diff --git a/packages/api-v4/src/iam/delegation.ts b/packages/api-v4/src/iam/delegation.ts
index 18f439153d3..219a18f313e 100644
--- a/packages/api-v4/src/iam/delegation.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v4/src/iam/delegation.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { BETA_API_ROOT } from '../constants';
 import Request, {
   setData,
+  setHeaders,
   setMethod,
   setParams,
   setURL,
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import type { Token } from '../profile';
 import type { ResourcePage as Page } from '../types';
 import type {
   ChildAccount,
+  ChildAccountTokenPayload,
   ChildAccountWithDelegates,
   GetChildAccountDelegatesParams,
   GetChildAccountsIamParams,
@@ -98,12 +100,16 @@ export const getDelegatedChildAccount = ({ euuid }: { euuid: string }) =>
     setMethod('GET'),
   );
 
-export const generateChildAccountToken = ({ euuid }: { euuid: string }) =>
+export const generateChildAccountToken = ({
+  euuid,
+  headers,
+}: ChildAccountTokenPayload) =>
   Request<Token>(
     setURL(
       `${BETA_API_ROOT}/iam/delegation/profile/child-accounts/${encodeURIComponent(euuid)}/token`,
     ),
     setMethod('POST'),
+    setHeaders(headers),
     setData(euuid),
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/api-v4/src/iam/delegation.types.ts b/packages/api-v4/src/iam/delegation.types.ts
index 953ca57c467..14791a5b2b7 100644
--- a/packages/api-v4/src/iam/delegation.types.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v4/src/iam/delegation.types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { Filter, Params } from 'src/types';
+import type { Filter, Params, RequestOptions } from '../types';
 
 export interface ChildAccount {
   company: string;
@@ -37,3 +37,7 @@ export interface UpdateChildAccountDelegatesParams {
   euuid: string;
   users: string[];
 }
+
+export interface ChildAccountTokenPayload extends RequestOptions {
+  euuid: string;
+}
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/Account/SwitchAccountDrawer.tsx b/packages/manager/src/features/Account/SwitchAccountDrawer.tsx
index 1699e2aa5e2..8faed748301 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/Account/SwitchAccountDrawer.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/Account/SwitchAccountDrawer.tsx
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export const SwitchAccountDrawer = (props: Props) => {
           }
         : undefined,
     },
-    isIAMDelegationEnabled === false
+    isIAMDelegationEnabled === false && isParentUserType
   );
 
   const {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export const SwitchAccountDrawer = (props: Props) => {
         // Error is handled by createTokenError.
       }
     },
-    [createToken, updateCurrentToken, revokeToken, isIAMDelegationEnabled]
+    [createToken, isIAMDelegationEnabled, updateCurrentToken, revokeToken]
   );
 
   const [isSwitchingChildAccounts, setIsSwitchingChildAccounts] =
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/Account/SwitchAccounts/SessionExpirationDialog.tsx b/packages/manager/src/features/Account/SwitchAccounts/SessionExpirationDialog.tsx
index 383afb8d172..807e681cd02 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/Account/SwitchAccounts/SessionExpirationDialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/Account/SwitchAccounts/SessionExpirationDialog.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export const SessionExpirationDialog = React.memo(
     );
     const { isProxyUserType, isDelegateUserType } = useDelegationRole();
     const { isIAMDelegationEnabled } = useIsIAMDelegationEnabled();
-
     const [timeRemaining, setTimeRemaining] = React.useState<{
       minutes: number;
       seconds: number;
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ export const SessionExpirationDialog = React.memo(
 
         setTokenInLocalStorage({
           prefix: tokenPrefix,
-
           token: {
             ...proxyToken,
             token: `Bearer ${proxyToken.token}`,
@@ -145,7 +143,7 @@ export const SessionExpirationDialog = React.memo(
      */
     useEffect(() => {
       const checkTokenExpiry = () => {
-        const expiryString = isIAMDelegationEnabled
+        const expiryString = isProxyUserType
           ? getStorage('authentication/proxy_token/expire')
           : getStorage('authentication/delegate_token/expire');
 
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/Account/SwitchAccounts/useParentChildAuthentication.tsx b/packages/manager/src/features/Account/SwitchAccounts/useParentChildAuthentication.tsx
index d7866b8eb6e..b43bc169a04 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/Account/SwitchAccounts/useParentChildAuthentication.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/Account/SwitchAccounts/useParentChildAuthentication.tsx
@@ -47,18 +47,22 @@ export const useParentChildAuthentication = () => {
 
   const createToken = useCallback(
     async (euuid: string): Promise<Token> => {
-      return isIAMDelegationEnabled
-        ? generateProxyToken({ euuid })
-        : createProxyToken({
-            euuid,
-            headers: {
-              /**
-               * Headers are required for proxy or delegate users when obtaining a proxy or delegate token.
-               * For 'proxy' or 'delegate' userType, use the stored parent token in the request.
-               */
-              Authorization: getStorage('authentication/parent_token/token'),
-            },
-          });
+      const tokenParent = getStorage('authentication/parent_token/token');
+
+      const mutationFn = isIAMDelegationEnabled
+        ? generateProxyToken
+        : createProxyToken;
+
+      return mutationFn({
+        euuid,
+        headers: {
+          /**
+           * Headers are required for proxy or delegate users when obtaining a proxy or delegate token.
+           * For 'proxy' or 'delegate' userType, use the stored parent token in the request.
+           */
+          Authorization: tokenParent,
+        },
+      });
     },
     [createProxyToken, generateProxyToken, isIAMDelegationEnabled]
   );
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/routes/IAM/index.ts b/packages/manager/src/routes/IAM/index.ts
index 54cb093ee29..a13e2dcfaba 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/routes/IAM/index.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/src/routes/IAM/index.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ const iamDelegationsRoute = createRoute({
     }
 
     const isChildAccount = profile?.user_type === 'child';
-    if (!isDelegationEnabled || isChildAccount) {
+    const isDelegateAccount = profile?.user_type === 'delegate';
+    const isChildOrDelegate = isChildAccount || isDelegateAccount;
+    if (!isDelegationEnabled || isChildOrDelegate) {
       throw redirect({
         to: '/iam/users',
         replace: true,
diff --git a/packages/queries/src/iam/delegation.ts b/packages/queries/src/iam/delegation.ts
index d50d49599ba..36c2bf95f1e 100644
--- a/packages/queries/src/iam/delegation.ts
+++ b/packages/queries/src/iam/delegation.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import type {
   Account,
   APIError,
   ChildAccount,
+  ChildAccountTokenPayload,
   ChildAccountWithDelegates,
   GetChildAccountDelegatesParams,
   GetChildAccountsIamParams,
@@ -233,13 +234,10 @@ export const useGetChildAccountQuery = (
  * - Audience: Clients that need temporary auth to perform actions in the child account.
  * - Data: Token for `POST /iam/delegation/child-accounts/:euuid/token`.
  */
-export const useGenerateChildAccountTokenQuery = (): UseMutationResult<
-  Token,
-  APIError[],
-  { euuid: string }
-> => {
-  return useMutation<Token, APIError[], { euuid: string }>({
-    mutationFn: generateChildAccountToken,
+export const useGenerateChildAccountTokenQuery = () => {
+  return useMutation<Token, APIError[], ChildAccountTokenPayload>({
+    mutationFn: ({ euuid, headers }: ChildAccountTokenPayload) =>
+      generateChildAccountToken({ euuid, headers }),
   });
 };