diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_common/attention_forward_methods/forward_mha_rocm.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_common/attention_forward_methods/forward_mha_rocm.py
index 803df1dee..c369f9d32 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_common/attention_forward_methods/forward_mha_rocm.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_common/attention_forward_methods/forward_mha_rocm.py
@@ -279,8 +279,14 @@ class DeepseekMHARocmForwardMixin:
     def _concat_and_cast_mha_k_rocm(
         self: DeepseekV2AttentionMLA,
         k_nope: torch.Tensor,
-        k_pe: torch.Tensor,
+        k_pe: torch.Tensor | None,
     ):
+        if self.qk_rope_head_dim == 0:
+            assert k_pe is None or k_pe.shape[-1] == 0
+            # No RoPE tail to append, so k is k_nope as-is. The concat branch
+            # below keeps k_nope's dtype, so no cast is needed here either.
+            return k_nope.contiguous()
+
         k_shape = (k_nope.shape[0], self.num_local_heads, self.qk_head_dim)
         k = k_nope.new_empty(*k_shape)
         if self.current_attention_backend == "aiter":
diff --git a/test/registered/unit/models/test_nope_mha_k_cast.py b/test/registered/unit/models/test_nope_mha_k_cast.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6152280dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/registered/unit/models/test_nope_mha_k_cast.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import sys
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+import torch
+
+from sglang.srt.models.deepseek_common.attention_forward_methods import (
+    forward_mha,
+    forward_mha_rocm,
+)
+from sglang.test.ci.ci_register import register_cpu_ci
+
+register_cpu_ci(
+    est_time=10,
+    suite="base-a-test-cpu",
+    nightly=False,
+    disabled=None,
+)
+
+
+def _run_nope_concat(backend: str, kv_cache_dtype: str, pool_dtype: torch.dtype):
+    fake_self = SimpleNamespace(
+        qk_rope_head_dim=0,
+        current_attention_backend=backend,
+        kv_cache_dtype=kv_cache_dtype,
+    )
+    fake_pool = SimpleNamespace(dtype=pool_dtype)
+    with (
+        mock.patch.object(forward_mha, "_is_cuda", True),
+        mock.patch.object(forward_mha, "get_token_to_kv_pool", return_value=fake_pool),
+    ):
+        return forward_mha.DeepseekMHAForwardMixin._concat_and_cast_mha_k(
+            fake_self,
+            torch.randn(4, 2, 128, dtype=torch.bfloat16),
+            None,
+            None,
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "backend,kv_cache_dtype,pool_dtype,expected_dtype",
+    [
+        ("fa3", "fp8_e4m3", torch.float8_e4m3fn, torch.float8_e4m3fn),
+        ("fa3", "auto", torch.float8_e4m3fn, torch.bfloat16),
+        ("trtllm_gen", "fp8_e4m3", torch.float8_e4m3fn, torch.bfloat16),
+    ],
+)
+def test_nope_mha_k_cast(backend, kv_cache_dtype, pool_dtype, expected_dtype):
+    out = _run_nope_concat(backend, kv_cache_dtype, pool_dtype)
+    assert out.dtype == expected_dtype
+
+
+def _run_nope_concat_rocm(backend: str, k_pe: torch.Tensor | None):
+    # qk_head_dim / qk_nope_head_dim are the roped-model values so that the
+    # concat branch would be entered (and fail on the zero-width tail) if the
+    # qk_rope_head_dim == 0 guard were missing.
+    fake_self = SimpleNamespace(
+        qk_rope_head_dim=0,
+        qk_nope_head_dim=128,
+        qk_head_dim=128,
+        num_local_heads=2,
+        current_attention_backend=backend,
+    )
+    return forward_mha_rocm.DeepseekMHARocmForwardMixin._concat_and_cast_mha_k_rocm(
+        fake_self,
+        torch.randn(4, 2, 128, dtype=torch.bfloat16),
+        k_pe,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("backend", ["aiter", "triton"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("zero_width_k_pe", [False, True])
+def test_nope_mha_k_cast_rocm(backend, zero_width_k_pe):
+    k_pe = torch.randn(4, 1, 0, dtype=torch.bfloat16) if zero_width_k_pe else None
+    out = _run_nope_concat_rocm(backend, k_pe)
+    assert out.shape == (4, 2, 128)
+    assert out.dtype == torch.bfloat16
+    assert out.is_contiguous()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(pytest.main([__file__]))