diff --git a/tests/kernels/moe/test_moe_layer.py b/tests/kernels/moe/test_moe_layer.py
index 07c04a168026..14cfd00c2bdd 100644
--- a/tests/kernels/moe/test_moe_layer.py
+++ b/tests/kernels/moe/test_moe_layer.py
@@ -1620,18 +1620,13 @@ def _parallel_worker(
             else:
                 print("F", end="")
         finally:
-            # Note: for some reason DeepEP buffers don't seem to be
-            # entirely reusable on B200. In order to work around this
-            # we clear the all2all manager's cache after each testpoint.
-            cap = current_platform.get_device_capability()
-            if (
-                cap is not None
-                and cap.major == 10
-                and (
-                    test_config.backend == "deepep_low_latency"
-                    or test_config.backend == "deepep_high_throughput"
-                )
-            ):
+            # DeepEP managers are not reliably reusable across many subtests in
+            # a single worker process. Tear them down after each DeepEP case so
+            # later subtests do not inherit stale communication state.
+            if test_config.backend in {
+                "deepep_low_latency",
+                "deepep_high_throughput",
+            }:
                 torch.accelerator.synchronize()
                 all2all_manager = get_ep_group().device_communicator.all2all_manager
                 if all2all_manager is not None:
diff --git a/tests/lora/test_layers.py b/tests/lora/test_layers.py
index c2b4f5515644..a0028687a32f 100644
--- a/tests/lora/test_layers.py
+++ b/tests/lora/test_layers.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     VocabParallelEmbedding,
     get_masked_input_and_mask,
 )
+from vllm.model_executor.models.deepseek_v2 import DeepSeekV2FusedQkvAProjLinear
 from vllm.platforms import current_platform
 from vllm.utils.torch_utils import set_random_seed
 
@@ -1422,7 +1423,107 @@ def test_variable_slice_lora_class_selection(default_vllm_config, dist_init):
         f"for 2 packed modules, got {type(selected_layer_merged).__name__}"
     )
 
-    # Case 5: Plain ColumnParallelLinear (not merged) - common in many models
+    fully_sharded_tp_lora_config = LoRAConfig(
+        max_loras=8,
+        max_lora_rank=16,
+        lora_dtype=torch.float16,
+        fully_sharded_loras=True,
+    )
+    fully_sharded_tp_layer = MergedColumnParallelLinear(
+        4096, [2048, 2048], bias=False, params_dtype=torch.float16
+    )
+    fully_sharded_tp_layer.tp_size = 2
+
+    assert not MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA.can_replace_layer(
+        source_layer=fully_sharded_tp_layer,
+        lora_config=fully_sharded_tp_lora_config,
+        packed_modules_list=packed_modules_two,
+    ), "Generic merged wrapper should reject fully sharded TP layers"
+
+    assert MergedColumnParallelLinearWithShardedLoRA.can_replace_layer(
+        source_layer=fully_sharded_tp_layer,
+        lora_config=fully_sharded_tp_lora_config,
+        packed_modules_list=packed_modules_two,
+    ), "Sharded merged wrapper should remain eligible for fully sharded TP layers"
+
+    selected_fully_sharded_tp_layer = from_layer(
+        fully_sharded_tp_layer,
+        max_loras=8,
+        lora_config=fully_sharded_tp_lora_config,
+        packed_modules_list=packed_modules_two,
+    )
+    assert isinstance(
+        selected_fully_sharded_tp_layer,
+        MergedColumnParallelLinearWithShardedLoRA,
+    ), (
+        "from_layer should select MergedColumnParallelLinearWithShardedLoRA "
+        "for fully sharded TP merged layers, got "
+        f"{type(selected_fully_sharded_tp_layer).__name__}"
+    )
+
+    # Case 5: DeepSeek's fused_qkv_a_proj should reuse the generic merged
+    # wrapper while preserving its custom base forward path.
+    deepseek_fused_layer = DeepSeekV2FusedQkvAProjLinear(
+        4096, [2048, 2048], prefix="model.layers.0.self_attn.fused_qkv_a_proj"
+    )
+    selected_deepseek_layer = from_layer(
+        deepseek_fused_layer,
+        max_loras=8,
+        lora_config=lora_config,
+        packed_modules_list=packed_modules_two,
+    )
+    assert isinstance(selected_deepseek_layer, MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA), (
+        "from_layer should select MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA "
+        f"for DeepSeek fused_qkv_a_proj, got {type(selected_deepseek_layer).__name__}"
+    )
+
+    fully_sharded_lora_config = LoRAConfig(
+        max_loras=8,
+        max_lora_rank=16,
+        lora_dtype=torch.float16,
+        fully_sharded_loras=True,
+    )
+    selected_fully_sharded_deepseek_layer = from_layer(
+        deepseek_fused_layer,
+        max_loras=8,
+        lora_config=fully_sharded_lora_config,
+        packed_modules_list=packed_modules_two,
+    )
+    assert isinstance(
+        selected_fully_sharded_deepseek_layer,
+        MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA,
+    ), (
+        "from_layer should keep using MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA "
+        "for fused_qkv_a_proj when the base layer is effectively unsharded, got "
+        f"{type(selected_fully_sharded_deepseek_layer).__name__}"
+    )
+
+    # Case 6: Generic subclass of MergedColumnParallelLinear with 2 packed
+    # modules should still use the generic merged wrapper.
+    class CustomMergedColumnParallelLinear(MergedColumnParallelLinear):
+        pass
+
+    custom_merged_layer = CustomMergedColumnParallelLinear(
+        4096, [2048, 2048], bias=False, params_dtype=torch.float16
+    )
+    assert MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA.can_replace_layer(
+        source_layer=custom_merged_layer,
+        lora_config=lora_config,
+        packed_modules_list=packed_modules_two,
+    ), "MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA should handle subclasses"
+
+    selected_custom_layer = from_layer(
+        custom_merged_layer,
+        max_loras=8,
+        lora_config=lora_config,
+        packed_modules_list=packed_modules_two,
+    )
+    assert isinstance(selected_custom_layer, MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA), (
+        f"from_layer should select MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA "
+        f"for subclassed merged layers, got {type(selected_custom_layer).__name__}"
+    )
+
+    # Case 7: Plain ColumnParallelLinear (not merged) - common in many models
     # -> ColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA should be selected
     plain_column_parallel = ColumnParallelLinear(
         4096, 4096, bias=False, params_dtype=torch.float16
@@ -1455,7 +1556,7 @@ def test_variable_slice_lora_class_selection(default_vllm_config, dist_init):
         f"for plain ColumnParallelLinear, got {type(selected_plain).__name__}"
     )
 
