diff --git a/docs/docs/sglang-diffusion/api/cli.mdx b/docs/docs/sglang-diffusion/api/cli.mdx
index 2fe237d94..e5c4426fe 100644
--- a/docs/docs/sglang-diffusion/api/cli.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/sglang-diffusion/api/cli.mdx
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ Selectors match exact loaded component keys from `model_index.json`, including n
 
 The existing `--dit-cpu-offload`, `--text-encoder-cpu-offload`, `--image-encoder-cpu-offload`, `--vae-cpu-offload`, and `--cpu-offload-components` options remain supported. New and legacy options may be mixed: `--component-residency` wins only for components it matches, while unmatched legacy settings remain effective. Legacy layerwise selectors take precedence over legacy component-offload selectors for the same component. Explicit `--dit-layerwise-offload false` makes the DiT resident unless another explicit DiT selector, such as `--dit-cpu-offload true` or `--component-residency dit=component-offload`, selects a different mode.
 
-Layerwise selection is strict. A native weighted component selected for `layerwise-offload` must declare its layer structure; otherwise startup fails with the unsupported component name instead of silently changing modes. FSDP applies only to resident components. The Diffusers backend supports only pipeline-wide `all=resident` and `all=component-offload`.
+Layerwise selection is strict. A native weighted component selected for `layerwise-offload` must declare its layer structure; otherwise startup fails with the unsupported component name instead of silently changing modes. Explicit non-resident placement also requires a request-time component-use declaration, so it cannot silently select a module that the pipeline does not manage. FSDP applies only to resident components. The Diffusers backend supports only pipeline-wide `all=resident` and `all=component-offload`.
 
 ### Layerwise Offload Tuning
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/sglang-diffusion/attention_backends.mdx b/docs/docs/sglang-diffusion/attention_backends.mdx
index 26e2c123a..4b9cb952c 100644
--- a/docs/docs/sglang-diffusion/attention_backends.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/sglang-diffusion/attention_backends.mdx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This document describes the attention backends available in sglang diffusion (`s
 
 Attention backends are defined by `AttentionBackendEnum` (`sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.platforms.interface.AttentionBackendEnum`) and selected via the CLI flag `--attention-backend`.
 
-Backend selection is performed by the shared attention layers (e.g. `LocalAttention` / `USPAttention` / `UlyssesAttention` in `sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.layers.attention.layer`). `--attention-backend` is strict for the diffusion transformer / DiT. Auxiliary components such as encoders and VAEs use it when compatible, then fall back to a component default or a platform-compatible backend. Use `--component-attention-backends` when an auxiliary component must use a specific backend; incompatible component overrides fail unless a sparse backend is being replaced for cross-attention.
+Backend selection is performed by the shared attention layers (e.g. `LocalAttention` / `USPAttention` / `UlyssesAttention` in `sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.layers.attention.layer`). `--attention-backend` is strict for the diffusion transformer / DiT. Auxiliary components such as encoders and VAEs use it when compatible, then fall back to a component default or a platform-compatible backend. Use `--component-attention-backends` when an auxiliary component must use a specific backend; incompatible overrides, including an override for a component that constructs no SGLang attention layer, fail unless a sparse backend is being replaced for cross-attention.
 
 When using the diffusers backend, `--attention-backend` is passed through to diffusers'
 `set_attention_backend` (e.g., `flash`, `_flash_3_hub`, `sage`, `xformers`, `native`).
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/base.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/base.py
index 6bdd0b901..2ac57ebec 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/base.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/base.py
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ class PipelineConfig:
 
     task_type: ModelTaskType = ModelTaskType.I2I
     skip_input_image_preprocess: bool = False
+    # Components that cannot fall back to a native Transformers/Diffusers
+    # implementation because their pipeline requires SGLang-specific behavior.
+    native_only_components: tuple[str, ...] = ()
 
     model_path: str = ""
     pipeline_config_path: str | None = None
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/hunyuan3d.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/hunyuan3d.py
index 952cb96a7..41903630f 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/hunyuan3d.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/hunyuan3d.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Hunyuan3D2PipelineConfig(PipelineConfig):
         default_factory=lambda: (CLIPTextConfig(),)
     )
     text_encoder_precisions: tuple[str, ...] = ("fp16",)
-    native_only_components = ("delight_text_encoder",)
+    native_only_components: tuple[str, ...] = ("delight_text_encoder",)
 
