diff --git a/api/server/controllers/PermissionsController.js b/api/server/controllers/PermissionsController.js
index fab559396..f44aebae7 100644
--- a/api/server/controllers/PermissionsController.js
+++ b/api/server/controllers/PermissionsController.js
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ const getUserEffectivePermissions = async (req, res) => {
  */
 const searchPrincipals = async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const { q: query, limit = 20, type } = req.query;
+    const { q: query, limit = 20, types } = req.query;
 
     if (!query || query.trim().length === 0) {
       return res.status(400).json({
@@ -379,22 +379,34 @@ const searchPrincipals = async (req, res) => {
     }
 
     const searchLimit = Math.min(Math.max(1, parseInt(limit) || 10), 50);
-    const typeFilter = [PrincipalType.USER, PrincipalType.GROUP, PrincipalType.ROLE].includes(type)
-      ? type
-      : null;
 
-    const localResults = await searchLocalPrincipals(query.trim(), searchLimit, typeFilter);
+    let typeFilters = null;
+    if (types) {
+      const typesArray = Array.isArray(types) ? types : types.split(',');
+      const validTypes = typesArray.filter((t) =>
+        [PrincipalType.USER, PrincipalType.GROUP, PrincipalType.ROLE].includes(t),
+      );
+      typeFilters = validTypes.length > 0 ? validTypes : null;
+    }
+
+    const localResults = await searchLocalPrincipals(query.trim(), searchLimit, typeFilters);
     let allPrincipals = [...localResults];
 
     const useEntraId = entraIdPrincipalFeatureEnabled(req.user);
 
     if (useEntraId && localResults.length < searchLimit) {
       try {
-        const graphTypeMap = {
-          user: 'users',
-          group: 'groups',
-          null: 'all',
-        };
+        let graphType = 'all';
+        if (typeFilters && typeFilters.length === 1) {
+          const graphTypeMap = {
+            [PrincipalType.USER]: 'users',
+            [PrincipalType.GROUP]: 'groups',
+          };
+          const mappedType = graphTypeMap[typeFilters[0]];
+          if (mappedType) {
+            graphType = mappedType;
+          }
+        }
 
         const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
         const accessToken =
@@ -405,7 +417,7 @@ const searchPrincipals = async (req, res) => {
             accessToken,
             req.user.openidId,
             query.trim(),
-            graphTypeMap[typeFilter],
+            graphType,
             searchLimit - localResults.length,
           );
 
@@ -436,21 +448,22 @@ const searchPrincipals = async (req, res) => {
       _searchScore: calculateRelevanceScore(item, query.trim()),
     }));
 
