diff --git a/tests/kernels/test_fused_gdn_post_conv.py b/tests/kernels/test_fused_gdn_post_conv.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffc8ce281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kernels/test_fused_gdn_post_conv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
+"""Tests for fused_gdn_prefill_post_conv kernel.
+
+Verifies that the fused kernel matches the reference:
+  split → rearrange → contiguous → l2norm → gating
+"""
+
+import pytest
+import torch
+import torch.nn.functional as F
+
+from vllm.model_executor.layers.fla.ops.fused_gdn_prefill_post_conv import (
+    fused_post_conv_prep,
+)
+
+
+def reference_post_conv(
+    conv_output: torch.Tensor,
+    a: torch.Tensor,
+    b: torch.Tensor,
+    A_log: torch.Tensor,
+    dt_bias: torch.Tensor,
+    H: int,
+    K: int,
+    V: int,
+    apply_l2norm: bool = True,
+    output_g_exp: bool = False,
+):
+    """Reference implementation using individual ops."""
+    L = conv_output.shape[0]
+    HV = A_log.shape[0]
+
+    # Split
+    q_flat, k_flat, v_flat = torch.split(conv_output, [H * K, H * K, HV * V], dim=-1)
+
+    # Rearrange + contiguous
+    q = q_flat.view(L, H, K).contiguous()
+    k = k_flat.view(L, H, K).contiguous()
+    v = v_flat.view(L, HV, V).contiguous()
+
+    # L2 norm
+    if apply_l2norm:
+        q = F.normalize(q.float(), p=2, dim=-1, eps=1e-6).to(conv_output.dtype)
+        k = F.normalize(k.float(), p=2, dim=-1, eps=1e-6).to(conv_output.dtype)
+
+    # Gating
+    x = a.float() + dt_bias.float()
+    sp = F.softplus(x, beta=1.0, threshold=20.0)
+    g = -torch.exp(A_log.float()) * sp
+
+    if output_g_exp:
+        g = torch.exp(g)
+
+    beta_out = torch.sigmoid(b.float())
+
+    return q, k, v, g, beta_out
+
+
+# Qwen3.5-35B config: H=16, HV=32, K=128, V=128
+# Qwen3.5-397B config: H=16, HV=64, K=128, V=128
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "H, HV, K, V",
+    [
+        (16, 32, 128, 128),  # 35B
+        (16, 64, 128, 128),  # 397B
+        (4, 8, 64, 64),  # small
+    ],
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("L", [1, 16, 128, 512, 2048])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("apply_l2norm", [True, False])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("output_g_exp", [True, False])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", [torch.bfloat16])
+def test_fused_post_conv_correctness(H, HV, K, V, L, apply_l2norm, output_g_exp, dtype):
+    """Test fused kernel matches reference for all configs."""
