diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/VirtualKeysPage/VirtualKeysTable.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/VirtualKeysPage/VirtualKeysTable.test.tsx
index e6d144df65a..c4ed751bae5 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/VirtualKeysPage/VirtualKeysTable.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/VirtualKeysPage/VirtualKeysTable.test.tsx
@@ -974,3 +974,44 @@ describe("refetch button", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("Fetch")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
+
+describe("search bar", () => {
+  it("should render the search input", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<VirtualKeysTable {...defaultMockProps} />);
+
+    const searchInput = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Search keys by alias...");
+    expect(searchInput).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("should show the ⌘K keyboard shortcut hint", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<VirtualKeysTable {...defaultMockProps} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("⌘K")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("should allow typing in the search input", async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<VirtualKeysTable {...defaultMockProps} />);
+
+    const searchInput = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Search keys by alias...");
+    fireEvent.change(searchInput, { target: { value: "test-search" } });
+
+    expect(searchInput).toHaveValue("test-search");
+  });
+
+  it("should pass selectedKeyAlias to useKeys when searching", async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<VirtualKeysTable {...defaultMockProps} />);
+
+    const searchInput = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Search keys by alias...");
+    fireEvent.change(searchInput, { target: { value: "my-key" } });
+
+    await waitFor(
+      () => {
+        const lastCall = mockUseKeys.mock.calls[mockUseKeys.mock.calls.length - 1];
+        expect(lastCall[2]).toEqual(
+          expect.objectContaining({ selectedKeyAlias: "my-key" }),
+        );
+      },
+      { timeout: 3000 },
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/common_components/CommandPalette.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/common_components/CommandPalette.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f987f59293d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/common_components/CommandPalette.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import { screen, fireEvent, act, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { vi, it, expect, beforeEach, describe } from "vitest";
+import { renderWithProviders } from "../../../tests/test-utils";
+import CommandPalette from "./CommandPalette";
+
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized", () => ({
+  default: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+    accessToken: "test-token",
+    userRole: "proxy_admin",
+    userId: "user-1",
+    userEmail: "test@example.com",
+    premiumUser: false,
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/components/networking", () => ({
+  getProxyBaseUrl: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(""),
+  getGlobalLitellmHeaderName: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("Authorization"),
+  deriveErrorMessage: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("Error"),
+}));
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+  global.fetch = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+    ok: true,
+    json: async () => ({ keys: [], total_count: 0 }),
+  });
+});
+
+describe("CommandPalette", () => {
+  it("should not render the modal by default", () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<CommandPalette />);
+
+    expect(screen.queryByPlaceholderText("Search keys by alias, ID, or user...")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("should open modal on Cmd+K", async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<CommandPalette />);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.keyDown(document, { key: "k", metaKey: true });
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByPlaceholderText("Search keys by alias, ID, or user...")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should open modal on Ctrl+K", async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<CommandPalette />);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.keyDown(document, { key: "k", ctrlKey: true });
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByPlaceholderText("Search keys by alias, ID, or user...")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should show placeholder text when no query is entered", async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<CommandPalette />);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.keyDown(document, { key: "k", metaKey: true });
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Type to search for keys by alias, ID, or user")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should toggle modal state on repeated Cmd+K", async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<CommandPalette />);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.keyDown(document, { key: "k", metaKey: true });
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByPlaceholderText("Search keys by alias, ID, or user...")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.keyDown(document, { key: "k", metaKey: true });
+    });
+
+    // The modal close triggers an animation; verify the second keydown was processed
+    // by checking that it doesn't error out (antd Modal handles close animation internally)
+  });
+
+  it("should show no results message when search returns empty", async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<CommandPalette />);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.keyDown(document, { key: "k", metaKey: true });
+    });
+
+    const input = await screen.findByPlaceholderText("Search keys by alias, ID, or user...");
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "nonexistent" } });
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(
+      () => {
+        expect(screen.getByText(/No keys found for/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+      },
+      { timeout: 3000 },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should call onSelectKey when a result is clicked", async () => {
+    const mockKey = {
+      token: "sk-test-123",
+      key_name: "sk-...test",
+      key_alias: "My Test Key",
+      spend: 1.5,
+      team_id: "team-1",
+      user_id: "user-1",
+    };
+
+    (global.fetch as any).mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => ({ keys: [mockKey], total_count: 1 }),
+    });
+
+    const onSelectKey = vi.fn();
+    renderWithProviders(<CommandPalette onSelectKey={onSelectKey} />);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.keyDown(document, { key: "k", metaKey: true });
+    });
+
+    const input = await screen.findByPlaceholderText("Search keys by alias, ID, or user...");
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "My Test" } });
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(
+      () => {
+        expect(screen.getByText("My Test Key")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      },
+      { timeout: 3000 },
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("My Test Key"));
+    });
+
+    expect(onSelectKey).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockKey);
+  });
+});