diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/EntityUsage/EntityUsage.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/EntityUsage/EntityUsage.test.tsx
index 666172947d1..5bb48a78437 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/EntityUsage/EntityUsage.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/EntityUsage/EntityUsage.test.tsx
@@ -65,10 +65,19 @@ vi.mock("@/components/EntityUsageExport/EntityUsageExportModal", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@/components/EntityUsageExport", () => ({
-  UsageExportHeader: ({ filterLabel, filterSlot }: { filterLabel?: string; filterSlot?: ReactNode }) => (
+  UsageExportHeader: ({
+    filterLabel,
+    filterSlot,
+    showFilters,
+  }: {
+    filterLabel?: string;
+    filterSlot?: ReactNode;
+    showFilters?: boolean;
+  }) => (
     <div>
       <span>Usage Export Header</span>
       <span>{filterLabel}</span>
+      <span>{`show-filters:${showFilters === true}`}</span>
       {filterSlot}
     </div>
   ),
@@ -739,6 +748,26 @@ describe("EntityUsage", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("should still request the filter when the caller's tag scope is empty", async () => {
+    render(<EntityUsage {...defaultProps} entityList={[]} />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(mockTagDailyActivityCall).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("show-filters:true")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("should not request the filter while the entity list is still unresolved", async () => {
+    render(<EntityUsage {...defaultProps} entityList={null} />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(mockTagDailyActivityCall).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("show-filters:false")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it("should display Agent Activity tab for team entity type", async () => {
     render(<EntityUsage {...defaultProps} entityType="team" />);
 
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/EntityUsage/EntityUsage.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/EntityUsage/EntityUsage.tsx
index 9501fa7a9a1..ef3943e5b71 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/EntityUsage/EntityUsage.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/EntityUsage/EntityUsage.tsx
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ const EntityUsage: React.FC<EntityUsageProps> = ({
         dateValue={dateValue}
         entityType={entityType}
         spendData={spendData}
-        showFilters={filterSlot === undefined && entityList !== null && entityList.length > 0}
+        showFilters={filterSlot === undefined && entityList !== null}
         filterSlot={filterSlot}
         filterLabel={getFilterLabel(entityType)}
         filterPlaceholder={getFilterPlaceholder(entityType)}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.test.tsx
index 118371aa9ac..26d595f4d74 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.test.tsx
@@ -586,6 +586,66 @@ describe("UsagePage", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("should withhold the tag list until it resolves so no empty state is shown while loading", async () => {
+    let resolveTagList: (tags: Record<string, unknown>) => void = () => {};
+    mockTagListCall.mockReturnValue(
+      new Promise((resolve) => {
+        resolveTagList = resolve;
+      }) as ReturnType<typeof networking.tagListCall>,
+    );
+
+    renderWithProviders(<UsagePage {...defaultProps} />);
+
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId("usage-view-select"), { target: { value: "tag" } });
+    });
+
+    const entityUsage = await screen.findByTestId("entity-usage");
+    expect(entityUsage).toHaveAttribute("data-entity-list", "null");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      resolveTagList({});
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("entity-usage")).toHaveAttribute("data-entity-list", "[]");
+  });
+
+  it("should drop the previous range's tags as soon as the range changes", async () => {
+    mockTagListCall.mockResolvedValue({ "old-range-tag": { name: "old-range-tag" } } as never);
+
+    renderWithProviders(<UsagePage {...defaultProps} />);
+
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId("usage-view-select"), { target: { value: "tag" } });
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("entity-usage")).toHaveAttribute(
+        "data-entity-list",
+        JSON.stringify([{ label: "old-range-tag", value: "old-range-tag" }]),
+      );
+    });
+
+    let resolveNewRange: (tags: Record<string, unknown>) => void = () => {};
+    mockTagListCall.mockReturnValue(
+      new Promise((resolve) => {
+        resolveNewRange = resolve;
+      }) as ReturnType<typeof networking.tagListCall>,
+    );
+
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("pick-a-different-range"));
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("entity-usage")).toHaveAttribute("data-entity-list", "null");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      resolveNewRange({});
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("entity-usage")).toHaveAttribute("data-entity-list", "[]");
+  });
+
   it("should show tag usage selector option for internal users", async () => {
     mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue({
       isLoading: false,
@@ -694,6 +754,19 @@ describe("UsagePage", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("should withhold the customer list while it is still loading", async () => {
+    mockUseCustomers.mockReturnValue({ data: undefined, isLoading: true, error: null } as any);
+
+    renderWithProviders(<UsagePage {...defaultProps} />);
+
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId("usage-view-select"), { target: { value: "customer" } });
+    });
+
+    const entityUsage = await screen.findByTestId("entity-usage");
+    expect(entityUsage).toHaveAttribute("data-entity-list", "null");
+  });
+
   it("should show agent usage view for admins", async () => {
     mockUseAgents.mockReturnValue({
       data: { agents: mockAgents },
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.tsx
index c742b3af7e9..cbdfc8f39e6 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.tsx
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ const UsagePage: React.FC<UsagePageProps> = ({ teams, organizations }) => {
     to: initialToDate,
   });
 
-  const [allTags, setAllTags] = useState<EntityList[]>([]);
-  const { data: customers = [] } = useCustomers();
+  const [fetchedTags, setFetchedTags] = useState<FetchedForRange<EntityList[]> | null>(null);
+  // No [] default: an unresolved query must stay undefined so the customer
+  // filter reads as loading rather than as a range with no customers.
+  const { data: customers } = useCustomers();
   const { data: agentsResponse } = useAgents();
   const { data: currentUser } = useCurrentUser();
   const isAdmin = all_admin_roles.includes(userRole || "");
@@ -138,6 +140,12 @@ const UsagePage: React.FC<UsagePageProps> = ({ teams, organizations }) => {
   const startTime = useMemo(() => (dateValue.from ? new Date(dateValue.from) : null), [dateValue.from]);
   const endTime = useMemo(() => (dateValue.to ? new Date(dateValue.to) : null), [dateValue.to]);
 
