diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/OAuthFormFields.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/OAuthFormFields.test.tsx
index 888f3066252..02b7e3af09c 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/OAuthFormFields.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/OAuthFormFields.test.tsx
@@ -91,6 +91,47 @@ describe("OAuthFormFields", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("token endpoint auth method selector", () => {
+    it("renders directly below the Token URL field in interactive mode", () => {
+      render(
+        <WithForm>
+          <OAuthFormFields isM2M={false} />
+        </WithForm>,
+      );
+      const tokenUrlLabel = screen.getByText("Token URL (optional)");
+      const authMethodLabel = screen.getByText("Token Endpoint Auth Method (optional)");
+      expect(tokenUrlLabel.compareDocumentPosition(authMethodLabel) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it("renders directly below the Token URL field in M2M mode", () => {
+      render(
+        <WithForm>
+          <OAuthFormFields isM2M={true} />
+        </WithForm>,
+      );
+      const tokenUrlLabel = screen.getByText("Token URL");
+      const authMethodLabel = screen.getByText("Token Endpoint Auth Method (optional)");
+      expect(tokenUrlLabel.compareDocumentPosition(authMethodLabel) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it("offers client_secret_basic and client_secret_post options", async () => {
+      render(
+        <WithForm>
+          <OAuthFormFields isM2M={false} />
+        </WithForm>,
+      );
+      const authMethodLabel = screen.getByText("Token Endpoint Auth Method (optional)");
+      const selector = authMethodLabel.closest(".ant-form-item")!.querySelector(".ant-select-selector")!;
+      await act(async () => {
+        fireEvent.mouseDown(selector);
+      });
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(screen.getByText("Client Secret Basic")).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(screen.getByText("Client Secret Post")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   // ── token_validation_json inline JSON validator ──────────────────────────────
 
   describe("token_validation_json validation", () => {
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/OAuthFormFields.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/OAuthFormFields.tsx
index 27d90d5ae1a..93afefe4358 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/OAuthFormFields.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/OAuthFormFields.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Form, Input, InputNumber, Select, Tooltip } from "antd";
 import { InfoCircleOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
 import { Button, TextInput } from "@tremor/react";
 import { OAUTH_FLOW } from "./types";
+import TokenEndpointAuthMethodField from "./TokenEndpointAuthMethodField";
 
 interface OAuthFlowStatus {
   startOAuthFlow: () => void;
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ const OAuthFormFields: React.FC<OAuthFormFieldsProps> = ({
           >
             <TextInput placeholder="https://auth.example.com/oauth/token" className={fieldClassName} />
           </Form.Item>
+          <TokenEndpointAuthMethodField isEditing={isEditing} />
           <Form.Item
             label={
               <FieldLabel
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ const OAuthFormFields: React.FC<OAuthFormFieldsProps> = ({
           >
             <TextInput placeholder="https://example.com/oauth/token" className={fieldClassName} />
           </Form.Item>
+          <TokenEndpointAuthMethodField isEditing={isEditing} />
           <Form.Item
             label={
               <FieldLabel
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/TokenEndpointAuthMethodField.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/TokenEndpointAuthMethodField.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c97ce96bfb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/TokenEndpointAuthMethodField.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { Form, Select, Tooltip } from "antd";
+import { InfoCircleOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
+
+const TOKEN_ENDPOINT_AUTH_METHOD_OPTIONS = [
+  { value: "client_secret_basic", label: "Client Secret Basic" },
+  { value: "client_secret_post", label: "Client Secret Post" },
+];
+
+interface TokenEndpointAuthMethodFieldProps {
+  isEditing?: boolean;
+}
+
+const TokenEndpointAuthMethodField: React.FC<TokenEndpointAuthMethodFieldProps> = ({ isEditing = false }) => (
+  <Form.Item
+    label={
+      <span className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 flex items-center">
+        Token Endpoint Auth Method (optional)
+        <Tooltip title="How the proxy authenticates to the upstream OAuth token endpoint. Client Secret Basic sends the client credentials in an HTTP Basic Authorization header; leave blank to use the default, Client Secret Post, which sends them in the request body.">
+          <InfoCircleOutlined className="ml-2 text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-600 cursor-help" />
+        </Tooltip>
+      </span>
+    }
+    name={["credentials", "token_endpoint_auth_method"]}
+  >
+    <Select
+      allowClear
+      placeholder={
+        isEditing ? "Leave blank to keep existing (default Client Secret Post)" : "Default (Client Secret Post)"
+      }
+      className="rounded-lg"
+      size="large"
+      options={TOKEN_ENDPOINT_AUTH_METHOD_OPTIONS}
+    />
+  </Form.Item>
+);
+
+export default TokenEndpointAuthMethodField;
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.test.tsx
index e70548d6a96..80120b5303c 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/create_mcp_server.test.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import * as networking from "../networking";
 import { setToken } from "@/utils/mcpTokenStore";
 import CreateMCPServer from "./create_mcp_server";
+import { selectAntOption } from "./testUtils";
 
 vi.mock("../networking", () => ({
   createMCPServer: vi.fn(),
@@ -88,45 +89,6 @@ const defaultProps = {
 /** Helper: get the server_name input by its Ant Form id */
 const getServerNameInput = () => document.getElementById("server_name") as HTMLInputElement;
 