+    torch.manual_seed(42)
+    device = "cuda"
+    qkv_dim = 2 * H * K + HV * V
+
+    conv_output = torch.randn(L, qkv_dim, dtype=dtype, device=device)
+    a = torch.randn(L, HV, dtype=dtype, device=device)
+    b = torch.randn(L, HV, dtype=dtype, device=device)
+    A_log = torch.randn(HV, dtype=torch.float32, device=device) - 2.0
+    dt_bias = torch.randn(HV, dtype=torch.float32, device=device) * 0.1
+
+    # Reference
+    ref_q, ref_k, ref_v, ref_g, ref_beta = reference_post_conv(
+        conv_output,
+        a,
+        b,
+        A_log,
+        dt_bias,
+        H,
+        K,
+        V,
+        apply_l2norm,
+        output_g_exp,
+    )
+
+    # Fused kernel
+    fused_q, fused_k, fused_v, fused_g, fused_beta = fused_post_conv_prep(
+        conv_output,
+        a,
+        b,
+        A_log,
+        dt_bias,
+        num_k_heads=H,
+        head_k_dim=K,
+        head_v_dim=V,
+        apply_l2norm=apply_l2norm,
+        output_g_exp=output_g_exp,
+    )
+
+    # Check shapes
+    assert fused_q.shape == (L, H, K), f"q shape: {fused_q.shape}"
+    assert fused_k.shape == (L, H, K), f"k shape: {fused_k.shape}"
+    assert fused_v.shape == (L, HV, V), f"v shape: {fused_v.shape}"
+    assert fused_g.shape == (L, HV), f"g shape: {fused_g.shape}"
+    assert fused_beta.shape == (L, HV), f"beta shape: {fused_beta.shape}"
+
+    # Check dtypes
+    assert fused_q.dtype == dtype
+    assert fused_k.dtype == dtype
+    assert fused_v.dtype == dtype
+    assert fused_g.dtype == torch.float32
+    assert fused_beta.dtype == torch.float32
+
+    # Check contiguity
+    assert fused_q.is_contiguous()
+    assert fused_k.is_contiguous()
+    assert fused_v.is_contiguous()
+
+    # Check values
+    atol_qkv = 1e-2 if apply_l2norm else 1e-3
+    rtol_qkv = 1e-2 if apply_l2norm else 1e-3
+
+    torch.testing.assert_close(fused_q, ref_q, atol=atol_qkv, rtol=rtol_qkv)
+    torch.testing.assert_close(fused_k, ref_k, atol=atol_qkv, rtol=rtol_qkv)
+    torch.testing.assert_close(fused_v, ref_v, atol=1e-3, rtol=1e-3)
+    torch.testing.assert_close(fused_g, ref_g, atol=1e-4, rtol=1e-4)
+    torch.testing.assert_close(fused_beta, ref_beta, atol=1e-4, rtol=1e-4)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("L", [1, 64, 256])
+def test_fused_post_conv_sanity(L):
+    """Sanity checks: no NaN, unit-norm q/k, beta in (0,1)."""
+    torch.manual_seed(0)
+    device = "cuda"
+    H, HV, K, V = 16, 32, 128, 128
+    qkv_dim = 2 * H * K + HV * V
+
+    conv_output = torch.randn(L, qkv_dim, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=device)
+    a = torch.randn(L, HV, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=device)
+    b = torch.randn(L, HV, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=device)
+    A_log = torch.randn(HV, dtype=torch.float32, device=device) - 2.0
+    dt_bias = torch.randn(HV, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
+
+    q, k, v, g, beta = fused_post_conv_prep(
+        conv_output,
+        a,
+        b,
+        A_log,
+        dt_bias,
+        num_k_heads=H,
+        head_k_dim=K,
+        head_v_dim=V,
+    )
+
+    # Basic sanity
+    assert not torch.isnan(q).any(), "NaN in q"
+    assert not torch.isnan(k).any(), "NaN in k"
+    assert not torch.isnan(v).any(), "NaN in v"
+    assert not torch.isnan(g).any(), "NaN in g"
+    assert not torch.isnan(beta).any(), "NaN in beta"
+
+    # L2 norm check: each head vector should have unit norm
+    q_norms = torch.norm(q.float(), dim=-1)
+    k_norms = torch.norm(k.float(), dim=-1)
+    torch.testing.assert_close(q_norms, torch.ones_like(q_norms), atol=1e-3, rtol=1e-3)
+    torch.testing.assert_close(k_norms, torch.ones_like(k_norms), atol=1e-3, rtol=1e-3)
+
+    # Beta should be in (0, 1)
+    assert (beta >= 0).all() and (beta <= 1).all(), "beta out of range"
+
+
+def test_fused_post_conv_l0():
+    """Test L=0 edge case."""
