diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-litellm-ui-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/test-litellm-ui-e2e.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..369e749cda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-litellm-ui-e2e.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+name: UI E2E Playwright Tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  ui_e2e_tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:16
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: llmproxy
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: dbpassword9090
+          POSTGRES_DB: litellm
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+
+      - name: Install Poetry
+        run: pip install 'poetry==2.3.2'
+
+      - name: Cache Poetry dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.0.0
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cache/pypoetry
+            ~/.cache/pip
+            .venv
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-poetry-ui-e2e-${{ hashFiles('poetry.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-poetry-ui-e2e-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-poetry-
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          poetry config virtualenvs.in-project true
+          poetry install --with dev,proxy-dev --extras "proxy" --quiet
+
+      - name: Generate Prisma client
+        env:
+          PRISMA_BINARY_CACHE_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/prisma-cache
+        run: |
+          poetry run pip install nodejs-wheel-binaries==24.13.1
+          poetry run prisma generate --schema litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
+
+      - name: Install Playwright
+        run: |
+          cd tests/ui_e2e_tests
+          npm install --silent
+          npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+
+      - name: Run UI E2E tests
+        env:
+          CI: "true"
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://llmproxy:dbpassword9090@localhost:5432/litellm
+        run: |
+          cd tests/ui_e2e_tests
+          ./run_e2e.sh
+
+      - name: Upload test results
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: playwright-results
+          path: |
+            tests/ui_e2e_tests/test-results/
+            tests/ui_e2e_tests/playwright-report/
+          retention-days: 7
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/constants.ts b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..484cde30fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+export const ADMIN_STORAGE_PATH = "admin.storageState.json";
+
+// Page enum — maps to ?page= query parameter values in the UI
+export enum Page {
+  ApiKeys = "api-keys",
+  Teams = "teams",
+  AdminSettings = "settings",
+}
+
+// Test user credentials — all users have password "test" (hashed in seed.sql)
+export enum Role {
+  ProxyAdmin = "proxy_admin",
+  ProxyAdminViewer = "proxy_admin_viewer",
+  InternalUser = "internal_user",
+  InternalUserViewer = "internal_user_viewer",
+  TeamAdmin = "team_admin",
+}
+
+export const users: Record<Role, { email: string; password: string }> = {
+  [Role.ProxyAdmin]: {
+    email: "admin",
+    password: process.env.LITELLM_MASTER_KEY || "sk-1234",
+  },
+  [Role.ProxyAdminViewer]: {
+    email: "adminviewer@test.local",
+    password: "test",
+  },
+  [Role.InternalUser]: {
+    email: "internal@test.local",
+    password: "test",
+  },
+  [Role.InternalUserViewer]: {
+    email: "viewer@test.local",
+    password: "test",
+  },
+  [Role.TeamAdmin]: {
+    email: "teamadmin@test.local",
+    password: "test",
+  },
+};
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/fixtures/config.yml b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/fixtures/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..438c236b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/fixtures/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+model_list:
+  - model_name: fake-openai-gpt-4
+    litellm_params:
+      model: openai/fake-gpt-4
+      api_base: os.environ/MOCK_LLM_URL
+      api_key: fake-key
+  - model_name: fake-anthropic-claude
+    litellm_params:
+      model: openai/fake-claude
+      api_base: os.environ/MOCK_LLM_URL
+      api_key: fake-key
+
+general_settings:
+  master_key: os.environ/LITELLM_MASTER_KEY
+  database_url: os.environ/DATABASE_URL
+  store_prompts_in_spend_logs: true
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/fixtures/mock_llm_server/server.py b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/fixtures/mock_llm_server/server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a0699016a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/fixtures/mock_llm_server/server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+"""
+Mock LLM server for UI e2e tests.
+Responds to OpenAI-format endpoints with canned responses.
