diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/kv_cache_manager_v2.py b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/kv_cache_manager_v2.py
index caf80ecba7b5..347dbd1e8e78 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/kv_cache_manager_v2.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/kv_cache_manager_v2.py
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@
 from tensorrt_llm.runtime.kv_cache_manager_v2 import (
     DEFAULT_BEAM_INDEX,
     AttentionLayerConfig,
+    BatchDesc,
     BufferConfig,
     CacheTierConfig,
     DiskCacheTierConfig,
     GpuCacheTierConfig,
     HostCacheTierConfig,
     KVCacheIterationStatsDelta,
+    KVCacheDesc,
     LayerId,
     ReuseScope,
     TokenIdExt,
@@ -1047,6 +1049,16 @@ def _build_cache_config(
             cache_tiers=cache_tiers,
             max_util_for_resume=kv_cache_config.max_util_for_resume,
             enable_stats=self.enable_stats,
+            constraints=[
+                self._build_concurrent_decode_constraint(
+                    max_batch_size=self.max_batch_size,
+                    max_tokens=kv_cache_config.max_tokens,
+                    tokens_per_block=tokens_per_block,
+                )
+            ],
+            # Preserve StorageManager's historical fallback ratio while using
+            # constraints only as a min-slot floor.
+            typical_step=BatchDesc([KVCacheDesc(capacity=2049, history_length=2048)]),
             layers=layer_configs,
         )
 
@@ -1067,6 +1079,21 @@ def _extra_buffers_per_layer(
         """
         return None
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _build_concurrent_decode_constraint(
+        *, max_batch_size: int, max_tokens: Optional[int], tokens_per_block: int
+    ) -> BatchDesc:
+        assert max_batch_size > 0
+        assert tokens_per_block > 0
+        if max_tokens is not None:
+            max_batch_size = max(1, min(max_batch_size, max_tokens // tokens_per_block))
+        return BatchDesc(
+            [
+                KVCacheDesc(capacity=tokens_per_block, history_length=tokens_per_block - 1)
+                for _ in range(max_batch_size)
+            ]
+        )
+
     @property
     def blocks_in_primary_pool(self) -> int:
         """
diff --git a/tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_per_layer_head_dim.py b/tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_per_layer_head_dim.py
index bb4a87fe8766..c87e30727450 100644
--- a/tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_per_layer_head_dim.py
+++ b/tests/unittest/_torch/executor/test_per_layer_head_dim.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from tensorrt_llm._torch.pyexecutor.kv_cache_manager_v2 import KVCacheManagerV2, Role
 from tensorrt_llm.llmapi.llm_args import KvCacheConfig as KvCacheConfigV2
 from tensorrt_llm.mapping import Mapping
+from tensorrt_llm.runtime.kv_cache_manager_v2 import GpuCacheTierConfig
 
 DataType = tensorrt_llm.bindings.DataType
 CacheType = tensorrt_llm.bindings.internal.batch_manager.CacheType
@@ -64,6 +65,60 @@ def _create_kv_cache_manager_v2(
 class TestPerLayerHeadDimBasic(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests that don't allocate GPU memory or use uniform buffer sizes."""
 
+    def test_build_cache_config_reserves_concurrent_decode_slots(self):
+        mgr = KVCacheManagerV2.__new__(KVCacheManagerV2)
+        mgr.kv_cache_type = CacheType.SELF
+        mgr.dtype = DataType.HALF
+        mgr.kv_factor = 2
+        mgr.max_batch_size = 4
+        mgr.max_attention_window_vec = [4, None]
+        mgr.num_local_layers = 2
+        mgr.pp_layers = [0, 1]
+        mgr.num_kv_heads_per_layer = [1, 1]
+        mgr.head_dim_per_layer = [8, 8]
+
+        config = mgr._build_cache_config(
+            KvCacheConfigV2(max_tokens=128, enable_block_reuse=False),
+            tokens_per_block=8,
+            vocab_size=32000,
+            cache_tiers=[GpuCacheTierConfig(quota=1 << 20)],
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(config.constraints), 1)
+        decode_constraint = config.constraints[0]
+        self.assertEqual(len(decode_constraint.kv_caches), mgr.max_batch_size)
+        for kv_cache in decode_constraint.kv_caches:
+            self.assertEqual(kv_cache.capacity, 8)
+            self.assertEqual(kv_cache.history_length, 7)
+
+        # Keep the previous StorageManager fallback ratio basis so adding the
+        # constraint only floors min slots and does not change ratio selection.
+        self.assertIsNotNone(config.typical_step)
+        self.assertEqual(len(config.typical_step.kv_caches), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(config.typical_step.kv_caches[0].capacity, 2049)
+        self.assertEqual(config.typical_step.kv_caches[0].history_length, 2048)
+
+    def test_build_cache_config_bounds_concurrent_decode_slots_by_max_tokens(self):
+        mgr = KVCacheManagerV2.__new__(KVCacheManagerV2)
+        mgr.kv_cache_type = CacheType.SELF
+        mgr.dtype = DataType.HALF
+        mgr.kv_factor = 2
+        mgr.max_batch_size = 4
+        mgr.max_attention_window_vec = [4, None]
+        mgr.num_local_layers = 2
+        mgr.pp_layers = [0, 1]
+        mgr.num_kv_heads_per_layer = [1, 1]
+        mgr.head_dim_per_layer = [8, 8]
+
+        config = mgr._build_cache_config(
+            KvCacheConfigV2(max_tokens=16, enable_block_reuse=False),
+            tokens_per_block=8,
+            vocab_size=32000,
+            cache_tiers=[GpuCacheTierConfig(quota=1 << 20)],
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(config.constraints[0].kv_caches), 2)
+
     def test_per_layer_head_dim_wrong_length(self):
         """Test that mismatched list length raises assertion."""
         with self.assertRaises(AssertionError):