-    # Case 6: MergedColumnParallelLinear with exactly 2 output sizes
+    # Case 8: MergedColumnParallelLinear with exactly 2 output sizes
     # and empty packed_modules_list
     # -> ColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA should NOT match (packed_modules_list != 1)
     # -> MergedColumnParallelLinearVariableSliceWithLoRA should NOT match (< 3 slices)
@@ -1473,3 +1574,170 @@ def test_variable_slice_lora_class_selection(default_vllm_config, dist_init):
         "MergedColumnParallelLinearVariableSliceWithLoRA "
         "should NOT handle 2 slices even with empty packed_modules_list"
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "wrapper_cls",
+    [ColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA, ColumnParallelLinearWithShardedLoRA],
+)
+def test_get_and_maybe_dequant_weights_accepts_lora_wrappers(dist_init, wrapper_cls):
+    from vllm.model_executor.layers.quantization.utils.quant_utils import (
+        get_and_maybe_dequant_weights,
+    )
+
+    linear = ColumnParallelLinear(4096, 4096, bias=False, params_dtype=torch.float16)
+    lora_linear = wrapper_cls(linear)
+
+    # Should work with LoRA wrappers and return [out, in] weights.
+    dequant_weight = get_and_maybe_dequant_weights(lora_linear, out_dtype=torch.float16)
+    assert dequant_weight.shape == linear.weight.shape
+
+
+@torch.inference_mode()
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("device", DEVICES)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("stage", STAGES)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("fully_sharded", [False, True])
+def test_deepseek_fused_qkv_a_proj_lora_preserves_base_forward(
+    default_vllm_config, dist_init, device, stage, fully_sharded
+):
+    if current_platform.is_cuda_alike():
+        torch.accelerator.set_device_index(device)
+
+    torch.set_default_device(device)
+    dtype = torch.float16 if current_platform.is_cuda_alike() else torch.float32
+    max_loras = 8
+    lora_config = LoRAConfig(
+        max_loras=max_loras,
+        max_lora_rank=8,
+        lora_dtype=dtype,
+        fully_sharded_loras=fully_sharded,
+    )
+    punica_wrapper = get_punica_wrapper(8192, 256, device, lora_config=lora_config)
+    assert check_punica_wrapper(punica_wrapper)
+
+    class OffsetDeepSeekFusedQkvAProjLinear(DeepSeekV2FusedQkvAProjLinear):
+        def forward(self, input_):
+            output, output_bias = super().forward(input_)
+            return output + 1, output_bias
+
+    layer = OffsetDeepSeekFusedQkvAProjLinear(
+        32, [16, 16], prefix="model.layers.0.self_attn.fused_qkv_a_proj"
+    )
+    layer.weight.data = torch.rand_like(layer.weight.data, dtype=dtype)
+
+    lora_layer = MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA(layer)
+    lora_layer.create_lora_weights(max_loras, lora_config)
+    lora_layer.set_mapping(punica_wrapper)
+
+    id_to_index = get_random_id_to_index(1, max_loras, log=False)
+    active_slot = next(i for i, lora_id in enumerate(id_to_index) if lora_id == 1)
+    lora_a = [
+        torch.rand(8, 32, dtype=dtype, device=device),
+        torch.rand(8, 32, dtype=dtype, device=device),
+    ]
+    lora_b = [
+        torch.rand(16, 8, dtype=dtype, device=device),
+        torch.rand(16, 8, dtype=dtype, device=device),
+    ]
+    lora_layer.set_lora(active_slot, lora_a=lora_a, lora_b=lora_b)
+
+    inputs, index_mapping, prompt_mapping = create_random_inputs(
+        active_lora_ids=[1],
+        num_inputs=4,
+        input_size=(1, 32),
+        input_range=(0, 1),
+        input_type=dtype,
+        device=device,
+    )
+    lora_mapping = LoRAMapping(index_mapping, prompt_mapping, is_prefill=stage)
+    punica_wrapper.update_metadata(lora_mapping, id_to_index, max_loras, 512)
+
+    lora_result = lora_layer(torch.cat(inputs))[0]
+
+    expected_results = []
+    for input_ in inputs:
+        result = layer(input_)[0]
+        result[:, :16] += input_ @ lora_a[0].T @ lora_b[0].T
+        result[:, 16:] += input_ @ lora_a[1].T @ lora_b[1].T
+        expected_results.append(result)
+
+    rtol, atol = TOLERANCES[lora_result.dtype]