+    device = "cuda"
+    H, HV, K, V = 16, 32, 128, 128
+    qkv_dim = 2 * H * K + HV * V
+
+    conv_output = torch.empty(0, qkv_dim, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=device)
+    a = torch.empty(0, HV, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=device)
+    b = torch.empty(0, HV, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=device)
+    A_log = torch.randn(HV, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
+    dt_bias = torch.randn(HV, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
+
+    q, k, v, g, beta = fused_post_conv_prep(
+        conv_output,
+        a,
+        b,
+        A_log,
+        dt_bias,
+        num_k_heads=H,
+        head_k_dim=K,
+        head_v_dim=V,
+    )
+    assert q.shape == (0, H, K)
+    assert g.shape == (0, HV)
diff --git a/vllm/model_executor/layers/fla/ops/__init__.py b/vllm/model_executor/layers/fla/ops/__init__.py
index e52387a20..1942d8980 100644
--- a/vllm/model_executor/layers/fla/ops/__init__.py
+++ b/vllm/model_executor/layers/fla/ops/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 # the following copyright notice:
 # Copyright (c) 2023-2025, Songlin Yang, Yu Zhang
 from .chunk import chunk_gated_delta_rule
+from .fused_gdn_prefill_post_conv import fused_post_conv_prep
 from .fused_recurrent import (
     fused_recurrent_gated_delta_rule,
     fused_recurrent_gated_delta_rule_packed_decode,
@@ -19,5 +20,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "chunk_gated_delta_rule",
     "fused_recurrent_gated_delta_rule",
     "fused_recurrent_gated_delta_rule_packed_decode",
+    "fused_post_conv_prep",
     "fused_sigmoid_gating_delta_rule_update",
 ]
diff --git a/vllm/model_executor/layers/fla/ops/fused_gdn_prefill_post_conv.py b/vllm/model_executor/layers/fla/ops/fused_gdn_prefill_post_conv.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4807c78e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vllm/model_executor/layers/fla/ops/fused_gdn_prefill_post_conv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
+"""Fused post-conv1d preparation for GDN prefill.
+
+Replaces the chain:
+    split → rearrange → contiguous * 3 → l2norm * 2 → gating
+with a **single Triton kernel** that reads the conv'd mixed_qkv output
+and writes directly to q/k/v/g/beta in the target contiguous layout.
+
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import torch
+
+from vllm.triton_utils import tl, triton
+
+
+@triton.jit
+def _fused_post_conv_kernel(
+    # ---- inputs ----
+    mixed_qkv_ptr,  # [L, qkv_dim] conv'd output (contiguous)
+    a_ptr,  # [L, HV]
+    b_ptr,  # [L, HV]
+    # ---- params ----
+    A_log_ptr,  # [HV]
+    dt_bias_ptr,  # [HV]
+    # ---- outputs ----
+    q_ptr,  # [L, H, K] contiguous
+    k_ptr,  # [L, H, K] contiguous
+    v_ptr,  # [L, HV, V] contiguous
+    g_ptr,  # [L, HV] float32
+    beta_ptr,  # [L, HV] float32
+    # ---- strides ----
+    stride_x_tok,  # qkv_dim
+    stride_a_tok,  # HV
+    stride_b_tok,  # HV
+    stride_q_tok,  # H * K
+    stride_k_tok,  # H * K
+    stride_v_tok,  # HV * V
+    # ---- dims ----
+    L,
+    H: tl.constexpr,
+    HV: tl.constexpr,
+    K: tl.constexpr,
+    V: tl.constexpr,
+    APPLY_L2NORM: tl.constexpr,
+    L2NORM_EPS: tl.constexpr,
+    OUTPUT_G_EXP: tl.constexpr,
+    SOFTPLUS_THRESHOLD: tl.constexpr,
+    BLOCK_T: tl.constexpr,
+    BK: tl.constexpr,
+    BV: tl.constexpr,
+):
+    """Single fused kernel for post-conv1d preparation.
