diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/page.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/page.tsx
index 50cee215eb9..f3f1e79ac2a 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/page.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/guardrails/page.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import GuardrailsPanel from "@/components/guardrails";
 import useAuthorized from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/useAuthorized";
 
 const GuardrailsPage = () => {
-  const { accessToken } = useAuthorized();
+  const { accessToken, userRole } = useAuthorized();
 
-  return <GuardrailsPanel accessToken={accessToken} />;
+  return <GuardrailsPanel accessToken={accessToken} userRole={userRole} />;
 };
 
 export default GuardrailsPage;
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails.tsx
index fee9d02d3ae..c2bc4a903a9 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails.tsx
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ const GuardrailsPanel: React.FC<GuardrailsPanelProps> = ({ accessToken, userRole
           {
             key: "submitted",
             label: "Submitted Guardrails",
-            children: <TeamGuardrailsTab accessToken={accessToken} />,
+            children: <TeamGuardrailsTab accessToken={accessToken} userRole={userRole} />,
           },
         ]}
       />
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/TeamGuardrailsTab.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/TeamGuardrailsTab.tsx
index b03ac92ba2b..8ba26553c42 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/TeamGuardrailsTab.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/guardrails/TeamGuardrailsTab.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 import NotificationsManager from "@/components/molecules/notifications_manager";
 import TeamDropdown from "@/components/common_components/team_dropdown";
 import { useRegisterGuardrail } from "@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/guardrails/useRegisterGuardrail";
+import { isAdminRole } from "@/utils/roles";
 
 type GuardrailStatus = "active" | "pending" | "rejected";
 
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ type GuardrailCardProps = {
   guardrail: TeamGuardrail;
   isSelected: boolean;
   isHeadersExpanded: boolean;
+  isAdmin: boolean;
   onSelect: () => void;
   onToggleForwardKey: () => void;
   onToggleHeaders: () => void;
@@ -240,6 +242,7 @@ function GuardrailCard({
   guardrail: g,
   isSelected,
   isHeadersExpanded,
+  isAdmin,
   onSelect,
   onToggleForwardKey,
   onToggleHeaders,
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@ function GuardrailCard({
             >
               {isSelected ? "Close" : "Review"}
             </button>
-            {g.status === "pending" && (
+            {isAdmin && g.status === "pending" && (
               <>
                 <button
                   type="button"
@@ -391,6 +394,7 @@ function ConfigRow({
 
 type DetailPanelProps = {
   guardrail: TeamGuardrail;
+  isAdmin: boolean;
   onClose: () => void;
   onApprove: () => void;
   onReject: () => void;
@@ -403,6 +407,7 @@ type DetailPanelProps = {
 
 function DetailPanel({
   guardrail: g,
+  isAdmin,
   onClose,
   onApprove,
   onReject,
@@ -709,7 +714,7 @@ function DetailPanel({
             <ExternalLinkIcon className="h-4 w-4" />
             Test Endpoint
           </button>
-          {g.status === "pending" && (
+          {isAdmin && g.status === "pending" && (
             <div className="flex gap-2">
               <button
                 type="button"
@@ -800,9 +805,11 @@ function ConfirmDialog({
 
 interface TeamGuardrailsTabProps {
   accessToken: string | null;
+  userRole?: string;
 }
 
-export function TeamGuardrailsTab({ accessToken }: TeamGuardrailsTabProps) {
+export function TeamGuardrailsTab({ accessToken, userRole }: TeamGuardrailsTabProps) {
+  const isAdmin = userRole ? isAdminRole(userRole) : false;
   const [guardrails, setGuardrails] = useState<TeamGuardrail[]>([]);
   const [summary, setSummary] = useState({
     total: 0,
@@ -1041,6 +1048,7 @@ export function TeamGuardrailsTab({ accessToken }: TeamGuardrailsTabProps) {
               guardrail={g}
               isSelected={selectedId === g.id}
               isHeadersExpanded={expandedHeaders.has(g.id)}
+              isAdmin={isAdmin}
               onSelect={() => setSelectedId(selectedId === g.id ? null : g.id)}
               onToggleForwardKey={() => toggleForwardKey(g.id)}
               onToggleHeaders={() => toggleHeaders(g.id)}
@@ -1053,6 +1061,7 @@ export function TeamGuardrailsTab({ accessToken }: TeamGuardrailsTabProps) {
       {selected && (
         <DetailPanel
           guardrail={selected}
+          isAdmin={isAdmin}
           onClose={() => setSelectedId(null)}
           onApprove={() =>
             setConfirmAction({ id: selected.id, action: "approve" })
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/tests/team_guardrails_tab.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/tests/team_guardrails_tab.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe18b6e3009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/tests/team_guardrails_tab.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { renderWithProviders, screen } from "./test-utils";
+import { TeamGuardrailsTab } from "../src/components/guardrails/TeamGuardrailsTab";
+
+vi.mock("../src/components/networking", () => ({
+  listGuardrailSubmissions: vi.fn(),
+  approveGuardrailSubmission: vi.fn(),
+  rejectGuardrailSubmission: vi.fn(),
+  updateGuardrailCall: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/guardrails/useRegisterGuardrail", () => ({
+  useRegisterGuardrail: () => ({
+    mutateAsync: vi.fn(),
+    isPending: false,
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../src/components/common_components/team_dropdown", () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+
+import { listGuardrailSubmissions } from "../src/components/networking";
+
+const pendingSubmission = {
+  guardrail_id: "guard-1",
+  guardrail_name: "test-pending-guardrail",
+  status: "pending_review",
+  team_id: "team-1",
+  team_guardrail: true,
+  litellm_params: {
+    guardrail: "generic_guardrail_api",
+    mode: "pre_call",
+    api_base: "https://example.com/guard",
+  },
+  guardrail_info: {},
+  submitted_at: "2026-05-09T00:00:00Z",
+};
+
+describe("TeamGuardrailsTab — approve/reject role gate", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.mocked(listGuardrailSubmissions).mockResolvedValue({
+      submissions: [pendingSubmission],
+      summary: { total: 1, pending_review: 1, active: 0, rejected: 0 },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("hides Approve and Reject buttons for an internal user on a pending submission", async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <TeamGuardrailsTab accessToken="test-token" userRole="Internal User" />
+    );
+
+    // Wait for the submission row to render
+    await screen.findByText("test-pending-guardrail");
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /approve/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /reject/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("shows Approve and Reject buttons for an admin on a pending submission", async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(
+      <TeamGuardrailsTab accessToken="test-token" userRole="Admin" />
+    );
+
+    await screen.findByText("test-pending-guardrail");
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /approve/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /reject/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("hides Approve and Reject buttons when userRole is undefined (defaults to non-admin)", async () => {
+    renderWithProviders(<TeamGuardrailsTab accessToken="test-token" />);
+
+    await screen.findByText("test-pending-guardrail");
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /approve/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /reject/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});