diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/page.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/page.tsx
index a6bb6245eb..c2479aa175 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ export default function CreateKeyPage() {
   }
 
   const [accessToken, setAccessToken] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [sidebarCollapsed, setSidebarCollapsed] = useState(false);
+
+  const toggleSidebar = () => {
+    setSidebarCollapsed(!sidebarCollapsed);
+  };
 
   const addKey = (data: any) => {
     setKeys((prevData) => (prevData ? [...prevData, data] : [data]))
@@ -248,14 +253,17 @@ export default function CreateKeyPage() {
                 proxySettings={proxySettings}
                 accessToken={accessToken}
                 isPublicPage={false}
+                sidebarCollapsed={sidebarCollapsed}
+                onToggleSidebar={toggleSidebar}
               />
               <div className="flex flex-1 overflow-auto">
-                <div className="mt-8">
+                <div className="mt-2">
                   <Sidebar
                     accessToken={accessToken}
                     setPage={updatePage}
                     userRole={userRole}
                     defaultSelectedKey={page}
+                    collapsed={sidebarCollapsed}
                   />
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx
index 4715b3b642..43c7a21063 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/leftnav.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from '@ant-design/icons';
 import { old_admin_roles, v2_admin_role_names, all_admin_roles, rolesAllowedToSeeUsage, rolesWithWriteAccess, internalUserRoles, isAdminRole } from '../utils/roles';
 import UsageIndicator from './usage_indicator';
+import { ConfigProvider } from 'antd';
 const { Sider } = Layout;
 
 // Define the props type
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ interface SidebarProps {
   setPage: (page: string) => void;
   userRole: string;
   defaultSelectedKey: string;
+  collapsed?: boolean;
 }
 
 // Create a more comprehensive menu item configuration
@@ -57,65 +59,73 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({
   setPage,
   userRole,
   defaultSelectedKey,
+  collapsed = false,
 }) => {
-  const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState(false);
 
-  const toggleCollapse = () => {
-    setCollapsed(!collapsed);
-  };
   // Note: If a menu item does not have a role, it is visible to all roles.
   const menuItems: MenuItem[] = [
-    { key: "1", page: "api-keys", label: "Virtual Keys", icon: <KeyOutlined /> },
-    { key: "3", page: "llm-playground", label: "Test Key", icon: <PlayCircleOutlined />, roles: rolesWithWriteAccess },
-    { key: "2", page: "models", label: "Models + Endpoints", icon: <BlockOutlined />, roles: rolesWithWriteAccess },
-    { key: "12", page: "new_usage", label: "Usage", icon: <BarChartOutlined />, roles: [...all_admin_roles, ...internalUserRoles] },
-    { key: "6", page: "teams", label: "Teams", icon: <TeamOutlined /> },
-    { key: "17", page: "organizations", label: "Organizations", icon: <BankOutlined />, roles: all_admin_roles },
-    { key: "5", page: "users", label: "Internal Users", icon: <UserOutlined />, roles: all_admin_roles },
-    { key: "14", page: "api_ref", label: "API Reference", icon: <ApiOutlined /> },
+    { 
+      key: "1", 
+      page: "api-keys", 
+      label: "Virtual Keys", 
+      icon: <KeyOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />
+    },
+    { 
+      key: "3", 
+      page: "llm-playground", 
+      label: "Test Key", 
+      icon: <PlayCircleOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, 
+      roles: rolesWithWriteAccess 
+    },
+    { key: "2", page: "models", label: "Models + Endpoints", icon: <BlockOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: rolesWithWriteAccess },
+    { key: "12", page: "new_usage", label: "Usage", icon: <BarChartOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: [...all_admin_roles, ...internalUserRoles] },
+    { key: "6", page: "teams", label: "Teams", icon: <TeamOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} /> },
+    { key: "17", page: "organizations", label: "Organizations", icon: <BankOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: all_admin_roles },
+    { key: "5", page: "users", label: "Internal Users", icon: <UserOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: all_admin_roles },
+    { key: "14", page: "api_ref", label: "API Reference", icon: <ApiOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} /> },
     { 
       key: "16", 
       page: "model-hub-table", 