     # Shape model configuration
     shape_model_path: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/ltx_2_5.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/ltx_2_5.py
index 646c055dc..10e493329 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/ltx_2_5.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/ltx_2_5.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class LTX25PipelineConfig(LTX2PipelineConfig):
     # One checkpoint drives both T2V and image-conditioned generation, so this
     # must stay TI2V -- T2V rejects `--image-path` outright.
     task_type: ModelTaskType = ModelTaskType.TI2V
-    native_only_components = ("diffusion_decoder",)
+    native_only_components: tuple[str, ...] = ("diffusion_decoder",)
 
     dit_config: LTX25Config = field(default_factory=LTX25Config)
     vae_config: LTX25VideoVAEConfig = field(default_factory=LTX25VideoVAEConfig)
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/minimax_h3.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/minimax_h3.py
index ab956dcf1..1cacfe3ef 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/minimax_h3.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/configs/pipeline_configs/minimax_h3.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class MiniMaxH3PipelineConfig(PipelineConfig):
     # generic TI2V image resize would both duplicate that work and overwrite
     # the already-resolved target canvas.
     skip_input_image_preprocess: bool = True
-    native_only_components = (
+    native_only_components: tuple[str, ...] = (
         "text_encoder",
         "transformer",
         "video_vae",
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/layers/attention/selector.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/layers/attention/selector.py
index dfeb857ab..ff5a57cb3 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/layers/attention/selector.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/layers/attention/selector.py
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ def _record_component_attn_backend(backend_name: str, reason: str | None) -> boo
     return True
 
 
+def record_component_attn_backend(
+    backend: AttentionBackendEnum, reason: str | None = None
+) -> bool:
+    """Record a component backend selected outside layer construction."""
+    return _record_component_attn_backend(backend.name.lower(), reason)
+
+
 def _log_component_attn_backend_summary(
     context: ComponentAttnBackendContext | None,
 ) -> None:
@@ -365,6 +372,7 @@ def component_attn_backend_context_manager(
     attn_backend: AttentionBackendEnum | None,
     component_name: str | None = None,
     allow_global_backend_fallback: bool = False,
+    require_component_backend_selection: bool = True,
 ) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
     if attn_backend is None and component_name is None:
         yield
@@ -378,12 +386,35 @@ def component_attn_backend_context_manager(
             allow_global_backend_fallback,
         )
     )
+    unused_component_name: str | None = None
+    unused_backend_name: str | None = None
+    completed = False
     try:
         yield
+        completed = True
     finally:
         context = component_attn_backend_context.get()
+        unused_component_override = (
+            completed
+            and require_component_backend_selection
+            and (
+                context is not None
+                and context.backend is not None
+                and context.component_name is not None
+                and not context.selected_backends
+            )
+        )
+        if unused_component_override:
+            unused_component_name = context.component_name
+            unused_backend_name = context.backend.name.lower()
         _log_component_attn_backend_summary(context)
         component_attn_backend_context.reset(token)
+    if unused_component_name is not None and unused_backend_name is not None:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Attention backend {unused_backend_name!r} was requested for component "
+            f"{unused_component_name!r}, but that component "
+            "did not construct an SGLang attention layer."
+        )
 
 
 @contextmanager
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/loader/component_loaders/component_loader.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/loader/component_loaders/component_loader.py
index 44ebca38d..17e375875 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/loader/component_loaders/component_loader.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/loader/component_loaders/component_loader.py
@@ -180,10 +180,7 @@ class ComponentLoader(ABC):
     def should_raise_customized_load_error(
         self, server_args: ServerArgs, component_name: str
     ) -> bool:
-        native_only_components = getattr(
-            server_args.pipeline_config, "native_only_components", ()
-        )
-        return component_name in native_only_components
+        return component_name in server_args.pipeline_config.native_only_components
 
