diff --git a/modelopt/torch/quantization/plugins/huggingface.py b/modelopt/torch/quantization/plugins/huggingface.py
index 2515910ec6e..12e7c49b687 100644
--- a/modelopt/torch/quantization/plugins/huggingface.py
+++ b/modelopt/torch/quantization/plugins/huggingface.py
@@ -247,8 +247,17 @@ def _quantized_attention(
                 return self._eager_p_qdq_attention(
                     original_attention_interface, query_states, key_states, value_states, **kwargs
                 )
-            return self._triton_qdq_attention(
-                p_qdq, query_states, key_states, value_states, **kwargs
+            if self.p_bmm_quantizer._if_quant:
+                return self._triton_qdq_attention(
+                    p_qdq, query_states, key_states, value_states, **kwargs
+                )
+
+        # Fused P-QDQ paths bypass TensorQuantizer.forward().
+        if not self.p_bmm_quantizer.is_enabled or not self.p_bmm_quantizer._if_quant:
+            if args:
+                kwargs.pop("attention_mask", None)
+            return original_attention_interface(
+                self, query_states, key_states, value_states, *args, **kwargs
             )
 
         if kitchen is not None and self.kitchen_attn_fn is None:
diff --git a/tests/unit/torch/quantization/plugins/test_attention_quant.py b/tests/unit/torch/quantization/plugins/test_attention_quant.py
index 702cf3ad1db..e7b8fb69d61 100644
--- a/tests/unit/torch/quantization/plugins/test_attention_quant.py
+++ b/tests/unit/torch/quantization/plugins/test_attention_quant.py
@@ -185,3 +185,129 @@ def test_p_qdq_mode_detection():
     sq.block_sizes = None
     sq.disable()
     assert quant_attention._p_qdq_mode() is None
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("quantization_active", [True, False])
+def test_causal_p_qdq_dispatch_respects_quant_state(monkeypatch, quantization_active):
+    """Causal attention must dispatch according to the P quantizer runtime state."""
+    quant_attention = make_quant_attention()
+    for name in ("q_bmm_quantizer", "k_bmm_quantizer", "v_bmm_quantizer"):
+        getattr(quant_attention, name).disable()
+
+    pq = quant_attention.p_bmm_quantizer
+    pq.num_bits = (4, 3)
+    pq.block_sizes = None
+    if quantization_active:
+        pq.enable_quant()
+    else:
+        pq.disable_quant()
+
+    calls = []
+    expected = object()
+    expected_attention_mask = object()
+
+    def triton_attention(*args, **kwargs):
+        calls.append("triton")
+        assert kwargs["attention_mask"] is expected_attention_mask
+        return expected
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        quant_attention,
+        "_triton_qdq_attention",
+        triton_attention,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        quant_attention,
+        "_init_kitchen_attn_fn",
+        lambda: pytest.fail("P quantizer dispatch reached Kitchen initialization"),
+    )
+
+    def original_attention(_self, _query, _key, _value, attention_mask):
+        calls.append("original")
+        assert attention_mask is expected_attention_mask
+        return expected
+
+    states = torch.zeros(1, 4, 2, 32)
+    output = quant_attention._quantized_attention(
+        original_attention,
+        quant_attention,
+        states,
+        states,
+        states,
+        expected_attention_mask,
+    )
+
+    assert output is expected
+    assert calls == ["triton" if quantization_active else "original"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("disable_method", "enable_method"),
+    [("disable", "enable"), ("disable_quant", "enable_quant")],
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("preinitialized", [False, True])
+def test_kitchen_dispatch_respects_quantizer_runtime_state(
+    monkeypatch, disable_method, enable_method, preinitialized
+):
+    """Kitchen dispatch must stop while P quantization is inactive and resume afterward."""
+    quant_attention = make_quant_attention()
+    for name in ("q_bmm_quantizer", "k_bmm_quantizer", "v_bmm_quantizer"):
+        getattr(quant_attention, name).disable()
+
+    pq = quant_attention.p_bmm_quantizer
+    pq.num_bits = (4, 3)
+    pq.block_sizes = {-1: 32, "type": "dynamic", "scale_bits": (8, 0)}
+
+    calls = []
+
+    def kitchen_attention(query, _key, _value):
+        calls.append("kitchen")
+        return query.flatten(2)
+
+    def init_kitchen():
+        calls.append("init")
+        quant_attention.use_kitchen = True
+        quant_attention.kitchen_attn_fn = kitchen_attention
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "modelopt.torch.quantization.plugins.huggingface.kitchen",
+        object(),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(quant_attention, "_init_kitchen_attn_fn", init_kitchen)
+
+    if preinitialized:
+        quant_attention.use_kitchen = True
+        quant_attention.kitchen_attn_fn = kitchen_attention
+
+    expected = object()
+
+    def original_attention(_self, _query, _key, _value):
+        calls.append("original")
+        return expected
+
+    states = torch.zeros(1, 4, 2, 32)
+    getattr(pq, disable_method)()
+    output = quant_attention._quantized_attention(
+        original_attention,
+        quant_attention,
+        states,
+        states,
+        states,
+    )
+
+    assert output is expected
+    assert calls == ["original"]
+
+    calls.clear()
+    getattr(pq, enable_method)()
+    output = quant_attention._quantized_attention(
+        original_attention,
+        quant_attention,
+        states,
+        states,
+        states,
+    )
+
+    assert output[0].shape == (1, 2, 4, 32)
+    assert output[1] is None
+    assert calls == (["kitchen"] if preinitialized else ["init", "kitchen"])