diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
index 42b48446e7a..4f72e30ac64 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
@@ -622,6 +622,8 @@ class LiteLLMRoutes(enum.Enum):
             "/global/activity/model",
             "/v1/models/{model_id}",
             "/models/{model_id}",
+            "/guardrails/list",
+            "/v2/guardrails/list",
         ]
         + spend_tracking_routes
         + key_management_routes
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/networking.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/networking.tsx
index f2cb613ee29..9df2a3401e0 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/networking.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/networking.tsx
@@ -5460,8 +5460,8 @@ export const testMCPSemanticFilter = async (accessToken: string, model: string,
 
 export const getGuardrailsList = async (accessToken: string) => {
   try {
-    const url = proxyBaseUrl ? `${proxyBaseUrl}/v2/guardrails/list` : `/v2/guardrails/list`;
-    const response = await fetch(url, {
+    const v2Url = proxyBaseUrl ? `${proxyBaseUrl}/v2/guardrails/list` : `/v2/guardrails/list`;
+    const response = await fetch(v2Url, {
       method: "GET",
       headers: {
         [globalLitellmHeaderName]: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
@@ -5470,17 +5470,35 @@ export const getGuardrailsList = async (accessToken: string) => {
     });
 
     if (!response.ok) {
-      const errorData = await response.json();
-      const errorMessage = deriveErrorMessage(errorData);
-      handleError(errorMessage);
-      throw new Error(errorMessage);
+      throw new Error(`v2 guardrails/list returned ${response.status}`);
     }
 
     const data = await response.json();
     return data;
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Failed to get guardrails list:", error);
-    throw error;
+    console.log("v2/guardrails/list failed, falling back to v1:", error);
+    try {
+      const v1Url = proxyBaseUrl ? `${proxyBaseUrl}/guardrails/list` : `/guardrails/list`;
+      const fallbackResponse = await fetch(v1Url, {
+        method: "GET",
+        headers: {
+          [globalLitellmHeaderName]: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+      });
+
+      if (!fallbackResponse.ok) {
+        const errorData = await fallbackResponse.json();
+        const errorMessage = deriveErrorMessage(errorData);
+        handleError(errorMessage);
+        throw new Error(errorMessage);
+      }
+
+      return await fallbackResponse.json();
+    } catch (fallbackError) {
+      console.error("Failed to get guardrails list:", fallbackError);
+      throw fallbackError;
+    }
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organisms/create_key_button.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organisms/create_key_button.tsx
index 802dfd14b63..19a07c49a3d 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organisms/create_key_button.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/organisms/create_key_button.tsx
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export const fetchUserModels = async (
  */
 const CreateKey: React.FC<CreateKeyProps> = ({ team, teams, data, addKey }) => {
   const { accessToken, userId: userID, userRole, premiumUser } = useAuthorized();
+  const canEditGuardrails = premiumUser || (userRole != null && rolesWithWriteAccess.includes(userRole));
   const { data: projects, isLoading: isProjectsLoading } = useProjects();
   const { data: uiSettingsData } = useUISettings();
   const enableProjectsUI = Boolean(uiSettingsData?.values?.enable_projects_ui);
@@ -1000,7 +1001,7 @@ const CreateKey: React.FC<CreateKeyProps> = ({ team, teams, data, addKey }) => {
                     name="guardrails"
                     className="mt-4"
                     help={
-                      premiumUser
+                      canEditGuardrails
                         ? "Select existing guardrails or enter new ones"
                         : "Premium feature - Upgrade to set guardrails by key"
                     }
@@ -1008,9 +1009,9 @@ const CreateKey: React.FC<CreateKeyProps> = ({ team, teams, data, addKey }) => {
                     <Select
                       mode="tags"
                       style={{ width: "100%" }}
-                      disabled={!premiumUser}
+                      disabled={!canEditGuardrails}
                       placeholder={
-                        !premiumUser
+                        !canEditGuardrails
                           ? "Premium feature - Upgrade to set guardrails by key"
                           : "Select or enter guardrails"
                       }
@@ -1037,12 +1038,12 @@ const CreateKey: React.FC<CreateKeyProps> = ({ team, teams, data, addKey }) => {
                     className="mt-4"
                     valuePropName="checked"
                     help={
-                      premiumUser
+                      canEditGuardrails
                         ? "Bypass global guardrails for this key"
                         : "Premium feature - Upgrade to disable global guardrails by key"
                     }
                   >
-                    <Switch disabled={!premiumUser} checkedChildren="Yes" unCheckedChildren="No" />
+                    <Switch disabled={!canEditGuardrails} checkedChildren="Yes" unCheckedChildren="No" />
                   </Form.Item>
                   <Form.Item
                     label={
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/KeyInfoView.handleKeyUpdate.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/KeyInfoView.handleKeyUpdate.test.tsx
index 0d88083c3f2..590864637af 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/KeyInfoView.handleKeyUpdate.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/KeyInfoView.handleKeyUpdate.test.tsx
@@ -259,6 +259,14 @@ vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/uiSettings/useUISettings", () => ({
   useUISettings: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ data: { values: {} }, isLoading: false }),
 }));
 