     def validate_native_fallback(
         self, _server_args: ServerArgs, _component_name: str
@@ -213,6 +210,12 @@ class ComponentLoader(ABC):
             attn_backend,
             component_name=component_attn_name,
             allow_global_backend_fallback=allow_global_backend_fallback,
+            require_component_backend_selection=(
+                attn_backend is None
+                or not server_args.is_component_attention_backend_automatic(
+                    component_attn_name
+                )
+            ),
         ):
             load_kwargs = self.customized_load_kwargs_for_component(
                 server_args, component_name
@@ -235,6 +238,12 @@ class ComponentLoader(ABC):
             attn_backend,
             component_name=component_attn_name,
             allow_global_backend_fallback=allow_global_backend_fallback,
+            require_component_backend_selection=(
+                attn_backend is None
+                or not server_args.is_component_attention_backend_automatic(
+                    component_attn_name
+                )
+            ),
         ):
             component = self.load_native(
                 component_model_path,
@@ -735,6 +744,12 @@ class PipelineComponentLoader:
                 allow_global_backend_fallback=(
                     loader.allow_global_attention_backend_fallback
                 ),
+                require_component_backend_selection=(
+                    component_attn_backend is None
+                    or not server_args.is_component_attention_backend_automatic(
+                        component_attn_name
+                    )
+                ),
             ):
                 return loader.load(
                     component_model_path,
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/loader/component_loaders/transformer_loader.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/loader/component_loaders/transformer_loader.py
index 877386053..7e24bc197 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/loader/component_loaders/transformer_loader.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/loader/component_loaders/transformer_loader.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class TransformerLoader(ComponentLoader):
     def validate_native_fallback(
         self, server_args: ServerArgs, component_name: str
     ) -> None:
+        super().validate_native_fallback(server_args, component_name)
         requested_distributed_execution = []
         if server_args.tp_size is not None and server_args.tp_size > 1:
             requested_distributed_execution.append(f"tp_size={server_args.tp_size}")
@@ -209,6 +210,13 @@ class TransformerLoader(ComponentLoader):
             requested_distributed_execution.append(
                 f"ring_degree={server_args.ring_degree}"
             )
+        if (
+            server_args.kv_gather_degree is not None
+            and server_args.kv_gather_degree > 1
+        ):
+            requested_distributed_execution.append(
+                f"kv_gather_degree={server_args.kv_gather_degree}"
+            )
         if server_args.should_use_fsdp_for_component(component_name):
             requested_distributed_execution.append("FSDP")
         if requested_distributed_execution:
@@ -217,7 +225,8 @@ class TransformerLoader(ComponentLoader):
                 f"{component_name!r} cannot honor requested distributed execution: "
                 f"{', '.join(requested_distributed_execution)}. Use an SGLang-native "
                 "transformer implementation or set tp_size, sp_degree, "
-                "ulysses_degree, and ring_degree to 1 without FSDP."
+                "ulysses_degree, ring_degree, and kv_gather_degree to 1 without "
+                "FSDP."
             )
 
     def load_customized(
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/managers/memory_managers/component_manager.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/managers/memory_managers/component_manager.py
index d2e5e4489..b45d774a9 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/managers/memory_managers/component_manager.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/managers/memory_managers/component_manager.py
@@ -178,6 +178,35 @@ class ComponentResidencyManager:
         self._ordered_uses = tuple(
             use for uses in self._stage_uses_by_index for use in uses
         )
+        self._validate_explicit_nonresident_components()
+
+    def _validate_explicit_nonresident_components(self) -> None:
+        """Reject explicit offload selectors with no request-time use site.
+
+        Component placement is enacted by the request timeline, not merely by
+        choosing an initial load device. An explicit non-resident module with
+        no declared ``ComponentUse`` would otherwise be accepted but never
+        moved to the device before a forward pass.
+        """
+        if not isinstance(self.server_args, ServerArgs):
+            return
+
+        declared_components = {use.component_name for use in self._ordered_uses}
+        unmanaged_components = sorted(
+            component_name
+            for component_name, module in self.pipeline.modules.items()
+            if isinstance(module, nn.Module)
+            and self.server_args.explicit_residency_mode(component_name)
+            in (COMPONENT_OFFLOAD, LAYERWISE_OFFLOAD)
+            and component_name not in declared_components
+        )
+        if unmanaged_components:
+            names = ", ".join(repr(name) for name in unmanaged_components)
+            raise ComponentResidencyError(
+                "Explicit component residency requires "
+                f"{names} to have a request-time ComponentUse declaration; "
+                "none appears in this pipeline"
+            )
 