-    allPrincipals = sortPrincipalsByRelevance(scoredResults)
+    const finalResults = sortPrincipalsByRelevance(scoredResults)
       .slice(0, searchLimit)
       .map((result) => {
         const { _searchScore, ...resultWithoutScore } = result;
         return resultWithoutScore;
       });
+
     res.status(200).json({
       query: query.trim(),
       limit: searchLimit,
-      type: typeFilter,
-      results: allPrincipals,
-      count: allPrincipals.length,
+      types: typeFilters,
+      results: finalResults,
+      count: finalResults.length,
       sources: {
-        local: allPrincipals.filter((r) => r.source === 'local').length,
-        entra: allPrincipals.filter((r) => r.source === 'entra').length,
+        local: finalResults.filter((r) => r.source === 'local').length,
+        entra: finalResults.filter((r) => r.source === 'entra').length,
       },
     });
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/client/src/components/Sharing/PeoplePicker/PeoplePicker.tsx b/client/src/components/Sharing/PeoplePicker/PeoplePicker.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 181df6cad..000000000
--- a/client/src/components/Sharing/PeoplePicker/PeoplePicker.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-import React, { useState, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { PrincipalType } from 'librechat-data-provider';
-import type { TPrincipal, PrincipalSearchParams } from 'librechat-data-provider';
-import { useSearchPrincipalsQuery } from 'librechat-data-provider/react-query';
-import PeoplePickerSearchItem from './PeoplePickerSearchItem';
-import SelectedPrincipalsList from './SelectedPrincipalsList';
-import { SearchPicker } from './SearchPicker';
-import { useLocalize } from '~/hooks';
-
-interface PeoplePickerProps {
-  onSelectionChange: (principals: TPrincipal[]) => void;
-  placeholder?: string;
-  className?: string;
-  typeFilter?: PrincipalType.USER | PrincipalType.GROUP | PrincipalType.ROLE | null;
-}
-
-export default function PeoplePicker({
-  onSelectionChange,
-  placeholder,
-  className = '',
-  typeFilter = null,
-}: PeoplePickerProps) {
-  const localize = useLocalize();
-  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
-  const [selectedShares, setSelectedShares] = useState<TPrincipal[]>([]);
-
-  const searchParams: PrincipalSearchParams = useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      q: searchQuery,
-      limit: 30,
-      ...(typeFilter && { type: typeFilter }),
-    }),
-    [searchQuery, typeFilter],
-  );
-
-  const {
-    data: searchResponse,
-    isLoading: queryIsLoading,
-    error,
-  } = useSearchPrincipalsQuery(searchParams, {
-    enabled: searchQuery.length >= 2,
-  });
-
-  const isLoading = searchQuery.length >= 2 && queryIsLoading;
-
-  const selectableResults = useMemo(() => {
-    const results = searchResponse?.results || [];
-
-    return results.filter(
-      (result) => !selectedShares.some((share) => share.idOnTheSource === result.idOnTheSource),
-    );
-  }, [searchResponse?.results, selectedShares]);
-
-  if (error) {
-    console.error('Principal search error:', error);
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <div className={`space-y-3 ${className}`}>
-      <div className="relative">
-        <SearchPicker<TPrincipal & { key: string; value: string }>
-          options={selectableResults.map((s) => {
-            const key = s.idOnTheSource || 'unknown' + 'picker_key';
-            const value = s.idOnTheSource || 'Unknown';
-            return {
-              ...s,
-              id: s.id ?? undefined,
-              key,
-              value,
-            };
-          })}
-          renderOptions={(o) => <PeoplePickerSearchItem principal={o} />}
-          placeholder={placeholder || localize('com_ui_search_default_placeholder')}
-          query={searchQuery}
-          onQueryChange={(query: string) => {
-            setSearchQuery(query);
-          }}
-          onPick={(principal) => {
-            console.log('Selected Principal:', principal);
-            setSelectedShares((prev) => {
-              const newArray = [...prev, principal];
-              onSelectionChange([...newArray]);
-              return newArray;
-            });
-            setSearchQuery('');
-          }}
-          isLoading={isLoading}
-        />
-      </div>
-
-      <SelectedPrincipalsList
-        principles={selectedShares}
-        onRemoveHandler={(idOnTheSource: string) => {
-          setSelectedShares((prev) => {
-            const newArray = prev.filter((share) => share.idOnTheSource !== idOnTheSource);
-            onSelectionChange(newArray);
-            return newArray;
-          });
-        }}
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/client/src/components/Sharing/PeoplePicker/UnifiedPeopleSearch.tsx b/client/src/components/Sharing/PeoplePicker/UnifiedPeopleSearch.tsx
index 27c20574a..05092bed2 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Sharing/PeoplePicker/UnifiedPeopleSearch.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Sharing/PeoplePicker/UnifiedPeopleSearch.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ interface UnifiedPeopleSearchProps {
   onAddPeople: (principals: TPrincipal[]) => void;
   placeholder?: string;
   className?: string;
-  typeFilter?: PrincipalType.USER | PrincipalType.GROUP | PrincipalType.ROLE | null;
+  typeFilter?: Array<PrincipalType.USER | PrincipalType.GROUP | PrincipalType.ROLE> | null;
   excludeIds?: (string | undefined)[];
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default function UnifiedPeopleSearch({
     () => ({
       q: searchQuery,
       limit: 30,
-      ...(typeFilter && { type: typeFilter }),
+      ...(typeFilter && typeFilter.length > 0 && { types: typeFilter }),
     }),
     [searchQuery, typeFilter],
   );
diff --git a/client/src/components/Sharing/PeoplePicker/index.ts b/client/src/components/Sharing/PeoplePicker/index.ts
index c1b8ace82..db793484a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Sharing/PeoplePicker/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/Sharing/PeoplePicker/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-export { default as PeoplePicker } from './PeoplePicker';
 export { default as PeoplePickerSearchItem } from './PeoplePickerSearchItem';
 export { default as SelectedPrincipalsList } from './SelectedPrincipalsList';
 export { default as UnifiedPeopleSearch } from './UnifiedPeopleSearch';
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Sharing/usePeoplePickerPermissions.ts b/client/src/hooks/Sharing/usePeoplePickerPermissions.ts
index 940439105..d8579d37a 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Sharing/usePeoplePickerPermissions.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Sharing/usePeoplePickerPermissions.ts
@@ -24,21 +24,28 @@ export const usePeoplePickerPermissions = () => {
 