+// Mock useResetKeySpend hook (requires QueryClientProvider which is not available in this test)
+vi.mock("@/app/(dashboard)/hooks/keys/useResetKeySpend", () => ({
+  useResetKeySpend: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+    mutate: vi.fn(),
+    isPending: false,
+  }),
+}));
+
 // KeyEditView mock: triggers onSubmit with our injected form values
 vi.mock("./key_edit_view", async () => {
   const React = await import("react");
@@ -334,9 +342,29 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 });
 
 // ---- Tests ----
-describe("KeyInfoView handleKeyUpdate premium guard", () => {
-  it("removes guardrails & prompts for non-premium users and prevents metadata.guardrails", async () => {
-    renderView(false); // premiumUser = false
+describe("KeyInfoView handleKeyUpdate guardrails guard", () => {
+  it("should remove guardrails & prompts for non-premium key owner without write access role", async () => {
+    const keyDataWithOwner = { ...baseKeyData, user_id: "user_1" };
+    mockUseAuthorized.mockReturnValue({
+      accessToken: "access_abc",
+      userId: "user_1",
+      userRole: "viewer",
+      premiumUser: false,
+      token: "token_123",
+      userEmail: "test@example.com",
+      disabledPersonalKeyCreation: false,
+      showSSOBanner: false,
+    });
+
+    render(
+      <KeyInfoView
+        keyId="tok_123"
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        keyData={keyDataWithOwner as any}
+        onKeyDataUpdate={() => {}}
+        teams={[]}
+      />,
+    );
 
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Settings"));
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Edit Settings"));
@@ -344,7 +372,7 @@ describe("KeyInfoView handleKeyUpdate premium guard", () => {
       token: "tok_123",
       guardrails: ["gr-1", "gr-2"],
       prompts: ["fast", "safe"],
-      metadata: {}, // object form (not JSON string)
+      metadata: {},
     };
 
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Mock Submit"));
@@ -360,7 +388,31 @@ describe("KeyInfoView handleKeyUpdate premium guard", () => {
     expect(sentPayload.key).toBe("tok_123");
   });
 
-  it("preserves guardrails & prompts for premium users and includes metadata.guardrails", async () => {
+  it("should preserve guardrails & prompts for non-premium users with write access role (e.g. Admin)", async () => {
+    renderView(false); // premiumUser = false, userRole = "Admin"
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Settings"));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Edit Settings"));
+    (globalThis as any).__TEST_FORM_VALUES = {
+      token: "tok_123",
+      guardrails: ["gr-1"],
+      prompts: ["fast"],
+      metadata: {},
+    };
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Mock Submit"));
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(keyUpdateCallMock).toHaveBeenCalled());
+
+    const [, sentPayload] = keyUpdateCallMock.mock.calls[0];
+
+    expect(sentPayload.guardrails).toEqual(["gr-1"]);
+    expect(sentPayload.prompts).toEqual(["fast"]);
+    expect(sentPayload.metadata?.guardrails).toEqual(["gr-1"]);
+    expect(sentPayload.key).toBe("tok_123");
+  });
+
+  it("should preserve guardrails & prompts for premium users and includes metadata.guardrails", async () => {
     renderView(true); // premiumUser = true
 