     @staticmethod
     def _is_warmup_batch(batch: ResidencyBatch | list[ResidencyBatch]) -> bool:
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/models/dits/minimax_h3.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/models/dits/minimax_h3.py
index aaa51a8bb..58e588845 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/models/dits/minimax_h3.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/models/dits/minimax_h3.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.layers.attention.selector import (
     get_attn_backend,
     get_component_forced_attn_backend,
     get_global_forced_attn_backend,
+    record_component_attn_backend,
 )
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.layers.linear import (
     ColumnParallelLinear,
@@ -2011,6 +2012,11 @@ class MiniMaxH3DiTModel(BaseDiT, LayerwiseOffloadableModuleMixin):
         # Component overrides disappear when the loader context exits. Preserve
         # only that selection; process-wide overrides are resolved at first use.
         self._component_attention_backend_override = get_component_forced_attn_backend()
+        if self._component_attention_backend_override is not None:
+            record_component_attn_backend(
+                self._component_attention_backend_override,
+                "deferred model-specific resolution",
+            )
         self._resolved_attention_backend: AttentionBackendEnum | None = None
         self._mark_missing_params_required()
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/server_args/server_args.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/server_args/server_args.py
index 9034c562c..71bae888a 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/server_args/server_args.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/runtime/server_args/server_args.py
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ class ServerArgs(DisaggServerArgsMixin):
     pin_cpu_memory: bool = True
     ltx2_two_stage_device_mode: str | None = None
     _explicit_arg_names: set[str] = field(default_factory=set, repr=False)
+    _automatic_component_attention_backend_keys: set[str] = field(
+        default_factory=set, init=False, repr=False
+    )
     _required_resident_components: set[str] = field(
         default_factory=set, init=False, repr=False
     )
@@ -952,6 +955,7 @@ class ServerArgs(DisaggServerArgsMixin):
                     logger.info(
                         "Automatically set torch_sdpa backend for component text_encoder to preserve LTX2 official attention semantics"
                     )
+                    self._automatic_component_attention_backend_keys.add("text_encoder")
                 else:
                     logger.warning(
                         "Overriding %s backend with torch_sdpa for component text_encoder to preserve LTX2 official attention semantics",
@@ -975,6 +979,7 @@ class ServerArgs(DisaggServerArgsMixin):
                 "encoder; laser_attn applies to the transformer"
             )
             self.component_attention_backends["text_encoder"] = "torch_sdpa"
+            self._automatic_component_attention_backend_keys.add("text_encoder")
 
         if self.ring_degree > 1:
             if (
@@ -1161,6 +1166,14 @@ class ServerArgs(DisaggServerArgsMixin):
                     return AttentionBackendEnum[backend.upper()], backend_key
         return None, None
 
+    def is_component_attention_backend_automatic(
+        self, component_name: str | None
+    ) -> bool:
+        return (
+            component_name is not None
+            and component_name in self._automatic_component_attention_backend_keys
+        )
+
     def _adjust_warmup(self):
         if self.warmup_mode is not None and self.warmup_mode not in WARMUP_MODES:
             raise ValueError(
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_attention_backend_selector.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_attention_backend_selector.py
index bf27cc968..fd1427343 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_attention_backend_selector.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_attention_backend_selector.py
@@ -164,6 +164,36 @@ class TestAttentionBackendFallback(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIs(backend, _FakeFABackend)
         self.assertIsNone(_FakePlatform.selected_backend)
 
+    def test_component_override_requires_an_sglang_attention_layer(self):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+            ValueError, "did not construct an SGLang attention layer"
+        ):
+            with component_attn_backend_context_manager(
+                AttentionBackendEnum.FA, component_name="vae"
+            ):
+                pass
+
+        self.assertIsNone(get_component_attn_backend_context())
+
+    def test_component_override_preserves_load_error_and_resets_context(self):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "component failed"):
+            with component_attn_backend_context_manager(
+                AttentionBackendEnum.FA, component_name="vae"
+            ):
+                raise RuntimeError("component failed")
+
+        self.assertIsNone(get_component_attn_backend_context())
+
+    def test_automatic_component_backend_may_skip_sglang_attention_layer(self):
+        with component_attn_backend_context_manager(
+            AttentionBackendEnum.TORCH_SDPA,
+            component_name="text_encoder",
+            require_component_backend_selection=False,
+        ):
+            pass
+
+        self.assertIsNone(get_component_attn_backend_context())
+
     def test_implicit_preference_falls_back_for_missing_capability(self):
         backend = self._resolve(
             AttentionBackendEnum.AITER,
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_component_residency.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_component_residency.py
index e4e52fd66..518f56d60 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_component_residency.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_component_residency.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 
+import pytest
 import torch
 
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.managers.memory_managers.component_manager import (
@@ -8,6 +9,9 @@ from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.managers.memory_managers.component_manager im
     ComponentUse,
     ResidencyState,
 )
+from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.managers.memory_managers.component_residency import (
+    ComponentResidencyError,
+)
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.managers.memory_managers.component_residency_strategies import (
     ComponentOffloadStrategy,
     ResidentStrategy,
@@ -15,6 +19,7 @@ from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.managers.memory_managers.component_residency_
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.pipelines_core.stages.realtime.text_encoding import (
     RealtimeTextEncodingStage,
 )
+from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.server_args import ServerArgs
 
 
 def test_component_offload_releases_preferred_component_after_request():
@@ -171,6 +176,44 @@ def _manager_for_stage(stage, modules):
     return manager, server_args
 