+
+    Grid: (ceil(L, BLOCK_T), H + HV)
+      - program_id(1) in [0, H):    Q/K head processing + l2norm
+      - program_id(1) in [H, H+HV): V head processing + gating
+    """
+    i_tb = tl.program_id(0)
+    i_head = tl.program_id(1)
+
+    HK: tl.constexpr = H * K
+
+    offs_t = i_tb * BLOCK_T + tl.arange(0, BLOCK_T)  # [BLOCK_T]
+    mask_t = offs_t < L
+
+    if i_head < H:
+        # ============ Q/K head processing ============
+        i_h = i_head
+        offs_k = tl.arange(0, BK)  # [BK]
+        mask_k = offs_k < K
+        mask_2d = mask_t[:, None] & mask_k[None, :]  # [BLOCK_T, BK]
+
+        # Load Q features: mixed_qkv[t, i_h*K + k]
+        q_offsets = offs_t[:, None] * stride_x_tok + i_h * K + offs_k[None, :]
+        q_f32 = tl.load(mixed_qkv_ptr + q_offsets, mask=mask_2d, other=0).to(tl.float32)
+
+        # Load K features: mixed_qkv[t, HK + i_h*K + k]
+        k_offsets = offs_t[:, None] * stride_x_tok + HK + i_h * K + offs_k[None, :]
+        k_f32 = tl.load(mixed_qkv_ptr + k_offsets, mask=mask_2d, other=0).to(tl.float32)
+
+        if APPLY_L2NORM:
+            q_sq_sum = tl.sum(q_f32 * q_f32, axis=1)  # [BLOCK_T]
+            q_inv = 1.0 / tl.sqrt(q_sq_sum + L2NORM_EPS)
+            q_f32 = q_f32 * q_inv[:, None]
+
+            k_sq_sum = tl.sum(k_f32 * k_f32, axis=1)
+            k_inv = 1.0 / tl.sqrt(k_sq_sum + L2NORM_EPS)
+            k_f32 = k_f32 * k_inv[:, None]
+
+        # Store Q
+        q_out = offs_t[:, None] * stride_q_tok + i_h * K + offs_k[None, :]
+        tl.store(
+            q_ptr + q_out,
+            q_f32.to(q_ptr.dtype.element_ty),
+            mask=mask_2d,
+        )
+
+        # Store K
+        k_out = offs_t[:, None] * stride_k_tok + i_h * K + offs_k[None, :]
+        tl.store(
+            k_ptr + k_out,
+            k_f32.to(k_ptr.dtype.element_ty),
+            mask=mask_2d,
+        )
+    else:
+        # ============ V head + gating processing ============
+        i_hv = i_head - H
+        offs_v = tl.arange(0, BV)  # [BV]
+        mask_v = offs_v < V
+        mask_2d = mask_t[:, None] & mask_v[None, :]  # [BLOCK_T, BV]
+
+        V_OFFSET: tl.constexpr = 2 * H * K
+
+        # Load V features: mixed_qkv[t, 2*H*K + i_hv*V + v]
+        v_offsets = (
+            offs_t[:, None] * stride_x_tok + V_OFFSET + i_hv * V + offs_v[None, :]
+        )
+        v_vals = tl.load(mixed_qkv_ptr + v_offsets, mask=mask_2d, other=0)
+
+        # Store V
+        v_out = offs_t[:, None] * stride_v_tok + i_hv * V + offs_v[None, :]
+        tl.store(v_ptr + v_out, v_vals, mask=mask_2d)
+
+        # Gating: one scalar per (token, v-head)
+        A_log_val = tl.load(A_log_ptr + i_hv).to(tl.float32)
+        dt_bias_val = tl.load(dt_bias_ptr + i_hv).to(tl.float32)
+
+        a_offsets = offs_t * stride_a_tok + i_hv
+        b_offsets = offs_t * stride_b_tok + i_hv
+        a_vals = tl.load(a_ptr + a_offsets, mask=mask_t, other=0).to(tl.float32)
+        b_vals = tl.load(b_ptr + b_offsets, mask=mask_t, other=0).to(tl.float32)
+
+        # g = -exp(A_log) * softplus(a + dt_bias)
+        x = a_vals + dt_bias_val
+        sp = tl.where(x > 0, x + tl.log(1.0 + tl.exp(-x)), tl.log(1.0 + tl.exp(x)))
+        sp = tl.where(x <= SOFTPLUS_THRESHOLD, sp, x)
+        g_vals = -tl.exp(A_log_val) * sp
+