+"""
+
+import time
+import json
+import uuid
+
+import uvicorn
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
+
+
+app = FastAPI(title="Mock LLM Server")
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=["*"],
+    allow_methods=["*"],
+    allow_headers=["*"],
+)
+
+
+@app.get("/health")
+async def health():
+    return {"status": "ok"}
+
+
+@app.get("/v1/models")
+@app.get("/models")
+async def list_models():
+    return {
+        "object": "list",
+        "data": [
+            {"id": "fake-gpt-4", "object": "model", "owned_by": "mock"},
+            {"id": "fake-claude", "object": "model", "owned_by": "mock"},
+        ],
+    }
+
+
+@app.post("/v1/chat/completions")
+@app.post("/chat/completions")
+async def chat_completions(request: Request):
+    body = await request.json()
+    model = body.get("model", "mock-model")
+    stream = body.get("stream", False)
+
+    response_id = f"chatcmpl-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}"
+    created = int(time.time())
+
+    if stream:
+        async def stream_generator():
+            chunk = {
+                "id": response_id,
+                "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
+                "created": created,
+                "model": model,
+                "choices": [
+                    {
+                        "index": 0,
+                        "delta": {"role": "assistant", "content": "This is a mock response."},
+                        "finish_reason": None,
+                    }
+                ],
+            }
+            yield f"data: {json.dumps(chunk)}\n\n"
+
+            done_chunk = {
+                "id": response_id,
+                "object": "chat.completion.chunk",
+                "created": created,
+                "model": model,
+                "choices": [{"index": 0, "delta": {}, "finish_reason": "stop"}],
+            }
+            yield f"data: {json.dumps(done_chunk)}\n\n"
+            yield "data: [DONE]\n\n"
+
+        return StreamingResponse(
+            stream_generator(), media_type="text/event-stream"
+        )
+
+    return {
+        "id": response_id,
+        "object": "chat.completion",
+        "created": created,
+        "model": model,
+        "choices": [
+            {
+                "index": 0,
+                "message": {"role": "assistant", "content": "This is a mock response."},
+                "finish_reason": "stop",
+            }
+        ],
+        "usage": {"prompt_tokens": 10, "completion_tokens": 8, "total_tokens": 18},
+    }
+
+
+@app.post("/v1/embeddings")
+@app.post("/embeddings")
+async def embeddings(request: Request):
+    body = await request.json()
+    inputs = body.get("input", [""])
+    if isinstance(inputs, str):
+        inputs = [inputs]
+    return {
+        "object": "list",
+        "data": [
+            {"object": "embedding", "index": i, "embedding": [0.0] * 1536}
+            for i in range(len(inputs))
+        ],
+        "model": body.get("model", "mock-embedding"),
+        "usage": {"prompt_tokens": 5, "total_tokens": 5},
+    }
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    uvicorn.run(app, host="127.0.0.1", port=8090)
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/fixtures/seed.sql b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/fixtures/seed.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f271a74817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/fixtures/seed.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+-- UI E2E Test Database Seed
+-- Run with: psql $DATABASE_URL -f seed.sql
+
+-- ============================================================
+-- 1. Budget Table (must be first — referenced by org FK)
+-- ============================================================
+INSERT INTO "LiteLLM_BudgetTable" (
+    budget_id, max_budget, created_by, updated_by
+) VALUES (
+    'e2e-budget-org', 1000.0, 'e2e-proxy-admin', 'e2e-proxy-admin'
+) ON CONFLICT (budget_id) DO NOTHING;
+
+-- ============================================================
+-- 2. Organization
+-- ============================================================
+INSERT INTO "LiteLLM_OrganizationTable" (
+    organization_id, organization_alias, budget_id, metadata, models, spend,
+    model_spend, created_by, updated_by
+) VALUES (
+    'e2e-org-main', 'E2E Organization', 'e2e-budget-org', '{}'::jsonb,
+    ARRAY[]::text[], 0.0, '{}'::jsonb, 'e2e-proxy-admin', 'e2e-proxy-admin'
+) ON CONFLICT (organization_id) DO NOTHING;
+
+-- ============================================================
+-- 3. Users (password is scrypt hash of "test")
