diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler_pp_mixin.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler_pp_mixin.py
index c39a8fc139ef..37cfd20b0197 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler_pp_mixin.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/scheduler_pp_mixin.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import logging
 import math
 import time
-from collections import deque
+from collections import defaultdict, deque
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ def event_loop_pp(self: Scheduler):
                             self.send_proxy_work = self._pp_send_dict_to_next_stage(
                                 result.pp_hidden_states_proxy_tensors.tensors,
                                 async_send=True,
+                                msg_type="proxy",
                             )
 
                 self.pp_outputs = next_pp_outputs
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ def event_loop_pp_disagg_prefill(self: Scheduler):
                         self.send_proxy_work = self._pp_send_dict_to_next_stage(
                             result.pp_hidden_states_proxy_tensors.tensors,
                             async_send=True,
+                            msg_type="proxy",
                         )
 
                 self.pp_outputs = next_pp_outputs
@@ -486,6 +488,7 @@ def event_loop_pp_disagg_decode(self: Scheduler):
                         self.send_proxy_work = self._pp_send_dict_to_next_stage(
                             result.pp_hidden_states_proxy_tensors.tensors,
                             async_send=True,
+                            msg_type="proxy",
                         )
 
                 self.pp_outputs = next_pp_outputs
@@ -529,6 +532,9 @@ def init_pp_loop_state(self: Scheduler):
         self.send_proxy_work = []
         self.send_output_work = []
         self.launch_event = None
+        self._pp_tensor_dict_inbox: Dict[str, deque[Dict[str, torch.Tensor]]] = (
+            defaultdict(deque)
+        )
 
     def profile_and_init_predictor(self: Scheduler):
         """
@@ -913,7 +919,15 @@ def _pp_send_dict_to_next_stage(
         self: Scheduler,
         tensor_dict: Dict[str, torch.Tensor],
         async_send: bool = True,
+        msg_type: str = "default",
     ):
+        # Warn once if using default untyped messages
+        if msg_type == "default":
+            logger.warning_once(
+                "PP send: using default untyped message. "
+                "Consider adding msg_type='proxy' or 'output' to avoid recv conflicts."
+            )
+        tensor_dict["__msg_type__"] = msg_type
         p2p_work = []
         p2p_work.extend(
             self.pp_group.send_tensor_dict(
@@ -926,14 +940,48 @@ def _pp_send_dict_to_next_stage(
         )
         return p2p_work
 
+    def _pp_recv_typed_dict(
+        self: Scheduler,
+        expected_kind: str = "default",
+        all_gather_group: Optional = None,
+    ) -> Dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
+        """Receive a typed tensor dict, demultiplexing by msg_type.
+
+        If a message of the wrong kind is received, it's stashed in the queue
+        and we continue receiving until we get the expected kind.
+        """
+        if expected_kind in self._pp_tensor_dict_inbox:
+            inbox_queue = self._pp_tensor_dict_inbox[expected_kind]
+            if inbox_queue:
+                return inbox_queue.popleft()
+
+        while True:
+            tensor_dict = self.pp_group.recv_tensor_dict(
+                all_gather_group=all_gather_group
+            )
+            received_kind = tensor_dict.get("__msg_type__", "default")
+            if received_kind == expected_kind:
+                if received_kind == "default":
+                    logger.warning_once(
+                        f"PP recv: got default untyped message. Content keys: {tensor_dict.keys()}"
+                        "Consider adding msg_type='proxy' or 'output' to avoid recv conflicts."
+                    )
+                return tensor_dict
+            else:
+                logger.debug(
+                    f"PP recv: expected {expected_kind}, got {received_kind}, stashing"
+                )
+                self._pp_tensor_dict_inbox[received_kind].append(tensor_dict)
+
     def _pp_recv_proxy_tensors(self: Scheduler) -> Optional[PPProxyTensors]:
         pp_proxy_tensors = None
         if not self.pp_group.is_first_rank:
             pp_proxy_tensors = PPProxyTensors(
-                self.pp_group.recv_tensor_dict(
+                self._pp_recv_typed_dict(
+                    expected_kind="proxy",
                     all_gather_group=(
                         self.attn_tp_group if self.require_attn_tp_allgather else None
-                    )
+                    ),
                 )
             )
         return pp_proxy_tensors
@@ -941,12 +989,12 @@ def _pp_recv_proxy_tensors(self: Scheduler) -> Optional[PPProxyTensors]:
     def _pp_recv_dict_from_prev_stage(
         self: Scheduler,
     ) -> Dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
-        res = self.pp_group.recv_tensor_dict(
+        return self._pp_recv_typed_dict(
+            expected_kind="output",
             all_gather_group=(
                 self.attn_tp_group if self.require_attn_tp_allgather else None
             ),
         )
-        return res
 
     def _pp_prep_batch_result(
         self: Scheduler,
@@ -1000,6 +1048,7 @@ def _pp_send_output_to_next_stage(
                         send_output_work = self._pp_send_dict_to_next_stage(
                             pp_outputs_to_send.tensors,
                             async_send=True,
+                            msg_type="output",
                         )
         # send the outputs from the last round to let the next stage worker run post processing
         if not self.pp_group.is_last_rank:
@@ -1008,6 +1057,7 @@ def _pp_send_output_to_next_stage(
                     send_output_work = self._pp_send_dict_to_next_stage(
                         pp_outputs.tensors,
                         async_send=True,
+                        msg_type="output",
                     )
         return send_output_work