diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/EntityUsage/EntityUsage.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/EntityUsage/EntityUsage.tsx
index 928337010f7..c9faaf91238 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/EntityUsage/EntityUsage.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/EntityUsage/EntityUsage.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip
 import React, { type ReactNode, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import TeamMultiSelect from "@/components/common_components/team_multi_select";
 import { ActivityMetrics, processActivityData } from "@/components/activity_metrics";
-import { UsageExportHeader } from "@/components/EntityUsageExport";
+import { UsageExportHeader, type UsageFilterSelectProps } from "@/components/EntityUsageExport";
 import type { EntityType } from "@/components/EntityUsageExport/types";
 import {
   agentDailyActivityCall,
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ interface EntityUsageProps {
   entityList: EntityList[] | null;
   premiumUser: boolean;
   dateValue: DateRangePickerValue;
+  filterSelectProps?: UsageFilterSelectProps;
 }
 
 const ENTITY_FETCH_FNS: Record<EntityType, (...args: any[]) => Promise<any>> = {
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ const EntityUsage: React.FC<EntityUsageProps> = ({
   entityList,
   userRole,
   dateValue,
+  filterSelectProps,
 }) => {
   const { teams } = useTeams();
   const [selectedTags, setSelectedTags] = useState<string[]>([]);
@@ -621,6 +623,9 @@ const EntityUsage: React.FC<EntityUsageProps> = ({
     { key: "endpoints", label: "Endpoint Activity", content: <EndpointUsage userSpendData={spendData} /> },
   ];
 
+  const hasEntityFilterOptions = entityList !== null && entityList.length > 0;
+  const showEntityFilters = entityType !== "team" && (filterSelectProps !== undefined || hasEntityFilterOptions);
+
   return (
     <div style={{ width: "100%" }} className="relative">
       {isFetchingMore && (
@@ -679,7 +684,7 @@ const EntityUsage: React.FC<EntityUsageProps> = ({
         dateValue={dateValue}
         entityType={entityType}
         spendData={spendData}
-        showFilters={entityType !== "team" && entityList !== null && entityList.length > 0}
+        showFilters={showEntityFilters}
         filterSlot={
           entityType === "team" ? <TeamMultiSelect value={selectedTags} onChange={setSelectedTags} /> : undefined
         }
@@ -689,6 +694,7 @@ const EntityUsage: React.FC<EntityUsageProps> = ({
         onFiltersChange={setSelectedTags}
         filterOptions={getAllTags() || undefined}
         filterMode={entityType === "user" ? "single" : "multiple"}
+        filterSelectProps={filterSelectProps}
         teams={teams || []}
       />
       <Tabs defaultValue={tabs[0].key}>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.test.tsx
index 9cd1e53c9b4..016d96cfa5c 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.test.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,18 @@ vi.mock("@/components/UsagePage/components/EntityUsage/TopKeyView", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("./EntityUsage/EntityUsage", () => ({
-  default: () => <div>Entity Usage</div>,
+  default: ({
+    entityType,
+    filterSelectProps,
+  }: {
+    entityType?: string;
+    filterSelectProps?: { onSearchChange?: (query: string) => void };
+  }) => (
+    <div>
+      Entity Usage
+      {entityType === "user" && filterSelectProps !== undefined && <span>Searchable user filter</span>}
+    </div>
+  ),
   EntityList: [],
 }));
 
@@ -77,6 +88,7 @@ vi.mock("./UsageViewSelect/UsageViewSelect", async () => {
       React.createElement("option", { value: "customer" }, "Customer Usage"),
       tagOption,
       React.createElement("option", { value: "agent" }, "Agent Usage"),
+      React.createElement("option", { value: "user" }, "User Usage"),
       React.createElement("option", { value: "user-agent-activity" }, "User Agent Activity"),
     );
   };
@@ -744,6 +756,18 @@ describe("UsagePage", () => {
       expect(mockUseInfiniteUsers).toHaveBeenCalledWith(50, undefined);
     });
 
