diff --git a/tests/worker_v2/test_omni_model_state.py b/tests/worker_v2/test_omni_model_state.py
index 3e3a94fc2..80333f2aa 100644
--- a/tests/worker_v2/test_omni_model_state.py
+++ b/tests/worker_v2/test_omni_model_state.py
@@ -603,8 +603,13 @@ def test_eager_decode_without_a_frame_fails_loudly():
         state._eager_state._apply_eager_frames(batches, torch.zeros((1, _EAGER_DIM)), _EagerBatch([1]), None)
 
 
-def test_run_preprocess_records_rows_that_keep_a_sample():
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("has_stream_decoder", [True, False])
+def test_run_preprocess_records_rows_that_keep_a_sample(has_stream_decoder):
     state = _make_eager_state()
+    if not has_stream_decoder:
+        # Eager-MTP talkers without an in-Talker codec (Qwen3-Omni) do not
+        # define the attribute at all.
+        del state.model.stream_decoder
     _fill_buffers(state, "chunk", "final", "decode")
     state._eager_ready = {2: "decode"}
     state._eager_embeds[2] = 4.0
diff --git a/vllm_omni/worker_v2/model_states/omni_model_state.py b/vllm_omni/worker_v2/model_states/omni_model_state.py
index 57bbf9b5b..0cb0f04a3 100644
--- a/vllm_omni/worker_v2/model_states/omni_model_state.py
+++ b/vllm_omni/worker_v2/model_states/omni_model_state.py
@@ -760,7 +760,8 @@ class OmniModelState(DefaultModelState):
             n_tok = int(input_batch.num_scheduled_tokens[i])
             if (
                 self._eager_mtp
-                and self.model.stream_decoder is not None
+                # Only the Qwen3-TTS Talker has an in-Talker streaming codec.
+                and getattr(self.model, "stream_decoder", None) is not None
                 and self._eager_state.replay_inputs(
                     buf["req_id"],
                     req_idx,