   const hasPeoplePickerAccess = canViewUsers || canViewGroups || canViewRoles;
 
-  const peoplePickerTypeFilter:
-    | PrincipalType.USER
-    | PrincipalType.GROUP
-    | PrincipalType.ROLE
-    | null = useMemo(() => {
-    if (canViewUsers && canViewGroups && canViewRoles) {
-      return null; // All types allowed
-    } else if (canViewUsers) {
-      return PrincipalType.USER;
-    } else if (canViewGroups) {
-      return PrincipalType.GROUP;
-    } else if (canViewRoles) {
-      return PrincipalType.ROLE;
+  const peoplePickerTypeFilter: Array<
+    PrincipalType.USER | PrincipalType.GROUP | PrincipalType.ROLE
+  > | null = useMemo(() => {
+    const allowedTypes: Array<PrincipalType.USER | PrincipalType.GROUP | PrincipalType.ROLE> = [];
+
+    if (canViewUsers) {
+      allowedTypes.push(PrincipalType.USER);
     }
-    return null;
+    if (canViewGroups) {
+      allowedTypes.push(PrincipalType.GROUP);
+    }
+    if (canViewRoles) {
+      allowedTypes.push(PrincipalType.ROLE);
+    }
+
+    // Return null if no types are allowed (will show no results)
+    // or if all types are allowed (no filtering needed)
+    if (allowedTypes.length === 0 || allowedTypes.length === 3) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return allowedTypes;
   }, [canViewUsers, canViewGroups, canViewRoles]);
 
   return {
diff --git a/packages/data-provider/src/api-endpoints.ts b/packages/data-provider/src/api-endpoints.ts
index 866c35469..6c3c2b4f9 100644
--- a/packages/data-provider/src/api-endpoints.ts
+++ b/packages/data-provider/src/api-endpoints.ts
@@ -315,15 +315,15 @@ export const memory = (key: string) => `${memories()}/${encodeURIComponent(key)}
 export const memoryPreferences = () => `${memories()}/preferences`;
 
 export const searchPrincipals = (params: q.PrincipalSearchParams) => {
-  const { q: query, limit, type } = params;
+  const { q: query, limit, types } = params;
   let url = `/api/permissions/search-principals?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`;
 
   if (limit !== undefined) {
     url += `&limit=${limit}`;
   }
 
-  if (type !== undefined) {
-    url += `&type=${type}`;
+  if (types && types.length > 0) {
+    url += `&types=${types.join(',')}`;
   }
 
   return url;
diff --git a/packages/data-provider/src/types/queries.ts b/packages/data-provider/src/types/queries.ts
index f5ebebb2c..0aa78d054 100644
--- a/packages/data-provider/src/types/queries.ts
+++ b/packages/data-provider/src/types/queries.ts
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ export type MemoriesResponse = {
 export type PrincipalSearchParams = {
   q: string;
   limit?: number;
-  type?: p.PrincipalType.USER | p.PrincipalType.GROUP | p.PrincipalType.ROLE;
+  types?: Array<p.PrincipalType.USER | p.PrincipalType.GROUP | p.PrincipalType.ROLE>;
 };
 
 export type PrincipalSearchResponse = {
   query: string;
   limit: number;
-  type?: p.PrincipalType.USER | p.PrincipalType.GROUP | p.PrincipalType.ROLE;
+  types?: Array<p.PrincipalType.USER | p.PrincipalType.GROUP | p.PrincipalType.ROLE>;
   results: p.TPrincipalSearchResult[];
   count: number;
   sources: {
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/userGroup.roles.spec.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/userGroup.roles.spec.ts
index fa50c6f4c..da9184df7 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/userGroup.roles.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/userGroup.roles.spec.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ describe('Role-based Permissions Integration', () => {
     });
 
     test('should filter search results by role type', async () => {
-      const results = await methods.searchPrincipals('mod', 10, PrincipalType.ROLE);
+      const results = await methods.searchPrincipals('mod', 10, [PrincipalType.ROLE]);
 
       expect(results.every((r) => r.type === PrincipalType.ROLE)).toBe(true);
       expect(results).toHaveLength(1);
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ describe('Role-based Permissions Integration', () => {
         await Role.create({ name: `testrole${i}` });
       }
 