       label: "Model Hub", 
-      icon: <AppstoreOutlined />
+      icon: <AppstoreOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />
     },
-    { key: "15", page: "logs", label: "Logs", icon: <LineChartOutlined />},
-    { key: "11", page: "guardrails", label: "Guardrails", icon: <SafetyOutlined />, roles: all_admin_roles },
+    { key: "15", page: "logs", label: "Logs", icon: <LineChartOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />},
+    { key: "11", page: "guardrails", label: "Guardrails", icon: <SafetyOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: all_admin_roles },
     {
       key: "26",
       page: "tools",
       label: "Tools",
-      icon: <ToolOutlined />,
+      icon: <ToolOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />,
       children: [
-        { key: "18", page: "mcp-servers", label: "MCP Servers", icon: <ToolOutlined /> },
-        { key: "21", page: "vector-stores", label: "Vector Stores", icon: <DatabaseOutlined />, roles: all_admin_roles },
+        { key: "18", page: "mcp-servers", label: "MCP Servers", icon: <ToolOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} /> },
+        { key: "21", page: "vector-stores", label: "Vector Stores", icon: <DatabaseOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: all_admin_roles },
       ]
     },
     { 
       key: "experimental", 
       page: "experimental",
       label: "Experimental", 
-      icon: <ExperimentOutlined />,
+      icon: <ExperimentOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />,
       children: [
-        { key: "9", page: "caching", label: "Caching", icon: <DatabaseOutlined />, roles: all_admin_roles },
-        { key: "25", page: "prompts", label: "Prompts", icon: <FileTextOutlined />, roles: all_admin_roles },
-        { key: "10", page: "budgets", label: "Budgets", icon: <BankOutlined />, roles: all_admin_roles },
-        { key: "20", page: "transform-request", label: "API Playground", icon: <ApiOutlined />, roles: [...all_admin_roles, ...internalUserRoles] },
-        { key: "19", page: "tag-management", label: "Tag Management", icon: <TagsOutlined />, roles: all_admin_roles },
-        { key: "4", page: "usage", label: "Old Usage", icon: <BarChartOutlined /> },
+        { key: "9", page: "caching", label: "Caching", icon: <DatabaseOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: all_admin_roles },
+        { key: "25", page: "prompts", label: "Prompts", icon: <FileTextOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: all_admin_roles },
+        { key: "10", page: "budgets", label: "Budgets", icon: <BankOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: all_admin_roles },
+        { key: "20", page: "transform-request", label: "API Playground", icon: <ApiOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: [...all_admin_roles, ...internalUserRoles] },
+        { key: "19", page: "tag-management", label: "Tag Management", icon: <TagsOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: all_admin_roles },
+        { key: "4", page: "usage", label: "Old Usage", icon: <BarChartOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} /> },
       ]
     },
     {
       key: "settings",
       page: "settings",
       label: "Settings",
-      icon: <SettingOutlined />,
+      icon: <SettingOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />,
       roles: all_admin_roles,
       children: [
-        { key: "11", page: "general-settings", label: "Router Settings", icon: <SettingOutlined />, roles: all_admin_roles },
-        { key: "8", page: "settings", label: "Logging & Alerts", icon: <SettingOutlined />, roles: all_admin_roles },
-        { key: "13", page: "admin-panel", label: "Admin Settings", icon: <SettingOutlined />, roles: all_admin_roles },
-        { key: "14", page: "ui-theme", label: "UI Theme", icon: <BgColorsOutlined />, roles: all_admin_roles },
+        { key: "11", page: "general-settings", label: "Router Settings", icon: <SettingOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: all_admin_roles },
+        { key: "8", page: "settings", label: "Logging & Alerts", icon: <SettingOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: all_admin_roles },
+        { key: "13", page: "admin-panel", label: "Admin Settings", icon: <SettingOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: all_admin_roles },
+        { key: "14", page: "ui-theme", label: "UI Theme", icon: <BgColorsOutlined style={{ fontSize: '18px' }} />, roles: all_admin_roles },
       ]
     }
   ];
@@ -166,83 +176,32 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({
         collapsible
         trigger={null}
