diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/models.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/models.py
index e93d8a729d..c417453486 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/models.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/models.py
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ async def update_model_by_id(
 
 class ModelAccessGrantsForm(BaseModel):
     id: str
+    name: Optional[str] = None
     access_grants: list[dict]
 
 
@@ -535,7 +536,7 @@ async def update_model_access_by_id(
         model = Models.insert_new_model(
             ModelForm(
                 id=form_data.id,
-                name=form_data.id,
+                name=form_data.name or form_data.id,
                 meta=ModelMeta(),
                 params=ModelParams(),
             ),
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/models/index.ts b/src/lib/apis/models/index.ts
index 42e77c0afa..b6362a5986 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/models/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/apis/models/index.ts
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export const updateModelById = async (token: string, id: string, model: object)
 	return res;
 };
 
-export const updateModelAccessGrants = async (token: string, id: string, accessGrants: any[]) => {
+export const updateModelAccessGrants = async (token: string, id: string, name: string, accessGrants: any[]) => {
 	let error = null;
 
 	const res = await fetch(`${WEBUI_API_BASE_URL}/models/model/access/update`, {
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export const updateModelAccessGrants = async (token: string, id: string, accessG
 			'Content-Type': 'application/json',
 			authorization: `Bearer ${token}`
 		},
-		body: JSON.stringify({ id, access_grants: accessGrants })
+		body: JSON.stringify({ id, name, access_grants: accessGrants })
 	})
 		.then(async (res) => {
 			if (!res.ok) throw await res.json();
diff --git a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte
index 904d8d2ce9..760d128db5 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
 		onChange={async () => {
 			if (edit && model?.id) {
 				try {
-					await updateModelAccessGrants(localStorage.token, model.id, accessGrants);
+					await updateModelAccessGrants(localStorage.token, model.id, model.name ?? name, accessGrants);
 					toast.success($i18n.t('Saved'));
 				} catch (error) {
 					toast.error(error?.detail ?? `${error}`);