diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/layers/communicator.py b/python/sglang/srt/layers/communicator.py
index 318ee9703..36cdb23c3 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/layers/communicator.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/layers/communicator.py
@@ -498,11 +498,13 @@ class LayerCommunicator:
         forward_batch: ForwardBatch,
         captured_last_layer_outputs: Optional[List[torch.Tensor]] = None,
         post_residual_addition: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None,
+        quant_format: str = "",
     ):
         hidden_states, residual = self.prepare_attn(
             hidden_states,
             residual,
             forward_batch,
+            quant_format=quant_format,
             post_residual_addition=post_residual_addition,
         )
         if captured_last_layer_outputs is not None:
@@ -511,12 +513,39 @@ class LayerCommunicator:
                 forward_batch=forward_batch,
                 context=self._context,
             )
-            if gathered_last_layer_output is residual:
-                # Clone to avoid modifying the original residual by Custom RMSNorm inplace operation
+            if (
+                gathered_last_layer_output is residual
+                and not self._post_attn_residual_is_read_only(residual)
+            ):
                 gathered_last_layer_output = residual.clone()
             captured_last_layer_outputs.append(gathered_last_layer_output)
         return hidden_states, residual
 
+    def _post_attn_residual_is_read_only(self, residual: torch.Tensor) -> bool:
+        """True if ``prepare_mlp``'s post-attention RMSNorm leaves ``residual``
+        untouched, so Eagle3 aux capture can keep its reference and skip the clone.
+
+        Only the flashinfer all-reduce-fusion path writes a fresh ``residual_out``
+        (see ``flashinfer_allreduce_residual_rmsnorm``); the aiter fused kernel and
+        every plain norm fold into ``residual`` in place. That path is reachable
+        only from the ``_gather_*`` communicate-fns, and only when they fall past
+        their input-scattered branch.
+        """
+        norm_fn = getattr(
+            self._communicate_with_all_reduce_and_layer_norm_fn,
+            "func",
+            self._communicate_with_all_reduce_and_layer_norm_fn,
+        )
+        uses_gather_norm = norm_fn in (
+            CommunicateWithAllReduceAndLayerNormFn._gather_hidden_states_and_residual,
+            CommunicateWithAllReduceAndLayerNormFn._gather_hidden_states_and_residual_moe,
+        )
+        return (
+            uses_gather_norm
+            and not get_attn_tp_context().input_scattered
+            and apply_flashinfer_allreduce_fusion(residual.shape[0])
+        )
+
     def prepare_attn(
         self,
         hidden_states: torch.Tensor,
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_v2.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_v2.py
index c6208ff1d..fa60ae4ff 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_v2.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_v2.py
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ from sglang.srt.layers.communicator_dsa_cp import DSACPLayerCommunicator
 from sglang.srt.layers.dp_attention import (
     get_attention_cp_rank,
     get_attention_cp_size,
-    get_attention_tp_group,
     get_attention_tp_rank,
     get_attention_tp_size,
 )
@@ -2130,13 +2129,17 @@ class DeepseekV2DecoderLayer(nn.Module):
         gemm_output_zero_allocator: BumpAllocator = None,
         llama_4_scaling: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None,
         prev_topk_indices: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None,
+        captured_last_layer_outputs: Optional[List[torch.Tensor]] = None,
     ) -> torch.Tensor:
         hidden_states_orig = hidden_states
-        hidden_states, residual = self.layer_communicator.prepare_attn(
-            hidden_states,
-            residual,
-            forward_batch,
-            getattr(self, "_gfx95_quant_format", ""),
+        hidden_states, residual = (
+            self.layer_communicator.prepare_attn_and_capture_last_layer_outputs(
+                hidden_states,
+                residual,
+                forward_batch,
+                captured_last_layer_outputs=captured_last_layer_outputs,
+                quant_format=getattr(self, "_gfx95_quant_format", ""),
+            )
         )
 
         hidden_states = self.self_attn(
@@ -2483,14 +2486,6 @@ class DeepseekV2Model(nn.Module):
                 else get_global_expert_distribution_recorder().with_current_layer(i)
             )
             with ctx:
-                if i in self.layers_to_capture:
-                    if self.enable_a2a_moe and i > self.first_k_dense_replace:
-                        aux_hidden_state = get_attention_tp_group().all_gather(
-                            hidden_states + residual, dim=0
-                        )
-                        aux_hidden_states.append(aux_hidden_state)
-                    else:
-                        aux_hidden_states.append(hidden_states + residual)
                 layer = self.layers[i]
                 hidden_states, residual, topk_indices = layer(
                     positions,
@@ -2501,6 +2496,9 @@ class DeepseekV2Model(nn.Module):
                     gemm_output_zero_allocator,
                     llama_4_scaling,
                     prev_topk_indices=topk_indices,
+                    captured_last_layer_outputs=(
+                        aux_hidden_states if i in self.layers_to_capture else None
+                    ),
                 )
 
         if normal_end_layer != self.end_layer: