AddModelForm.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/AddModelForm.tsx
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ const AddModelForm: React.FC<AddModelFormProps> = ({
                 <Typography.Link href="https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues">Need Help?</Typography.Link>
               </Tooltip>
               <div className="space-x-2">
-                <Button onClick={handleTestConnection} loading={isTestingConnection}>
+                <Button data-testid="test-connect-btn" onClick={handleTestConnection} loading={isTestingConnection}>
                   Test Connect
                 </Button>
-                <Button htmlType="submit">Add Model</Button>
+                <Button data-testid="add-model-btn" htmlType="submit">Add Model</Button>
               </div>
             </div>
           </>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/litellm_model_name.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/litellm_model_name.tsx
index 521fed7f7b5..56ecfcd3d76 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/litellm_model_name.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/litellm_model_name.tsx
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ const LiteLLMModelNameField: React.FC<LiteLLMModelNameFieldProps> = ({
             </>
           ) : providerModels.length > 0 ? (
             <AntSelect
+              data-testid="model-name-select"
               mode="multiple"
               allowClear
               showSearch
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/model_connection_test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/model_connection_test.tsx
index 932285bac35..b4836777119 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/model_connection_test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/model_connection_test.tsx
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ ${formattedBody}
               <path d="M512 64C264.6 64 64 264.6 64 512s200.6 448 448 448 448-200.6 448-448S759.4 64 512 64zm193.5 301.7l-210.6 292a31.8 31.8 0 01-51.7 0L318.5 484.9c-3.8-5.3 0-12.7 6.5-12.7h46.9c10.2 0 19.9 4.9 25.9 13.3l71.2 98.8 157.2-218c6-8.3 15.6-13.3 25.9-13.3H699c6.5 0 10.3 7.4 6.5 12.7z"></path>
             </svg>
           </div>
-          <Text type="success" style={{ fontSize: "18px", fontWeight: 500, marginLeft: "10px" }}>
+          <Text data-testid="connection-success-msg" type="success" style={{ fontSize: "18px", fontWeight: 500, marginLeft: "10px" }}>
             Connection to {modelName} successful!
           </Text>
         </div>
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ ${formattedBody}
           <div>
             <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", marginBottom: "20px" }}>
               <WarningOutlined style={{ color: "#ff4d4f", fontSize: "24px", marginRight: "12px" }} />
-              <Text type="danger" style={{ fontSize: "18px", fontWeight: 500 }}>
+              <Text data-testid="connection-failure-msg" type="danger" style={{ fontSize: "18px", fontWeight: 500 }}>
                 Connection to {modelName} failed
               </Text>
             </div>