+    torch.testing.assert_close(
+        lora_result, torch.cat(expected_results), rtol=rtol, atol=atol
+    )
+
+    merged_layer = OffsetDeepSeekFusedQkvAProjLinear(
+        32, [16, 16], prefix="model.layers.0.self_attn.fused_qkv_a_proj"
+    )
+    merged_layer.weight.data = layer.weight.data.clone()
+    merged_layer.weight.data[:16].add_(lora_b[0] @ lora_a[0])
+    merged_layer.weight.data[16:].add_(lora_b[1] @ lora_a[1])
+    merged_result = merged_layer(torch.cat(inputs))[0]
+
+    torch.testing.assert_close(lora_result, merged_result, rtol=rtol, atol=atol)
+
+
+@torch.inference_mode()
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("device", DEVICES)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("stage", STAGES)
+def test_replicated_lora_preserves_base_forward_for_subclasses(
+    default_vllm_config, dist_init, device, stage
+):
+    if current_platform.is_cuda_alike():
+        torch.accelerator.set_device_index(device)
+
+    torch.set_default_device(device)
+    dtype = torch.float16 if current_platform.is_cuda_alike() else torch.float32
+    max_loras = 8
+    lora_config = LoRAConfig(max_loras=max_loras, max_lora_rank=8, lora_dtype=dtype)
+    punica_wrapper = get_punica_wrapper(8192, 256, device, lora_config=lora_config)
+    assert check_punica_wrapper(punica_wrapper)
+
+    class OffsetReplicatedLinear(ReplicatedLinear):
+        def forward(self, input_):
+            output, output_bias = super().forward(input_)
+            return output + 1, output_bias
+
+    layer = OffsetReplicatedLinear(32, 16, bias=False, params_dtype=dtype)
+    layer.weight.data = torch.rand_like(layer.weight.data, dtype=dtype)
+
+    lora_layer = ReplicatedLinearWithLoRA(layer)
+    lora_layer.create_lora_weights(max_loras, lora_config)
+    lora_layer.set_mapping(punica_wrapper)
+
+    id_to_index = get_random_id_to_index(1, max_loras, log=False)
+    active_slot = next(i for i, lora_id in enumerate(id_to_index) if lora_id == 1)
+    lora_a = torch.rand(8, 32, dtype=dtype, device=device)
+    lora_b = torch.rand(16, 8, dtype=dtype, device=device)
+    lora_layer.set_lora(active_slot, lora_a=lora_a, lora_b=lora_b)
+
+    inputs, index_mapping, prompt_mapping = create_random_inputs(
+        active_lora_ids=[1],
+        num_inputs=4,
+        input_size=(1, 32),
+        input_range=(0, 1),
+        input_type=dtype,
+        device=device,
+    )
+    lora_mapping = LoRAMapping(index_mapping, prompt_mapping, is_prefill=stage)
+    punica_wrapper.update_metadata(lora_mapping, id_to_index, max_loras, 512)
+
+    lora_result = lora_layer(torch.cat(inputs))[0]
+
+    expected_results = []
+    for input_ in inputs:
+        result = layer(input_)[0]
+        result += input_ @ lora_a.T @ lora_b.T
+        expected_results.append(result)
+
+    rtol, atol = TOLERANCES[lora_result.dtype]
+    torch.testing.assert_close(
+        lora_result, torch.cat(expected_results), rtol=rtol, atol=atol
+    )
+
+    merged_layer = OffsetReplicatedLinear(32, 16, bias=False, params_dtype=dtype)
+    merged_layer.weight.data = layer.weight.data.clone()
+    merged_layer.weight.data.add_(lora_b @ lora_a)
+    merged_result = merged_layer(torch.cat(inputs))[0]
+
+    torch.testing.assert_close(lora_result, merged_result, rtol=rtol, atol=atol)
diff --git a/tests/lora/test_lora_manager.py b/tests/lora/test_lora_manager.py
index e80d96f00e74..1c07dc4ae677 100644
--- a/tests/lora/test_lora_manager.py
+++ b/tests/lora/test_lora_manager.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from vllm.lora.layers import (
     ColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA,
     MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA,
+    ReplicatedLinearWithLoRA,
     RowParallelLinearWithLoRA,
 )
 from vllm.lora.lora_model import LoRAModel
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 from vllm.lora.peft_helper import PEFTHelper
 from vllm.lora.request import LoRARequest
 from vllm.lora.worker_manager import LRUCacheWorkerLoRAManager, WorkerLoRAManager
+from vllm.model_executor.layers.fused_moe import GateLinear
 from vllm.platforms import current_platform
 
