diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_v4.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_v4.py
index 9387ac88d..5b46fb55b 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_v4.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_v4.py
@@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ class MQALayer(nn.Module):
                 )
 
         self.attn_sink = nn.Parameter(torch.empty(self.n_heads, dtype=torch.float32))
+        self._attn_sink_local: Optional[torch.Tensor] = (
+            self.attn_sink if attn_tp_size == 1 else None
+        )
         self.fuse_wqa_wkv = envs.SGLANG_OPT_FUSE_WQA_WKV.get()
         if self.fuse_wqa_wkv:
             self.wqkv_a = ReplicatedLinear(
@@ -890,10 +893,23 @@ class MQALayer(nn.Module):
 
         tp_slice, q_padded, q_out = slice(None), None, None
         if self.tp_size > 1:
-            q_padded = x.new_empty(x.shape[0], self.n_heads, self.head_dim)
-            rank = self.tp_rank
-            tp_slice = slice(rank * self.n_local_heads, (rank + 1) * self.n_local_heads)
+            # FlashMLA's fp8 sparse decode kernel only specializes h_q for {64, 128}.
+            # Pad the per-rank heads to 64 (not the full n_heads) when they fit, to
+            # dispatch the cheaper decode::head64 variant; attn_sink is sliced to
+            # this rank and padded to match.
+            padded_num_heads = 64 if self.n_local_heads <= 64 else self.n_heads
+            q_padded = x.new_empty(x.shape[0], padded_num_heads, self.head_dim)
+            tp_slice = slice(0, self.n_local_heads)
             q_out = q_padded[:, tp_slice, :]
+            if self._attn_sink_local is None:
+                # Build once on the first forward (post weight load); a per-call
+                # rebuild would replay a fill+copy per layer in the decode graph.
+                rank = self.tp_rank
+                sink = self.attn_sink.new_zeros(padded_num_heads)
+                sink[: self.n_local_heads] = self.attn_sink[
+                    rank * self.n_local_heads : (rank + 1) * self.n_local_heads
+                ]
+                self._attn_sink_local = sink
 
         if enable_multi_stream:
             # Multi-stream path always fuses cache write into the K kernel,
@@ -960,7 +976,7 @@ class MQALayer(nn.Module):
                     o,
                     self.attn_mqa.layer_id,
                     self.compress_ratio,
-                    self.attn_sink,
+                    self._attn_sink_local,
                     save_kv_cache,
                 )
             else:
@@ -971,7 +987,7 @@ class MQALayer(nn.Module):
                     layer=self.attn_mqa,
                     forward_batch=forward_batch,
                     compress_ratio=self.compress_ratio,
-                    attn_sink=self.attn_sink,
+                    attn_sink=self._attn_sink_local,
                     save_kv_cache=save_kv_cache,
                 )
             o = o[:, tp_slice, :]