diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/ModelSelector/Selector.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/ModelSelector/Selector.svelte
index 62621689a7..d7645cc2b6 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/ModelSelector/Selector.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/ModelSelector/Selector.svelte
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 	export let searchEnabled = true;
 	export let searchPlaceholder = $i18n.t('Search a model');
 	export let selectionOnly = false;
+	export let includeHidden = false;
 
 	export let items: {
 		label: string;
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@
 							return item.model?.direct;
 						}
 					})
-	).filter((item) => !(item.model?.info?.meta?.hidden ?? false));
+	).filter((item) => includeHidden || !(item.model?.info?.meta?.hidden ?? false));
 
 	$: if (
 		selectedTag !== undefined ||
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@
 	onMount(async () => {
 		if (items) {
 			tags = items
-				.filter((item) => !(item.model?.info?.meta?.hidden ?? false))
+				.filter((item) => includeHidden || !(item.model?.info?.meta?.hidden ?? false))
 				.flatMap((item) => item.model?.tags ?? [])
 				.map((tag) => tag.name.toLowerCase());
 			// Remove duplicates and sort
@@ -595,7 +596,7 @@
 					{/if}
 
 					<div class="px-2">
-						{#if tags && items.filter((item) => !(item.model?.info?.meta?.hidden ?? false)).length > 0}
+						{#if tags && items.filter((item) => includeHidden || !(item.model?.info?.meta?.hidden ?? false)).length > 0}
 							<div
 								class=" flex w-full bg-white dark:bg-gray-850 overflow-x-auto scrollbar-none font-[450] mb-0.5"
 								on:wheel={(e) => {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte
index 8be5346cbc..b054678ee8 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@
 					!baseModel?.preset &&
 					baseModel?.owned_by !== 'arena' &&
 					!(baseModel?.direct ?? false) &&
-					(!(baseModel?.info?.meta?.hidden ?? false) || baseModel.id === info.base_model_id)
+					($user?.role === 'admin' ||
+						!(baseModel?.info?.meta?.hidden ?? false) ||
+						baseModel.id === info.base_model_id)
 			)
 			.map((baseModel) => ({
 				value: baseModel.id,
@@ -654,6 +656,7 @@
 											className="w-[32rem]"
 											triggerClassName="text-sm"
 											selectionOnly
+											includeHidden={$user?.role === 'admin'}
 											bind:value={info.base_model_id}
 										/>
 									</div>