diff --git a/tests/entrypoints/openai_api/test_image_server.py b/tests/entrypoints/openai_api/test_image_server.py
index 4b38692da33..cd1e83393b0 100644
--- a/tests/entrypoints/openai_api/test_image_server.py
+++ b/tests/entrypoints/openai_api/test_image_server.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def test_client(mock_async_diffusion):
         [BaseModelPath(name="Qwen/Qwen-Image", model_path="Qwen/Qwen-Image")]
     )
     app.state.args = Namespace(
-        default_sampling_params='{"0": {"num_inference_steps":4, "guidance_scale":7.5}}',
+        default_sampling_params='{"0": {"num_inference_steps":4, "guidance_scale":7.5, "generator_device":"cpu"}}',
         max_generated_image_size=1024 * 1792,
     )
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def async_omni_test_client():
         SimpleNamespace(stage_type="diffusion"),
     ]
     app.state.args = Namespace(
-        default_sampling_params='{"1": {"num_inference_steps":4, "guidance_scale":7.5}}',
+        default_sampling_params='{"1": {"num_inference_steps":4, "guidance_scale":7.5, "generator_device":"cpu"}}',
         max_generated_image_size=1048576,  # 1024*1024 to support resolution tests
     )
     return TestClient(app)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def async_omni_rgba_test_client():
         SimpleNamespace(stage_type="diffusion"),
     ]
     app.state.args = Namespace(
-        default_sampling_params='{"1": {"num_inference_steps":4, "guidance_scale":7.5}}',
+        default_sampling_params='{"1": {"num_inference_steps":4, "guidance_scale":7.5, "generator_device":"cpu"}}',
         max_generated_image_size=1048576,
     )
     return TestClient(app)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def async_omni_stage_configs_only_client():
     # Intentionally do not populate app.state.stage_configs. Refactored
     # AsyncOmni exposes stage_configs on the engine instance.
     app.state.args = Namespace(
-        default_sampling_params='{"1": {"num_inference_steps":4, "guidance_scale":7.5}}',
+        default_sampling_params='{"1": {"num_inference_steps":4, "guidance_scale":7.5, "generator_device":"cpu"}}',
         max_generated_image_size=1024 * 1792,
     )
     return TestClient(app)
@@ -960,6 +960,7 @@ def test_image_edit_parameter_default(async_omni_test_client):
     assert captured_sampling_params.num_outputs_per_prompt == 1
     assert captured_sampling_params.num_inference_steps == 4
     assert captured_sampling_params.guidance_scale == 7.5
+    assert captured_sampling_params.generator_device == "cpu"
 
     # Test that a size exceeding max_generated_image_size returns 400
     response = async_omni_test_client.post(
@@ -993,6 +994,7 @@ def test_image_edit_parameter_default_single_stage(test_client):
     assert captured_sampling_params.num_outputs_per_prompt == 1
     assert captured_sampling_params.num_inference_steps == 4
     assert captured_sampling_params.guidance_scale == 7.5
+    assert captured_sampling_params.generator_device == "cpu"
 
     # Size exceeding max_generated_image_size (1024*1792) returns 400
     response = test_client.post(
diff --git a/tests/entrypoints/test_async_omni_diffusion_config.py b/tests/entrypoints/test_async_omni_diffusion_config.py
index a55eaf05b9c..7ed8128260e 100644
--- a/tests/entrypoints/test_async_omni_diffusion_config.py
+++ b/tests/entrypoints/test_async_omni_diffusion_config.py
@@ -69,6 +69,20 @@ def test_default_stage_config_propagates_ulysses_mode():
     assert parallel_config.ulysses_mode == "advanced_uaa"
 
 
+def test_default_stage_config_includes_default_sampling_params():
+    """Ensure default sampling params survive the default diffusion-stage builder."""
+    stage_cfg = AsyncOmniEngine._create_default_diffusion_stage_cfg(
+        {
+            "default_sampling_params": '{"0": {"generator_device":"cpu", "guidance_scale":7.5}}',
+        }
+    )[0]
+
+    assert stage_cfg["default_sampling_params"] == {
+        "generator_device": "cpu",
+        "guidance_scale": 7.5,
+    }
+
+
 def test_serve_cli_accepts_ulysses_mode():
     """Ensure diffusion serve CLI exposes ulysses_mode and wires it to parallel_config."""
     parser = FlexibleArgumentParser()
diff --git a/vllm_omni/engine/async_omni_engine.py b/vllm_omni/engine/async_omni_engine.py
index 23a85e9f5f2..01c11cb9603 100644
--- a/vllm_omni/engine/async_omni_engine.py
+++ b/vllm_omni/engine/async_omni_engine.py
@@ -1138,6 +1138,16 @@ def _create_default_diffusion_stage_cfg(kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> list:
         # We temporally create a default config for diffusion stage.
         # In the future, we should merge the default config with the user-provided config.
         normalized_kwargs = dict(kwargs)
+        default_sampling_params = normalized_kwargs.get("default_sampling_params")
+        if isinstance(default_sampling_params, str):
+            try:
+                default_sampling_params = json.loads(default_sampling_params)
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                logger.warning("Invalid default_sampling_params JSON, ignoring stage defaults.")
+                default_sampling_params = None
+        if not isinstance(default_sampling_params, dict):
+            default_sampling_params = None
+        stage_default_sampling_params = default_sampling_params.get("0", {}) if default_sampling_params else {}
 
         # TODO: hack, convert dtype to string to avoid non-premitive omegaconf create error.
         if "dtype" in normalized_kwargs and not isinstance(normalized_kwargs["dtype"], str):
@@ -1234,6 +1244,7 @@ def _create_default_diffusion_stage_cfg(kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> list:
                     "devices": devices,
                 },
                 "engine_args": stage_engine_args,
+                "default_sampling_params": stage_default_sampling_params,
                 "final_output": True,
                 "final_output_type": "image",
             }