diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.test.tsx
index 5fa6e9728cf..5f02a8468a4 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.test.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ vi.mock("../utils/roles", async (importOriginal) => {
     rolesWithWriteAccess: ["admin", "internal"],
     rolesAllowedToViewWriteScopedPages: ["admin", "internal", "admin_viewer"],
     isAdminRole: (role: string) => role === "admin" || role === "admin_viewer",
-    isUserTeamAdminForAnyTeam: () => false,
+    isUserTeamAdminForAnyTeam: actual.isUserTeamAdminForAnyTeam,
   };
 });
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ vi.mock("next/navigation", () => ({
   useRouter: () => ({ push: vi.fn() }),
 }));
 
-const { mockUseAuthorized, mockUseOrganizations } = vi.hoisted(() => {
+const { mockUseAuthorized, mockUseOrganizations, mockUseTeams } = vi.hoisted(() => {
   const mockUseAuthorized = vi.fn(() => ({
     userId: "test-user-id",
     accessToken: "test-access-token",
@@ -43,7 +43,13 @@ const { mockUseAuthorized, mockUseOrganizations } = vi.hoisted(() => {
     error: null,
   }));
 
-  return { mockUseAuthorized, mockUseOrganizations };
+  const mockUseTeams = vi.fn(() => ({
+    data: [] as Array<{ members_with_roles: Array<{ user_id: string; role: string }> }>,
+    isLoading: false,
+    error: null,
+  }));
+
+  return { mockUseAuthorized, mockUseOrganizations, mockUseTeams };
 });
 
 vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized", () => ({
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@ vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/organizations/useOrganizations", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/teams/useTeams", () => ({
-  useTeams: () => ({ data: [], isLoading: false, error: null }),
+  useTeams: mockUseTeams,
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/uiConfig/useUIConfig", () => {
@@ -103,6 +109,30 @@ const placementsOf = (page: string): string[] =>
     ),
   ]);
 
+const teamAdminAuthorization = {
+  userId: "team-admin-user-id",
+  accessToken: "test-access-token",
+  userRole: "internal",
+  isViewOnly: false,
+  token: "test-token",
+  userEmail: "teamadmin@example.com",
+  premiumUser: false,
+  disabledPersonalKeyCreation: false,
+  showSSOBanner: false,
+};
+
+const teamMemberAuthorization = {
+  userId: "team-member-user-id",
+  accessToken: "test-access-token",
+  userRole: "internal",
+  isViewOnly: false,
+  token: "test-token",
+  userEmail: "teamuser@example.com",
+  premiumUser: false,
+  disabledPersonalKeyCreation: false,
+  showSSOBanner: false,
+};
+
 describe("Sidebar (leftnav)", () => {
   const defaultProps = {
     collapsed: false,
@@ -111,6 +141,12 @@ describe("Sidebar (leftnav)", () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     mockUseAuthorized.mockReset();
     mockUseOrganizations.mockReset();
+    mockUseTeams.mockReset();
+    mockUseTeams.mockReturnValue({
+      data: [],
+      isLoading: false,
+      error: null,
+    });
     mockUseThemeImpl = unbrandedTheme;
     navState.pathname = "/ui/api-keys";
   });
@@ -515,6 +551,65 @@ describe("Sidebar (leftnav)", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("Organizations")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("shows Projects to an internal user who administers a team", () => {
+    mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue(teamAdminAuthorization);
+    mockUseTeams.mockReturnValue({
+      data: [
+        {
+          members_with_roles: [{ user_id: "team-admin-user-id", role: "admin" }],
+        },
+      ],
+      isLoading: false,
+      error: null,
+    });
+
+    renderWithProviders(<Sidebar {...defaultProps} enableProjectsUI />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("link", { name: /Projects/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("hides Projects when the feature flag is disabled for a team admin", () => {
+    mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue(teamAdminAuthorization);
+    mockUseTeams.mockReturnValue({
+      data: [
+        {
+          members_with_roles: [{ user_id: "team-admin-user-id", role: "admin" }],
+        },
+      ],
+      isLoading: false,
+      error: null,
+    });
+
+    renderWithProviders(<Sidebar {...defaultProps} enableProjectsUI={false} />);
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("link", { name: /Projects/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("hides Projects from an internal user who is not a team admin", () => {
+    mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue(teamMemberAuthorization);
+
+    renderWithProviders(<Sidebar {...defaultProps} enableProjectsUI />);
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("link", { name: /Projects/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("applies the internal-user page allowlist to Projects for team admins", () => {
+    mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue(teamAdminAuthorization);
+    mockUseTeams.mockReturnValue({
+      data: [
+        {
+          members_with_roles: [{ user_id: "team-admin-user-id", role: "admin" }],
+        },
+      ],
+      isLoading: false,
+      error: null,
+    });
+
+    renderWithProviders(<Sidebar {...defaultProps} enableProjectsUI enabledPagesInternalUsers={["teams"]} />);
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("link", { name: /Projects/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it("marks the nav item for the current route active", () => {
     navState.pathname = "/ui/logs";
     renderWithProviders(<Sidebar {...defaultProps} />);
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx
index 9d772f45153..e0b43c9aad9 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx
@@ -475,7 +475,13 @@ const Sidebar_: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({
           if (!isAdmin && enabledPagesInternalUsers != null) return enabledPagesInternalUsers.includes(item.page);
           return true;
         }
-        if (item.key === "projects" && !enableProjectsUI) return false;
+        if (item.key === "projects") {
+          if (!enableProjectsUI) return false;
+          const hasRoleAccess = isAdmin || isOrgAdmin || isTeamAdmin;
+          if (!hasRoleAccess) return false;
+          if (!isAdmin && enabledPagesInternalUsers != null) return enabledPagesInternalUsers.includes(item.page);
+          return true;
+        }
         if (
           !isAdmin &&
           item.key === "agents" &&