diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPToolArgumentsForm.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPToolArgumentsForm.integration.test.tsx
index fb0bb2f9f0e..0da3628a76b 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPToolArgumentsForm.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPToolArgumentsForm.integration.test.tsx
@@ -307,5 +307,6 @@ it("should distinguish an unset enum from empty string and retain explicit false
   await expect(submit(ref)).resolves.toEqual({ active: false });
   await user.click(screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "mode" }));
   await user.click(await screen.findByRole("option", { name: "Empty string" }));
+  expect(screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "mode" })).toHaveTextContent("Empty string");
   await expect(submit(ref)).resolves.toEqual({ mode: "", active: false });
 });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPToolArgumentsForm.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPToolArgumentsForm.tsx
index 64032659ed2..7d0b7fc1bd7 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPToolArgumentsForm.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPToolArgumentsForm.tsx
@@ -358,7 +358,9 @@ const MCPToolArgumentsForm = forwardRef<MCPToolArgumentsFormRef, MCPToolArgument
                             aria-invalid={field["aria-invalid"]}
                             className="w-full"
                           >
-                            <SelectValue placeholder={`Select ${key}`} />
+                            <SelectValue placeholder={`Select ${key}`}>
+                              {field.value === "" ? "Empty string" : undefined}
+                            </SelectValue>
                           </SelectTrigger>
                           <SelectContent>
                             {!required && <SelectItem value={null}>Select {key}</SelectItem>}