-      const results = await methods.searchPrincipals('testrole', 5, PrincipalType.ROLE);
+      const results = await methods.searchPrincipals('testrole', 5, [PrincipalType.ROLE]);
 
       expect(results).toHaveLength(5);
       expect(results.every((r) => r.type === PrincipalType.ROLE)).toBe(true);
@@ -275,14 +275,14 @@ describe('Role-based Permissions Integration', () => {
     });
 
     test('should handle case-insensitive role search', async () => {
-      const results = await methods.searchPrincipals('ADMIN', 10, PrincipalType.ROLE);
+      const results = await methods.searchPrincipals('ADMIN', 10, [PrincipalType.ROLE]);
 
       expect(results).toHaveLength(1);
       expect(results[0].name).toBe('admin');
     });
 
     test('should return empty array for no role matches', async () => {
-      const results = await methods.searchPrincipals('nonexistentrole', 10, PrincipalType.ROLE);
+      const results = await methods.searchPrincipals('nonexistentrole', 10, [PrincipalType.ROLE]);
 
       expect(results).toEqual([]);
     });
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/userGroup.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/userGroup.ts
index 2464e35c9..bec28343f 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/userGroup.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/userGroup.ts
@@ -495,14 +495,14 @@ export function createUserGroupMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
    * Returns combined results in TPrincipalSearchResult format without sorting
    * @param searchPattern - The pattern to search for
    * @param limitPerType - Maximum number of results to return
-   * @param typeFilter - Optional filter: PrincipalType.USER, PrincipalType.GROUP, or null for all
+   * @param typeFilter - Optional array of types to filter by, or null for all types
    * @param session - Optional MongoDB session for transactions
    * @returns Array of principals in TPrincipalSearchResult format
    */
   async function searchPrincipals(
     searchPattern: string,
     limitPerType: number = 10,
-    typeFilter: PrincipalType.USER | PrincipalType.GROUP | PrincipalType.ROLE | null = null,
+    typeFilter: Array<PrincipalType.USER | PrincipalType.GROUP | PrincipalType.ROLE> | null = null,
     session?: ClientSession,
   ): Promise<TPrincipalSearchResult[]> {
     if (!searchPattern || searchPattern.trim().length === 0) {
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ export function createUserGroupMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
     const trimmedPattern = searchPattern.trim();
     const promises: Promise<TPrincipalSearchResult[]>[] = [];
 
-    if (!typeFilter || typeFilter === PrincipalType.USER) {
+    if (!typeFilter || typeFilter.includes(PrincipalType.USER)) {
       /** Note: searchUsers is imported from ~/models and needs to be passed in or implemented */
       const userFields = 'name email username avatar provider idOnTheSource';
       /** For now, we'll use a direct query instead of searchUsers */
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ export function createUserGroupMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
       promises.push(Promise.resolve([]));
     }
 
-    if (!typeFilter || typeFilter === PrincipalType.GROUP) {
+    if (!typeFilter || typeFilter.includes(PrincipalType.GROUP)) {
       promises.push(
         findGroupsByNamePattern(trimmedPattern, null, limitPerType, session).then((groups) =>
           groups.map(transformGroupToTPrincipalSearchResult),
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ export function createUserGroupMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
       promises.push(Promise.resolve([]));
     }
 
-    if (!typeFilter || typeFilter === PrincipalType.ROLE) {
+    if (!typeFilter || typeFilter.includes(PrincipalType.ROLE)) {
       const Role = mongoose.models.Role as Model<IRole>;
       if (Role) {
         const regex = new RegExp(trimmedPattern, 'i');
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ export function createUserGroupMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')) {
               type: PrincipalType.ROLE,
               name: role.name,
               source: 'local' as const,
+              idOnTheSource: role.name,
             })),
           ),
         );