diff --git a/megatron/core/optimizer/layer_wise_optimizer.py b/megatron/core/optimizer/layer_wise_optimizer.py
index 8d47d6a1793..78d7e41e91f 100644
--- a/megatron/core/optimizer/layer_wise_optimizer.py
+++ b/megatron/core/optimizer/layer_wise_optimizer.py
@@ -893,14 +893,3 @@ def sharded_state_dict(
                 nonempty_rank_group['params'] = local_params
                 sd['optimizer']['param_groups'][i] = nonempty_rank_group
         return sharded_state_dict
-
-    def save_state_dict_to_file(self, filename: str) -> None:
-        """Save the parameter state of the optimizer. For torch format only.
-        Args:
-            filename: The filename to save the parameter state.
-        """
-        torch.save(super().state_dict(), filename)
-
-    def load_state_dict_from_file(self, filename: str) -> None:
-        """Load the parameter state of the optimizer. For torch format only."""
-        super().load_state_dict(torch.load(filename))
diff --git a/megatron/core/optimizer/optimizer.py b/megatron/core/optimizer/optimizer.py
index f11d98e309d..52166c0cc18 100644
--- a/megatron/core/optimizer/optimizer.py
+++ b/megatron/core/optimizer/optimizer.py
@@ -1375,6 +1375,14 @@ def state_dict(self):
         else:
             return [optimizer.state_dict() for optimizer in self.chained_optimizers]
 
+    def save_state_dict_to_file(self, filename: str) -> None:
+        """Save this optimizer's per-rank state for torch checkpoints."""
+        torch.save(self.state_dict(), filename)
+
+    def load_state_dict_from_file(self, filename: str) -> None:
+        """Load this optimizer's per-rank state from a torch checkpoint."""
+        self.load_state_dict(torch.load(filename))
+
     def sharded_state_dict(
         self, model_sharded_state_dict: ShardedStateDict, is_loading: bool = False, **kwargs
     ):
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_optimizer.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_optimizer.py
index 3c445cd3633..5b3e69c23b8 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_optimizer.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_optimizer.py
@@ -326,6 +326,46 @@ def to_cuda(d):
     assert list(optimizer_2.state.values())[0]["momentum_buffer"].is_cuda
 
 
+def test_chained_optimizer_file_state_dict_round_trip(tmp_path):
+    """Torch checkpoint files preserve state from every chained optimizer."""
+
+    class MockOptimizer:
+        def __init__(self, state_dict):
+            self.config = None
+            self.model_chunks = []
+            self.is_stub_optimizer = False
+            self.optimizer = self
+            self.param_groups = [{'params': []}]
+            self._state_dict = state_dict
+
+        def state_dict(self):
+            return self._state_dict
+
+        def load_state_dict(self, state_dict):
+            self._state_dict = state_dict
+
+    state_dicts = [
+        {'optimizer': {'state': {'layer_wise': 'state'}, 'param_groups': []}},
+        {'optimizer': {'state': {'distributed': 'state'}, 'param_groups': []}},
+    ]
+    checkpoint_path = tmp_path / f'optimizer_{os.getpid()}.pt'
+
+    ChainedOptimizer(
+        [MockOptimizer(state_dict) for state_dict in state_dicts]
+    ).save_state_dict_to_file(checkpoint_path)
+
+    restored = ChainedOptimizer(
+        [
+            MockOptimizer({'optimizer': {'state': {}, 'param_groups': []}}),
+            MockOptimizer({'optimizer': {'state': {}, 'param_groups': []}}),
+        ]
+    )
+    restored.load_state_dict_from_file(checkpoint_path)
+
+    assert torch.load(checkpoint_path) == state_dicts
+    assert restored.state_dict() == state_dicts
+
+
 def test_chained_optimizer_get_parameters():
     """Test ChainedOptimizer.get_parameters() aggregates params from all sub-optimizers.