+-- ============================================================
+INSERT INTO "LiteLLM_UserTable" (
+    user_id, user_email, user_role, password, teams, models, metadata,
+    spend, model_spend, model_max_budget
+) VALUES
+(
+    'e2e-proxy-admin', 'admin@test.local', 'proxy_admin', 'scrypt:MU5CcTAi6rVK1HfY1rVPEWq6r4sxg837eq9dG4n5Q6BhDJ44442+seC6LAhLEAYr',
+    ARRAY['e2e-team-crud']::text[], ARRAY[]::text[], '{}'::jsonb,
+    0.0, '{}'::jsonb, '{}'::jsonb
+),
+(
+    'e2e-admin-viewer', 'adminviewer@test.local', 'proxy_admin_viewer', 'scrypt:MU5CcTAi6rVK1HfY1rVPEWq6r4sxg837eq9dG4n5Q6BhDJ44442+seC6LAhLEAYr',
+    ARRAY[]::text[], ARRAY[]::text[], '{}'::jsonb,
+    0.0, '{}'::jsonb, '{}'::jsonb
+),
+(
+    'e2e-internal-user', 'internal@test.local', 'internal_user', 'scrypt:MU5CcTAi6rVK1HfY1rVPEWq6r4sxg837eq9dG4n5Q6BhDJ44442+seC6LAhLEAYr',
+    ARRAY['e2e-team-crud', 'e2e-team-org']::text[], ARRAY[]::text[], '{}'::jsonb,
+    0.0, '{}'::jsonb, '{}'::jsonb
+),
+(
+    'e2e-internal-viewer', 'viewer@test.local', 'internal_user_viewer', 'scrypt:MU5CcTAi6rVK1HfY1rVPEWq6r4sxg837eq9dG4n5Q6BhDJ44442+seC6LAhLEAYr',
+    ARRAY[]::text[], ARRAY[]::text[], '{}'::jsonb,
+    0.0, '{}'::jsonb, '{}'::jsonb
+),
+(
+    'e2e-team-admin', 'teamadmin@test.local', 'internal_user', 'scrypt:MU5CcTAi6rVK1HfY1rVPEWq6r4sxg837eq9dG4n5Q6BhDJ44442+seC6LAhLEAYr',
+    ARRAY['e2e-team-crud', 'e2e-team-delete']::text[], ARRAY[]::text[], '{}'::jsonb,
+    0.0, '{}'::jsonb, '{}'::jsonb
+)
+ON CONFLICT (user_id) DO NOTHING;
+
+-- ============================================================
+-- 4. Teams
+-- ============================================================
+INSERT INTO "LiteLLM_TeamTable" (
+    team_id, team_alias, organization_id, admins, members,
+    members_with_roles, metadata, models, spend, model_spend,
+    model_max_budget, blocked
+) VALUES
+(
+    'e2e-team-crud', 'E2E Team CRUD', NULL,
+    ARRAY['e2e-team-admin']::text[],
+    ARRAY['e2e-team-admin', 'e2e-internal-user']::text[],
+    '[{"role": "admin", "user_id": "e2e-team-admin"}, {"role": "user", "user_id": "e2e-internal-user"}]'::jsonb,
+    '{}'::jsonb,
+    ARRAY['fake-openai-gpt-4', 'fake-anthropic-claude']::text[],
+    0.0, '{}'::jsonb, '{}'::jsonb, false
+),
+(
+    'e2e-team-delete', 'E2E Team Delete', NULL,
+    ARRAY['e2e-team-admin']::text[],
+    ARRAY['e2e-team-admin']::text[],
+    '[{"role": "admin", "user_id": "e2e-team-admin"}]'::jsonb,
+    '{}'::jsonb,
+    ARRAY['fake-openai-gpt-4']::text[],
+    0.0, '{}'::jsonb, '{}'::jsonb, false
+),
+(
+    'e2e-team-org', 'E2E Team In Org', 'e2e-org-main',
+    ARRAY[]::text[],
+    ARRAY['e2e-internal-user']::text[],
+    '[{"role": "user", "user_id": "e2e-internal-user"}]'::jsonb,
+    '{}'::jsonb,
+    ARRAY['fake-openai-gpt-4']::text[],
+    0.0, '{}'::jsonb, '{}'::jsonb, false
+)
+ON CONFLICT (team_id) DO NOTHING;
+
+-- ============================================================
+-- 5. Team Memberships
+-- ============================================================
+INSERT INTO "LiteLLM_TeamMembership" (user_id, team_id, spend) VALUES
+    ('e2e-team-admin', 'e2e-team-crud', 0.0),
+    ('e2e-internal-user', 'e2e-team-crud', 0.0),
+    ('e2e-team-admin', 'e2e-team-delete', 0.0),
+    ('e2e-internal-user', 'e2e-team-org', 0.0)
+ON CONFLICT (user_id, team_id) DO NOTHING;
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/globalSetup.ts b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/globalSetup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff82cded2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/globalSetup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { chromium, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { users, Role, ADMIN_STORAGE_PATH } from "./constants";
+import * as fs from "fs";
+
+async function globalSetup() {
+  const browser = await chromium.launch();
+  const page = await browser.newPage();
+  await page.goto("http://localhost:4000/ui/login");
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Enter your username").fill(users[Role.ProxyAdmin].email);
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Enter your password").fill(users[Role.ProxyAdmin].password);
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Login", exact: true }).click();
+  try {
+    // Wait for navigation away from login page into the dashboard
+    await page.waitForURL(
+      (url) => url.pathname.startsWith("/ui") && !url.pathname.includes("/login"),
+      { timeout: 30_000 },
+    );
+    // Wait for sidebar to render as a signal that the dashboard is ready
