diff --git a/comfy/model_patcher.py b/comfy/model_patcher.py
index ee56f8523..e259aed63 100644
--- a/comfy/model_patcher.py
+++ b/comfy/model_patcher.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import comfy.float
 import comfy.hooks
 import comfy.lora
 import comfy.model_management
+import comfy.ops
 import comfy.patcher_extension
 import comfy.utils
 from comfy.comfy_types import UnetWrapperFunction
@@ -856,7 +857,9 @@ class ModelPatcher:
                     if m.comfy_patched_weights == True:
                         continue
 
-                for param in params:
+                for param, param_value in params.items():
+                    if hasattr(m, "comfy_cast_weights") and getattr(param_value, "is_meta", False):
+                        comfy.ops.disable_weight_init._zero_init_parameter(m, param)
                     key = key_param_name_to_key(n, param)
                     self.unpin_weight(key)
                     self.patch_weight_to_device(key, device_to=device_to)
diff --git a/comfy/ops.py b/comfy/ops.py
index 7a9b4b84c..050f7cda0 100644
--- a/comfy/ops.py
+++ b/comfy/ops.py
@@ -79,14 +79,21 @@ def cast_to_input(weight, input, non_blocking=False, copy=True):
     return comfy.model_management.cast_to(weight, input.dtype, input.device, non_blocking=non_blocking, copy=copy)
 
 
-def cast_bias_weight_with_vbar(s, dtype, device, bias_dtype, non_blocking, compute_dtype, want_requant):
+def materialize_meta_param(s, param_keys):
+    for param_key in param_keys:
+        param = getattr(s, param_key, None)
+        if param is not None and getattr(param, "is_meta", False):
+            setattr(s, param_key, torch.nn.Parameter(torch.zeros(param.shape, dtype=param.dtype), requires_grad=param.requires_grad))
 
+
+def cast_bias_weight_with_vbar(s, dtype, device, bias_dtype, non_blocking, compute_dtype, want_requant):
     #vbar doesn't support CPU weights, but some custom nodes have weird paths
     #that might switch the layer to the CPU and expect it to work. We have to take
     #a clone conservatively as we are mmapped and some SFT files are packed misaligned
     #If you are a custom node author reading this, please move your layer to the GPU
     #or declare your ModelPatcher as CPU in the first place.
     if comfy.model_management.is_device_cpu(device):
+        materialize_meta_param(s, ["weight", "bias"])
         weight = s.weight.to(dtype=dtype, copy=True)
         if isinstance(weight, QuantizedTensor):
             weight = weight.dequantize()
@@ -108,6 +115,7 @@ def cast_bias_weight_with_vbar(s, dtype, device, bias_dtype, non_blocking, compu
             xfer_dest = comfy_aimdo.torch.aimdo_to_tensor(s._v, device)
 
     if not resident:
+        materialize_meta_param(s, ["weight", "bias"])
         cast_geometry = comfy.memory_management.tensors_to_geometries([ s.weight, s.bias ])
         cast_dest = None
 
@@ -306,6 +314,12 @@ class CastWeightBiasOp:
     bias_function = []
 
 class disable_weight_init:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _zero_init_parameter(module, name):
+        param = getattr(module, name)
+        device = None if getattr(param, "is_meta", False) else param.device
+        setattr(module, name, torch.nn.Parameter(torch.zeros(param.shape, device=device, dtype=param.dtype), requires_grad=False))
+
     @staticmethod
     def _lazy_load_from_state_dict(module, state_dict, prefix, local_metadata,
                                    missing_keys, unexpected_keys, weight_shape,