diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/arg_groups/pd_disaggregation_hook.py b/python/sglang/srt/arg_groups/pd_disaggregation_hook.py
index ddaf80744..65be40b5f 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/arg_groups/pd_disaggregation_hook.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/arg_groups/pd_disaggregation_hook.py
@@ -35,10 +35,16 @@ def handle_pd_disaggregation(server_args: ServerArgs) -> None:
         )
 
     if server_args.disaggregation_mode == "decode" and server_args.dcp_size > 1:
-        if server_args.disaggregation_transfer_backend not in ("mooncake", "nixl"):
+        # Fake transfer moves no KV and is only used for synthetic decode
+        # benchmarks, so it does not need the DCP relayout from Mooncake/NIXL.
+        if server_args.disaggregation_transfer_backend not in (
+            "mooncake",
+            "nixl",
+            "fake",
+        ):
             raise ValueError(
                 "PD decode DCP requires --disaggregation-transfer-backend "
-                "mooncake or nixl, got "
+                "mooncake, nixl, or fake for synthetic benchmarking, got "
                 f"{server_args.disaggregation_transfer_backend!r}."
             )
         if server_args.disaggregation_decode_enable_radix_cache:
diff --git a/test/registered/unit/server_args/test_server_args.py b/test/registered/unit/server_args/test_server_args.py
index c94adc5e7..faf2cbe9f 100644
--- a/test/registered/unit/server_args/test_server_args.py
+++ b/test/registered/unit/server_args/test_server_args.py
@@ -524,12 +524,22 @@ class TestLoadBalanceMethod(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_pd_decode_dcp_rejects_unsupported_transfer_backend(self):
         server_args = ServerArgs(
             model_path="dummy",
+            disaggregation_mode="decode",
+            disaggregation_transfer_backend="mori",
+            dcp_size=4,
+        )
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+            ValueError, "mooncake, nixl, or fake for synthetic benchmarking"
+        ):
+            server_args._handle_pd_disaggregation()
+
+    def test_pd_decode_dcp_allows_fake_transfer_backend(self):
+        server_args = self._load_balance_args(
             disaggregation_mode="decode",
             disaggregation_transfer_backend="fake",
             dcp_size=4,
         )
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "mooncake or nixl"):
-            server_args._handle_pd_disaggregation()
+        self.assertTrue(server_args.disable_radix_cache)
 
     def test_pd_decode_dcp_rejects_radix_cache(self):
         server_args = ServerArgs(