diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
index 09bb80572033..14f198e0f12d 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_checks.py
@@ -2353,7 +2353,9 @@ def get_experimental_ui_login_jwt_auth_token(user_info: LiteLLM_UserTable) -> st
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_cli_jwt_auth_token(
-        user_info: LiteLLM_UserTable, team_id: Optional[str] = None
+        user_info: LiteLLM_UserTable,
+        team_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        team_alias: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> str:
         """
         Generate a JWT token for CLI authentication with configurable expiration.
@@ -2364,6 +2366,7 @@ def get_cli_jwt_auth_token(
         Args:
             user_info: User information from the database
             team_id: Team ID for the user (optional, uses user's team if available)
+            team_alias: Team alias for the selected team, if available
 
         Returns:
             Encrypted JWT token string
@@ -2397,6 +2400,7 @@ def get_cli_jwt_auth_token(
             expires=expires,
             user_id=user_info.user_id,
             team_id=_team_id,
+            team_alias=team_alias,
             models=user_info.models,
             max_parallel_requests=None,
             user_role=LitellmUserRoles(user_info.user_role),
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/ui_sso.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/ui_sso.py
index ff3bbf473895..cd305626d545 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/ui_sso.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/ui_sso.py
@@ -1892,6 +1892,17 @@ async def cli_poll_key(
                 # If no team_id provided and user has 0 or 1 team, use first team (or None)
                 team_id = user_teams[0] if len(user_teams) > 0 else None
 
+            team_alias = None
+            if team_id and isinstance(user_team_details, list):
+                team_alias = next(
+                    (
+                        team.get("team_alias")
+                        for team in user_team_details
+                        if team.get("team_id") == team_id
+                    ),
+                    None,
+                )
+
             # Create user object for JWT generation
             user_info = LiteLLM_UserTable(
                 user_id=user_id,
@@ -1903,7 +1914,7 @@ async def cli_poll_key(
             # Generate CLI JWT on-demand (expiration configurable via LITELLM_CLI_JWT_EXPIRATION_HOURS)
             # Pass selected team_id to ensure JWT has correct team
             jwt_token = ExperimentalUIJWTToken.get_cli_jwt_auth_token(
-                user_info=user_info, team_id=team_id
+                user_info=user_info, team_id=team_id, team_alias=team_alias
             )
 
             # Delete cache entry (single-use)
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
index 35a3bd7f6571..116ba83f42ec 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_auth_checks.py
@@ -127,6 +127,23 @@ def test_get_experimental_ui_login_jwt_auth_token_valid(valid_sso_user_defined_v
     assert expires <= now + timedelta(minutes=10, seconds=2)
 
 
+def test_get_cli_jwt_auth_token_includes_team_alias(valid_sso_user_defined_values):
+    token = ExperimentalUIJWTToken.get_cli_jwt_auth_token(
+        valid_sso_user_defined_values,
+        team_id="team-123",
+        team_alias="test-team",
+    )
+
+    decrypted_token = decrypt_value_helper(
+        token, key="ui_hash_key", exception_type="debug"
+    )
+    assert decrypted_token is not None
+    token_data = json.loads(decrypted_token)
+
+    assert token_data["team_id"] == "team-123"
+    assert token_data["team_alias"] == "test-team"
+
+
 def test_get_experimental_ui_login_jwt_auth_token_uses_10_min_expiry(
     valid_sso_user_defined_values,
 ):
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_ui_sso.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_ui_sso.py
index 23216542f355..4a97a160cf7b 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_ui_sso.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_ui_sso.py
@@ -2496,6 +2496,11 @@ async def test_cli_poll_key_generates_jwt_with_team(self):
             "user_id": "test-user-789",
             "user_role": "internal_user",
             "teams": ["team-a", "team-b", "team-c"],
+            "team_details": [
+                {"team_id": "team-a", "team_alias": "Team A"},
+                {"team_id": "team-b", "team_alias": "Team B"},
+                {"team_id": "team-c", "team_alias": "Team C"},
+            ],
             "models": ["gpt-4"],
             "user_email": "test@example.com",
         }
@@ -2550,6 +2555,7 @@ async def test_cli_poll_key_generates_jwt_with_team(self):
             mock_get_jwt.assert_called_once()
             jwt_call_args = mock_get_jwt.call_args
             assert jwt_call_args.kwargs["team_id"] == selected_team
+            assert jwt_call_args.kwargs["team_alias"] == "Team B"
 
             # Verify session was deleted after JWT generation
             mock_cache.delete_cache.assert_called_once()