diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py
index 644d54f0139..3fd6b886811 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/key_management_endpoints.py
@@ -574,12 +574,16 @@ def _check_budget_limits_delegation_ceiling(
     delegation_ceiling: Optional[float],
     user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
     is_ui_session_team_key: bool,
+    team_table: Optional[LiteLLM_TeamTableCachedObj],
 ) -> None:
     """
-    Enforce two invariants on `budget_limits`:
+    Enforce three invariants on `budget_limits`:
 
     - Every `budget_limits[*].max_budget` must be a finite number; applies
       to every caller including proxy admin.
+    - A CLI session token caller may not set `budget_limits` on a personal
+      key (one with no `team_id`); mirrors the scalar `max_budget` guard in
+      `_common_key_generation_helper`.
     - Non-admin callers may not set a window above their delegation ceiling.
     """
     if not budget_limits:
@@ -594,6 +598,13 @@ def _check_budget_limits_delegation_ceiling(
         return
     if is_ui_session_team_key:
         return
+    if user_api_key_dict.is_session_token and team_table is None:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=400,
+            detail={
+                "error": ("budget_limits cannot be set without specifying team_id when using a CLI session token.")
+            },
+        )
     if delegation_ceiling is None:
         return
     over_ceiling = next((w for w in budget_limits if w.max_budget > delegation_ceiling), None)
@@ -811,6 +822,7 @@ async def _common_key_generation_helper(
         delegation_ceiling=delegation_ceiling,
         user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
         is_ui_session_team_key=is_ui_session_team_key,
+        team_table=team_table,
     )
     _check_permissions_caller_permission(
         permissions=data.permissions,
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_key_management_endpoints.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_key_management_endpoints.py
index f2a4ffae747..8e4f6148dfe 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_key_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_key_management_endpoints.py
@@ -12912,6 +12912,129 @@ async def test_budget_limits_window_non_finite_rejected_for_admin(monkeypatch, n
     assert "finite" in str(exc_info.value.detail)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_budget_limits_session_token_personal_key_rejected(monkeypatch):
+    """A CLI session token caller may not set `budget_limits` on a
+    personal key (no `team_id`). Mirrors the scalar `max_budget` guard."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.key_management_endpoints.litellm.default_key_generate_params",
+        None,
+        raising=False,
+    )
+    caller = UserAPIKeyAuth(
+        user_role=LitellmUserRoles.INTERNAL_USER,
+        user_id="user-1",
+        is_session_token=True,
+    )
+    request = GenerateKeyRequest(
+        budget_limits=[{"budget_duration": "1d", "max_budget": 1_000_000.0}],
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
+        await _common_key_generation_helper(
+            data=request,
+            user_api_key_dict=caller,
+            litellm_changed_by=None,
+            team_table=None,
+        )
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 400
+    assert "session token" in str(exc_info.value.detail)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_budget_limits_session_token_team_key_uses_team_ceiling(monkeypatch):
+    """A CLI session token acting on a team key uses the team's
+    `max_budget` as the ceiling; values within it are permitted."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.key_management_endpoints.litellm.default_key_generate_params",
+        None,
+        raising=False,
+    )
+    team = LiteLLM_TeamTableCachedObj(team_id="team-1", max_budget=50.0)
+    caller = UserAPIKeyAuth(
+        user_role=LitellmUserRoles.INTERNAL_USER,
+        user_id="user-1",
+        team_id="team-1",
+        is_session_token=True,
+    )
+    request = GenerateKeyRequest(
+        budget_limits=[{"budget_duration": "1d", "max_budget": 25.0}],
+        team_id="team-1",
+    )
+    with patch(
+        "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.key_management_endpoints.generate_key_helper_fn",
+        new_callable=AsyncMock,
+        return_value={"key": "sk-test", "expires": None, "user_id": "user-1"},
+    ):
+        result = await _common_key_generation_helper(
+            data=request,
+            user_api_key_dict=caller,
+            litellm_changed_by=None,
+            team_table=team,
+        )
+    assert result is not None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_budget_limits_session_token_team_key_over_team_budget_rejected(monkeypatch):
+    """Same shape, but window exceeds the team's `max_budget`."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.key_management_endpoints.litellm.default_key_generate_params",
+        None,
+        raising=False,
+    )
+    team = LiteLLM_TeamTableCachedObj(team_id="team-1", max_budget=50.0)
+    caller = UserAPIKeyAuth(
+        user_role=LitellmUserRoles.INTERNAL_USER,
+        user_id="user-1",
+        team_id="team-1",
+        is_session_token=True,
+    )
+    request = GenerateKeyRequest(
+        budget_limits=[{"budget_duration": "1d", "max_budget": 1_000_000.0}],
+        team_id="team-1",
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as exc_info:
+        await _common_key_generation_helper(
+            data=request,
+            user_api_key_dict=caller,
+            litellm_changed_by=None,
+            team_table=team,
+        )
+    assert exc_info.value.status_code == 400
+    assert "cannot exceed" in str(exc_info.value.detail)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_budget_limits_session_token_personal_key_admin_unaffected(monkeypatch):
+    """A proxy admin using a session token is exempt from the personal-key
+    reject; the role short-circuit runs first."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.key_management_endpoints.litellm.default_key_generate_params",
+        None,
+        raising=False,
+    )
+    admin = UserAPIKeyAuth(
+        user_role=LitellmUserRoles.PROXY_ADMIN,
+        user_id="admin-1",
+        is_session_token=True,
+    )
+    request = GenerateKeyRequest(
+        budget_limits=[{"budget_duration": "1d", "max_budget": 1_000_000.0}],
+    )
+    with patch(
+        "litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.key_management_endpoints.generate_key_helper_fn",
+        new_callable=AsyncMock,
+        return_value={"key": "sk-test", "expires": None, "user_id": "admin-1"},
+    ):
+        result = await _common_key_generation_helper(
+            data=request,
+            user_api_key_dict=admin,
+            litellm_changed_by=None,
+            team_table=None,
+        )
+    assert result is not None
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_permissions_field_rejected_for_non_admin(monkeypatch):
     """A non-admin caller may not set the `permissions` field on a key