diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
index e64f43eed8d..23bca14a694 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
@@ -896,8 +896,6 @@ async def team_member_add(
     user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth = Depends(user_api_key_auth),
 ):
     """
-    [BETA]
-
     Add new members (either via user_email or user_id) to a team
 
     If user doesn't exist, new user row will also be added to User Table
@@ -991,6 +989,11 @@ async def team_member_add(
                 user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
                 litellm_proxy_admin_name=litellm_proxy_admin_name,
                 team_id=data.team_id,
+                default_team_budget_id=(
+                    complete_team_data.metadata.get("team_member_budget_id")
+                    if complete_team_data.metadata is not None
+                    else None
+                ),
             )
         except Exception as e:
             raise HTTPException(
@@ -1016,6 +1019,11 @@ async def team_member_add(
                     user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
                     litellm_proxy_admin_name=litellm_proxy_admin_name,
                     team_id=data.team_id,
+                    default_team_budget_id=(
+                        complete_team_data.metadata.get("team_member_budget_id")
+                        if complete_team_data.metadata is not None
+                        else None
+                    ),
                 )
             except Exception as e:
                 raise HTTPException(
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_helpers/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/management_helpers/utils.py
index ec645c0b156..170ece20488 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_helpers/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_helpers/utils.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ async def add_new_member(
     team_id: str,
     user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
     litellm_proxy_admin_name: str,
+    default_team_budget_id: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> Tuple[LiteLLM_UserTable, Optional[LiteLLM_TeamMembership]]:
     """
     Add a new member to a team
@@ -119,11 +120,8 @@ async def add_new_member(
             )
 
     # Check if trying to set a budget for team member
-    if (
-        max_budget_in_team is not None
-        and returned_user is not None
-        and returned_user.user_id is not None
-    ):
+
+    if max_budget_in_team is not None:
         # create a new budget item for this member
         response = await prisma_client.db.litellm_budgettable.create(
             data={
@@ -134,6 +132,10 @@ async def add_new_member(
         )
 
         _budget_id = response.budget_id
+    else:
+        _budget_id = default_team_budget_id
+
+    if returned_user is not None and returned_user.user_id is not None:
         _returned_team_membership = (
             await prisma_client.db.litellm_teammembership.create(
                 data={