         style={{
-          transition: 'all 0.2s',
+          transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)', // Material Design easing
           position: 'relative',
         }}
       >
-        <Menu
-          mode="inline"
-          selectedKeys={[selectedMenuKey]}
-          defaultOpenKeys={collapsed ? [] : ["llm-tools"]}
-          inlineCollapsed={collapsed}
-          style={{ 
-            borderRight: 0,
-            backgroundColor: 'transparent',
-            fontSize: '14px',
-          }}
-          items={[
-            // Expand button row when collapsed, or first menu item when expanded
-            collapsed ? {
-              key: 'expand-toggle',
-              icon: <MenuUnfoldOutlined />,
-              label: '',
-              onClick: toggleCollapse,
-              style: {
-                cursor: 'pointer',
+        <ConfigProvider
+          theme={{
+            components: {
+              Menu: {
+                iconSize: 18,
+                fontSize: 14,
               },
-              title: "Expand navigation sidebar"
-            } : {
-              key: filteredMenuItems[0]?.key,
-              icon: filteredMenuItems[0]?.icon,
-              label: (
-                <div style={{ 
-                  display: 'flex', 
-                  alignItems: 'center', 
-                  justifyContent: 'space-between',
-                  width: '100%'
-                }}>
-                  <span>{filteredMenuItems[0]?.label}</span>
-                  <div
-                    onClick={(e) => {
-                      e.stopPropagation();
-                      toggleCollapse();
-                    }}
-                    style={{
-                      cursor: 'pointer',
-                      padding: '8px 12px',
-                      borderRadius: '4px',
-                      display: 'flex',
-                      alignItems: 'center',
-                      justifyContent: 'center',
-                      fontSize: '12px',
-                      color: '#888',
-                      transition: 'all 0.2s',
-                      marginLeft: '8px',
-                      marginRight: '-8px',
-                    }}
-                    onMouseEnter={(e) => {
-                      e.currentTarget.style.background = 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04)';
-                      e.currentTarget.style.color = '#666';
-                    }}
-                    onMouseLeave={(e) => {
-                      e.currentTarget.style.background = 'transparent';
-                      e.currentTarget.style.color = '#888';
-                    }}
-                    title="Collapse navigation sidebar"
-                  >
-                    <MenuFoldOutlined />
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-              ),
-              onClick: !filteredMenuItems[0]?.children ? () => {
-                const newSearchParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-                newSearchParams.set('page', filteredMenuItems[0]?.page || '');
-                window.history.pushState(null, '', `?${newSearchParams.toString()}`);
-                setPage(filteredMenuItems[0]?.page || '');
-              } : undefined
             },
-            // Rest of the menu items (or all items when collapsed)
-            ...(collapsed ? filteredMenuItems : filteredMenuItems.slice(1)).map(item => ({
+          }}
+        >
+          <Menu
+            mode="inline"
+            selectedKeys={[selectedMenuKey]}
+            defaultOpenKeys={collapsed ? [] : ["llm-tools"]}
+            inlineCollapsed={collapsed}
+            className="custom-sidebar-menu"
+            style={{ 
+              borderRight: 0,
+              backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+              fontSize: '14px',
+            }}
+            items={filteredMenuItems.map(item => ({
               key: item.key,
               icon: item.icon,
               label: item.label,
@@ -263,9 +222,9 @@ const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = ({
                 window.history.pushState(null, '', `?${newSearchParams.toString()}`);
                 setPage(item.page);
               } : undefined
-            }))
-          ]}
-        />
+            }))}
+          />
+        </ConfigProvider>
         {
           isAdminRole(userRole) && !collapsed && (
             <UsageIndicator accessToken={accessToken} width={220}/>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/navbar.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/navbar.tsx
