diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/components/SidebarProvider.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/components/SidebarProvider.tsx
index c522d4ce1e5..8b934e10779 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/components/SidebarProvider.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/components/SidebarProvider.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
 import Sidebar from "@/components/leftnav";
 
 interface SidebarProviderProps {
@@ -8,17 +7,7 @@ interface SidebarProviderProps {
 }
 
 const SidebarProvider = ({ setPage, defaultSelectedKey, sidebarCollapsed }: SidebarProviderProps) => {
-  const { accessToken, userRole } = useAuthorized();
-
-  return (
-    <Sidebar
-      accessToken={accessToken}
-      setPage={setPage}
-      userRole={userRole}
-      defaultSelectedKey={defaultSelectedKey}
-      collapsed={sidebarCollapsed}
-    />
-  );
+  return <Sidebar setPage={setPage} defaultSelectedKey={defaultSelectedKey} collapsed={sidebarCollapsed} />;
 };
 
 export default SidebarProvider;
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/organizations/useOrganizations.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/organizations/useOrganizations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed194203d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/organizations/useOrganizations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { useQuery, UseQueryResult } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { createQueryKeys } from "../common/queryKeysFactory";
+import { organizationListCall, Organization } from "@/components/networking";
+
+const organizationKeys = createQueryKeys("organizations");
+
+export const useOrganizations = (accessToken: string | null): UseQueryResult<Organization[]> => {
+  return useQuery<Organization[]>({
+    queryKey: organizationKeys.list({}),
+    queryFn: async () => await organizationListCall(accessToken!),
+    enabled: Boolean(accessToken),
+  });
+};
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.test.tsx
index 1512c8b9350..09109300dce 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.test.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-import { act, fireEvent, render, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { act, fireEvent, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { renderWithProviders } from "../../tests/test-utils";
 import Sidebar from "./leftnav";
 
-// Stub ResizeObserver used by antd in jsdom
-class ResizeObserver {
-  observe() {}
-  unobserve() {}
-  disconnect() {}
-}
-(global as any).ResizeObserver = ResizeObserver;
-
 vi.mock("../utils/roles", () => {
   return {
     all_admin_roles: ["admin"],
@@ -19,17 +12,53 @@ vi.mock("../utils/roles", () => {
   };
 });
 
+const { mockUseAuthorized, mockUseOrganizations } = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  const mockUseAuthorized = vi.fn(() => ({
+    userId: "test-user-id",
+    accessToken: "test-access-token",
+    userRole: "admin",
+    token: "test-token",
+    userEmail: "test@example.com",
+    premiumUser: false,
+    disabledPersonalKeyCreation: false,
+    showSSOBanner: false,
+  }));
+
+  const mockUseOrganizations = vi.fn(() => ({
+    data: [],
+    isLoading: false,
+    error: null,
+  }));
+
+  return { mockUseAuthorized, mockUseOrganizations };
+});
+
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized", () => ({
+  default: mockUseAuthorized,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/organizations/useOrganizations", () => ({
+  useOrganizations: mockUseOrganizations,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/uiConfig/useUIConfig", () => {
+  return {
+    useUIConfig: () => ({
+      data: { admin_ui_disabled: false },
+      isLoading: false,
+    }),
+  };
+});
+
 describe("Sidebar (leftnav)", () => {
   const defaultProps = {
-    accessToken: null as string | null,
     setPage: vi.fn(),
-    userRole: "admin",
     defaultSelectedKey: "api-keys",
     collapsed: false,
   };
 
   it("renders all top-level (non-nested) tabs for admin", () => {
-    const { getByText } = render(<Sidebar {...defaultProps} />);
+    renderWithProviders(<Sidebar {...defaultProps} />);
 
     const topLevelLabels = [
       "Virtual Keys",
@@ -51,19 +80,19 @@ describe("Sidebar (leftnav)", () => {
     ];
 
     topLevelLabels.forEach((label) => {
-      expect(getByText(label)).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText(label)).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
 
   it("expands a nested tab to reveal its children (Tools > Search Tools)", async () => {
-    const { getByText, queryByText } = render(<Sidebar {...defaultProps} />);
+    renderWithProviders(<Sidebar {...defaultProps} />);
 