+    it("should reuse the searchable user filter in the user usage view", async () => {
+      renderWithProviders(<UsagePage {...defaultProps} />);
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(mockUserDailyActivityAggregatedCall).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId("usage-view-select"), { target: { value: "user" } });
+
+      expect(await screen.findByText("Searchable user filter")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
     it("should deduplicate users across pages", async () => {
       mockUseInfiniteUsers.mockReturnValue({
         data: {
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.tsx
index 96cb0098a3a..ea8f02a4e70 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/usage/_components/components/UsagePageView.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { formatNumberWithCommas } from "@/utils/dataUtils";
 import { all_admin_roles, internalUserRoles } from "@/utils/roles";
 import { ActivityMetrics, processActivityData } from "@/components/activity_metrics";
 import CloudZeroExportModal from "@/components/cloudzero_export_modal";
-import EntityUsageExportModal from "@/components/EntityUsageExport";
+import EntityUsageExportModal, { type UsageFilterSelectProps } from "@/components/EntityUsageExport";
 import { Team } from "@/components/key_team_helpers/key_list";
 import {
   gatewayDailyActivityCall,
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ const UsagePage: React.FC<UsagePageProps> = ({ teams, organizations }) => {
     return result;
   }, [usersInfiniteData]);
 
+  const userFilterSelectProps: UsageFilterSelectProps = {
+    onSearchChange: setSettledUserSearch,
+    onLoadMore: () => void fetchNextUsersPage(),
+    hasNextPage: hasNextUsersPage,
+    isLoading: isLoadingUsers,
+    isFetchingNextPage: isFetchingNextUsersPage,
+    emptyText: "No users found",
+  };
   // For admins: null means global view (all users), a string means filter by that user
   // For non-admins: always set to their own user ID
   const [selectedUserId, setSelectedUserId] = useState<string | null>(isAdmin ? null : userID || null);
@@ -1043,6 +1051,7 @@ const UsagePage: React.FC<UsagePageProps> = ({ teams, organizations }) => {
               userID={userID}
               userRole={userRole}
               entityList={userOptions.length > 0 ? userOptions : null}
+              filterSelectProps={userFilterSelectProps}
               premiumUser={premiumUser}
               dateValue={dateValue}
             />
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.test.tsx
index 729d6fd3406..bfc667f60ba 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { renderWithProviders, screen } from "../../../tests/test-utils";
+import { renderWithProviders, screen, waitFor } from "../../../tests/test-utils";
 import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import { vi } from "vitest";
 import UsageExportHeader from "./UsageExportHeader";
@@ -70,4 +70,29 @@ describe("UsageExportHeader", () => {
     );
     expect(screen.getByText("Team")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it("should keep a searchable single filter usable when no options match", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onSearchChange = vi.fn();
+
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <UsageExportHeader
+        {...defaultProps}
+        entityType="user"
+        showFilters
+        filterMode="single"
+        filterLabel="User"
+        filterPlaceholder="Select user to filter..."
+        filterOptions={[]}
+        filterSelectProps={{ onSearchChange, onLoadMore: vi.fn() }}
+        onFiltersChange={vi.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const userFilter = screen.getByRole("combobox");
+    await user.click(userFilter);
+    await user.type(userFilter, "alice");
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(onSearchChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("alice"));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.tsx
index db386af1ffd..2716182f702 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/UsageExportHeader.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { DateRangePickerValue } from "@/components/shared/date_picker_types";
 import { Download } from "lucide-react";
 import React, { useState } from "react";
+import { PaginatedSearchSelect } from "@/components/shared/PaginatedSearchSelect";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import {
   Combobox,
@@ -20,6 +21,16 @@ import EntityUsageExportModal from "./EntityUsageExportModal";
 import type { EntitySpendData, EntityType } from "./types";
 import type { Team } from "@/components/key_team_helpers/key_list";
 
+export interface UsageFilterSelectProps {
+  onSearchChange: (query: string) => void;
+  onLoadMore: () => void;
+  hasNextPage?: boolean;
+  isLoading?: boolean;
+  isFetchingNextPage?: boolean;
+  emptyText?: string;
+  loadingText?: string;
+}
+
 interface UsageExportHeaderProps {
   dateValue: DateRangePickerValue;
   entityType: EntityType;
@@ -32,6 +43,7 @@ interface UsageExportHeaderProps {
   onFiltersChange?: (filters: string[]) => void;
   filterOptions?: Array<{ label: string; value: string }>;
   filterMode?: "multiple" | "single";
+  filterSelectProps?: UsageFilterSelectProps;
   filterSlot?: React.ReactNode;
   customTitle?: string;
   compactLayout?: boolean;
@@ -49,6 +61,7 @@ const UsageExportHeader: React.FC<UsageExportHeaderProps> = ({
   onFiltersChange,
   filterOptions = [],
   filterMode = "multiple",
+  filterSelectProps,
   filterSlot,
   customTitle,
   compactLayout = false,
@@ -57,7 +70,8 @@ const UsageExportHeader: React.FC<UsageExportHeaderProps> = ({
   const anchor = useComboboxAnchor();
   const [isExportModalOpen, setIsExportModalOpen] = useState(false);
 