index d6a797cc73..66b9fdc18d 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/navbar.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/navbar.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ import {
   BgColorsOutlined,
   CrownOutlined,
   MailOutlined,
-  SafetyOutlined
+  SafetyOutlined,
+  MenuFoldOutlined,
+  MenuUnfoldOutlined,
 } from '@ant-design/icons'
 import { clearTokenCookies } from "@/utils/cookieUtils"
 import { fetchProxySettings } from "@/utils/proxyUtils"
@@ -23,10 +25,12 @@ interface NavbarProps {
   userEmail: string | null;
   userRole: string | null;
   premiumUser: boolean;
-  setProxySettings: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<any>>;
   proxySettings: any;
+  setProxySettings: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<any>>;
   accessToken: string | null;
   isPublicPage: boolean;
+  sidebarCollapsed?: boolean;
+  onToggleSidebar?: () => void;
 }
 
 const Navbar: React.FC<NavbarProps> = ({
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@ const Navbar: React.FC<NavbarProps> = ({
   setProxySettings,
   accessToken,
   isPublicPage = false,
+  sidebarCollapsed = false,
+  onToggleSidebar,
 }) => {
   const baseUrl = getProxyBaseUrl();
   const [logoutUrl, setLogoutUrl] = useState("");
@@ -128,14 +134,27 @@ const Navbar: React.FC<NavbarProps> = ({
   return (
     <nav className="bg-white border-b border-gray-200 sticky top-0 z-10">
       <div className="w-full">
-        <div className="flex items-center h-12 px-4">
-          {/* Left side with correct logo positioning */}
+        <div className="flex items-center h-14 px-4"> {/* Increased height from h-12 to h-14 */}
+          {/* Left side with collapse toggle and logo */}
           <div className="flex items-center flex-shrink-0">
+            {/* Collapse/Expand Toggle Button - Larger */}
+            {onToggleSidebar && (
+              <button
+                onClick={onToggleSidebar}
+                className="flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 mr-2 text-gray-600 hover:text-gray-900 hover:bg-gray-100 rounded transition-colors"
+                title={sidebarCollapsed ? "Expand sidebar" : "Collapse sidebar"}
+              >
+                <span className="text-lg">
+                  {sidebarCollapsed ? <MenuUnfoldOutlined /> : <MenuFoldOutlined />}
+                </span>
+              </button>
+            )}
+            
             <Link href="/" className="flex items-center">
               <img
                 src={imageUrl}
                 alt="LiteLLM Brand"
-                className="h-8 w-auto"
+                className="h-10 w-auto"
               />
             </Link>
           </div>
@@ -146,7 +165,7 @@ const Navbar: React.FC<NavbarProps> = ({
               href="https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/"
               target="_blank"
               rel="noopener noreferrer"
-              className="text-[13px] text-gray-600 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors"
+              className="text-sm text-gray-600 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors"
             >
               Docs
             </a>
@@ -167,10 +186,10 @@ const Navbar: React.FC<NavbarProps> = ({
                 minWidth: '200px'
               }}
             >
-              <button className="inline-flex items-center text-[13px] text-gray-600 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors">
+              <button className="inline-flex items-center text-sm text-gray-600 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors">
                 User
                 <svg
-                  className="ml-1 w-4 h-4 text-gray-500"
+                  className="ml-1 w-5 h-5 text-gray-500"
                   fill="none"
                   stroke="currentColor"
                   viewBox="0 0 24 24"
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/user_dashboard.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/user_dashboard.tsx
index d78978c495..55c93e4b1e 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/user_dashboard.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/user_dashboard.tsx
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ const UserDashboard: React.FC<UserDashboardProps> = ({
   console.log("All cookies after redirect:", document.cookie)
   return (
     <div className="w-full mx-4 h-[75vh]">
-      <Grid numItems={1} className="gap-2 p-8 w-full mt-2">
+      <Grid numItems={1} className="gap-2 p-2 w-full mt-2">
         <Col numColSpan={1} className="flex flex-col gap-2">
           <CreateKey
             key={selectedTeam ? selectedTeam.team_id : null}