-/** Helper: select a dropdown option by opening a select near a label and clicking an option */
-async function selectAntOption(labelText: string, optionText: string) {
-  const label = screen.getByText(labelText);
-  // First try to find a .ant-form-item ancestor (standard form fields)
-  let select: Element | null = null;
-  const formItem = label.closest(".ant-form-item");
-  if (formItem) {
-    select = formItem.querySelector(".ant-select");
-  }
-  // If not found, try .ant-collapse-content ancestor (auth type is inside a Collapse panel)
-  if (!select) {
-    const collapseContent = label.closest(".ant-collapse-item");
-    if (collapseContent) {
-      select = collapseContent.querySelector(".ant-select");
-    }
-  }
-  // Fallback: look for a sibling or nearby select
-  if (!select) {
-    const parent = label.closest("div");
-    select = parent?.querySelector(".ant-select") ?? null;
-  }
-  act(() => {
-    fireEvent.mouseDown(select!.querySelector(".ant-select-selector")!);
-  });
-
-  await waitFor(() => {
-    const options = document.querySelectorAll(".ant-select-item-option");
-    expect(options.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  });
-
-  const option = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(".ant-select-item-option")).find((el) =>
-    el.textContent?.includes(optionText),
-  );
-  expect(option).toBeTruthy();
-  act(() => {
-    fireEvent.click(option!);
-  });
-}
-
 describe("CreateMCPServer", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
@@ -534,6 +496,84 @@ describe("CreateMCPServer", () => {
       expect(payload.token_validation).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
+    it("includes credentials.token_endpoint_auth_method in payload when client_secret_basic is selected", async () => {
+      vi.mocked(networking.createMCPServer).mockResolvedValue({
+        server_id: "new-server-oauth",
+        server_name: "OAuth_Server",
+        alias: "OAuth_Server",
+        url: "https://example.com/mcp",
+        transport: "http",
+        auth_type: "oauth2",
+        created_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+        created_by: "user-1",
+        updated_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+        updated_by: "user-1",
+      });
+
+      await setupOAuthInteractive();
+
+      const nameInput = document.getElementById("server_name") as HTMLInputElement;
+      await act(async () => {
+        fireEvent.change(nameInput, { target: { value: "OAuth_Server" } });
+      });
+      const urlInput = screen.getByPlaceholderText("https://your-mcp-server.com");
+      await act(async () => {
+        fireEvent.change(urlInput, { target: { value: "https://example.com/mcp" } });
+      });
+
+      await selectAntOption("Token Endpoint Auth Method (optional)", "Client Secret Basic");
+
+      const submitButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add MCP Server" });
+      await act(async () => {
+        fireEvent.click(submitButton);
+      });
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(networking.createMCPServer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      });
+
+      const [, payload] = vi.mocked(networking.createMCPServer).mock.calls[0];
+      expect(payload.credentials?.token_endpoint_auth_method).toBe("client_secret_basic");
+    });
+
+    it("omits token_endpoint_auth_method from credentials when left blank", async () => {
+      vi.mocked(networking.createMCPServer).mockResolvedValue({
+        server_id: "new-server-oauth",
+        server_name: "OAuth_Server",
+        alias: "OAuth_Server",
+        url: "https://example.com/mcp",
+        transport: "http",
+        auth_type: "oauth2",
+        created_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+        created_by: "user-1",
+        updated_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+        updated_by: "user-1",
+      });
+
+      await setupOAuthInteractive();
+
+      const nameInput = document.getElementById("server_name") as HTMLInputElement;
+      await act(async () => {
+        fireEvent.change(nameInput, { target: { value: "OAuth_Server" } });
+      });
+      const urlInput = screen.getByPlaceholderText("https://your-mcp-server.com");
+      await act(async () => {
+        fireEvent.change(urlInput, { target: { value: "https://example.com/mcp" } });
+      });
+
+      const submitButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add MCP Server" });
+      await act(async () => {
+        fireEvent.click(submitButton);
+      });
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(networking.createMCPServer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      });
+
+      const [, payload] = vi.mocked(networking.createMCPServer).mock.calls[0];
+      expect(payload.credentials?.token_endpoint_auth_method).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
     it("persists access + refresh token to the DB on submit for OBO mode", async () => {
       // "Authorize & Fetch" produced a token before submit.
       oauthHook.tokenResponse = {
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 d7c1241b044..8da77120c09 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
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { render, screen, waitFor, fireEvent, act } from "@testing-library/react"
 import MCPServerEdit from "./mcp_server_edit";
 import * as networking from "../networking";
 import NotificationsManager from "../molecules/notifications_manager";
+import { selectAntOption } from "./testUtils";
 
