diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_nemotron_nas.py b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_nemotron_nas.py
index 3ab1cdb37ca..cbd5ff4a964 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_nemotron_nas.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/modeling_nemotron_nas.py
@@ -149,12 +149,17 @@ def forward(
         position_ids: torch.IntTensor,
         hidden_states: torch.Tensor,
         attn_metadata: AttentionMetadata,
+        residual: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> torch.Tensor:
         if not self.block_config.attention.no_op:
             # Self Attention
-            residual = hidden_states
-            hidden_states = self.input_layernorm(hidden_states)
+            if residual is None:
+                residual = hidden_states
+                hidden_states = self.input_layernorm(hidden_states)
+            else:
+                hidden_states, residual = self.input_layernorm(
+                    hidden_states, residual)
 
             hidden_states = self.self_attn(
                 position_ids=position_ids,
@@ -162,16 +167,18 @@ def forward(
                 attn_metadata=attn_metadata,
                 **kwargs,
             )
-            hidden_states = residual + hidden_states
 
         if not self.block_config.ffn.no_op:
             # Fully Connected
-            residual = hidden_states
-            hidden_states = self.post_attention_layernorm(hidden_states)
+            if residual is None:
+                residual = hidden_states
+                hidden_states = self.post_attention_layernorm(hidden_states)
+            else:
+                hidden_states, residual = self.post_attention_layernorm(
+                    hidden_states, residual)
             hidden_states = self.mlp(hidden_states, **kwargs)
-            hidden_states = residual + hidden_states
 
-        return hidden_states
+        return hidden_states, residual
 
 
 class NemotronNASModel(DecoderModel):
@@ -225,6 +232,39 @@ def __init__(self, model_config):
                             eps=config.rms_norm_eps,
                             dtype=config.torch_dtype)
 
+    def forward(
+        self,
+        attn_metadata: AttentionMetadata,
+        input_ids: Optional[torch.IntTensor] = None,
+        position_ids: Optional[torch.IntTensor] = None,
+        inputs_embeds: Optional[torch.FloatTensor] = None,
+        lora_params: Optional[dict] = None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> torch.Tensor:
+
+        if (input_ids is None) ^ (inputs_embeds is not None):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "You cannot specify both input_ids and inputs_embeds at the same time, and must specify either one"
+            )
+
+        if inputs_embeds is None:
+            inputs_embeds = self.embed_tokens(input_ids)
+
+        hidden_states = inputs_embeds
+        residual = None
+
+        for decoder_layer in self.layers:
+            hidden_states, residual = decoder_layer(
+                position_ids=position_ids,
+                hidden_states=hidden_states,
+                attn_metadata=attn_metadata,
+                residual=residual,
+                lora_params=lora_params,
+            )
+
+        hidden_states, _ = self.norm(hidden_states, residual)
+        return hidden_states
+
 
 @register_auto_model("DeciLMForCausalLM")
 class NemotronNASForCausalLM(DecoderModelForCausalLM[NemotronNASModel,