diff --git a/test/prototype/safetensors/test_safetensors_support.py b/test/prototype/safetensors/test_safetensors_support.py
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+import tempfile
+import unittest
+
+import torch
+from torch.testing._internal.common_utils import (
+    TestCase,
+    run_tests,
+)
+
+from torchao import quantize_
+from torchao.prototype.safetensors.safetensors_support import (
+    load_tensor_state_dict,
+    save_tensor_state_dict,
+)
+from torchao.quantization.granularity import PerRow
+from torchao.quantization.quant_api import Float8DynamicActivationFloat8WeightConfig
+from torchao.utils import (
+    is_sm_at_least_89,
+)
+
+
+@unittest.skipIf(not torch.cuda.is_available(), "Need CUDA available")
+@unittest.skipIf(not is_sm_at_least_89(), "Need sm89+")
+class TestSafeTensors(TestCase):
+    def test_safetensors(self):
+        config = Float8DynamicActivationFloat8WeightConfig(granularity=PerRow())
+        model = torch.nn.Sequential(
+            torch.nn.Linear(32, 256, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device="cuda")
+        )
+        quantize_(model, config)
+        example_inputs = (torch.randn(2, 32, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device="cuda"),)
+        ref_output = model(*example_inputs)
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
+            save_tensor_state_dict(model.state_dict(), f.name)
+            reconstructed_dict = load_tensor_state_dict(f.name, device="cuda")
+
+        model = torch.nn.Sequential(
+            torch.nn.Linear(32, 256, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device="cuda")
+        )
+        model.load_state_dict(reconstructed_dict, assign=True)
+        output = model(*example_inputs)
+        assert torch.equal(output, ref_output)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run_tests()
diff --git a/torchao/prototype/safetensors/__init__.py b/torchao/prototype/safetensors/__init__.py
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diff --git a/torchao/prototype/safetensors/safetensors_serialization.py b/torchao/prototype/safetensors/safetensors_serialization.py
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+++ b/torchao/prototype/safetensors/safetensors_serialization.py
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+import dataclasses
+import enum
+import json
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
+import torch
+
+import torchao
+from torchao.quantization import Float8Tensor
+from torchao.quantization.quantize_.common import KernelPreference
+from torchao.quantization.quantize_.workflows import QuantizeTensorToFloat8Kwargs
+
+ALLOWED_CLASSES = {
+    "Float8Tensor": Float8Tensor,
+    "Float8MMConfig": torchao.float8.inference.Float8MMConfig,
+    "QuantizeTensorToFloat8Kwargs": QuantizeTensorToFloat8Kwargs,
+    "PerRow": torchao.quantization.PerRow,
+    "PerTensor": torchao.quantization.PerTensor,
+    "KernelPreference": KernelPreference,
+}
+
+
+class Float8TensorAttributeJSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
+    def default(self, o):
+        if isinstance(o, Float8Tensor):
+            tensor_attr_dict = {}
+            all_tensor_attributes = (
+                o.optional_tensor_attribute_names + o.tensor_attribute_names
+            )
+
+            for tensor_attribute_name in all_tensor_attributes:
+                attribute = getattr(o, tensor_attribute_name)
+                encoded_attribute = self.encode_value(attribute)
+                tensor_attr_dict[tensor_attribute_name] = encoded_attribute
+
+            return {"_type": o.__class__.__name__, "_data": tensor_attr_dict}
+
+        if hasattr(o, "_fields") and hasattr(
+            o, "_asdict"
+        ):  # Check for NamedTuple characteristics
+            asdict_data = o._asdict()
+            # Process each field to handle nested objects
+            processed_data = {k: self.encode_value(v) for k, v in asdict_data.items()}
+
+            return {
+                "_type": o.__class__.__name__,
+                "_data": processed_data,
+            }
+
+        if dataclasses.is_dataclass(o) and not isinstance(o, type):
+            data_dict = {}
+            # Process each field to handle nested objects
+            for f in dataclasses.fields(o):
+                data_dict[f.name] = self.encode_value(getattr(o, f.name))
+
+            return {
+                "_type": o.__class__.__name__,
+                "_data": data_dict,
+            }
+
