diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/credentials/useCredentials.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/credentials/useCredentials.ts
index e3266de4fbc..bdbf4445514 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/credentials/useCredentials.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/credentials/useCredentials.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { createQueryKeys } from "../common/queryKeysFactory";
 import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
 
-const credentialsKeys = createQueryKeys("credentials");
+export const credentialsKeys = createQueryKeys("credentials");
 
 export const useCredentials = () => {
   const { accessToken } = useAuthorized();
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_add/credentials.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_add/credentials.test.tsx
index 2504b2a9789..79bc8b95dad 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_add/credentials.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_add/credentials.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CredentialItem } from "@/components/networking";
+import { credentialCreateCall, CredentialItem } from "@/components/networking";
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { act, fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { UploadProps } from "antd/es/upload";
@@ -16,6 +16,29 @@ vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized", () => ({
 
 vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/credentials/useCredentials", () => ({
   useCredentials: () => mockUseCredentials(),
+  credentialsKeys: { all: ["credentials"] },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/networking", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("@/components/networking")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    credentialCreateCall: vi.fn(),
+  };
+});
+
+// Mock the modal to expose a direct submit trigger so tests don't need to
+// interact with Ant Design form internals and multi-step validation.
+vi.mock("./AddCredentialModal", () => ({
+  default: ({ open, onAddCredential }: any) =>
+    open ? (
+      <button
+        data-testid="mock-add-credential-submit"
+        onClick={() => onAddCredential({ credential_name: "test-cred", custom_llm_provider: "openai" })}
+      >
+        Submit Credential
+      </button>
+    ) : null,
 }));
 
 const createQueryClient = () =>
@@ -33,7 +56,6 @@ describe("CredentialsPanel", () => {
     mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue({ accessToken: "test-token" });
     mockUseCredentials.mockReturnValue({
       data: { credentials: [] },
-      refetch: vi.fn(),
     });
 
     render(
@@ -57,7 +79,6 @@ describe("CredentialsPanel", () => {
     mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue({ accessToken: "test-token" });
     mockUseCredentials.mockReturnValue({
       data: { credentials },
-      refetch: vi.fn(),
     });
 
     render(
@@ -73,7 +94,6 @@ describe("CredentialsPanel", () => {
     mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue({ accessToken: "test-token" });
     mockUseCredentials.mockReturnValue({
       data: { credentials: [] },
-      refetch: vi.fn(),
     });
 
     render(
@@ -89,7 +109,6 @@ describe("CredentialsPanel", () => {
     mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue({ accessToken: "test-token" });
     mockUseCredentials.mockReturnValue({
       data: { credentials: [] },
-      refetch: vi.fn(),
     });
 
     render(
@@ -105,7 +124,39 @@ describe("CredentialsPanel", () => {
     });
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText("Add New Credential")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("mock-add-credential-submit")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should invalidate shared credentials cache after adding a credential", async () => {
+    const queryClient = createQueryClient();
+    const invalidateSpy = vi.spyOn(queryClient, "invalidateQueries").mockResolvedValue();
+
+    mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue({ accessToken: "test-token" });
+    mockUseCredentials.mockReturnValue({ data: { credentials: [] } });
+    (credentialCreateCall as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({});
+
+    render(
+      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+        <CredentialsPanel uploadProps={DEFAULT_UPLOAD_PROPS} />
+      </QueryClientProvider>,
+    );
+
+    // Open modal
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /add credential/i }));
+    });
+
+    // Trigger submission via the mocked modal's direct submit button
+    await waitFor(() => screen.getByTestId("mock-add-credential-submit"));
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("mock-add-credential-submit"));
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(invalidateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ queryKey: ["credentials"] }),
+      );
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_add/credentials.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_add/credentials.tsx
index af3c757955e..eb96e1f0ff1 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_add/credentials.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/model_add/credentials.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import DeleteResourceModal from "../common_components/DeleteResourceModal";
 import NotificationsManager from "../molecules/notifications_manager";
 import AddCredentialsTab from "./AddCredentialModal";
 import EditCredentialsModal from "./EditCredentialModal";
-import { useCredentials } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/credentials/useCredentials";
+import { credentialsKeys, useCredentials } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/credentials/useCredentials";
+import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
 interface CredentialsPanelProps {
   uploadProps: UploadProps;
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ interface CredentialsPanelProps {
 
 const CredentialsPanel: React.FC<CredentialsPanelProps> = ({ uploadProps }) => {
   const { accessToken } = useAuthorized();
-  const { data: credentialsResponse, refetch: refetchCredentials } = useCredentials();
+  const { data: credentialsResponse } = useCredentials();
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const credentialList = credentialsResponse?.credentials || [];
 
   const [isAddModalOpen, setIsAddModalOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ const CredentialsPanel: React.FC<CredentialsPanelProps> = ({ uploadProps }) => {
     await credentialUpdateCall(accessToken, values.credential_name, newCredential);
     NotificationsManager.success("Credential updated successfully");
     setIsUpdateModalOpen(false);
-    await refetchCredentials();
+    await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: credentialsKeys.all });
   };
 
   const handleAddCredential = async (values: any) => {
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ const CredentialsPanel: React.FC<CredentialsPanelProps> = ({ uploadProps }) => {
     await credentialCreateCall(accessToken, newCredential);
     NotificationsManager.success("Credential added successfully");
     setIsAddModalOpen(false);
-    await refetchCredentials();
+    await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: credentialsKeys.all });
   };
 
   const renderProviderBadge = (provider: string) => {
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ const CredentialsPanel: React.FC<CredentialsPanelProps> = ({ uploadProps }) => {
     try {
       await credentialDeleteCall(accessToken, credentialToDelete.credential_name);
       NotificationsManager.success("Credential deleted successfully");
-      await refetchCredentials();
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: credentialsKeys.all });
     } catch (error) {
       NotificationsManager.error("Failed to delete credential");
     } finally {