diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/OldTeams.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/OldTeams.test.tsx
index 0ca37cc82d7..5c312900888 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/OldTeams.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/OldTeams.test.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,13 @@ vi.mock("./ModelSelect/ModelSelect", () => {
         onChange={(e) => {
           // Mock onChange - in real usage this would be handled by Ant Design Select
           if (onChange) {
-            onChange(value || []);
+            const newVal = e.target.value
+              ? e.target.value
+                .split(",")
+                .map((s: string) => s.trim())
+                .filter(Boolean)
+              : [];
+            onChange(newVal);
           }
         }}
         readOnly
@@ -740,6 +746,79 @@ describe("OldTeams - Default Team Settings tab visibility", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("OldTeams - access_group_ids in team create", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mockTeamInfoView.mockClear();
+    vi.mocked(fetchAvailableModelsForTeamOrKey).mockResolvedValue(["gpt-4", "gpt-3.5-turbo"]);
+    vi.mocked(fetchMCPAccessGroups).mockResolvedValue([]);
+    vi.mocked(getGuardrailsList).mockResolvedValue({ guardrails: [] });
+    vi.mocked(teamCreateCall).mockResolvedValue({
+      team_id: "new-team-1",
+      team_alias: "Test Team",
+      models: ["gpt-4"],
+      organization_id: null,
+      keys: [],
+      members_with_roles: [],
+      spend: 0,
+    } as any);
+    mockUseOrganizations.mockReturnValue({ data: [{ organization_id: "org-1", organization_alias: "Org 1", models: [], members: [] }] });
+  });
+
+  it("should pass access_group_ids to teamCreateCall when creating team", async () => {
+    renderWithQueryClient(
+      <OldTeams
+        teams={[]}
+        searchParams={{}}
+        accessToken="test-token"
+        setTeams={vi.fn()}
+        userID="user-123"
+        userRole="Admin"
+        organizations={[{ organization_id: "org-1", organization_alias: "Org 1", models: [], members: [] }]}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const createButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /create new team/i });
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.click(createButton);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByLabelText(/team name/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    const teamNameInput = screen.getByLabelText(/team name/i);
+    fireEvent.change(teamNameInput, { target: { value: "Test Team" } });
+
+    const modelsInput = screen.getByTestId("create-team-models-select");
+    fireEvent.change(modelsInput, { target: { value: "gpt-4" } });
+
+    const additionalSettingsAccordion = screen.getByText("Additional Settings");
+    fireEvent.click(additionalSettingsAccordion);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("access-group-selector")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    const accessGroupInput = screen.getByTestId("access-group-selector");
+    fireEvent.change(accessGroupInput, { target: { value: "ag-1,ag-2" } });
+
+    const createTeamSubmitButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /create team/i });
+    fireEvent.click(createTeamSubmitButton);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(teamCreateCall).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "test-token",
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          team_alias: "Test Team",
+          models: ["gpt-4"],
+          access_group_ids: ["ag-1", "ag-2"],
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  }, { timeout: 30000 });
+});
+
 describe("OldTeams - models dropdown options", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organisms/create_key_button.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organisms/create_key_button.test.tsx
index bd5e0ee1cbc..54a75837d7b 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organisms/create_key_button.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organisms/create_key_button.test.tsx
@@ -61,4 +61,54 @@ describe("CreateKey", () => {
     renderWithProviders(<CreateKey {...defaultProps} />);
     expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /create new key/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it("should include access_group_ids in keyCreateCall payload when access groups are selected", async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<CreateKey {...defaultProps} />);
+
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /create new key/i }));
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByLabelText(/key name/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText(/key name/i), { target: { value: "Test Key" } });
+
+    const optionalSettingsAccordion = screen.getByText("Optional Settings");
+    act(() => {
+      fireEvent.click(optionalSettingsAccordion);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("access-group-selector")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId("access-group-selector"), { target: { value: "ag-1,ag-2" } });
+
+    const modelsCombobox = screen.getAllByRole("combobox").find((el) => el.closest('[class*="ant-form-item"]')?.textContent?.includes("Models")) ||
+      screen.getAllByRole("combobox")[1];
+    if (modelsCombobox) {
+      act(() => fireEvent.mouseDown(modelsCombobox));
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        const allTeamModels = [...document.body.querySelectorAll(".ant-select-item")].find(
+          (el) => el.textContent?.includes("All Team Models"),
+        );
+        if (allTeamModels) fireEvent.click(allTeamModels);
+      });
+    }
+
+    const createButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /create key/i });
+    act(() => fireEvent.click(createButton));
+
+    await waitFor(
+      () => {
+        expect(mockKeyCreateCall).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        const formValues = mockKeyCreateCall.mock.calls[0][2];
+        expect(formValues).toHaveProperty("access_group_ids");
+        expect(formValues.access_group_ids).toEqual(["ag-1", "ag-2"]);
+      },
+      { timeout: 15000 },
+    );
+  }, { timeout: 30000 });
 });