+    await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Virtual Keys" })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Save a screenshot for debugging before re-throwing
+    fs.mkdirSync("test-results", { recursive: true });
+    await page.screenshot({ path: "test-results/global-setup-failure.png", fullPage: true });
+    console.error("Global setup failed. Screenshot saved to test-results/global-setup-failure.png");
+    console.error("Current URL:", page.url());
+    throw e;
+  }
+  await page.context().storageState({ path: ADMIN_STORAGE_PATH });
+  await browser.close();
+}
+
+export default globalSetup;
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/helpers/login.ts b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/helpers/login.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1c1ac410f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/helpers/login.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Page as PlaywrightPage, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { users, Role } from "../constants";
+
+export async function loginAs(page: PlaywrightPage, role: Role) {
+  const user = users[role];
+  await page.goto("/ui/login");
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Enter your username").fill(user.email);
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Enter your password").fill(user.password);
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Login", exact: true }).click();
+  // Wait for navigation away from login page into the dashboard
+  await page.waitForURL((url) => url.pathname.startsWith("/ui") && !url.pathname.includes("/login"), {
+    timeout: 30_000,
+  });
+  // Wait for sidebar to render as a signal that the dashboard is ready
+  await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Virtual Keys" })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/helpers/navigation.ts b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/helpers/navigation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..065e218053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/helpers/navigation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { Page as PlaywrightPage } from "@playwright/test";
+import { Page } from "../constants";
+
+export async function navigateToPage(page: PlaywrightPage, targetPage: Page) {
+  await page.goto(`/ui?page=${targetPage}`);
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/package-lock.json b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ce8059b78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+{
+  "name": "litellm-ui-e2e-tests",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "litellm-ui-e2e-tests",
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@playwright/test": "^1.50.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@playwright/test": {
+      "version": "1.59.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.59.1.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "playwright": "1.59.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/fsevents": {
+      "version": "2.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "darwin"
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/playwright": {
+      "version": "1.59.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.59.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-C8oWjPR3F81yljW9o5OxcWzfh6avkVwDD2VYdwIGqTkl+OGFISgypqzfu7dOe4QNLL2aqcWBmI3PMtLIK233lw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "playwright-core": "1.59.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "fsevents": "2.3.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/playwright-core": {
+      "version": "1.59.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.59.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HBV/RJg81z5BiiZ9yPzIiClYV/QMsDCKUyogwH9p3MCP6IYjUFu/MActgYAvK0oWyV9NlwM3GLBjADyWgydVyg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright-core": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/package.json b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b57fcd51e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "name": "litellm-ui-e2e-tests",
+  "private": true,
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.50.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "e2e": "playwright test",
+    "e2e:headed": "playwright test --headed",
+    "e2e:ui": "playwright test --ui"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/playwright.config.ts b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/playwright.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c6fd2d5e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/playwright.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { defineConfig, devices } from "@playwright/test";
