diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrailTableColumns.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrailTableColumns.tsx
index ec3d05a6907..53f1b1a03d3 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrailTableColumns.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrailTableColumns.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/cva.config";
 
-import { getGuardrailLogoAndName } from "./guardrail_info_helpers";
+import { formatGuardrailMode, getGuardrailLogoAndName } from "./guardrail_info_helpers";
 import { Logo } from "@/components/molecules/logo/Logo";
 
 const CONFIG_DELETE_HINT = "Config guardrails are defined in the config file and cannot be deleted from the dashboard.";
@@ -117,9 +117,14 @@ export const getGuardrailTableColumns = ({
     header: "Mode",
     size: 130,
     enableSorting: false,
-    cell: ({ row }) => (
-      <span className="font-mono text-xs text-muted-foreground">{row.original.litellm_params.mode}</span>
-    ),
+    cell: ({ row }) => {
+      const mode = formatGuardrailMode(row.original.litellm_params.mode);
+      return (
+        <span className="font-mono text-xs text-muted-foreground" title={mode || undefined}>
+          {mode || "-"}
+        </span>
+      );
+    },
   },
   {
     id: "default_on",
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.test.tsx
index b6ee130d50a..3f6317ed366 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.test.tsx
@@ -82,6 +82,36 @@ describe("Guardrail Info", () => {
     expect(getByText("Settings")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("should render a tag-based mode object rather than crashing the detail view", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(networking.getGuardrailInfo).mockResolvedValue({
+      guardrail_id: "123",
+      guardrail_name: "Test Guardrail",
+      litellm_params: {
+        guardrail: "bedrock",
+        mode: { tags: { "Service-Type: internal-service": "post_call" }, default: ["pre_call", "post_call"] },
+        default_on: true,
+      },
+      created_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+      updated_at: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+      guardrail_definition_location: "database",
+    });
+
+    vi.mocked(networking.getGuardrailUISettings).mockResolvedValue({
+      supported_entities: [],
+      supported_actions: [],
+      pii_entity_categories: [],
+      supported_modes: ["pre_call", "post_call"],
+    });
+
+    vi.mocked(networking.getGuardrailProviderSpecificParams).mockResolvedValue({});
+
+    const { findAllByText } = render(
+      <GuardrailInfoView guardrailId="123" onClose={() => {}} accessToken="123" isAdmin={true} />,
+    );
+
+    expect(await findAllByText("pre_call, post_call (tag-based)")).not.toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
   it("should render the provider logo from the bundled guardrail logo map", async () => {
     vi.mocked(networking.getGuardrailInfo).mockResolvedValue({
       guardrail_id: "123",
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.tsx
index e80ddac932f..5e476a8accd 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {
 import ContentFilterManager, { formatContentFilterDataForAPI } from "./content_filter/ContentFilterManager";
 import CustomCodeModal, { EditGuardrailData } from "./custom_code/CustomCodeModal";
 import {
+  formatGuardrailMode,
   getGuardrailLogoAndName,
   guardrail_provider_map,
   skipSystemMessageToChoice,
@@ -559,7 +560,7 @@ const GuardrailInfoView: React.FC<GuardrailInfoProps> = ({ guardrailId, onClose,
               <Card className="block p-6">
                 <p>Mode</p>
                 <div className="mt-2">
-                  <h3 className="text-lg font-medium">{guardrailData.litellm_params?.mode || "-"}</h3>
+                  <h3 className="text-lg font-medium">{formatGuardrailMode(guardrailData.litellm_params?.mode) || "-"}</h3>
                   <Badge variant={guardrailData.litellm_params?.default_on ? "secondary" : "outline"}>
                     {guardrailData.litellm_params?.default_on ? "Default On" : "Default Off"}
                   </Badge>
@@ -852,7 +853,7 @@ const GuardrailInfoView: React.FC<GuardrailInfoProps> = ({ guardrailId, onClose,
                     </div>
                     <div>
                       <p className="font-medium">Mode</p>
-                      <div>{guardrailData.litellm_params?.mode || "-"}</div>
+                      <div>{formatGuardrailMode(guardrailData.litellm_params?.mode) || "-"}</div>
                     </div>
                     <div>
                       <p className="font-medium">Default On</p>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info_helpers.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info_helpers.test.tsx
index ec910673b8f..c5e07fe9624 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info_helpers.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info_helpers.test.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   choiceToSkipSystemForCreate,
   skipToolMessageToChoice,
   choiceToSkipToolForCreate,
+  formatGuardrailMode,
 } from "./guardrail_info_helpers";
 