 from .utils import create_peft_lora
@@ -132,6 +134,135 @@ def test_replace_submodules(default_vllm_config, dist_init, dummy_model):
     assert isinstance(model.get_submodule("layer1.dense2"), RowParallelLinearWithLoRA)
 
 
+def test_wrap_replicated_linear_subclasses(default_vllm_config, dist_init, dummy_model):
+    from vllm.model_executor.layers.linear import ReplicatedLinear
+
+    class CustomReplicatedLinear(ReplicatedLinear):
+        pass
+
+    model = dummy_model
+    model.add_module("custom_gate", CustomReplicatedLinear(10, 10, bias=False))
+
+    manager = LoRAModelManager(
+        model,
+        1,
+        1,
+        1,
+        LoRAConfig(
+            max_lora_rank=8, max_cpu_loras=8, max_loras=8, lora_dtype=DEFAULT_DTYPE
+        ),
+        torch.device(DEVICES[0]),
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(
+        manager.model.get_submodule("custom_gate"), ReplicatedLinearWithLoRA
+    )
+
+
+def test_wrap_gate_linear(default_vllm_config, dist_init, dummy_model):
+    model = dummy_model
+    model.add_module("router_gate", GateLinear(10, 4, bias=False))
+
+    manager = LoRAModelManager(
+        model,
+        1,
+        1,
+        1,
+        LoRAConfig(
+            max_lora_rank=8, max_cpu_loras=8, max_loras=8, lora_dtype=DEFAULT_DTYPE
+        ),
+        torch.device(DEVICES[0]),
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(
+        manager.model.get_submodule("router_gate"), ReplicatedLinearWithLoRA
+    )
+
+
+def test_skip_unsupported_matched_modules(default_vllm_config, dist_init, dummy_model):
+    class UnsupportedContainer(nn.Module):
+        def __init__(self):
+            super().__init__()
+            # This name matches a supported target suffix ("dense1"),
+            # but nn.Linear is not currently a LoRA-wrappable layer type.
+            self.dense1 = nn.Linear(10, 10, bias=False)
+
+    model = dummy_model
+    model.add_module("unsupported", UnsupportedContainer())
+
+    manager = LoRAModelManager(
+        model,
+        1,
+        1,
+        1,
+        LoRAConfig(
+            max_lora_rank=8, max_cpu_loras=8, max_loras=8, lora_dtype=DEFAULT_DTYPE
+        ),
+        torch.device(DEVICES[0]),
+    )
+
+    # Should not crash and should keep unsupported matched modules unchanged.
+    assert isinstance(manager.model.get_submodule("unsupported.dense1"), nn.Linear)
+    assert "unsupported.dense1" not in manager.modules
+
+
+def test_target_modules_fail_closed_on_unsupported_matched_modules(
+    default_vllm_config, dist_init, dummy_model
+):
+    class UnsupportedContainer(nn.Module):
+        def __init__(self):
+            super().__init__()
+            self.dense1 = nn.Linear(10, 10, bias=False)
+
+    model = dummy_model
+    model.add_module("unsupported", UnsupportedContainer())
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="unsupported.dense1"):
+        LoRAModelManager(
+            model,
+            1,
+            1,
+            1,
+            LoRAConfig(
+                max_lora_rank=8,
+                max_cpu_loras=8,
+                max_loras=8,
+                lora_dtype=DEFAULT_DTYPE,
+                target_modules=["dense1"],
+            ),
+            torch.device(DEVICES[0]),
+        )
+
+
+def test_get_dummy_lora_warmup_rank_for_fully_sharded_moe():
+    manager = LoRAModelManager.__new__(LoRAModelManager)
+    manager.lora_config = LoRAConfig(
+        max_lora_rank=64,
+        max_cpu_loras=1,
+        max_loras=1,
+        lora_dtype=DEFAULT_DTYPE,
+        fully_sharded_loras=True,
+    )
+
+    class DummyModule:
+        def __init__(self, tp_size: int, fully_sharded: bool):
+            self.tp_size = tp_size
+            self.fully_sharded = fully_sharded
+
+    manager.modules = {
+        "model.layers.0.self_attn.q_proj": DummyModule(
+            tp_size=32,
+            fully_sharded=True,
+        ),
+        "model.layers.0.mlp.experts": DummyModule(
+            tp_size=32,
+            fully_sharded=True,
+        ),
+    }
+
+    assert manager.get_dummy_lora_warmup_rank(8) == 32
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("device", DEVICES)
 def test_lora_model_manager(default_vllm_config, dist_init, dummy_model, device):
     model = dummy_model
@@ -795,6 +926,25 @@ def test_target_modules_none_uses_all(
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("device", DEVICES)
+def test_target_modules_match_packed_runtime_modules(
+    default_vllm_config, dist_init, dummy_model_gate_up, device
+):
+    """Packed runtime modules should be selected by their adapter-visible names."""
+    _test_target_modules(
+        dummy_model_gate_up,
+        ["gate_proj"],
+        device,
+        expected_lora=[("gate_up_proj", MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA)],
+        expected_no_lora=[
+            ("dense1", ColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA),
+            ("dense2", RowParallelLinearWithLoRA),
+            ("layer1.dense1", ColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA),
+            ("layer1.dense2", RowParallelLinearWithLoRA),
+        ],
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("device", DEVICES)
 def test_load_adapter_warns_on_unsupported_modules(
     default_vllm_config, dist_init, dummy_model_gate_up, device, tmp_path
diff --git a/tests/lora/test_lora_utils.py b/tests/lora/test_lora_utils.py
index da66aa60b0d8..603ec9297491 100644
--- a/tests/lora/test_lora_utils.py
+++ b/tests/lora/test_lora_utils.py
@@ -58,3 +58,24 @@ def test_exact_name_match(self):
 