+        if OUTPUT_G_EXP:
+            g_vals = tl.exp(g_vals)
+
+        beta_vals = tl.sigmoid(b_vals)
+
+        gb_offsets = offs_t * HV + i_hv
+        tl.store(g_ptr + gb_offsets, g_vals, mask=mask_t)
+        tl.store(beta_ptr + gb_offsets, beta_vals, mask=mask_t)
+
+
+def fused_post_conv_prep(
+    conv_output: torch.Tensor,  # [L, qkv_dim] conv'd mixed_qkv
+    a: torch.Tensor,  # [L, HV]
+    b: torch.Tensor,  # [L, HV]
+    A_log: torch.Tensor,  # [HV]
+    dt_bias: torch.Tensor,  # [HV]
+    num_k_heads: int,
+    head_k_dim: int,
+    head_v_dim: int,
+    apply_l2norm: bool = True,
+    output_g_exp: bool = False,
+) -> tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
+    """Fused post-conv1d prep: split + l2norm + gating in one kernel.
+
+    Args:
+        conv_output: [L, qkv_dim] contiguous conv'd mixed_qkv
+        a: [L, HV] gating input
+        b: [L, HV] gating input
+        A_log: [HV] log decay parameter
+        dt_bias: [HV] dt bias parameter
+        num_k_heads: number of K heads (H)
+        head_k_dim: dimension per K head (K)
+        head_v_dim: dimension per V head (V)
+        apply_l2norm: whether to L2-normalize q and k
+        output_g_exp: if True, output exp(g) instead of g (for FlashInfer)
+
+    Returns:
+        q: [L, H, K] contiguous, optionally l2-normalized
+        k: [L, H, K] contiguous, optionally l2-normalized
+        v: [L, HV, V] contiguous
+        g: [L, HV] float32
+        beta: [L, HV] float32
+    """
+    L = conv_output.shape[0]
+    qkv_dim = conv_output.shape[1]
+    H = num_k_heads
+    K = head_k_dim
+    V = head_v_dim
+    HV = A_log.shape[0]
+    dtype = conv_output.dtype
+    device = conv_output.device
+
+    assert qkv_dim == 2 * H * K + HV * V, (
+        f"qkv_dim={qkv_dim} != 2*H*K + HV*V = {2 * H * K + HV * V}"
+    )
+
+    # Allocate outputs in target contiguous layout
+    q = torch.empty(L, H, K, dtype=dtype, device=device)
+    k = torch.empty(L, H, K, dtype=dtype, device=device)
+    v = torch.empty(L, HV, V, dtype=dtype, device=device)
+    g = torch.empty(L, HV, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
+    beta = torch.empty(L, HV, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
+
+    if L == 0:
+        return q, k, v, g, beta
+
+    # ---- Kernel config ----
+    BK = triton.next_power_of_2(K)
+    BV = triton.next_power_of_2(V)
+    BLOCK_T = 16  # tokens per block
+
+    # Single kernel: blocks [0,H) do Q/K, blocks [H, H+HV) do V+gating
+    grid = (triton.cdiv(L, BLOCK_T), H + HV)
+    _fused_post_conv_kernel[grid](
+        mixed_qkv_ptr=conv_output,
+        a_ptr=a,
+        b_ptr=b,
+        A_log_ptr=A_log,
+        dt_bias_ptr=dt_bias,
+        q_ptr=q,
+        k_ptr=k,
+        v_ptr=v,
+        g_ptr=g,
+        beta_ptr=beta,
+        stride_x_tok=conv_output.stride(0),
+        stride_a_tok=a.stride(0),
+        stride_b_tok=b.stride(0),
+        stride_q_tok=q.stride(0),
+        stride_k_tok=k.stride(0),
+        stride_v_tok=v.stride(0),
+        L=L,
+        H=H,
+        HV=HV,
+        K=K,
+        V=V,
+        APPLY_L2NORM=apply_l2norm,
+        L2NORM_EPS=1e-6,
+        OUTPUT_G_EXP=output_g_exp,
+        SOFTPLUS_THRESHOLD=20.0,
+        BLOCK_T=BLOCK_T,
+        BK=BK,
+        BV=BV,
+        num_warps=4,
