diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.test.tsx
index e5daf90e992..9a9db2eeb95 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.test.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ vi.mock("../networking", () => ({
   updateMCPServer: vi.fn(),
   listMCPTools: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ tools: [], error: null }),
   storeMCPOAuthUserCredential: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+  testMCPToolsListRequest: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ tools: [], error: null }),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../molecules/notifications_manager", () => ({
@@ -511,6 +512,30 @@ describe("MCPServerEdit OAuth token invalidation", () => {
     expect(mockRemoveToken).toHaveBeenCalledWith("oauth_server_1", undefined);
   });
 
+  it("previews tools with a staged interactive OAuth token before it is saved", async () => {
+    // Regression: for authorization_code the fetch went by server_id only, relying on the stored DB
+    // credential, so a token authorized in this edit session gave an empty preview until the admin
+    // saved; the create form previews the identical state via the config-based preview endpoint.
+    mockOauth.tokenResponse = { access_token: "staged-obo-tok" };
+
+    renderOAuthEdit();
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(vi.mocked(networking.testMCPToolsListRequest)).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "access-token",
+        expect.objectContaining({ server_id: "oauth_server_1", url: "https://example.com/mcp" }),
+        "staged-obo-tok",
+      );
+    });
+    expect(networking.listMCPTools).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    // Previewing must stay stateless: the staged token is committed only by an explicit Save
+    // (storeMCPOAuthUserCredential for authorization_code, setToken for the client-forwarded modes).
+    expect(networking.storeMCPOAuthUserCredential).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockSetToken).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(networking.updateMCPServer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    mockOauth.tokenResponse = null;
+  });
+
   it("keeps the admin's in-flight endpoint edits when the token is invalidated", async () => {
     // Regression: invalidation used to form.resetFields the endpoint fields; with the edit Form's
     // initialValues that silently reverted an admin-corrected token_url back to the saved (wrong)
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.tsx
index de3528ea6a9..58f63e12019 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/mcp_server_edit.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   getMcpOAuthMode,
   oauth2FlowToFormValue,
 } from "./types";
-import { updateMCPServer, listMCPTools, storeMCPOAuthUserCredential } from "../networking";
+import { updateMCPServer, listMCPTools, storeMCPOAuthUserCredential, testMCPToolsListRequest } from "../networking";
 import { getToken, isTokenValid, removeToken, setToken } from "@/utils/mcpTokenStore";
 import { buildMcpPassthroughAuthHeader } from "@/utils/mcpHeaderUtils";
 import MCPServerCostConfig from "./mcp_server_cost_config";
@@ -421,6 +421,53 @@ const MCPServerEdit: React.FC<MCPServerEditProps> = ({
     }
   };
 
+  // A token authorized in this edit session for interactive OAuth (authorization_code) is only
+  // committed to the DB on save, so a plain by-server_id listing cannot use it and the preview would
+  // stay empty until the admin saves; the create form previews the identical state through the
+  // config-based preview endpoint, which takes the staged token explicitly. Returns false when there
+  // is no staged interactive token so fetchTools falls through to the by-server_id listing.
+  const previewWithStagedInteractiveToken = async (
+    isPassthrough: boolean,
+    isBrowserHeldTokenMode: boolean,
+  ): Promise<boolean> => {
+    const stagedToken =
+      !isPassthrough && !isBrowserHeldTokenMode && getEffectiveAuthType() === AUTH_TYPE.OAUTH2
+        ? oauthTokenResponse?.access_token
+        : undefined;
+    if (!stagedToken) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    setIsLoadingTools(true);
+    setToolsError(null);
+    try {
+      const values = form.getFieldsValue(true);
+      const rawTransport = values.transport || mcpServer.transport;
+      const previewConfig = {
+        server_id: mcpServer.server_id,
+        server_name: values.server_name || mcpServer.server_name || mcpServer.alias,
+        url: values.url || mcpServer.url,
+        transport: rawTransport === TRANSPORT.OPENAPI ? TRANSPORT.HTTP : rawTransport,
+        auth_type: AUTH_TYPE.OAUTH2,
+        authorization_url: values.authorization_url,
+        token_url: values.token_url,
+        registration_url: values.registration_url,
+      };
+      const toolsResponse = await testMCPToolsListRequest(accessToken, previewConfig, stagedToken);
+      if (toolsResponse.tools && !toolsResponse.error) {
+        setTools(toolsResponse.tools);
+      } else {
+        setTools([]);
+        setToolsError(toolsResponse.message || "Failed to load tools");
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      setTools([]);
+      setToolsError(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to load tools");
+    } finally {
+      setIsLoadingTools(false);
+    }
+    return true;
+  };
+
   const fetchTools = async () => {
     if (!accessToken || !mcpServer.server_id) return;
 
@@ -436,6 +483,10 @@ const MCPServerEdit: React.FC<MCPServerEditProps> = ({
         delegate_auth_to_upstream: mcpServer.delegate_auth_to_upstream,
       }) === "passthrough";
     const isBrowserHeldTokenMode = isClientForwardedTokenMode(getEffectiveAuthType());
+
+    if (await previewWithStagedInteractiveToken(isPassthrough, isBrowserHeldTokenMode)) {
+      return;
+    }
     if (isPassthrough || isBrowserHeldTokenMode) {
       const token =
         oauthTokenResponse?.access_token ??