     def test_exact_name_no_match(self):
         assert not is_in_target_modules("dense3", ["dense1", "dense2"])
+
+    def test_packed_parent_matches_child_target_modules(self):
+        assert is_in_target_modules(
+            "model.layers.0.mlp.gate_up_proj",
+            ["gate_proj", "up_proj"],
+            {"gate_up_proj": ["gate_proj", "up_proj"]},
+        )
+
+    def test_packed_child_matches_parent_target_modules(self):
+        assert is_in_target_modules(
+            "model.layers.0.mlp.gate_proj",
+            ["gate_up_proj"],
+            {"gate_up_proj": ["gate_proj", "up_proj"]},
+        )
+
+    def test_fused_parent_matches_child_target_modules(self):
+        assert is_in_target_modules(
+            "model.layers.0.self_attn.fused_qkv_a_proj",
+            ["q_a_proj", "kv_a_proj_with_mqa"],
+            {"fused_qkv_a_proj": ["q_a_proj", "kv_a_proj_with_mqa"]},
+        )
diff --git a/vllm/lora/layers/base_linear.py b/vllm/lora/layers/base_linear.py
index 4ea6b1ec8f05..68783ae50d4b 100644
--- a/vllm/lora/layers/base_linear.py
+++ b/vllm/lora/layers/base_linear.py
@@ -203,7 +203,16 @@ def _apply_sync(
         self, x: torch.Tensor, bias: torch.Tensor | None = None
     ) -> torch.Tensor:
         output = self.base_layer.quant_method.apply(self.base_layer, x, bias)
+        return self._apply_lora_to_output(x, output)
 
+    def _apply_base_forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+        base_output = self.base_layer(x)
+        output = base_output[0] if isinstance(base_output, tuple) else base_output
+        return self._apply_lora_to_output(x, output)
+
+    def _apply_lora_to_output(
+        self, x: torch.Tensor, output: torch.Tensor
+    ) -> torch.Tensor:
         original_shape = output.shape if output.ndim == 3 else None
 
         # In transformers backend, x and output have extra batch dimension like
diff --git a/vllm/lora/layers/column_parallel_linear.py b/vllm/lora/layers/column_parallel_linear.py
index f49a3fcbb941..aed6b5ba891e 100644
--- a/vllm/lora/layers/column_parallel_linear.py
+++ b/vllm/lora/layers/column_parallel_linear.py
@@ -40,11 +40,19 @@ def _mcp_apply(x, bias, layer: "ColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA"):
 
     # Since communication is needed, the buffer is directly initialized as a
     # tensor rather than a tuple of tensor.
-    buffers = torch.zeros(
-        (layer.n_slices, x.shape[0], layer.lora_a_stacked[0].shape[2]),
+    local_lora_rank = layer.lora_a_stacked[0].shape[2]
+    buffer_shape = (layer.n_slices, x.shape[0], local_lora_rank)
+    # Under torch.compile, the local-rank-1 fully-sharded path can otherwise
+    # get lowered to a reinterpret view with a non-canonical layout. The
+    # Triton shrink op mutates this buffer in place and expects the standard
+    # contiguous [slice, token, rank] stride contract.
+    buffers = torch.empty_strided(
+        buffer_shape,
+        (x.shape[0] * local_lora_rank, local_lora_rank, 1),
         dtype=torch.float32,
         device=x.device,
     )
+    buffers.zero_()
 