+        num_stages=2,
+    )
+
+    return q, k, v, g, beta
diff --git a/vllm/model_executor/layers/mamba/gdn_linear_attn.py b/vllm/model_executor/layers/mamba/gdn_linear_attn.py
index 2b952e10e..c5ea14cab 100644
--- a/vllm/model_executor/layers/mamba/gdn_linear_attn.py
+++ b/vllm/model_executor/layers/mamba/gdn_linear_attn.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from vllm.model_executor.layers.fla.ops import (
     chunk_gated_delta_rule as fla_chunk_gated_delta_rule,
 )
 from vllm.model_executor.layers.fla.ops import (
+    fused_post_conv_prep,
     fused_recurrent_gated_delta_rule_packed_decode,
     fused_sigmoid_gating_delta_rule_update,
 )
@@ -774,19 +775,44 @@ class GatedDeltaNetAttention(PluggableLayer, MambaBase):
             mixed_qkv_non_spec = None
 
         query_spec, key_spec, value_spec = self.rearrange_mixed_qkv(mixed_qkv_spec)
-        query_non_spec, key_non_spec, value_non_spec = self.rearrange_mixed_qkv(
-            mixed_qkv_non_spec
-        )
-
         if attn_metadata.num_prefills > 0:
-            g, beta = fused_gdn_gating(self.A_log, a, b, self.dt_bias)
+            assert mixed_qkv_non_spec is not None, (
+                "mixed_qkv_non_spec must be provided for prefill path"
+            )
             if spec_sequence_masks is not None:
-                g_non_spec = g.index_select(1, non_spec_token_indx)
-                beta_non_spec = beta.index_select(1, non_spec_token_indx)
+                a_non_spec = a.index_select(0, non_spec_token_indx)
+                b_non_spec = b.index_select(0, non_spec_token_indx)
             else:
-                g_non_spec = g
-                beta_non_spec = beta
+                a_non_spec = a
+                b_non_spec = b
+
+            (
+                query_non_spec,
+                key_non_spec,
+                value_non_spec,
+                g_non_spec,
+                beta_non_spec,
+            ) = fused_post_conv_prep(
+                conv_output=mixed_qkv_non_spec,
+                a=a_non_spec,
+                b=b_non_spec,
+                A_log=self.A_log,
+                dt_bias=self.dt_bias,
+                num_k_heads=self.num_k_heads // self.tp_size,
+                head_k_dim=self.head_k_dim,
+                head_v_dim=self.head_v_dim,
+                apply_l2norm=True,
+                output_g_exp=False,
+            )
+            query_non_spec = query_non_spec.unsqueeze(0)
+            key_non_spec = key_non_spec.unsqueeze(0)
+            value_non_spec = value_non_spec.unsqueeze(0)
+            g_non_spec = g_non_spec.unsqueeze(0)
+            beta_non_spec = beta_non_spec.unsqueeze(0)
         else:
+            query_non_spec, key_non_spec, value_non_spec = self.rearrange_mixed_qkv(
+                mixed_qkv_non_spec
+            )
             g_non_spec = None
             beta_non_spec = None
 
@@ -832,7 +858,7 @@ class GatedDeltaNetAttention(PluggableLayer, MambaBase):
                 initial_state=initial_state,
                 output_final_state=True,
                 cu_seqlens=non_spec_query_start_loc,
-                use_qk_l2norm_in_kernel=True,
+                use_qk_l2norm_in_kernel=False,
             )
             # Init cache
             ssm_state[non_spec_state_indices_tensor] = last_recurrent_state.to(