diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/vault/components/vault-item-dialog/vault-item-dialog.component.spec.ts b/apps/web/src/app/vault/components/vault-item-dialog/vault-item-dialog.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e45a82d82ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/vault/components/vault-item-dialog/vault-item-dialog.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from "@angular/core/testing";
+import { provideNoopAnimations } from "@angular/platform-browser/animations";
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from "@angular/router";
+
+import { ApiService } from "@bitwarden/common/abstractions/api.service";
+import { EventCollectionService } from "@bitwarden/common/abstractions/event/event-collection.service";
+import { AccountService } from "@bitwarden/common/auth/abstractions/account.service";
+import { BillingAccountProfileStateService } from "@bitwarden/common/billing/abstractions";
+import { I18nService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/i18n.service";
+import { LogService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/log.service";
+import { MessagingService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/messaging.service";
+import { CipherService } from "@bitwarden/common/vault/abstractions/cipher.service";
+import { PremiumUpgradePromptService } from "@bitwarden/common/vault/abstractions/premium-upgrade-prompt.service";
+import { CipherType } from "@bitwarden/common/vault/enums";
+import { CipherAuthorizationService } from "@bitwarden/common/vault/services/cipher-authorization.service";
+import { DialogRef, DIALOG_DATA, DialogService, ToastService } from "@bitwarden/components";
+
+import { RoutedVaultFilterService } from "../../individual-vault/vault-filter/services/routed-vault-filter.service";
+
+import { VaultItemDialogComponent } from "./vault-item-dialog.component";
+
+// Create a test subclass to more easily access protected members
+class TestVaultItemDialogComponent extends VaultItemDialogComponent {
+  getTestTitle() {
+    this["updateTitle"]();
+    return this.title;
+  }
+  setTestParams(params: any) {
+    this.params = params;
+  }
+  setTestCipher(cipher: any) {
+    this.cipher = cipher;
+  }
+  setTestFormConfig(formConfig: any) {
+    this.formConfig = formConfig;
+  }
+}
+
+describe("VaultItemDialogComponent", () => {
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<TestVaultItemDialogComponent>;
+  let component: TestVaultItemDialogComponent;
+
+  const baseFormConfig = {
+    mode: "edit",
+    cipherType: CipherType.Login,
+    collections: [],
+    organizations: [],
+    admin: false,
+    organizationDataOwnershipDisabled: false,
+    folders: [],
+  };
+
+  const baseParams = {
+    mode: "view",
+    formConfig: { ...baseFormConfig },
+    disableForm: false,
+    activeCollectionId: undefined,
+    isAdminConsoleAction: false,
+    restore: undefined,
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [TestVaultItemDialogComponent],
+      providers: [
+        provideNoopAnimations(),
+        { provide: I18nService, useValue: { t: (key: string) => key } },
+        { provide: DIALOG_DATA, useValue: { ...baseParams } },
+        { provide: DialogRef, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: DialogService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: ToastService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: MessagingService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: LogService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: CipherService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: AccountService, useValue: { activeAccount$: { pipe: () => ({}) } } },
+        { provide: Router, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: {} },
+        {
+          provide: BillingAccountProfileStateService,
+          useValue: { hasPremiumFromAnySource$: () => ({}) },
+        },
+        { provide: PremiumUpgradePromptService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: CipherAuthorizationService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: ApiService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: EventCollectionService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: RoutedVaultFilterService, useValue: {} },
+      ],
+    }).compileComponents();
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestVaultItemDialogComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  describe("dialog title", () => {
+    it("sets title for view mode and Login type", () => {
+      component.setTestCipher({ type: CipherType.Login });
+      component.setTestParams({ mode: "view" });
+      component.setTestFormConfig({ ...baseFormConfig, cipherType: CipherType.Login });
+      expect(component.getTestTitle()).toBe("viewItemHeaderLogin");
+    });
+
+    it("sets title for form mode (edit) and Card type", () => {
+      component.setTestCipher(undefined);
+      component.setTestParams({ mode: "form" });
+      component.setTestFormConfig({ ...baseFormConfig, mode: "edit", cipherType: CipherType.Card });
+      expect(component.getTestTitle()).toBe("editItemHeaderCard");
+    });
+
+    it("sets title for form mode (add) and Identity type", () => {
+      component.setTestCipher(undefined);
+      component.setTestParams({ mode: "form" });
+      component.setTestFormConfig({
+        ...baseFormConfig,
+        mode: "add",
+        cipherType: CipherType.Identity,
+      });
+      expect(component.getTestTitle()).toBe("newItemHeaderIdentity");
+    });
+
+    it("sets title for form mode (clone) and Card type", () => {
+      component.setTestCipher(undefined);
+      component.setTestParams({ mode: "form" });
+      component.setTestFormConfig({
+        ...baseFormConfig,
+        mode: "clone",
+        cipherType: CipherType.Card,
+      });
+      expect(component.getTestTitle()).toBe("newItemHeaderCard");
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/vault/components/vault-item-dialog/vault-item-dialog.component.ts b/apps/web/src/app/vault/components/vault-item-dialog/vault-item-dialog.component.ts
index b1c591ef5ef..42ad477ff51 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/vault/components/vault-item-dialog/vault-item-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/vault/components/vault-item-dialog/vault-item-dialog.component.ts
@@ -535,8 +535,6 @@ export class VaultItemDialogComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   private updateTitle(): void {
-    const mode = this.formConfig.mode || this.params.mode;
-    const type = this.cipher?.type ?? this.formConfig.cipherType;
     const translation: { [key: string]: { [key: number]: string } } = {
       view: {
         [CipherType.Login]: "viewItemHeaderLogin",
@@ -560,11 +558,15 @@ export class VaultItemDialogComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         [CipherType.SshKey]: "editItemHeaderSshKey",
       },
     };
+    const type = this.cipher?.type ?? this.formConfig.cipherType;
+    let mode: "view" | "edit" | "new" = "view";
 
-    const effectiveMode =
-      mode === "partial-edit" || mode === "edit" ? "edit" : translation[mode] ? mode : "new";
+    if (this.params.mode === "form") {
+      mode =
+        this.formConfig.mode === "edit" || this.formConfig.mode === "partial-edit" ? "edit" : "new";
+    }
 
-    const fullTranslation = translation[effectiveMode][type];
+    const fullTranslation = translation[mode][type];
 
     this.title = this.i18nService.t(fullTranslation);
   }