diff --git a/backends/arm/_passes/mm_to_bmm_pass.py b/backends/arm/_passes/mm_to_bmm_pass.py
index ea7e61da54a..a2b71c52288 100644
--- a/backends/arm/_passes/mm_to_bmm_pass.py
+++ b/backends/arm/_passes/mm_to_bmm_pass.py
@@ -44,13 +44,15 @@ def call(self, graph_module: torch.fx.GraphModule):
             op="call_function", target=exir_ops.edge.aten.mm.default
         )
         for node in node_list:
+            mm_fake = get_first_fake_tensor(node)
+
             # Unsqueeze input tensors to rank 3
             for input_node in node.args:
                 if not isinstance(input_node, Node):
                     continue
 
-                shape = get_first_fake_tensor(input_node).shape
-                rank = len(shape)
+                input_fake = get_first_fake_tensor(input_node)
+                rank = len(input_fake.shape)
                 if rank != 2:
                     raise RuntimeError(f"Input tensor has rank {rank}, must be 2")
 
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ def call(self, graph_module: torch.fx.GraphModule):
                         input_node,  # Input is node's original input
                         0,
                     )
+                    unsqueeze_before.meta["val"] = input_fake.unsqueeze(0)
                     node.replace_input_with(input_node, unsqueeze_before)
 
             # Replace mm node with bmm
@@ -76,10 +79,15 @@ def call(self, graph_module: torch.fx.GraphModule):
                     inherit_qparams=True,
                 )
                 bmm_node.args = node.args
+                # Manually set output meta: same as mm but with batch dim.
+                # This avoids re-executing bmm on FakeTensors, which fails
+                # for quantized (int8/int16) inputs since aten.bmm only
+                # supports float32 FakeTensor propagation.
+                bmm_node.meta["val"] = mm_fake.unsqueeze(0)
                 node.replace_all_uses_with(bmm_node)
                 graph.erase_node(node)
 
-            # Unsqueeze output tensor to rank 3
+            # Squeeze output tensor back to rank 2
             with graph.inserting_after(bmm_node):
                 squeeze_after = create_node(
                     graph,
@@ -91,6 +99,7 @@ def call(self, graph_module: torch.fx.GraphModule):
                     bmm_node,
                     [0],
                 )
+                squeeze_after.meta["val"] = mm_fake
                 original_users = [
                     user for user in bmm_node.users if user != squeeze_after
                 ]
@@ -101,6 +110,5 @@ def call(self, graph_module: torch.fx.GraphModule):
 
         if modified_graph:
             graph_module.recompile()
-            graph_module = super().call(graph_module).graph_module
 
         return PassResult(graph_module, modified_graph)