diff --git a/deepmd/pt/model/atomic_model/dp_atomic_model.py b/deepmd/pt/model/atomic_model/dp_atomic_model.py
index 783ee9e766..d59d518cab 100644
--- a/deepmd/pt/model/atomic_model/dp_atomic_model.py
+++ b/deepmd/pt/model/atomic_model/dp_atomic_model.py
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ def forward_atomic(
         """
         nframes, nloc, nnei = nlist.shape
         atype = extended_atype[:, :nloc]
-        if self.do_grad_r() or self.do_grad_c():
-            extended_coord.requires_grad_(True)
+        if (self.do_grad_r() or self.do_grad_c()) and not extended_coord.requires_grad:
+            extended_coord = extended_coord.clone().requires_grad_(True)
 
         # Handle default chg_spin if descriptor supports it
         if self.add_chg_spin_ebd and charge_spin is None:
diff --git a/deepmd/pt/model/atomic_model/linear_atomic_model.py b/deepmd/pt/model/atomic_model/linear_atomic_model.py
index 5c0f616634..41fd49f096 100644
--- a/deepmd/pt/model/atomic_model/linear_atomic_model.py
+++ b/deepmd/pt/model/atomic_model/linear_atomic_model.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def forward_atomic(
             the result dict, defined by the fitting net output def.
         """
         nframes, nloc, nnei = nlist.shape
-        if self.do_grad_r() or self.do_grad_c():
+        if (self.do_grad_r() or self.do_grad_c()) and not extended_coord.requires_grad:
             extended_coord.requires_grad_(True)
         extended_coord = extended_coord.view(nframes, -1, 3)
         sorted_rcuts, sorted_sels = self._sort_rcuts_sels()
diff --git a/deepmd/pt/model/atomic_model/pairtab_atomic_model.py b/deepmd/pt/model/atomic_model/pairtab_atomic_model.py
index 5750f7cfd1..9277725c23 100644
--- a/deepmd/pt/model/atomic_model/pairtab_atomic_model.py
+++ b/deepmd/pt/model/atomic_model/pairtab_atomic_model.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def forward_atomic(
     ) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
         nframes, nloc, nnei = nlist.shape
         extended_coord = extended_coord.view(nframes, -1, 3)
-        if self.do_grad_r() or self.do_grad_c():
+        if (self.do_grad_r() or self.do_grad_c()) and not extended_coord.requires_grad:
             extended_coord.requires_grad_(True)
 
         # this will mask all -1 in the nlist
diff --git a/deepmd/pt/model/model/make_model.py b/deepmd/pt/model/model/make_model.py
index 713eab3d8c..78705b153c 100644
--- a/deepmd/pt/model/model/make_model.py
+++ b/deepmd/pt/model/model/make_model.py
@@ -306,8 +306,12 @@ def forward_common_lower(
                 extended_coord, fparam=fparam, aparam=aparam
             )
             del extended_coord, fparam, aparam
+            force_coord = cc_ext
+            if self.atomic_model.do_grad_r() or self.atomic_model.do_grad_c():
+                if not force_coord.requires_grad:
+                    force_coord = force_coord.clone().requires_grad_(True)
             atomic_ret = self.atomic_model.forward_common_atomic(
-                cc_ext,
+                force_coord,
                 extended_atype,
                 nlist,
                 mapping=mapping,
@@ -319,7 +323,7 @@ def forward_common_lower(
             model_predict = fit_output_to_model_output(
                 atomic_ret,
                 self.atomic_output_def(),
-                cc_ext,
+                force_coord,
                 do_atomic_virial=do_atomic_virial,
                 create_graph=self.training,
                 mask=atomic_ret["mask"] if "mask" in atomic_ret else None,
diff --git a/source/tests/pt/model/test_dp_atomic_model.py b/source/tests/pt/model/test_dp_atomic_model.py
index 6d6a22f357..ddc8f6d5ed 100644
--- a/source/tests/pt/model/test_dp_atomic_model.py
+++ b/source/tests/pt/model/test_dp_atomic_model.py
@@ -74,6 +74,32 @@ def test_self_consistency(self) -> None:
                 to_numpy_array(ret1["energy"]),
             )
 
+    def test_forward_common_atomic_accepts_leaf_view_input(self) -> None:
+        ds = DescrptSeA(
+            self.rcut,
+            self.rcut_smth,
+            self.sel,
+        ).to(env.DEVICE)
+        ft = InvarFitting(
+            "energy",
+            self.nt,
+            ds.get_dim_out(),
+            1,
+            mixed_types=ds.mixed_types(),
+        ).to(env.DEVICE)
+        md0 = DPAtomicModel(ds, ft, type_map=["foo", "bar"]).to(env.DEVICE)
+
+        coord = to_torch_tensor(self.coord_ext)
+        coord_view = coord.view(self.nf, self.nall, 3)
+        args = [
+            coord_view,
+            to_torch_tensor(self.atype_ext),
+            to_torch_tensor(self.nlist),
+        ]
+        ret = md0.forward_common_atomic(*args)
+
+        self.assertIn("energy", ret)
+
     def test_dp_consistency(self) -> None:
         nf, nloc, nnei = self.nlist.shape
         ds = DPDescrptSeA(
diff --git a/source/tests/pt/model/test_dp_model.py b/source/tests/pt/model/test_dp_model.py
index f4e350869a..37f0fb9caa 100644
--- a/source/tests/pt/model/test_dp_model.py
+++ b/source/tests/pt/model/test_dp_model.py
@@ -114,6 +114,42 @@ def test_self_consistency(self) -> None:
             atol=self.atol,
         )
 
+    def test_forward_lower_accepts_leaf_view_input(self) -> None:
+        ds = DescrptSeA(
+            self.rcut,
+            self.rcut_smth,
+            self.sel,
+        ).to(env.DEVICE)
+        ft = EnergyFittingNet(
+            self.nt,
+            ds.get_dim_out(),
+            mixed_types=ds.mixed_types(),
+        ).to(env.DEVICE)
+        type_map = ["foo", "bar"]
+        md0 = EnergyModel(ds, ft, type_map=type_map).to(env.DEVICE)
+
+        coord_ext, atype_ext, _ = extend_coord_with_ghosts(
+            to_torch_tensor(self.coord),
+            to_torch_tensor(self.atype),
+            to_torch_tensor(self.cell),
+            self.rcut,
+        )
+        nlist = build_neighbor_list(
+            coord_ext,
+            atype_ext,
+            self.nloc,
+            self.rcut,
+            self.sel,
+            distinguish_types=(not md0.mixed_types()),
+        )
+        coord_view = coord_ext.view(self.nf, -1, 3)
+
+        ret = md0.forward_lower(coord_view, atype_ext, nlist, do_atomic_virial=True)
+
+        self.assertFalse(coord_view.requires_grad)
+        self.assertIn("extended_force", ret)
+        self.assertIn("virial", ret)
+
     def test_dp_consistency(self) -> None:
         nf, nloc = self.atype.shape
         nfp, nap = 2, 3