+        if isinstance(o, torch.dtype):
+            return {"_type": "torch.dtype", "_data": str(o).split(".")[-1]}
+
+        if isinstance(o, enum.Enum):
+            # Store the full class name for enums to ensure uniqueness
+            return {"_type": f"{o.__class__.__name__}", "_data": o.name}
+
+        if isinstance(o, list):
+            return [self.encode_value(item) for item in o]
+
+        if isinstance(o, dict):
+            return {k: self.encode_value(v) for k, v in o.items()}
+
+        # Default case
+        return super().default(o)
+
+    def encode_value(self, value):
+        """Helper method to recursively encode a value"""
+        # Try to use default for custom type
+        try:
+            # This will handle all our special cases and raise TypeError
+            # if it can't handle the type
+            result = self.default(value)
+            return result
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
+
+        # Default case - return as is
+        # (This will be processed by standard JSON encoder later)
+        return value
+
+
+def object_from_dict(data: Dict[str, Any]):
+    if not isinstance(data, dict):
+        raise TypeError(f"Expected dictionary, got {type(data)}")
+
+    if "_type" not in data or "_data" not in data:
+        raise ValueError("Input dictionary missing required '_type' or '_data' fields")
+
+    type_path = data["_type"]
+    obj_data = data["_data"]
+
+    if type_path == "torch.dtype":
+        return getattr(torch, obj_data)
+
+    cls = ALLOWED_CLASSES.get(type_path)
+
+    # If we couldn't find the class in any allowed module, raise an error
+    if cls is None:
+        allowed_modules_str = ", ".join(ALLOWED_CLASSES)
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Failed to find class {type_path} in any of the allowed modules: {allowed_modules_str}"
+        )
+
+    # Handle the case where obj_data is not a dictionary
+    if not isinstance(obj_data, dict):
+        if issubclass(cls, enum.Enum):
+            # For enums, convert string to enum value
+            return getattr(cls, obj_data)
+        else:
+            # For other primitive types, create an instance with the value
+            try:
+                return cls(obj_data)
+            except:
+                return obj_data
+
+    processed_data = {}
+
+    for key, value in obj_data.items():
+        if isinstance(value, dict) and "_type" in value and "_data" in value:
+            # Recursively handle nested configs
+            processed_data[key] = object_from_dict(value)
+        elif isinstance(value, list):
+            # Handle lists or tuples of possible configs
+            processed_data[key] = [
+                object_from_dict(item)
+                if isinstance(item, dict) and "_type" in item and "_data" in item
+                else item
+                for item in value
+            ]
+        elif isinstance(value, tuple):
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                "Tuples will be serialized as List in JSON, so we recommend to use "
+                f"Lists instead to avoid surprises. got: {value}"
+            )
+        elif isinstance(value, dict):
+            # Handle dicts of possible configs
+            processed_data[key] = {
+                k: object_from_dict(v)
+                if isinstance(v, dict) and "_type" in v and "_data" in v
+                else v
+                for k, v in value.items()
+            }
+        else:
+            processed_data[key] = value
+
+    # Create and return the instance
+    try:
+        return cls(**processed_data)
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise ValueError(f"Failed to create instance of {cls.__name__}: {e}")
diff --git a/torchao/prototype/safetensors/safetensors_support.py b/torchao/prototype/safetensors/safetensors_support.py
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+++ b/torchao/prototype/safetensors/safetensors_support.py
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+import json
+import logging
+from typing import Dict
+
+import torch
+from safetensors.torch import load_file, save_file
+
+from torchao.prototype.safetensors.safetensors_serialization import (
+    Float8TensorAttributeJSONEncoder,
+    object_from_dict,
+)
+from torchao.quantization import Float8Tensor
+
+logger: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def load_tensor_state_dict(file_path: str, device: str):
+    """
+    Load a dictionary of tensor subclasses from a safetensors file.