+
+const isCI = !!process.env.CI;
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  testDir: "./tests",
+  testMatch: "**/*.spec.ts",
+  globalSetup: "./globalSetup.ts",
+  fullyParallel: false,
+  forbidOnly: isCI,
+  retries: isCI ? 2 : 0,
+  workers: 1,
+  reporter: isCI ? [["html", { open: "never" }]] : [["html"]],
+  timeout: 4 * 60 * 1000,
+  expect: {
+    timeout: 10_000,
+  },
+  use: {
+    baseURL: "http://localhost:4000",
+    trace: "on-first-retry",
+    screenshot: "only-on-failure",
+    actionTimeout: 15_000,
+    navigationTimeout: 30_000,
+  },
+  projects: [
+    {
+      name: "chromium",
+      use: { ...devices["Desktop Chrome"] },
+    },
+  ],
+});
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/run_e2e.sh b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/run_e2e.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..400e53258d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/run_e2e.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# ================================================================
+# UI E2E Test Runner
+# Starts postgres, seeds DB, starts mock + proxy, runs Playwright.
+# All credentials are generated per run — nothing is stored on disk.
+#
+# In CI (CI=true), expects:
+#   - PostgreSQL already running on 127.0.0.1:5432
+#   - DATABASE_URL already set
+#   - Python/Poetry already installed
+#   - Node.js/npx already available
+# ================================================================
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)"
+IS_CI="${CI:-false}"
+CONTAINER_NAME="litellm-e2e-postgres-$$"
+MOCK_PID=""
+PROXY_PID=""
+
+# --- Ensure common tool paths are available (local dev only) ---
+if [ "$IS_CI" = "false" ]; then
+  for p in /usr/local/bin /opt/homebrew/bin "$HOME/.local/bin" /opt/homebrew/opt/postgresql@14/bin /opt/homebrew/opt/libpq/bin; do
+    [ -d "$p" ] && export PATH="$p:$PATH"
+  done
+  [ -s "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" ] && source "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"
+fi
+
+# --- Cleanup on exit ---
+cleanup() {
+  echo "Cleaning up..."
+  [ -n "$MOCK_PID" ] && kill "$MOCK_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  [ -n "$PROXY_PID" ] && kill "$PROXY_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  if [ "$IS_CI" = "false" ]; then
+    docker stop "$CONTAINER_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+  echo "Done."
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+# --- Pre-flight checks ---
+for cmd in python3 npx poetry; do
+  command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "Error: $cmd not found."; exit 1; }
+done
+
+# --- Database setup ---
+if [ "$IS_CI" = "false" ]; then
+  # Local: spin up a postgres container
+  for cmd in docker psql; do
+    command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "Error: $cmd not found."; exit 1; }
+  done
+  for port in 4000 5432 8090; do
+    if lsof -ti ":$port" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      echo "Error: port $port is in use"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  done
+
+  export POSTGRES_USER="e2euser"
+  export POSTGRES_PASSWORD="$(openssl rand -hex 32)"
+  export POSTGRES_DB="litellm_e2e"
+  export DATABASE_URL="postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@127.0.0.1:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}"
+
+  echo "=== Starting PostgreSQL ==="
+  docker run -d --rm --name "$CONTAINER_NAME" \
+    -e POSTGRES_USER -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD -e POSTGRES_DB \
+    -p 127.0.0.1:5432:5432 \
+    postgres:16
+
+  echo "Waiting for PostgreSQL..."
+  for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+    if PGPASSWORD="$POSTGRES_PASSWORD" pg_isready -h 127.0.0.1 -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -d "$POSTGRES_DB" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      break
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+  done
+else
+  # CI: postgres is already running as a service container
+  echo "=== Using CI PostgreSQL service ==="
+  : "${DATABASE_URL:?DATABASE_URL must be set in CI}"
+fi
+
+# --- Credentials ---
+export LITELLM_MASTER_KEY="sk-e2e-$(openssl rand -hex 32)"
+export MOCK_LLM_URL="http://127.0.0.1:8090/v1"
+export DISABLE_SCHEMA_UPDATE="true"
+
+# --- Python environment ---
+echo "=== Setting up Python environment ==="
+cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+if ! poetry run python3 -c "import prisma" 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Installing Python dependencies (first run)..."
