diff --git a/src/dashboardGuard.js b/src/dashboardGuard.js
index 6b88f6e9..2732a036 100644
--- a/src/dashboardGuard.js
+++ b/src/dashboardGuard.js
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ const ALWAYS_PROTECTED = [
 
 // User administration is never exposed to normal users, even if dashboard login
 // is disabled for local single-user deployments.
-const ADMIN_ONLY_PATHS = ["/api/users", "/api/tunnel"];
+const ADMIN_ONLY_PATHS = ["/api/users", "/api/tunnel", "/api/combos"];
+
+// Combo definitions affect routing and fallback behavior, so only administrators
+// may view or change them.
+const ADMIN_ONLY_DASHBOARD_PATHS = ["/dashboard/combos"];
 
 // Require auth, but allow through if requireLogin is disabled
 const PROTECTED_API_PATHS = [
@@ -240,6 +244,11 @@ export async function proxy(request) {
 
   // Protect all dashboard routes
   if (pathname.startsWith("/dashboard")) {
+    if (ADMIN_ONLY_DASHBOARD_PATHS.some((p) => pathname === p || pathname.startsWith(`${p}/`))) {
+      if (await isAdmin(request)) return NextResponse.next();
+      return NextResponse.redirect(new URL("/dashboard", request.url));
+    }
+
     let requireLogin = true;
     let tunnelDashboardAccess = true;
 
diff --git a/src/shared/components/Sidebar.js b/src/shared/components/Sidebar.js
index 069bf61d..b3a9e2f9 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/Sidebar.js
+++ b/src/shared/components/Sidebar.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const navItems = [
   { href: "/dashboard/endpoint", label: "Endpoint & Key", icon: "api" },
   { href: "/dashboard/providers", label: "Providers", icon: "dns" },
   // { href: "/dashboard/basic-chat", label: "Basic Chat", icon: "chat" }, // Hidden
-  { href: "/dashboard/combos", label: "Combos", icon: "layers" },
+  { href: "/dashboard/combos", label: "Combos", icon: "layers", adminOnly: true },
   { href: "/dashboard/usage", label: "Usage", icon: "bar_chart" },
   { href: "/dashboard/quota", label: "Quota Tracker", icon: "data_usage" },
   { href: "/dashboard/token-saver", label: "Token Saver", icon: "savings" },
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export default function Sidebar({ onClose }) {
 
         {/* Navigation */}
         <nav className="flex-1 px-4 py-2 space-y-0.5 overflow-y-auto custom-scrollbar">
-          {navItems.map((item) => (
+          {navItems.filter((item) => !item.adminOnly || user?.role === "admin").map((item) => (
             <Link
               key={item.href}
               href={item.href}
diff --git a/tests/unit/dashboard-guard.test.js b/tests/unit/dashboard-guard.test.js
index 099cbde7..0ac044ed 100644
--- a/tests/unit/dashboard-guard.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/dashboard-guard.test.js
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
     body,
   })),
   getSettings: vi.fn(),
+  getUserById: vi.fn(),
   validateApiKey: vi.fn(),
   getConsistentMachineId: vi.fn(),
+  getDashboardAuthSession: vi.fn(),
   verifyDashboardAuthToken: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ vi.mock("next/server", () => ({
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/localDb", () => ({
   getSettings: mocks.getSettings,
+  getUserById: mocks.getUserById,
   validateApiKey: mocks.validateApiKey,
 }));
 
@@ -30,17 +33,18 @@ vi.mock("@/shared/utils/machineId", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/auth/dashboardSession", () => ({
+  getDashboardAuthSession: mocks.getDashboardAuthSession,
   verifyDashboardAuthToken: mocks.verifyDashboardAuthToken,
 }));
 
 const { proxy, __test__ } = await import("../../src/dashboardGuard.js");
 
-function request(pathname, headers = {}) {
+function request(pathname, headers = {}, authToken) {
   const normalizedHeaders = new Headers(headers);
   return {
     nextUrl: { pathname, searchParams: new URL(`http://localhost${pathname}`).searchParams },
     headers: normalizedHeaders,
-    cookies: { get: vi.fn(() => undefined) },
+    cookies: { get: vi.fn(() => authToken ? { value: authToken } : undefined) },
     url: `http://localhost${pathname}`,
   };
 }
@@ -49,8 +53,10 @@ describe("dashboard guard public LLM API access", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
     mocks.getSettings.mockResolvedValue({ requireLogin: true });
+    mocks.getUserById.mockResolvedValue(null);
     mocks.validateApiKey.mockResolvedValue(false);
     mocks.getConsistentMachineId.mockResolvedValue("cli-token");
+    mocks.getDashboardAuthSession.mockResolvedValue(null);
     mocks.verifyDashboardAuthToken.mockResolvedValue(false);
   });
 
@@ -192,8 +198,10 @@ describe("dashboard guard local-only access", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
     mocks.getSettings.mockResolvedValue({ requireLogin: true });
+    mocks.getUserById.mockResolvedValue(null);
     mocks.validateApiKey.mockResolvedValue(false);
     mocks.getConsistentMachineId.mockResolvedValue("cli-token");
+    mocks.getDashboardAuthSession.mockResolvedValue(null);
     mocks.verifyDashboardAuthToken.mockResolvedValue(false);
   });
 
@@ -258,6 +266,41 @@ describe("dashboard guard local-only access", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("dashboard guard combo administration access", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mocks.getSettings.mockResolvedValue({ requireLogin: true });
+    mocks.getUserById.mockResolvedValue({ id: "user-1", isActive: true, role: "user" });
+    mocks.validateApiKey.mockResolvedValue(false);
+    mocks.getConsistentMachineId.mockResolvedValue("cli-token");
+    mocks.getDashboardAuthSession.mockResolvedValue({ userId: "user-1" });
+    mocks.verifyDashboardAuthToken.mockResolvedValue(true);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects normal users from every combos API operation", async () => {
+    for (const pathname of ["/api/combos", "/api/combos/combo-1"]) {
+      const response = await proxy(request(pathname, { host: "localhost:20128" }, "user-token"));
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(403);
+      expect(response.body.error).toBe("Administrator access required");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("redirects normal users away from the combos dashboard page", async () => {
+    const response = await proxy(request("/dashboard/combos", { host: "localhost:20128" }, "user-token"));
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(307);
+    expect(response.url).toBe("http://localhost/dashboard");
+  });
+
+  it("allows administrators to access the combos page and API", async () => {
+    mocks.getUserById.mockResolvedValue({ id: "user-1", isActive: true, role: "admin" });
+
+    expect(await proxy(request("/dashboard/combos", { host: "localhost:20128" }, "admin-token"))).toBe(mocks.nextResponse);
+    expect(await proxy(request("/api/combos", { host: "localhost:20128" }, "admin-token"))).toBe(mocks.nextResponse);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("dashboard guard helpers", () => {
   it("extracts bearer API keys before x-api-key", () => {
     const apiRequest = request("/v1/chat/completions", {