+
+    For torch.Tensors, we load:
+        - _data: the tensor data
+        - _type: the tensor type
+
+    For Float8Tensor, we load:
+        - tensor_data: qdata and scale
+        - tensor_attributes:
+            - block_size
+            - mm_config
+            - hp_value_lb
+            - hp_value_ub
+            - act_quant_kwargs
+            - kernel_preference
+            - dtype
+
+    Args:
+        file_path: Path to the safetensors file
+
+    Returns:
+        Dictionary of reconstructed tensor subclasses
+    """
+    loaded_tensors = load_file(file_path, device)
+
+    with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
+        import struct
+
+        header_size = struct.unpack("<Q", f.read(8))[0]
+        header_bytes = f.read(header_size)
+        header = json.loads(header_bytes)
+        metadata = header.get("__metadata__", {})
+
+    if "tensor_names" not in metadata:
+        raise ValueError("No tensors found")
+
+    tensor_names = json.loads(metadata["tensor_names"])
+    result = {}
+
+    for tensor_name in tensor_names:
+        tensor_tensors = {}
+        for key, value in loaded_tensors.items():
+            if key.startswith(f"{tensor_name}:"):
+                # Remove the prefix
+                tensor_tensors[key[len(tensor_name) + 1 :]] = value
+
+        tensor_metadata = json.loads(metadata.get(tensor_name))
+        tensor_type = tensor_metadata.get("_type")
+
+        if tensor_type == Float8Tensor.__name__:
+            tensor_metadata["_data"].update(tensor_tensors)
+            result[tensor_name] = object_from_dict(tensor_metadata)
+        elif tensor_type == torch.Tensor.__name__:
+            result[tensor_name] = tensor_tensors["_data"]
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported tensor type: {tensor_type}")
+
+    logger.info(
+        f"Loaded {len(tensor_names)} tensor subclasses from {file_path} with metadata"
+    )
+    return result
+
+
+def save_tensor_state_dict(
+    tensor_dict: Dict[str, Dict[str, torch.Tensor]],
+    file_path: str,
+):
+    """
+    Save a dictionary of tensor subclasses with appropriate metadata.
+
+    For torch.Tensors, we save:
+        - _data: the tensor data
+        - _type: the tensor type
+
+    For Float8Tensor, we save:
+        - tensor_data:
+            - qdata
+            - scale
+        - tensor_attributes:
+            - block_size
+            - mm_config
+            - hp_value_lb
+            - hp_value_ub
+            - act_quant_kwargs
+            - kernel_preference
+            - dtype
+
+    Args:
+        tensor_dict: Dictionary of tensor subclasses to save, with keys as tensor names
+        file_path: Path where to save the tensors
+    """
+
+    combined_metadata = {}
+    combined_tensors_dict = {}
+
+    for tensor_name, tensor in tensor_dict.items():
+        if isinstance(tensor, Float8Tensor):
+            tensors_dict = {}
+            for tensor_data_name in tensor.tensor_data_names:
+                tensors_dict[tensor_data_name] = getattr(tensor, tensor_data_name)
+
+            metadata = json.dumps(tensor, cls=Float8TensorAttributeJSONEncoder)
+        elif type(tensor) is torch.Tensor:
+            tensors_dict = {"_data": tensor}
+            metadata = json.dumps({"_type": torch.Tensor.__name__})
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported tensor type: {type(tensor)}")
+
+        # Clone tensors to avoid memory sharing issues
+        prefixed_tensors_dict = {
+            f"{tensor_name}:{key}": (
+                value.detach().clone() if isinstance(value, torch.Tensor) else value
+            )
+            for key, value in tensors_dict.items()
+        }
+
+        combined_metadata[tensor_name] = metadata
+        combined_tensors_dict.update(prefixed_tensors_dict)
+
+    combined_metadata["tensor_names"] = json.dumps(list(tensor_dict.keys()))
+
+    save_file(combined_tensors_dict, file_path, metadata=combined_metadata)
+    logger.info(
+        f"Saved {len(tensor_dict)} tensor subclasses to {file_path} with metadata"
+    )