+  poetry install --with dev,proxy-dev --extras "proxy" --quiet
+  poetry run pip install nodejs-wheel-binaries 2>/dev/null || true
+  poetry run prisma generate --schema litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
+fi
+
+echo "=== Pushing Prisma schema to database ==="
+poetry run prisma db push --schema litellm/proxy/schema.prisma --accept-data-loss
+
+# --- Mock LLM server ---
+echo "=== Starting mock LLM server ==="
+poetry run python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/fixtures/mock_llm_server/server.py" &
+MOCK_PID=$!
+
+for i in $(seq 1 15); do
+  if curl -sf http://127.0.0.1:8090/health >/dev/null 2>&1; then break; fi
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+# --- LiteLLM proxy ---
+echo "=== Starting LiteLLM proxy ==="
+cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+poetry run python3 -m litellm.proxy.proxy_cli \
+  --config "$SCRIPT_DIR/fixtures/config.yml" \
+  --port 4000 &
+PROXY_PID=$!
+
+echo "Waiting for proxy..."
+PROXY_READY=0
+for i in $(seq 1 180); do
+  if ! kill -0 "$PROXY_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: proxy process exited unexpectedly"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://127.0.0.1:4000/health -H "Authorization: Bearer $LITELLM_MASTER_KEY" 2>/dev/null || true)
+  if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "200" ]; then
+    PROXY_READY=1
+    break
+  fi
+  sleep 1
+done
+if [ "$PROXY_READY" -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "Error: proxy did not become healthy within 180 seconds"
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "Proxy is ready."
+
+# --- Seed database ---
+echo "=== Seeding database ==="
+# Extract credentials from DATABASE_URL for psql
+DB_USER=$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | sed -n 's|.*://\([^:]*\):.*|\1|p')
+DB_PASS=$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | sed -n 's|.*://[^:]*:\([^@]*\)@.*|\1|p')
+DB_HOST=$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | sed -n 's|.*@\([^:]*\):.*|\1|p')
+DB_PORT=$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | sed -n 's|.*:\([0-9]*\)/.*|\1|p')
+DB_NAME=$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | sed -n 's|.*/\([^?]*\).*|\1|p')
+
+PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASS" psql -h "$DB_HOST" -p "$DB_PORT" -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" \
+  -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/fixtures/seed.sql"
+
+# --- Playwright ---
+echo "=== Installing Playwright dependencies ==="
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+npm install --silent
+
+echo "=== Running Playwright tests ==="
+npx playwright test "$@"
+EXIT_CODE=$?
