diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/CreateMCPServer.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/CreateMCPServer.integration.test.tsx
index 65656a053ce..3b3269b87cc 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/CreateMCPServer.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/CreateMCPServer.integration.test.tsx
@@ -396,6 +396,46 @@ describe("CreateMCPServer", () => {
       expect(payload.credentials).toEqual({ auth_value: "my-secret-key" });
     });
 
+    it("creates an Authorization (raw header) server with the header value sent verbatim", async () => {
+      await selectHttpTransport();
+
+      fireEvent.change(getServerNameInput(), { target: { value: "Raw_Auth_Server" } });
+      fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText("https://your-mcp-server.com"), {
+        target: { value: "https://example.com/mcp" },
+      });
+
+      await selectOption("Authentication", "Authorization (raw header)");
+
+      fireEvent.change(await screen.findByPlaceholderText("Enter token or secret"), {
+        target: { value: "ApiKey raw-key-123" },
+      });
+
+      vi.mocked(networking.createMCPServer).mockResolvedValue({
+        server_id: "new-server-2",
+        server_name: "Raw_Auth_Server",
+        alias: "Raw_Auth_Server",
+        url: "https://example.com/mcp",
+        transport: "http",
+        auth_type: "authorization",
+        created_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+        created_by: "user-1",
+        updated_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+        updated_by: "user-1",
+      });
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add MCP Server" }));
+      });
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(networking.createMCPServer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      });
+
+      const [, payload] = vi.mocked(networking.createMCPServer).mock.calls[0];
+      expect(payload.auth_type).toBe("authorization");
+      expect(payload.credentials).toEqual({ auth_value: "ApiKey raw-key-123" });
+    });
+
     it("does not write the browser-authorized token into form.credentials for true_passthrough", async () => {
       await selectHttpTransport();
 
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/createServerPayload.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/createServerPayload.ts
index 30c4c502c42..5536b4b1bc4 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/createServerPayload.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/createServerPayload.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const AUTH_TYPES_REQUIRING_AUTH_VALUE = [
   AUTH_TYPE.BEARER_TOKEN,
   AUTH_TYPE.TOKEN,
   AUTH_TYPE.BASIC,
+  AUTH_TYPE.AUTHORIZATION,
 ];
 
 export const AUTH_TYPES_REQUIRING_CREDENTIALS = [
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/editServerPayload.differential.cases.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/editServerPayload.differential.cases.ts
index 4219113918b..e9f32b5c4db 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/editServerPayload.differential.cases.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/editServerPayload.differential.cases.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ const AUTH_TYPES = [
   "bearer_token",
   "token",
   "basic",
+  "authorization",
   "oauth2",
   "oauth2_token_exchange",
   "oauth2_id_jag",
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/mcp_server_edit.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/mcp_server_edit.integration.test.tsx
index 9f91c06e9e5..15b09961a84 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/mcp_server_edit.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/mcp_server_edit.integration.test.tsx
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ const CASES: readonly Case[] = [
     server: { ...BASE, auth_type: "basic", credentials: CREDS },
     expected: { ...EXPECTED_BASE, auth_type: "basic", credentials: { auth_value: "secret-value" } },
   },
+  {
+    label: "authorization sends only auth_value under credentials",
+    server: { ...BASE, auth_type: "authorization", credentials: CREDS },
+    expected: { ...EXPECTED_BASE, auth_type: "authorization", credentials: { auth_value: "secret-value" } },
+  },
   {
     label: "oauth2 m2m mounts token_url and omits the interactive endpoints entirely",
     server: {
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/mcp_server_edit.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/mcp_server_edit.tsx
index f35e3ab3d3a..57985fd8cbb 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/mcp_server_edit.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/mcp-servers/_components/mcp_server_edit.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import OAuthFormFields from "./OAuthFormFields";
 import MCPLogoSelector from "./MCPLogoSelector";
 import EnvVarsSection from "./EnvVarsSection";
 import { validateMCPServerUrl, validateMCPServerName, normalizeToolOverrideMap } from "./utils";
+import { AUTH_TYPES_REQUIRING_AUTH_VALUE } from "./createServerPayload";
 import { EditServerFormValues, buildEditServerPayload, editPayloadErrorMessage } from "./editServerPayload";
 import { DUPLICATE_IDENTIFIER_MESSAGE, findDuplicateMcpServer, mcpSubmitErrorReason } from "./duplicateServerCheck";
 import { toast } from "@/lib/toast";
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ interface MCPServerEditProps {
   stdioEnabled?: boolean;
 }
 
-const AUTH_TYPES_REQUIRING_AUTH_VALUE = [AUTH_TYPE.API_KEY, AUTH_TYPE.BEARER_TOKEN, AUTH_TYPE.TOKEN, AUTH_TYPE.BASIC];
 export const EDIT_OAUTH_UI_STATE_KEY = "litellm-mcp-oauth-edit-state";
 
 const MCPServerEdit: React.FC<MCPServerEditProps> = ({
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/types.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/types.tsx
index 22fd64f10d8..61c81c030c5 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/types.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/types.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export const AUTH_TYPE = {
   BEARER_TOKEN: "bearer_token",
   TOKEN: "token",
   BASIC: "basic",
+  AUTHORIZATION: "authorization",
   OAUTH2: "oauth2",
   OAUTH2_TOKEN_EXCHANGE: "oauth2_token_exchange",
   OAUTH2_ID_JAG: "oauth2_id_jag",
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export const AUTH_TYPE_ITEMS = [
   { value: AUTH_TYPE.BEARER_TOKEN, label: "Bearer Token" },
   { value: AUTH_TYPE.TOKEN, label: "Token" },
   { value: AUTH_TYPE.BASIC, label: "Basic Auth" },
+  { value: AUTH_TYPE.AUTHORIZATION, label: "Authorization (raw header)" },
   { value: AUTH_TYPE.OAUTH2, label: "OAuth" },
   { value: AUTH_TYPE.OAUTH2_TOKEN_EXCHANGE, label: "OAuth Token Exchange (OBO)" },
   { value: AUTH_TYPE.OAUTH2_ID_JAG, label: "ID-JAG (Okta Cross App Access)" },