diff --git a/tests/v1/test_hybrid_lb_dp.py b/tests/v1/test_hybrid_lb_dp.py
index 08336489a..74708b617 100644
--- a/tests/v1/test_hybrid_lb_dp.py
+++ b/tests/v1/test_hybrid_lb_dp.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def default_server_args():
     ]
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module", params=[1])  # Only 1 API server for now
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module", params=[1, 4])
 def servers(request, default_server_args):
     api_server_count = request.param
     with HybridLBServerManager(MODEL_NAME, DP_SIZE, api_server_count,
diff --git a/vllm/entrypoints/cli/serve.py b/vllm/entrypoints/cli/serve.py
index b144431de..68eb25809 100644
--- a/vllm/entrypoints/cli/serve.py
+++ b/vllm/entrypoints/cli/serve.py
@@ -165,18 +165,14 @@ def run_multi_api_server(args: argparse.Namespace):
                 " api_server_count > 1")
             model_config.disable_mm_preprocessor_cache = True
 
-        if vllm_config.parallel_config.data_parallel_hybrid_lb:
-            raise NotImplementedError(
-                "Hybrid load balancing with --api-server-count > 0"
-                "is not yet supported.")
-
     executor_class = Executor.get_class(vllm_config)
     log_stats = not engine_args.disable_log_stats
 
     parallel_config = vllm_config.parallel_config
     dp_rank = parallel_config.data_parallel_rank
     external_dp_lb = parallel_config.data_parallel_external_lb
-    assert external_dp_lb or dp_rank == 0
+    hybrid_dp_lb = parallel_config.data_parallel_hybrid_lb
+    assert external_dp_lb or hybrid_dp_lb or dp_rank == 0
 
     api_server_manager: Optional[APIServerProcessManager] = None
 
@@ -196,12 +192,12 @@ def run_multi_api_server(args: argparse.Namespace):
             stats_update_address=coordinator.get_stats_publish_address()
             if coordinator else None)
 
-        # For dp ranks > 0 in external DP LB mode, we must delay the
+        # For dp ranks > 0 in external/hybrid DP LB modes, we must delay the
         # start of the API servers until the local engine is started
         # (after the launcher context manager exits),
         # since we get the front-end stats update address from the coordinator
         # via the handshake with the local engine.
-        if dp_rank == 0 or not external_dp_lb:
+        if dp_rank == 0 or not (external_dp_lb or hybrid_dp_lb):
             # Start API servers using the manager.
             api_server_manager = APIServerProcessManager(
                 **api_server_manager_kwargs)