 vi.mock("../networking", () => ({
   updateMCPServer: vi.fn(),
@@ -506,6 +507,68 @@ describe("MCPServerEdit (interactive OAuth)", () => {
     expect(payload.token_validation).toEqual({ organization: "my-org" });
   });
 
+  it("includes credentials.token_endpoint_auth_method in update payload when client_secret_basic is selected", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(networking.updateMCPServer).mockResolvedValue(interactiveOAuthServer);
+
+    render(
+      <MCPServerEdit
+        mcpServer={interactiveOAuthServer}
+        accessToken="access-token"
+        onCancel={vi.fn()}
+        onSuccess={vi.fn()}
+        availableAccessGroups={[]}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Token Endpoint Auth Method (optional)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    await selectAntOption("Token Endpoint Auth Method (optional)", "Client Secret Basic");
+
+    const saveButtons = screen.getAllByRole("button", { name: "Save Changes" });
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(saveButtons[0]);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(networking.updateMCPServer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    const [, payload] = vi.mocked(networking.updateMCPServer).mock.calls[0];
+    expect(payload.credentials?.token_endpoint_auth_method).toBe("client_secret_basic");
+  });
+
+  it("omits token_endpoint_auth_method from the update payload when the selector is left blank", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(networking.updateMCPServer).mockResolvedValue(interactiveOAuthServer);
+
+    render(
+      <MCPServerEdit
+        mcpServer={interactiveOAuthServer}
+        accessToken="access-token"
+        onCancel={vi.fn()}
+        onSuccess={vi.fn()}
+        availableAccessGroups={[]}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Token Endpoint Auth Method (optional)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    const saveButtons = screen.getAllByRole("button", { name: "Save Changes" });
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(saveButtons[0]);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(networking.updateMCPServer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    const [, payload] = vi.mocked(networking.updateMCPServer).mock.calls[0];
+    expect(payload.credentials?.token_endpoint_auth_method).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   it("does not include token_validation in payload when field is empty and server had none", async () => {
     vi.mocked(networking.updateMCPServer).mockResolvedValue(interactiveOAuthServer);
 
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 b992313d4a8..86e898809e5 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
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import MCPToolConfiguration from "./mcp_tool_configuration";
 import StdioConfiguration from "./StdioConfiguration";
 import MCPLogoSelector from "./MCPLogoSelector";
 import EnvVarsSection from "./EnvVarsSection";
+import TokenEndpointAuthMethodField from "./TokenEndpointAuthMethodField";
 import { validateMCPServerUrl, validateMCPServerName, normalizeEnvVars } from "./utils";
 import NotificationsManager from "../molecules/notifications_manager";
 import { useMcpOAuthFlow } from "@/hooks/useMcpOAuthFlow";
@@ -996,6 +997,7 @@ const MCPServerEdit: React.FC<MCPServerEditProps> = ({
                     className="rounded-lg border-gray-300 focus:border-blue-500 focus:ring-blue-500"
                   />
                 </Form.Item>
+                <TokenEndpointAuthMethodField isEditing />
                 <Form.Item
                   label={
                     <span className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 flex items-center">
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/testUtils.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/testUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7911c3eb800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/testUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { act, fireEvent, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { expect } from "vitest";
+
+export async function selectAntOption(labelText: string, optionText: string) {
+  const label = screen.getByText(labelText);
+  const select =
+    label.closest(".ant-form-item")?.querySelector(".ant-select") ??
+    label.closest(".ant-collapse-item")?.querySelector(".ant-select") ??
+    label.closest("div")?.querySelector(".ant-select") ??
+    null;
+
+  act(() => {
+    fireEvent.mouseDown(select!.querySelector(".ant-select-selector")!);
+  });
+
+  await waitFor(() => {
+    expect(document.querySelectorAll(".ant-select-item-option").length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  const option = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(".ant-select-item-option")).find((el) =>
+    el.textContent?.includes(optionText),
+  );
+  expect(option).toBeTruthy();
+  act(() => {
+    fireEvent.click(option!);
+  });
+}