+  // Stamped and selected during render like the request tiles below: the tag
+  // filter reads "no tags" from an empty list, so a list left over from the
+  // previous range would state that about a range nobody has measured yet.
+  const currentTagRangeKey = fetchedRangeKey(startTime, endTime);
+  const allTags = selectForRange(fetchedTags, currentTagRangeKey);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!accessToken) return;
     let cancelled = false;
@@ -145,12 +153,13 @@ const UsagePage: React.FC<UsagePageProps> = ({ teams, organizations }) => {
       try {
         const tags = await tagListCall(accessToken, startTime, endTime);
         if (cancelled) return;
-        setAllTags(
-          Object.values(tags).map((tag: Tag) => ({
+        setFetchedTags({
+          rangeKey: currentTagRangeKey,
+          value: Object.values(tags).map((tag: Tag) => ({
             label: tag.name,
             value: tag.name,
           })),
-        );
+        });
       } catch (e) {
         if (!cancelled) {
           console.error("Failed to fetch tag list", e);
@@ -160,7 +169,7 @@ const UsagePage: React.FC<UsagePageProps> = ({ teams, organizations }) => {
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
     };
-  }, [accessToken, startTime, endTime]);
+  }, [accessToken, startTime, endTime, currentTagRangeKey]);
 
   // Everything the request tiles read is stamped with the range it answers and
   // selected during render, rather than cleared in an effect. An effect runs
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.test.tsx
index 27985c3db28..52fc7605d90 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.test.tsx
@@ -84,4 +84,63 @@ describe("UsageExportHeader", () => {
     expect(screen.getByTestId("custom-filter")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByRole("combobox")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it("should keep the filter visible and disabled with an explanation when the caller has no options", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <UsageExportHeader
+        {...defaultProps}
+        entityType="tag"
+        showFilters
+        filterLabel="Filter by tag"
+        filterPlaceholder="Select tag to filter..."
+        filterOptions={[]}
+        onFiltersChange={vi.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("Filter by tag")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText("No tags with usage in this range");
+    expect(input).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(screen.queryByPlaceholderText("Select tag to filter...")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("should stay usable when a carried-over selection outlives its options", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onFiltersChange = vi.fn();
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <UsageExportHeader
+        {...defaultProps}
+        entityType="tag"
+        showFilters
+        filterLabel="Filter by tag"
+        filterPlaceholder="Select tag to filter..."
+        filterOptions={[]}
+        selectedFilters={["prod"]}
+        onFiltersChange={onFiltersChange}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByPlaceholderText("No tags with usage in this range")).toBeEnabled();
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Clear Filter by tag" }));
+    expect(onFiltersChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith([]);
+  });
+
+  it("should leave the filter enabled with its normal placeholder when options exist", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <UsageExportHeader
+        {...defaultProps}
+        entityType="tag"
+        showFilters
+        filterLabel="Filter by tag"
+        filterPlaceholder="Select tag to filter..."
+        filterOptions={[{ label: "prod", value: "prod" }]}
+        onFiltersChange={vi.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const input = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Select tag to filter...");
+    expect(input).toBeEnabled();
+    expect(screen.queryByPlaceholderText("No tags with usage in this range")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.tsx
index e694f905d8c..f5bb56265ed 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.tsx
@@ -54,9 +54,14 @@ const UsageExportHeader: React.FC<UsageExportHeaderProps> = ({
   const anchor = useComboboxAnchor();
   const [isExportModalOpen, setIsExportModalOpen] = useState(false);
 
-  const hasFilters = filterSlot != null || (showFilters && filterOptions.length > 0);
+  const hasFilters = filterSlot != null || showFilters;
   const optionValues = filterOptions.map((option) => option.value);
   const labelOf = (value: string) => filterOptions.find((option) => option.value === value)?.label ?? value;
+  const hasNoOptions = filterOptions.length === 0;
+  const emptyPlaceholder = `No ${entityType}s with usage in this range`;
+  // A selection carried over from a range that did have options still scopes
+  // the data below, so the control has to stay usable long enough to clear it.
+  const isFilterDisabled = hasNoOptions && selectedFilters.length === 0;
 
   const filterList = (
     <ComboboxContent anchor={anchor}>
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@ const UsageExportHeader: React.FC<UsageExportHeaderProps> = ({
   const builtInFilter = (
     <Combobox
       multiple
+      disabled={isFilterDisabled}
       items={optionValues}
       value={selectedFilters}
       onValueChange={(next: string[]) => onFiltersChange?.(next)}
@@ -88,7 +94,10 @@ const UsageExportHeader: React.FC<UsageExportHeaderProps> = ({
             ))
           }
         </ComboboxValue>
-        <ComboboxChipsInput placeholder={filterPlaceholder} aria-label={filterPlaceholder} />
+        <ComboboxChipsInput
+          placeholder={hasNoOptions ? emptyPlaceholder : filterPlaceholder}
+          aria-label={hasNoOptions ? emptyPlaceholder : filterPlaceholder}
+        />
         {selectedFilters.length > 0 && <ComboboxClear aria-label={`Clear ${filterLabel ?? "filters"}`} />}
       </ComboboxChips>
       {filterList}