diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/ui_sso.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/ui_sso.py
index d55aa85a9b8..611a0e89bf4 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/ui_sso.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/ui_sso.py
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ async def google_login(
     source: Optional[str] = None,
     key: Optional[str] = None,
     existing_key: Optional[str] = None,
+    return_to: Optional[str] = None,
 ):  # noqa: PLR0915
     """
     Create Proxy API Keys using Google Workspace SSO. Requires setting PROXY_BASE_URL in .env
@@ -394,13 +395,22 @@ async def google_login(
         is True
     ):
         verbose_proxy_logger.info(f"Redirecting to SSO login for {redirect_url}")
-        return await SSOAuthenticationHandler.get_sso_login_redirect(
+        sso_redirect = await SSOAuthenticationHandler.get_sso_login_redirect(
             redirect_url=redirect_url,
             microsoft_client_id=microsoft_client_id,
             google_client_id=google_client_id,
             generic_client_id=generic_client_id,
             state=cli_state,
         )
+        if return_to is not None and sso_redirect is not None:
+            sso_redirect.set_cookie(
+                key="litellm_cp_return_to",
+                value=return_to,
+                max_age=600,
+                httponly=True,
+                samesite="lax",
+            )
+        return sso_redirect
     elif ui_username is not None:
         # No Google, Microsoft SSO
         # Use UI Credentials set in .env
@@ -1306,12 +1316,19 @@ async def auth_callback(request: Request, state: Optional[str] = None):  # noqa:
             request=request, key=key_id, existing_key=existing_key, result=result
         )
 
+    # Control-plane cross-origin: read return_to from cookie
+    cp_return_to: Optional[str] = None
+    cookie_return_to = request.cookies.get("litellm_cp_return_to")
+    if cookie_return_to:
+        cp_return_to = cookie_return_to.strip('"')
+
     return await SSOAuthenticationHandler.get_redirect_response_from_openid(
         result=result,
         request=request,
         received_response=received_response,
         generic_client_id=generic_client_id,
         ui_access_mode=ui_access_mode,
+        return_to=cp_return_to,
     )
 
 
@@ -2352,6 +2369,7 @@ class SSOAuthenticationHandler:
         received_response: Optional[dict] = None,
         generic_client_id: Optional[str] = None,
         ui_access_mode: Optional[Dict] = None,
+        return_to: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> RedirectResponse:
         import jwt
 
@@ -2528,6 +2546,31 @@ class SSOAuthenticationHandler:
             master_key or "",
             algorithm="HS256",
         )
+
+        # Control-plane cross-origin: redirect back to the control plane UI
+        # with the token in the URL (cookie won't work cross-origin)
+        if return_to is not None:
+            from urllib.parse import urlencode, urlparse
+
+            parsed = urlparse(return_to)
+            if parsed.scheme not in ("http", "https"):
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=400,
+                    detail="return_to must be an HTTP(S) URL",
+                )
+            separator = "&" if "?" in return_to else "?"
+            redirect_url = (
+                return_to
+                + separator
+                + urlencode({"login": "success", "token": jwt_token})
+            )
+            verbose_proxy_logger.info(
+                f"Cross-origin SSO: redirecting to control plane at {parsed.netloc}"
+            )
+            redirect_response = RedirectResponse(url=redirect_url, status_code=303)
+            redirect_response.delete_cookie("litellm_cp_return_to")
+            return redirect_response
+
         if user_id is not None and isinstance(user_id, str):
             litellm_dashboard_ui += "?login=success"
         verbose_proxy_logger.info(f"Redirecting to {litellm_dashboard_ui}")