 
+def _server_args_with_component_offload(component_name):
+    server_args = ServerArgs.__new__(ServerArgs)
+    server_args.component_residency = {component_name: "component-offload"}
+    return server_args
+
+
+def test_explicit_component_offload_requires_a_declared_request_use():
+    stage = _Stage()
+    pipeline = SimpleNamespace(
+        modules={"auxiliary": torch.nn.Linear(2, 2)},
+        _stage_name_mapping={"stage": stage},
+        component_residency_strategies={},
+    )
+    server_args = _server_args_with_component_offload("auxiliary")
+    manager = ComponentResidencyManager(pipeline, server_args)
+    manager.refresh_pipeline(pipeline)
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        ComponentResidencyError,
+        match="'auxiliary'.*ComponentUse declaration",
+    ):
+        manager.begin_request([stage], SimpleNamespace(is_warmup=False), server_args)
+
+
+def test_declared_component_use_admits_explicit_component_offload():
+    stage = _Stage(ComponentUse("stage", "auxiliary"))
+    pipeline = SimpleNamespace(
+        modules={"auxiliary": torch.nn.Linear(2, 2)},
+        _stage_name_mapping={"stage": stage},
+        component_residency_strategies={},
+    )
+    server_args = _server_args_with_component_offload("auxiliary")
+    manager = ComponentResidencyManager(pipeline, server_args)
+    manager.refresh_pipeline(pipeline)
+
+    manager.begin_request([stage], SimpleNamespace(is_warmup=False), server_args)
+
+
 def test_single_component_stage_is_prepared_at_stage_entry():
     module = torch.nn.Linear(2, 2)
     use = ComponentUse("stage", "text_encoder")
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_server_args.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_server_args.py
index 38f2e757f..ea54ee9ae 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_server_args.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_server_args.py
@@ -232,6 +232,28 @@ class TestServerArgsPathExpansion(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(backend.name, "TORCH_SDPA")
         self.assertEqual(matched_key, "text_encoder")
 
+    def test_ltx_automatic_text_encoder_backend_is_not_explicit(self):
+        args = _from_dict_without_model_resolution(
+            {"model_path": "Lightricks/LTX-2.3"},
+            pipeline_config=LTX2PipelineConfig(),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            args.component_attention_backends, {"text_encoder": "torch_sdpa"}
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(args.is_component_attention_backend_automatic("text_encoder"))
+
+    def test_ltx_explicit_text_encoder_backend_remains_explicit(self):
+        args = _from_dict_without_model_resolution(
+            {
+                "model_path": "Lightricks/LTX-2.3",
+                "component_attention_backends": {"text_encoder": "torch_sdpa"},
+            },
+            pipeline_config=LTX2PipelineConfig(),
+        )
+
+        self.assertFalse(args.is_component_attention_backend_automatic("text_encoder"))
+
     def test_invalid_component_attention_backend_raises(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             self._from_dict_without_model_resolution(
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_transformer_loader_fallback.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_transformer_loader_fallback.py
index 43864ef0c..f237ec06a 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_transformer_loader_fallback.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_transformer_loader_fallback.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+import re
 import unittest
 from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest import mock
 
