diff --git a/unsloth_zoo/temporary_patches/utils.py b/unsloth_zoo/temporary_patches/utils.py
index 5dee7d2e3..b1acd0c2d 100644
--- a/unsloth_zoo/temporary_patches/utils.py
+++ b/unsloth_zoo/temporary_patches/utils.py
@@ -143,6 +143,120 @@ def process_return(
         pass
 del _sys, _pil_mod
 
+# ROCm on Windows ships PyTorch without the full torch.distributed C-extension
+# stack (torch._C._distributed_c10d, DeviceMesh, etc.).
+# torchao pulls the entire distributed chain in at module-import time
+# (torch.distributed._functional_collectives → _tensor → DeviceMesh …),
+# which cascades into ImportError even for code paths that never use
+# distributed features (e.g. plain LoRA training).
+# Fix: try to import torchao; if it fails due to the missing distributed
+# stack, register a minimal stub so subsequent imports (transformers →
+# quantizer_torchao → torchao) succeed.  Any runtime path that actually
+# needs a real distributed collective will still fail loudly.
+# Ref: https://github.com/ROCm/TheRock/issues/3284
+# ROCm on Windows ships PyTorch without the full torch.distributed C-extension
+# stack. torchao pulls the entire distributed chain in at module-import time,
+# cascading into ImportError even for code paths that never use distributed
+# features (e.g. plain LoRA training).
+#
+# Fix: if torchao can't be imported, install a sys.meta_path hook that
+# intercepts *all* "torchao" and "torchao.*" imports and returns self-contained
+# stub modules.  Each stub satisfies `from torchao.X import Y` by returning a
+# no-op sentinel class for any attribute, so transformers can define its
+# TorchAoHfQuantizer class at import time without the full torchao stack.
+# Any runtime call that actually needs a real torchao op will still fail loudly.
+# Ref: https://github.com/ROCm/TheRock/issues/3284
+import sys as _sys_rocm_stub, types as _types_rocm_stub
+from importlib.abc import MetaPathFinder as _MetaPathFinder, Loader as _Loader
+from importlib.machinery import ModuleSpec as _ModuleSpec
+
+
+# Metaclass that makes sentinel classes chainable via attribute access,
+# e.g. AffineQuantizedTensor.subattr returns another sentinel class.
+# This is needed because peft does isinstance(weight, AffineQuantizedTensor)
+# which requires the second arg to be a real type, not a module.
+class _ROCmSentinelMeta(type):
+    def __getattr__(cls, name):
+        child = _ROCmSentinelMeta(name, (), {"__module__": cls.__module__})
+        setattr(cls, name, child)
+        return child
+
+
+def _rocm_make_sentinel(attr, parent_name):
+    """Return a sentinel class that is a proper type (works in isinstance())."""
+    return _ROCmSentinelMeta(attr, (), {"__module__": parent_name})
+
+
+def _rocm_make_torchao_stub(name):
+    """
+    Create a stub module for a torchao path.
+
+    - Sub-module imports (torchao.dtypes, torchao.quantization …) are handled
+      by the meta_path finder and get proper module stubs.
+    - Direct attribute access on a stub (torchao.dtypes.AffineQuantizedTensor)
+      returns a sentinel CLASS so that isinstance() checks succeed (returning
+      False, since no real weight will ever be an instance of the sentinel).
+    """
+    import sys as _s, types as _t
+    from importlib.machinery import ModuleSpec as _MS
+
+    mod = _t.ModuleType(name)
+    mod.__path__    = []
+    mod.__package__ = name
+    mod.__spec__    = _MS(name, loader=None)
+
+    def _getattr(attr):
+        full = f"{name}.{attr}"
+        # If a sub-module was already imported (via meta_path), use that.
+        if full in _s.modules:
+            obj = _s.modules[full]
+        else:
+            # Otherwise return a sentinel class usable in isinstance().
+            obj = _rocm_make_sentinel(attr, name)
+        setattr(mod, attr, obj)
+        return obj
+
+    mod.__getattr__ = _getattr
+    return mod
+
+
+class _ROCmTorchaoLoader(_Loader):
+    """Loader that creates a recursive stub module for any torchao path."""
+
+    def create_module(self, spec):
+        return _rocm_make_torchao_stub(spec.name)
+
+    def exec_module(self, module):
+        pass  # _rocm_make_torchao_stub already configures the module
+
+
+class _ROCmTorchaoFinder(_MetaPathFinder):
+    """Intercepts torchao.* imports on Windows ROCm where torch.distributed is incomplete."""
+    _loader = _ROCmTorchaoLoader()
+
+    def find_spec(self, fullname, path, target=None):
+        if fullname == "torchao" or fullname.startswith("torchao."):
+            from importlib.machinery import ModuleSpec as _MS
+            return _MS(fullname, self._loader, is_package=True)
+        return None
+
+    def find_module(self, fullname, path=None):   # Python < 3.12 compat shim
+        return None
+
+
+if "torchao" not in _sys_rocm_stub.modules:
+    try:
+        import torchao  # noqa: F401
+    except Exception:
+        # torchao import fails on Windows ROCm -- install the meta path hook
+        # so every subsequent "import torchao.*" gets a harmless stub instead.
+        _sys_rocm_stub.meta_path.insert(0, _ROCmTorchaoFinder())
+
+# _rocm_make_torchao_stub, _rocm_make_sentinel, _ROCmSentinelMeta are kept
+# alive -- the loader and sentinel classes call them at runtime.
+del _ROCmTorchaoLoader, _ROCmTorchaoFinder
+del _MetaPathFinder, _Loader, _ModuleSpec, _sys_rocm_stub, _types_rocm_stub
+
 try:
     from transformers.processing_utils import Unpack
     assert \
diff --git a/unsloth_zoo/utils.py b/unsloth_zoo/utils.py
index 22ab9d10d..41bec17e2 100644
--- a/unsloth_zoo/utils.py
+++ b/unsloth_zoo/utils.py
@@ -122,9 +122,19 @@ def _get_dtype(dtype):
 
 
 import functools
-torch_distributed_is_initialized = torch.distributed.is_initialized
-torch_distributed_is_torchelastic_launched = torch.distributed.is_torchelastic_launched
-torch_distributed_get_rank = torch.distributed.get_rank
+# ROCm on Windows ships a stubbed torch.distributed missing these attributes
+# entirely (https://github.com/ROCm/TheRock/issues/3284). Bind the real
+# functions directly when present; only the stub hits the AttributeError path.
+# Avoids per-name getattr and the throwaway lambdas it builds on every other
+# platform.
+try:
+    torch_distributed_is_initialized = dist.is_initialized
+    torch_distributed_is_torchelastic_launched = dist.is_torchelastic_launched
+    torch_distributed_get_rank = dist.get_rank
+except AttributeError:
+    torch_distributed_is_initialized = lambda *args, **kwargs: False
+    torch_distributed_is_torchelastic_launched = lambda *args, **kwargs: False
+    torch_distributed_get_rank = lambda *args, **kwargs: 0
 
 def is_main_process():
     if torch_distributed_is_initialized():