diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/layers/torchao_utils.py b/python/sglang/srt/layers/torchao_utils.py
index e08abd5ae1d5..2c97159a9472 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/layers/torchao_utils.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/layers/torchao_utils.py
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ def proj_filter(
     return "proj" in fqn
 
 
+# TODO: implement a more general filter function
+def proj_filter_conv3d(
+    module: torch.nn.Module,
+    fqn: str,
+):
+    if isinstance(module, torch.nn.Conv3d):
+        logger.warning(f"Quantize: skipping {fqn} because it's a Conv3d")
+        return False
+    return "proj" in fqn
+
+
 def apply_torchao_config_to_model(
     model: torch.nn.Module,
     torchao_config: str,
@@ -63,7 +74,7 @@ def apply_torchao_config_to_model(
     if torchao_config == "" or torchao_config is None:
         return model
     elif "int8wo" in torchao_config:
-        quantize_(model, int8_weight_only(), filter_fn=filter_fn)
+        quantize_(model, int8_weight_only(), filter_fn=proj_filter_conv3d)
     elif "int8dq" in torchao_config:
         quantize_(model, int8_dynamic_activation_int8_weight(), filter_fn=filter_fn)
     elif "int4wo" in torchao_config:
@@ -101,7 +112,7 @@ def apply_torchao_config_to_model(
     elif "fp8wo" in torchao_config:
         # this requires newer hardware
         # [rank0]: AssertionError: fp8e4nv data type is not supported on CUDA arch < 89
-        quantize_(model, float8_weight_only(), filter_fn=filter_fn)
+        quantize_(model, float8_weight_only(), filter_fn=proj_filter_conv3d)
     elif "fp8dq" in torchao_config:
         granularity = torchao_config.split("-")[-1]
         GRANULARITY_MAP = {
@@ -116,7 +127,7 @@ def apply_torchao_config_to_model(
             float8_dynamic_activation_float8_weight(
                 granularity=GRANULARITY_MAP[granularity]
             ),
-            filter_fn=filter_fn,
+            filter_fn=proj_filter_conv3d,
         )
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Unexpected config: {torchao_config}")
diff --git a/test/srt/test_torchao.py b/test/srt/test_torchao.py
index 13c7b60b5cbe..53368aaa45ba 100644
--- a/test/srt/test_torchao.py
+++ b/test/srt/test_torchao.py
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 
 import requests
 
+from sglang import Engine
+from sglang.lang.chat_template import get_chat_template_by_model_path
 from sglang.srt.utils import kill_process_tree
 from sglang.test.run_eval import run_eval
 from sglang.test.test_utils import (
+    DEFAULT_IMAGE_URL,
     DEFAULT_MODEL_NAME_FOR_TEST,
+    DEFAULT_SMALL_VLM_MODEL_NAME_FOR_TEST,
     DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_FOR_SERVER_LAUNCH,
     DEFAULT_URL_FOR_TEST,
     CustomTestCase,
@@ -70,5 +74,22 @@ def test_throughput(self):
         assert throughput >= 210
 
 
+class TestTorchAOForVLM(CustomTestCase):
+    def test_vlm_generate(self):
+        model_path = DEFAULT_SMALL_VLM_MODEL_NAME_FOR_TEST
+        chat_template = get_chat_template_by_model_path(model_path)
+        text = f"{chat_template.image_token}What is in this picture? Answer: "
+
+        engine = Engine(
+            model_path=model_path,
+            max_total_tokens=512,
+            enable_multimodal=True,
+            torchao_config="fp8wo",
+        )
+        out = engine.generate([text], image_data=[DEFAULT_IMAGE_URL])
+        engine.shutdown()
+        self.assertGreater(len(out), 0)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()