+
+exit $EXIT_CODE
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/admin-viewer.spec.ts b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/admin-viewer.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e29d7c22e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/admin-viewer.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { Role } from "../../constants";
+import { loginAs } from "../../helpers/login";
+
+test.describe("Admin Viewer Role", () => {
+  test("Should not see Test Key page", async ({ page }) => {
+    await loginAs(page, Role.ProxyAdminViewer);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Test Key" })).not.toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/internal-user.spec.ts b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/internal-user.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cb39a1ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/internal-user.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { Page, Role } from "../../constants";
+import { loginAs } from "../../helpers/login";
+import { navigateToPage } from "../../helpers/navigation";
+
+test.describe("Internal User Role", () => {
+  test("Should not see litellm-dashboard keys", async ({ page }) => {
+    await loginAs(page, Role.InternalUser);
+    await navigateToPage(page, Page.ApiKeys);
+    await expect(page.getByText("litellm-dashboard")).not.toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/internal-viewer.spec.ts b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/internal-viewer.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ca17caff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/internal-viewer.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { Page, Role } from "../../constants";
+import { loginAs } from "../../helpers/login";
+import { navigateToPage } from "../../helpers/navigation";
+
+test.describe("Internal User Viewer Role", () => {
+  test("Can only see allowed pages", async ({ page }) => {
+    await loginAs(page, Role.InternalUserViewer);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Virtual Keys" })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Admin Settings" })).not.toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("Cannot create keys", async ({ page }) => {
+    await loginAs(page, Role.InternalUserViewer);
+    await navigateToPage(page, Page.ApiKeys);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: /Create New Key/i })).not.toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("Cannot edit or delete keys", async ({ page }) => {
+    await loginAs(page, Role.InternalUserViewer);
+    await navigateToPage(page, Page.ApiKeys);
+    // Ensure the keys table has loaded before asserting absence of actions
+    await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Virtual Keys" })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: /Edit Key/i })).not.toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: /Delete Key/i })).not.toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: /Regenerate Key/i })).not.toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/proxy-admin.spec.ts b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/proxy-admin.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf159175e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/proxy-admin.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { ADMIN_STORAGE_PATH, Page } from "../../constants";
+import { navigateToPage } from "../../helpers/navigation";
+
+test.describe("Proxy Admin Role", () => {
+  test.use({ storageState: ADMIN_STORAGE_PATH });
+
+  test("Can create keys", async ({ page }) => {
+    await navigateToPage(page, Page.ApiKeys);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: /Create New Key/i })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("Can list teams via API", async ({ page }) => {
+    const response = await page.request.get("/team/list", {
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.LITELLM_MASTER_KEY || "sk-1234"}`,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(response.status()).toBe(200);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/team-admin.spec.ts b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/team-admin.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0e93ea1f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/roles/team-admin.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { Page, Role } from "../../constants";
+import { loginAs } from "../../helpers/login";
+import { navigateToPage } from "../../helpers/navigation";
+
+test.describe("Team Admin Role", () => {
+  test("Can view all team keys", async ({ page }) => {
+    await loginAs(page, Role.TeamAdmin);
+    await navigateToPage(page, Page.ApiKeys);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Virtual Keys" })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/security/login-logout.spec.ts b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/security/login-logout.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88ce3f1a6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tests/security/login-logout.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { users, Role } from "../../constants";
+
+test.describe("Authentication", () => {
+  test("Login with valid admin credentials", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto("/ui/login");
+    await page.getByPlaceholder("Enter your username").fill(users[Role.ProxyAdmin].email);
+    await page.getByPlaceholder("Enter your password").fill(users[Role.ProxyAdmin].password);