     shrunk_buffers: torch.Tensor | None = layer.punica_wrapper.add_shrink(
         buffers, x, layer.lora_a_stacked, 1.0
@@ -86,7 +94,7 @@ def __init__(self, base_layer: ColumnParallelLinear) -> None:
         # The base_layer type is ColumnParallelLinear or
         # MergedColumnParallelLinear, their weight sharding logic is
         # inconsistent when TP is greater than 1.
-        self.is_merged_col_linear = type(base_layer) is MergedColumnParallelLinear
+        self.is_merged_col_linear = isinstance(base_layer, MergedColumnParallelLinear)
         self.output_size = self.base_layer.output_size_per_partition
         # There is only one LoRA layer
         self.n_slices = 1
@@ -158,7 +166,7 @@ def can_replace_layer(
     ) -> bool:
         if type(source_layer) is maybe_get_oot_by_class(ColumnParallelLinear):
             return True
-        if type(source_layer) is maybe_get_oot_by_class(MergedColumnParallelLinear):
+        if isinstance(source_layer, maybe_get_oot_by_class(MergedColumnParallelLinear)):
             if len(packed_modules_list) != 1:
                 return False
             # Exclude layers with 3+ output sizes - those are handled by
@@ -275,19 +283,41 @@ def set_lora(
                     index, 0, : lora_b_i.shape[0], : lora_b_i.shape[1]
                 ].copy_(lora_b_i, non_blocking=True)
 
+    def apply(self, x: torch.Tensor, bias: torch.Tensor | None = None) -> torch.Tensor:
+        merged_cls = maybe_get_oot_by_class(MergedColumnParallelLinear)
+        # Effectively unsharded subclasses can safely reuse their custom
+        # forward() implementation before applying the LoRA delta.
+        if (
+            self.tp_size == 1
+            and type(self.base_layer) is not merged_cls
+            and type(self.base_layer).forward is not merged_cls.forward
+        ):
+            return self._apply_base_forward(x)
+        return _mcp_apply(x, bias, self)
+
     @classmethod
-    @_not_fully_sharded_can_replace
     def can_replace_layer(
         cls,
         source_layer: nn.Module,
         lora_config: LoRAConfig,
         packed_modules_list: list,
         model_config: PretrainedConfig | None = None,
+        decorate: bool = True,
     ) -> bool:
-        return (
-            type(source_layer) is MergedColumnParallelLinear
-            and len(packed_modules_list) == 2
-        )
+        merged_cls = maybe_get_oot_by_class(MergedColumnParallelLinear)
+        if not isinstance(source_layer, merged_cls) or len(packed_modules_list) != 2:
+            return False
+
+        tp_size = getattr(source_layer, "tp_size", 1)
+        if type(source_layer) is merged_cls:
+            if not decorate:
+                return True
+            return not lora_config.fully_sharded_loras or tp_size == 1
+
+        # Only support effectively unsharded subclasses here. Sharded
+        # subclasses may have custom communication semantics that the generic
+        # merged-column LoRA path does not know how to preserve.
+        return tp_size == 1
 
 
 class QKVParallelLinearWithLoRA(ColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA):
@@ -607,7 +637,9 @@ def can_replace_layer(
     ) -> bool:
         # Support MergedColumnParallelLinear with 3 or more slices
         # (2 slices are handled by MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA)
-        if type(source_layer) is not maybe_get_oot_by_class(MergedColumnParallelLinear):
+        if not isinstance(
+            source_layer, maybe_get_oot_by_class(MergedColumnParallelLinear)
+        ):
             return False
 
         # If packed_modules_list has 3+ items, use this class
diff --git a/vllm/lora/layers/replicated_linear.py b/vllm/lora/layers/replicated_linear.py
index f1f499b841ba..53ae26be4c36 100644
--- a/vllm/lora/layers/replicated_linear.py
+++ b/vllm/lora/layers/replicated_linear.py
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ def forward(
 
         return output, output_bias
 
+    def apply(self, x: torch.Tensor, bias: torch.Tensor | None = None) -> torch.Tensor:
+        # ReplicatedLinear subclasses such as GateLinear override forward() to
+        # dispatch custom kernels and/or adjust the output dtype. Apply LoRA on
+        # top of the actual base-layer output instead of bypassing that path.
+        return self._apply_base_forward(x)
+
     # ReplicatedLinear should always be replaced, regardless of the fully
     # sharded LoRAs setting, because it is, by definition, copied per GPU.
     @classmethod
@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@ def can_replace_layer(
         packed_modules_list: list,
         model_config: PretrainedConfig | None = None,
     ) -> bool:
-        return type(source_layer) is maybe_get_oot_by_class(ReplicatedLinear)
+        return isinstance(source_layer, maybe_get_oot_by_class(ReplicatedLinear))
 
     def slice_lora_a(
         self, lora_a: torch.Tensor | list[torch.Tensor | None]
diff --git a/vllm/lora/model_manager.py b/vllm/lora/model_manager.py
index 9d3772560433..3b58031dcbab 100644
--- a/vllm/lora/model_manager.py
+++ b/vllm/lora/model_manager.py
@@ -437,12 +437,21 @@ def _parent_module(module_name: str) -> str:
                     ),
                 )
 
