diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/layers/attention/nsa_backend.py b/python/sglang/srt/layers/attention/nsa_backend.py
index f9de5b465471..07413e5a46dc 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/layers/attention/nsa_backend.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/layers/attention/nsa_backend.py
@@ -1548,7 +1548,13 @@ def forward_decode(
             q_rope = q_rope.view(
                 -1, layer.tp_q_head_num, layer.head_dim - layer.v_head_dim
             )
+            # Caller passed split q_nope / q_rope; we'll need to concat below if
+            # the chosen impl wants q_all.
+            q_all = None
         else:
+            # Caller passed already-concatenated q (q_all = q). Reuse it directly
+            # via a zero-copy view; the impl-specific blocks below will skip the
+            # otherwise redundant concat_mla_absorb_q_general call.
             q_all = q.contiguous().view(-1, layer.tp_q_head_num, layer.head_dim)
             q_nope = q_all[:, :, : layer.v_head_dim]
             q_rope = q_all[:, :, layer.v_head_dim :]
@@ -1597,7 +1603,11 @@ def forward_decode(
                 page_table_1=page_table_1,
             )
         elif self.nsa_decode_impl == "tilelang":
-            if q_rope is not None:
+            # Cat-skip (HIP-only): when caller passes q_rope=None on HIP, q_all
+            # has already been set to a zero-copy view of q in the else branch
+            # above and we can reuse it directly. The `not _is_hip` clause keeps
+            # CUDA / MUSA paths byte-identical to pre-patch by always re-cat.
+            if q_all is None or not _is_hip:
                 q_all = concat_mla_absorb_q_general(q_nope, q_rope)
             return self._forward_tilelang(
                 q_all=q_all,
@@ -1622,7 +1632,7 @@ def forward_decode(
                 page_size=1,
             )
         elif self.nsa_decode_impl == "aiter":
-            if q_rope is not None:
+            if q_all is None or not _is_hip:
                 q_all = torch.cat([q_nope, q_rope], dim=-1)
             return self._forward_aiter(
                 q_all=q_all,
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_common/attention_forward_methods/forward_mla.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_common/attention_forward_methods/forward_mla.py
index 26fef866bdd9..efcd6cd91980 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_common/attention_forward_methods/forward_mla.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_common/attention_forward_methods/forward_mla.py
@@ -376,25 +376,55 @@ def forward_absorb_core(
                     self.rotary_emb.is_neox_style,
                     q_out_dtype=kv_cache_dtype,
                 )
-                q_nope_fused = q_cat[..., : self.kv_lora_rank]
-                q_pe_fused = q_cat[..., self.kv_lora_rank :]
                 save_kv_cache = False
-                if llama_4_scaling is not None:
-                    q_nope_fused *= llama_4_scaling
-                attn_output = self.attn_mqa(
-                    q_nope_fused,
-                    None,
-                    None,
-                    forward_batch,
-                    q_rope=q_pe_fused,
-                    k_rope=k_pe_fused,
-                    save_kv_cache=save_kv_cache,
-                    **(
-                        dict(topk_indices=topk_indices)
-                        if topk_indices is not None
-                        else {}
-                    ),
-                )
+                # On decode, pass q_cat directly to attn_mqa with q_rope=None so
+                # nsa_backend.forward_decode reuses q_cat as a zero-copy view
+                # (`q.contiguous().view(...)` fast-path) instead of running the
+                # redundant `concat_mla_absorb_q_general(q_nope_fused, q_pe_fused)`
+                # that would otherwise rebuild a tensor byte-identical to q_cat.
+                # On ROCm tilelang decode, this eliminates the
+                # `CatArrayBatchedCopy<OpaqueType<1u>, ...>` kernel that used to
+                # fire once per layer per decode step (~2.6 us / layer saved).
+                # Prefill keeps the split form because nsa_backend.forward_extend
+                # asserts `q_rope is not None`.
+                if forward_batch.forward_mode.is_decode_or_idle():
+                    if llama_4_scaling is not None:
+                        # llama_4_scaling applies only to the q_nope portion;
+                        # mutate in place via the slice view of q_cat.
+                        q_cat[..., : self.kv_lora_rank] *= llama_4_scaling
+                    attn_output = self.attn_mqa(
+                        q_cat,
+                        None,
+                        None,
+                        forward_batch,
+                        q_rope=None,
+                        k_rope=k_pe_fused,
+                        save_kv_cache=save_kv_cache,
+                        **(
+                            dict(topk_indices=topk_indices)
+                            if topk_indices is not None
+                            else {}
+                        ),
+                    )
+                else:
+                    q_nope_fused = q_cat[..., : self.kv_lora_rank]
+                    q_pe_fused = q_cat[..., self.kv_lora_rank :]
+                    if llama_4_scaling is not None:
+                        q_nope_fused *= llama_4_scaling
+                    attn_output = self.attn_mqa(
+                        q_nope_fused,
+                        None,
+                        None,
+                        forward_batch,
+                        q_rope=q_pe_fused,
+                        k_rope=k_pe_fused,
+                        save_kv_cache=save_kv_cache,
+                        **(
+                            dict(topk_indices=topk_indices)
+                            if topk_indices is not None
+                            else {}
+                        ),
+                    )
             else:
                 extra_args = {}
                 if self._fuse_rope_for_trtllm_mla(forward_batch):