-  const hasFilters = filterSlot != null || (showFilters && filterOptions.length > 0);
+  const hasBuiltInFilter = filterOptions.length > 0 || filterSelectProps !== undefined;
+  const hasFilters = filterSlot != null || (showFilters && hasBuiltInFilter);
   const optionValues = filterOptions.map((option) => option.value);
   const labelOf = (value: string) => filterOptions.find((option) => option.value === value)?.label ?? value;
 
@@ -74,45 +88,59 @@ const UsageExportHeader: React.FC<UsageExportHeaderProps> = ({
     </ComboboxContent>
   );
 
-  const builtInFilter =
-    filterMode === "single" ? (
-      <Combobox
-        items={optionValues}
-        value={selectedFilters[0] ?? null}
-        onValueChange={(next: string | null) => onFiltersChange?.(next ? [next] : [])}
-        itemToStringLabel={labelOf}
-      >
-        <ComboboxInput
-          className="w-full"
-          placeholder={filterPlaceholder}
-          aria-label={filterPlaceholder}
-          showClear={selectedFilters.length > 0}
-        />
-        {filterList}
-      </Combobox>
-    ) : (
-      <Combobox
-        multiple
-        items={optionValues}
-        value={selectedFilters}
-        onValueChange={(next: string[]) => onFiltersChange?.(next)}
-      >
-        <ComboboxChips render={<div ref={anchor} />} className="w-full">
-          <ComboboxValue>
-            {(selected: string[]) =>
-              selected.map((value) => (
-                <ComboboxChip key={value} aria-label={labelOf(value)}>
-                  {labelOf(value)}
-                </ComboboxChip>
-              ))
-            }
-          </ComboboxValue>
-          <ComboboxChipsInput placeholder={filterPlaceholder} aria-label={filterPlaceholder} />
-          {selectedFilters.length > 0 && <ComboboxClear aria-label={`Clear ${filterLabel ?? "filters"}`} />}
-        </ComboboxChips>
-        {filterList}
-      </Combobox>
-    );
+  const searchableSingleFilter =
+    filterSelectProps !== undefined ? (
+      <PaginatedSearchSelect
+        options={filterOptions}
+        value={selectedFilters[0]}
+        onValueChange={(next) => onFiltersChange?.(next ? [next] : [])}
+        placeholder={filterPlaceholder}
+        {...filterSelectProps}
+      />
+    ) : undefined;
+
+  const singleFilter = searchableSingleFilter ?? (
+    <Combobox
+      items={optionValues}
+      value={selectedFilters[0] ?? null}
+      onValueChange={(next: string | null) => onFiltersChange?.(next ? [next] : [])}
+      itemToStringLabel={labelOf}
+    >
+      <ComboboxInput
+        className="w-full"
+        placeholder={filterPlaceholder}
+        aria-label={filterPlaceholder}
+        showClear={selectedFilters.length > 0}
+      />
+      {filterList}
+    </Combobox>
+  );
+
+  const multiFilter = (
+    <Combobox
+      multiple
+      items={optionValues}
+      value={selectedFilters}
+      onValueChange={(next: string[]) => onFiltersChange?.(next)}
+    >
+      <ComboboxChips render={<div ref={anchor} />} className="w-full">
+        <ComboboxValue>
+          {(selected: string[]) =>
+            selected.map((value) => (
+              <ComboboxChip key={value} aria-label={labelOf(value)}>
+                {labelOf(value)}
+              </ComboboxChip>
+            ))
+          }
+        </ComboboxValue>
+        <ComboboxChipsInput placeholder={filterPlaceholder} aria-label={filterPlaceholder} />
+        {selectedFilters.length > 0 && <ComboboxClear aria-label={`Clear ${filterLabel ?? "filters"}`} />}
+      </ComboboxChips>
+      {filterList}
+    </Combobox>
+  );
+
+  const builtInFilter = filterMode === "single" ? singleFilter : multiFilter;
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/index.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/index.ts
index dca6d9e0a6a..2a5e94aabbe 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/index.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/EntityUsageExport/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export { default } from "./EntityUsageExportModal";
 export { default as UsageExportHeader } from "./UsageExportHeader";
+export type { UsageFilterSelectProps } from "./UsageExportHeader";
 export * from "./types";