-    expect(queryByText("Search Tools")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Search Tools")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     act(() => {
-      fireEvent.click(getByText("Tools"));
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Tools"));
     });
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(getByText("Search Tools")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText("Search Tools")).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
   it("has no duplicate keys among all menu items and their children", () => {
@@ -82,7 +111,7 @@ describe("Sidebar (leftnav)", () => {
       return allKeys;
     }
 
-    const { container } = render(<Sidebar {...defaultProps} />);
+    const { container } = renderWithProviders(<Sidebar {...defaultProps} />);
     const allRenderedKeys = getAllKeysFromMenu(container);
 
     const keySet = new Set<string>();
@@ -95,4 +124,43 @@ describe("Sidebar (leftnav)", () => {
     }
     expect(duplicates).toHaveLength(0);
   });
+
+  it("should show Organizations tab for organization admins", () => {
+    mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValueOnce({
+      userId: "org-admin-user-id",
+      accessToken: "test-access-token",
+      userRole: "viewer",
+      token: "test-token",
+      userEmail: "orgadmin@example.com",
+      premiumUser: false,
+      disabledPersonalKeyCreation: false,
+      showSSOBanner: false,
+    });
+
+    mockUseOrganizations.mockReturnValueOnce({
+      data: [
+        {
+          organization_id: "org-1",
+          organization_name: "Test Organization",
+          spend: 0,
+          max_budget: null,
+          models: [],
+          tpm_limit: null,
+          rpm_limit: null,
+          members: [
+            {
+              user_id: "org-admin-user-id",
+              user_role: "org_admin",
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+      isLoading: false,
+      error: null,
+    } as any);
+
+    renderWithProviders(<Sidebar {...defaultProps} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("Organizations")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx
index ec000f7582e..6f716ccd66c 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { useOrganizations } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/organizations/useOrganizations";
+import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
 import {
   ApiOutlined,
   AppstoreOutlined,
@@ -21,17 +23,17 @@ import {
   ToolOutlined,
   UserOutlined,
 } from "@ant-design/icons";
-import { Badge, ConfigProvider, Layout, Menu } from "antd";
 import type { MenuProps } from "antd";
+import { Badge, ConfigProvider, Layout, Menu } from "antd";
+import { useMemo } from "react";
 import { all_admin_roles, internalUserRoles, isAdminRole, rolesWithWriteAccess } from "../utils/roles";
+import type { Organization } from "./networking";
 import UsageIndicator from "./usage_indicator";
 const { Sider } = Layout;
 
 // Define the props type
 interface SidebarProps {
-  accessToken: string | null;
   setPage: (page: string) => void;
-  userRole: string;
   defaultSelectedKey: string;
   collapsed?: boolean;
 }
@@ -53,7 +55,18 @@ interface MenuGroup {
   roles?: string[];
 }
 
-const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({ accessToken, setPage, userRole, defaultSelectedKey, collapsed = false }) => {
+const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({ setPage, defaultSelectedKey, collapsed = false }) => {
+  const { userId, accessToken, userRole } = useAuthorized();
+  const { data: organizations } = useOrganizations(accessToken);
+
+  // Check if user is an org_admin
+  const isOrgAdmin = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!userId || !organizations) return false;
+    return organizations.some((org: Organization) =>
+      org.members?.some((member) => member.user_id === userId && member.user_role === "org_admin"),
+    );
+  }, [userId, organizations]);
+
   // Navigate to page helper
   const navigateToPage = (page: string) => {
     const newSearchParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
@@ -146,7 +159,7 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({ accessToken, setPage, userRole, defau
             <span className="flex items-center gap-4">
               Usage <Badge color="blue" count="New" />
             </span>
-        ),
+          ),
         },
         {
           key: "logs",
@@ -302,7 +315,13 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({ accessToken, setPage, userRole, defau
   // Filter items based on user role
   const filterItemsByRole = (items: MenuItem[]): MenuItem[] => {
     return items
-      .filter((item) => !item.roles || item.roles.includes(userRole))
+      .filter((item) => {
+        // Special handling for organizations menu item - allow org_admins
+        if (item.key === "organizations") {
+          return !item.roles || item.roles.includes(userRole) || isOrgAdmin;
+        }
+        return !item.roles || item.roles.includes(userRole);
+      })
       .map((item) => ({
         ...item,
         children: item.children ? filterItemsByRole(item.children) : undefined,