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Settings"));
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.test.tsx
index 49a98b699e8..f090df7c361 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.test.tsx
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ describe("KeyEditView", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("should disable guardrails selector when user is not premium", async () => {
+  it("should disable guardrails selector when user is not premium and has no write access role", async () => {
     renderWithProviders(
       <KeyEditView
         keyData={MOCK_KEY_DATA}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.tsx
index 8a8a018f267..7e1b83fc977 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_edit_view.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { InfoCircleOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
 import { TextInput, Button as TremorButton } from "@tremor/react";
 import { Form, Input, Select, Switch, Tooltip } from "antd";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { rolesWithWriteAccess } from "../../utils/roles";
 import AgentSelector from "../agent_management/AgentSelector";
 import AccessGroupSelector from "../common_components/AccessGroupSelector";
 import { mapInternalToDisplayNames } from "../callback_info_helpers";
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ export function KeyEditView({
   userRole,
   premiumUser = false,
 }: KeyEditViewProps) {
+  const canEditGuardrails = premiumUser || (userRole != null && rolesWithWriteAccess.includes(userRole));
   const [form] = Form.useForm();
   const [promptsList, setPromptsList] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [tagsList, setTagsList] = useState<Record<string, Tag>>({});
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@ export function KeyEditView({
               form.setFieldValue("guardrails", v);
             }}
             accessToken={accessToken}
-            disabled={!premiumUser}
+            disabled={!canEditGuardrails}
           />
         )}
       </Form.Item>
@@ -460,7 +462,7 @@ export function KeyEditView({
         name="disable_global_guardrails"
         valuePropName="checked"
       >
-        <Switch disabled={!premiumUser} checkedChildren="Yes" unCheckedChildren="No" />
+        <Switch disabled={!canEditGuardrails} checkedChildren="Yes" unCheckedChildren="No" />
       </Form.Item>
 
       <Form.Item
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.tsx
index 6733cd6a595..ed88d03c1e7 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/templates/key_info_view.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Badge, Button, Card, Grid, Tab, TabGroup, TabList, TabPanel, TabPanels,
 import { Form, Modal, Tag } from "antd";
 import { KeyInfoHeader } from "./KeyInfoHeader";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { isProxyAdminRole, isUserTeamAdminForSingleTeam } from "../../utils/roles";
+import { isProxyAdminRole, isUserTeamAdminForSingleTeam, rolesWithWriteAccess } from "../../utils/roles";
 import { mapDisplayToInternalNames, mapInternalToDisplayNames } from "../callback_info_helpers";
 import AutoRotationView from "../common_components/AutoRotationView";
 import DeleteResourceModal from "../common_components/DeleteResourceModal";
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export default function KeyInfoView({
   backButtonText = "Back to Keys",
 }: KeyInfoViewProps) {
   const { accessToken, userId: userID, userRole, premiumUser } = useAuthorized();
+  const canEditGuardrails = premiumUser || (userRole != null && rolesWithWriteAccess.includes(userRole));
   const { teams: teamsData } = useTeams();
   const { data: projects } = useProjects();
   const { data: uiSettingsData } = useUISettings();
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ export default function KeyInfoView({
       formValues.key = currentKey;
 
       // Guard premium features
-      if (!premiumUser) {
+      if (!canEditGuardrails) {
         delete formValues.guardrails;
         delete formValues.prompts;
       }