 describe("guardrail_info_helpers", () => {
@@ -210,6 +211,34 @@ describe("guardrail_info_helpers", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("formatGuardrailMode", () => {
+    it("renders a single mode and a list of modes", () => {
+      expect(formatGuardrailMode("pre_call")).toBe("pre_call");
+      expect(formatGuardrailMode(["pre_call", "post_call"])).toBe("pre_call, post_call");
+    });
+
+    it("flattens a tag-based mode object into deduped modes instead of returning it verbatim", () => {
+      const mode = {
+        tags: { "Service-Type: internal-service": "post_call", "Service-Type: batch": ["during_call", "post_call"] },
+        default: ["pre_call", "post_call"],
+      };
+
+      expect(formatGuardrailMode(mode)).toBe("pre_call, post_call, during_call (tag-based)");
+    });
+
+    it("handles a tag-based mode with no default and with no tags", () => {
+      expect(formatGuardrailMode({ tags: { "team: a": "post_call" } })).toBe("post_call (tag-based)");
+      expect(formatGuardrailMode({ default: "pre_call" })).toBe("pre_call (tag-based)");
+    });
+
+    it("returns an empty string for missing or unusable modes", () => {
+      expect(formatGuardrailMode(undefined)).toBe("");
+      expect(formatGuardrailMode(null)).toBe("");
+      expect(formatGuardrailMode({})).toBe("");
+      expect(formatGuardrailMode({ tags: {}, default: null })).toBe("");
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("skipSystemMessageToChoice / choiceToSkipSystemForCreate", () => {
     it("maps API values to form choices and back for create", () => {
       expect(skipSystemMessageToChoice(undefined)).toBe("inherit");
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info_helpers.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info_helpers.tsx
index 12aaba0d696..c12529e6326 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info_helpers.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_info_helpers.tsx
@@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ export const toModeArray = (raw: unknown): string[] => {
   return [];
 };
 
+// Turns a guardrail mode into a renderable string. A mode is a single mode, a list of modes, or a
+// tag-based `{ tags, default }` object, which React refuses to render as a child
+export const formatGuardrailMode = (raw: unknown): string => {
+  const flat: string[] = toModeArray(raw);
+  if (flat.length > 0) return flat.join(", ");
+  if (raw === null || typeof raw !== "object") return "";
+
+  const { tags, default: fallback } = raw as { tags?: Record<string, unknown>; default?: unknown };
+  const tagged: string[] = tags && typeof tags === "object" ? Object.values(tags).flatMap(toModeArray) : [];
+  const modes: string[] = Array.from(new Set([...toModeArray(fallback), ...tagged]));
+  return modes.length > 0 ? `${modes.join(", ")} (tag-based)` : "";
+};
+
 // Resolves the supported modes for the selected provider, falling back to the global list
 export const getSupportedModesForProvider = (
   settings: { supported_modes?: string[]; supported_modes_by_provider?: Record<string, string[]> } | null,
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_table.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_table.test.tsx
index ee619dc7468..561a89a191a 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_table.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/_components/guardrail_table.test.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ describe("GuardrailTable", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("m")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("renders a tag-based mode object instead of crashing the table", () => {
+    const guardrail = makeGuardrail({
+      litellm_params: {
+        guardrail: "bedrock",
+        mode: { tags: { "Service-Type: internal-service": "post_call" }, default: ["pre_call", "post_call"] },
+        default_on: true,
+      },
+    });
+    render(<GuardrailTable guardrailsList={[guardrail]} {...baseProps} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText("pre_call, post_call (tag-based)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it("deletes a DB guardrail through the actions menu", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     const onDeleteClick = vi.fn();
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/types.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/types.ts
index e8ed27d9e45..0f5ce1c883d 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/types.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/types.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@ export interface PiiConfigurationProps {
   entityCategories?: PiiEntityCategory[];
 }
 
+export type GuardrailMode =
+  | string
+  | string[]
+  | { tags?: Record<string, string | string[]>; default?: string | string[] | null };
+
 export interface Guardrail {
   guardrail_id: string;
   guardrail_name: string | null;
   litellm_params: {
     guardrail: string;
-    mode: string;
+    mode: GuardrailMode;
     default_on: boolean;
     pii_entities_config?: { [key: string]: string };
     [key: string]: any;