-            # In some models, especially multimodal ones, layers with the same
-            # name may have different types, such as nn.Linear and
-            # ReplicatedLinear. The nn.Linear layers cannot be replaced with
-            # LoRA layers, leading to assertion error. The following check
-            # aims to prevent this error
-            if self.supports_mm and not isinstance(new_module, BaseLayerWithLoRA):
+            # Some matched modules can be unsupported by LoRA wrappers
+            # (e.g. subclasses with specialized forward behavior).
+            if not isinstance(new_module, BaseLayerWithLoRA):
+                error_msg = (
+                    "LoRA target module "
+                    f"{module_name} ({type(module).__name__}) matched the "
+                    "deployment configuration but could not be wrapped by any "
+                    "LoRA layer implementation."
+                )
+                if self.lora_config.target_modules is not None:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"{error_msg} target_modules="
+                        f"{sorted(self.lora_config.target_modules)}"
+                    )
+                logger.warning_once("%s It will be ignored.", error_msg)
                 continue
             self.register_module(module_name, new_module)
 
@@ -578,6 +587,38 @@ def create_dummy_lora(
                 model.loras[module_name] = lora
         return model
 
+    def get_dummy_lora_warmup_rank(self, default_rank: int) -> int:
+        """Return a dummy LoRA rank compatible with wrapped modules.
+
+        Dummy LoRAs keep warmup memory low by using a small rank. Fully
+        sharded MoE wrappers additionally require the dummy rank to be divisible
+        by tensor parallel size because they shard W13 along the rank axis.
+        """
+        if not self.lora_config.fully_sharded_loras:
+            return default_rank
+
+        required_multiple = 1
+        for module in self.modules.values():
+            if not getattr(module, "fully_sharded", False):
+                continue
+            required_multiple = math.lcm(required_multiple, module.tp_size)
+
+        if required_multiple == 1 or default_rank % required_multiple == 0:
+            return default_rank
+
+        adjusted_rank = (
+            (default_rank + required_multiple - 1) // required_multiple
+        ) * required_multiple
+        if adjusted_rank > self.lora_config.max_lora_rank:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Unable to choose a dummy LoRA warmup rank compatible with "
+                "fully sharded MoE modules: "
+                f"default_rank={default_rank}, "
+                f"required_multiple={required_multiple}, "
+                f"max_lora_rank={self.lora_config.max_lora_rank}"
+            )
+        return adjusted_rank
+
     def _match_target_modules(self, module_name: str) -> bool:
         """Check if a module should have LoRA applied.
 
@@ -594,7 +635,11 @@ def _match_target_modules(self, module_name: str) -> bool:
         """
         if not is_supported_lora_module(module_name, self.supported_lora_modules):
             return False
-        return is_in_target_modules(module_name, self.lora_config.target_modules)
+        return is_in_target_modules(
+            module_name,
+            self.lora_config.target_modules,
+            self.packed_modules_mapping,
+        )
 
     def _get_punica_wrapper(self, module_name: str) -> PunicaWrapperBase | None:
         """
diff --git a/vllm/lora/utils.py b/vllm/lora/utils.py
index 2349ace70846..2991447a6ad4 100644
--- a/vllm/lora/utils.py
+++ b/vllm/lora/utils.py
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ def get_lora_id():
     return _GLOBAL_LORA_ID
 
 
-_all_lora_classes: set[type[BaseLayerWithLoRA]] = {
+# Order matters here: more specific wrappers must be checked before generic
+# merged/column-parallel wrappers in from_layer().
+_all_lora_classes: tuple[type[BaseLayerWithLoRA], ...] = (
     VocabParallelEmbeddingWithLoRA,
     ColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA,
     MergedColumnParallelLinearWithLoRA,
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ def get_lora_id():
     RowParallelLinearWithShardedLoRA,
     FusedMoEWithLoRA,
     FusedMoE3DWithLoRA,
-}
+)
 
 
 def is_moe_model(model: nn.Module) -> bool:
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@ def is_supported_lora_module(
 def is_in_target_modules(
     module_name: str,
     target_modules: list[str] | None,
+    packed_modules_mapping: dict[str, list[str]] | None = None,
 ) -> bool:
     """Check if a module passes the deployment-time target_modules filter.
 
@@ -268,14 +271,33 @@ def is_in_target_modules(
         module_name: Full dot-separated module name.
         target_modules: Optional deployment-time restriction list from
             LoRAConfig.target_modules.
+        packed_modules_mapping: Optional model-defined mapping from packed
+            runtime module names to their adapter-visible submodule names
+            (e.g. ``{"gate_up_proj": ["gate_proj", "up_proj"]}``).
 