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Login", exact: true }).click();
+    await expect(page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Virtual Keys" })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("Unauthenticated user is redirected to login", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto("/ui");
+    await page.waitForURL(/\/ui\/login/);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: /Login/i })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tsconfig.json b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d92d3764e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui_e2e_tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ES2020",
+    "module": "commonjs",
+    "strict": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "outDir": "./dist",
+    "rootDir": "."
+  },
+  "include": ["**/*.ts"]
+}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/package.json b/ui/litellm-dashboard/package.json
index 7b763eaa66..4392fd99d9 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/package.json
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/package.json
@@ -16,70 +16,70 @@
     "format:check": "prettier --check .",
     "e2e": "playwright test --config e2e_tests/playwright.config.ts",
     "e2e:ui": "playwright test --ui --config e2e_tests/playwright.config.ts",
+    "e2e:psql": "../../tests/ui_e2e_tests/run_e2e.sh",
     "knip": "knip",
     "knip:fix": "knip --fix"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.54.0",
-    "@headlessui/tailwindcss": "^0.2.0",
-    "@heroicons/react": "^1.0.6",
-    "@remixicon/react": "^4.1.1",
-    "@tanstack/react-pacer": "^0.2.0",
-    "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.64.1",
-    "@tanstack/react-table": "^8.20.6",
-    "@tremor/react": "^3.13.3",
-    "@types/papaparse": "^5.3.15",
-    "antd": "^5.13.2",
-    "cva": "^1.0.0-beta.3",
-    "dayjs": "^1.11.19",
-    "jwt-decode": "^4.0.0",
-    "lucide-react": "^0.513.0",
-    "moment": "^2.30.1",
-    "next": "^16.1.7",
-    "openai": "^4.93.0",
-    "papaparse": "^5.5.2",
-    "react": "^18.3.1",
-    "react-copy-to-clipboard": "^5.1.0",
-    "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
-    "react-json-view-lite": "^2.5.0",
-    "react-markdown": "^9.0.1",
-    "react-syntax-highlighter": "^15.6.6",
-    "remark-gfm": "^4.0.1",
-    "tailwind-merge": "^3.2.0",
-    "uuid": "^11.1.0"
+    "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "0.54.0",
+    "@headlessui/tailwindcss": "0.2.2",
+    "@heroicons/react": "1.0.6",
+    "@remixicon/react": "4.9.0",
+    "@tanstack/react-pacer": "0.2.0",
+    "@tanstack/react-query": "5.90.20",
+    "@tanstack/react-table": "8.21.3",
+    "@tremor/react": "3.18.7",
+    "@types/papaparse": "5.5.2",
+    "antd": "5.29.3",
+    "cva": "1.0.0-beta.4",
+    "dayjs": "1.11.19",
+    "jwt-decode": "4.0.0",
+    "lucide-react": "0.513.0",
+    "moment": "2.30.1",
+    "next": "16.1.7",
+    "openai": "4.104.0",
+    "papaparse": "5.5.3",
+    "react": "18.3.1",
+    "react-copy-to-clipboard": "5.1.0",
+    "react-dom": "18.3.1",
+    "react-json-view-lite": "2.5.0",
+    "react-markdown": "9.1.0",
+    "react-syntax-highlighter": "15.6.6",
+    "remark-gfm": "4.0.1",
+    "tailwind-merge": "3.4.0",
+    "uuid": "11.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@neondatabase/api-client": "^2.6.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.57.0",
-    "@tailwindcss/forms": "^0.5.7",
-    "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.1",
-    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.8.0",
-    "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.0",
-    "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.6.1",
-    "@types/babel__traverse": "^7.28.0",
-    "@types/lodash": "^4.17.15",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.58.1",
+    "@tailwindcss/forms": "0.5.11",
+    "@testing-library/dom": "10.4.1",
+    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "6.9.1",
+    "@testing-library/react": "16.3.2",
+    "@testing-library/user-event": "14.6.1",
+    "@types/babel__traverse": "7.28.0",
+    "@types/lodash": "4.17.23",
     "@types/node": "20.19.37",
     "@types/react": "18.2.48",
-    "@types/react-copy-to-clipboard": "^5.0.7",
-    "@types/react-dom": "^18",
-    "@types/react-syntax-highlighter": "^15.5.11",
-    "@types/uuid": "^10.0.0",
-    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^3.2.4",
-    "@vitest/ui": "^3.2.4",
-    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.17",
-    "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
-    "eslint": "^9.39.2",
+    "@types/react-copy-to-clipboard": "5.0.7",
+    "@types/react-dom": "18.3.7",
+    "@types/react-syntax-highlighter": "15.5.13",
+    "@types/uuid": "10.0.0",
+    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "3.2.4",
+    "@vitest/ui": "3.2.4",
+    "autoprefixer": "10.4.24",
+    "dotenv": "17.2.3",
+    "eslint": "9.39.2",
     "eslint-config-next": "15.5.10",
-    "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.1.8",
-    "eslint-plugin-unused-imports": "^4.2.0",
-    "jsdom": "^27.0.0",
-    "knip": "^5.83.1",
-    "postcss": "^8.4.33",
+    "eslint-config-prettier": "10.1.8",
+    "eslint-plugin-unused-imports": "4.3.0",
+    "jsdom": "27.4.0",
+    "knip": "5.83.1",
+    "postcss": "8.5.6",
     "prettier": "3.2.5",
-    "tailwindcss": "^3.4.1",
+    "tailwindcss": "3.4.19",
     "typescript": "5.9.3",
-    "vite": "^7.1.11",
-    "vitest": "^3.2.4"
+    "vite": "7.3.1",
+    "vitest": "3.2.4"
   },
   "overrides": {
     "prismjs": "1.30.0",