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.loader.component_loaders.bridge_loader import (
     BridgeLoader,
 )
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.loader.component_loaders.component_loader import (
     ComponentLoader,
+    NativeComponentLoaderRequired,
 )
 from sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.loader.component_loaders.transformer_loader import (
     TransformerLoader,
@@ -20,21 +23,110 @@ class TestTransformerLoaderFallbackAdmission(unittest.TestCase):
     @staticmethod
     def _server_args(*, fsdp_requested=False, **overrides):
         values = {
+            "component_precisions": {},
+            "component_quantizations": {},
+            "component_weights_paths": {},
+            "component_quantization_ignored_layers": {},
+            "transformer_weights_path": None,
+            "nunchaku_config": None,
+            "quantization": None,
+            "pipeline_config": SimpleNamespace(native_only_components=()),
             "tp_size": 1,
             "sp_degree": 1,
             "ulysses_degree": 1,
             "ring_degree": 1,
-            "should_use_fsdp_for_component": lambda _component: fsdp_requested,
+            "kv_gather_degree": 1,
+            "enable_cfg_parallel": False,
+            "dp_size": 1,
+            "use_fsdp_inference": False,
+            "resolve_component_attention_backend": mock.Mock(return_value=(None, None)),
+            "should_use_fsdp_for_component": mock.Mock(return_value=fsdp_requested),
         }
         values.update(overrides)
         return SimpleNamespace(**values)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _mocked_load(loader):
+        customized_load = mock.patch.object(
+            loader,
+            "_load_customized_with_context",
+            side_effect=NativeComponentLoaderRequired("native loader required"),
+        )
+        native_load = mock.patch.object(
+            loader, "_load_native_with_context", return_value=object()
+        )
+        available_memory = mock.patch(
+            "sglang.multimodal_gen.runtime.loader.component_loaders."
+            "component_loader.current_platform.get_available_gpu_memory",
+            return_value=0.0,
+        )
+        return customized_load, native_load, available_memory
+
+    def test_distributed_execution_rejects_before_native_load(self):
+        cases = (
+            ("tp_size", 2, "tp_size=2"),
+            ("sp_degree", 2, "sp_degree=2"),
+            ("ulysses_degree", 2, "ulysses_degree=2"),
+            ("ring_degree", 2, "ring_degree=2"),
+            ("kv_gather_degree", 2, "kv_gather_degree=2"),
+            ("fsdp_requested", True, "FSDP"),
+        )
+
+        for field, value, expected_error in cases:
+            with self.subTest(field=field):
+                loader = TransformerLoader()
+                server_args = self._server_args(**{field: value})
+                customized_load, native_load, available_memory = self._mocked_load(
+                    loader
+                )
+
+                with customized_load, native_load as native, available_memory:
+                    with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+                        RuntimeError, re.escape(expected_error)
+                    ):
+                        loader.load(
+                            "/model/transformer_2",
+                            server_args,
+                            "transformer_2",
+                            "diffusers",
+                        )
+
+                native.assert_not_called()
+                server_args.should_use_fsdp_for_component.assert_called_once_with(
+                    "transformer_2"
+                )
+
+    def test_replicated_cfg_and_dp_keep_native_fallback(self):
+        loader = TransformerLoader()
+        server_args = self._server_args(
+            enable_cfg_parallel=True,
+            dp_size=2,
+            use_fsdp_inference=True,
+        )
+        customized_load, native_load, available_memory = self._mocked_load(loader)
+
+        with customized_load, native_load as native, available_memory:
+            component, consumed = loader.load(
+                "/model/transformer_2",
+                server_args,
+                "transformer_2",
+                "diffusers",
+            )
+
+        self.assertIsNotNone(component)
+        self.assertEqual(consumed, 0.0)
+        native.assert_called_once()
+        server_args.should_use_fsdp_for_component.assert_called_once_with(
+            "transformer_2"
+        )
+
     def test_parallel_execution_rejects_native_fallback(self):
         cases = (
             ({"tp_size": 2}, "tp_size=2"),
             ({"sp_degree": 2}, "sp_degree=2"),
             ({"ulysses_degree": 2}, "ulysses_degree=2"),
             ({"ring_degree": 2}, "ring_degree=2"),
+            ({"kv_gather_degree": 2}, "kv_gather_degree=2"),
             ({"fsdp_requested": True}, "FSDP"),
         )
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_vae_loader.py b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_vae_loader.py
index 27c3d3186..b4e26aedb 100644
--- a/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_vae_loader.py
+++ b/python/sglang/multimodal_gen/test/unit/test_vae_loader.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class _FakeServerArgs:
     def should_start_component_on_cpu(self, _component_name):
         return False
 
+    def should_use_fsdp_for_component(self, _component_name):
+        return False
+
     def should_configure_layerwise_offload_for_lazy_component(self, component_name):
         return component_name in self.layerwise_components
 
@@ -412,6 +415,12 @@ class TestVAELoader(unittest.TestCase):
 
         native_load.assert_not_called()
 
+    def test_pipeline_config_declares_an_empty_native_only_default(self):
+        loader = vae_loader.VAELoader()
+        server_args = _FakeServerArgs(QwenImagePipelineConfig())
+
+        self.assertFalse(loader.should_raise_customized_load_error(server_args, "vae"))
+
     def test_backfill_ltx2_audio_vae_latent_stats_maps_official_keys(self):
         loaded = {
             "per_channel_statistics.mean-of-means": torch.tensor([1.0, 2.0]),