     Returns:
         True if the module passes the filter, False otherwise.
     """
     if target_modules is None:
         return True
+    target_module_set = set(target_modules)
     module_suffix = module_name.split(".")[-1]
-    return module_suffix in set(target_modules)
+    if module_suffix in target_module_set or module_name in target_module_set:
+        return True
+
+    if not packed_modules_mapping:
+        return False
+
+    # Runtime packed parent matched by deployment-time child targets.
+    packed_children = packed_modules_mapping.get(module_suffix)
+    if packed_children and any(child in target_module_set for child in packed_children):
+        return True
+
+    # Adapter-visible packed child matched by deployment-time parent target.
+    return any(
+        module_suffix in children and packed_parent in target_module_set
+        for packed_parent, children in packed_modules_mapping.items()
+    )
 
 
 def get_adapter_absolute_path(lora_path: str) -> str:
diff --git a/vllm/lora/worker_manager.py b/vllm/lora/worker_manager.py
index bea6d015e0a6..6d8ef2db51ad 100644
--- a/vllm/lora/worker_manager.py
+++ b/vllm/lora/worker_manager.py
@@ -160,7 +160,11 @@ def _load_adapter(self, lora_request: LoRARequest) -> LoRAModel:
                         lora_request.lora_path,
                         ", ".join(sorted(expected_lora_modules_lst)),
                     )
-                elif not is_in_target_modules(module_name, target_modules):
+                elif not is_in_target_modules(
+                    module_name,
+                    target_modules,
+                    packed_modules_mapping,
+                ):
                     logger.warning_once(
                         "LoRA module '%s' in adapter '%s' is not in the "
                         "deployment-time target_modules restriction [%s]."
@@ -197,6 +201,9 @@ def add_dummy_lora(self, lora_request: LoRARequest, rank: int) -> bool:
                 self._cached_dummy_lora = dummy_lora
         return self._adapter_manager.add_adapter(dummy_lora)
 
+    def get_dummy_lora_warmup_rank(self, default_rank: int) -> int:
+        return self._adapter_manager.get_dummy_lora_warmup_rank(default_rank)
+
     def pin_adapter(self, adapter_id: int) -> bool:
         return self._adapter_manager.pin_adapter(adapter_id)
 
diff --git a/vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/unquantized.py b/vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/unquantized.py
index 8fcb8fa1da14..af7cb7baf963 100644
--- a/vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/unquantized.py
+++ b/vllm/model_executor/layers/fused_moe/oracle/unquantized.py
@@ -214,6 +214,19 @@ def _return_or_raise(
             return backend, k_cls
         raise ValueError(_make_log_unsupported(backend, reason))
 
+    # LoRA needs Triton's unfused activation/reduction hooks. Selecting the
+    # backend here ensures weights stay in a LoRA-compatible layout instead of
+    # being permuted for a backend like FlashInfer or AITER during load.
+    if moe_config.is_lora_enabled:
+        backend = UnquantizedMoeBackend.TRITON
+        if activation_format == mk.FusedMoEActivationFormat.BatchedExperts:
+            backend = UnquantizedMoeBackend.BATCHED_TRITON
+        return _return_or_raise(
+            backend,
+            moe_config,
+            activation_format,
+        )
+
     runner_backend = moe_config.moe_backend
     if runner_backend != "auto":
         requested_backend = map_unquantized_backend(runner_backend)
diff --git a/vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/utils/quant_utils.py b/vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/utils/quant_utils.py
index de76deb191db..f57eb39f42b4 100644
--- a/vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/utils/quant_utils.py
+++ b/vllm/model_executor/layers/quantization/utils/quant_utils.py
@@ -356,6 +356,12 @@ def get_and_maybe_dequant_weights(
     from vllm.model_executor.layers.linear import UnquantizedLinearMethod
     from vllm.model_executor.layers.quantization.fp8 import Fp8LinearMethod
 
+    # LoRA linear wrappers store quantization metadata on `base_layer`.
+    # Unwrap here so callers can pass either a raw linear layer or its LoRA
+    # wrapper without special-casing.
+    while hasattr(layer, "base_layer") and hasattr(layer.base_layer, "quant_method"):
+        layer = layer.base_layer
+
     weight = get_attribute_fallback(layer, ["weight", "qweight", "weight_packed"])
 
     # Unquantized layer: just return base weights
diff --git a/vllm/v1/worker/lora_model_runner_mixin.py b/vllm/v1/worker/lora_model_runner_mixin.py
index 53873d156f88..3a14abfc3589 100644
--- a/vllm/v1/worker/lora_model_runner_mixin.py
+++ b/vllm/v1/worker/lora_model_runner_mixin.py
@@ -101,9 +101,12 @@ def maybe_setup_dummy_loras(
             assert self.lora_manager is not None, "LoRA is not enabled"
 
             num_loras = lora_config.max_loras
-            lora_warmup_rank = (
+            lora_warmup_rank: int = (
                 lora_config.max_lora_rank if lora_config.max_lora_rank < 8 else 8
             )
+            lora_warmup_rank = self.lora_manager.get_dummy_lora_warmup_rank(
+                lora_warmup_rank
+            )
             # Make dummy lora requests
             lora_requests: set[LoRARequest] = {
                 LoRARequest(