diff --git a/modules/devices.py b/modules/devices.py
index 1d4eb5635..0cd2b55d2 100644
--- a/modules/devices.py
+++ b/modules/devices.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def enable_tf32():
 errors.run(enable_tf32, "Enabling TF32")
 
 cpu: torch.device = torch.device("cpu")
+fp8: bool = False
 device: torch.device = None
 device_interrogate: torch.device = None
 device_gfpgan: torch.device = None
@@ -93,10 +94,13 @@ def cond_cast_float(input):
 nv_rng = None
 
 
-def autocast(disable=False):
+def autocast(disable=False, unet=False):
     if disable:
         return contextlib.nullcontext()
 
+    if unet and fp8 and device==cpu:
+        return torch.autocast("cpu", dtype=torch.bfloat16, enabled=True)
+
     if dtype == torch.float32 or shared.cmd_opts.precision == "full":
         return contextlib.nullcontext()
 
diff --git a/modules/processing.py b/modules/processing.py
index 40598f5cf..2df8a7ea7 100644
--- a/modules/processing.py
+++ b/modules/processing.py
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ def process_images_inner(p: StableDiffusionProcessing) -> Processed:
             if p.n_iter > 1:
                 shared.state.job = f"Batch {n+1} out of {p.n_iter}"
 
-            with devices.without_autocast() if devices.unet_needs_upcast else devices.autocast():
+            with devices.without_autocast() if devices.unet_needs_upcast else devices.autocast(unet=True):
                 samples_ddim = p.sample(conditioning=p.c, unconditional_conditioning=p.uc, seeds=p.seeds, subseeds=p.subseeds, subseed_strength=p.subseed_strength, prompts=p.prompts)
 
             if getattr(samples_ddim, 'already_decoded', False):
diff --git a/modules/sd_models.py b/modules/sd_models.py
index 08af128fc..c5fe57bfe 100644
--- a/modules/sd_models.py
+++ b/modules/sd_models.py
@@ -391,12 +391,24 @@ def load_model_weights(model, checkpoint_info: CheckpointInfo, state_dict, timer
 
         devices.dtype_unet = torch.float16
         timer.record("apply half()")
-        if shared.cmd_opts.opt_unet_fp8_storage:
+
+    if shared.cmd_opts.opt_unet_fp8_storage:
+        enable_fp8 = True
+    elif model.is_sdxl and shared.cmd_opts.opt_unet_fp8_storage_xl:
+        enable_fp8 = True
+    
+    if enable_fp8:
+        devices.fp8 = True
+        if devices.device == devices.cpu:
+            for module in model.model.diffusion_model.modules():
+                if isinstance(module, torch.nn.Conv2d):
+                    module.to(torch.float8_e4m3fn)
+                elif isinstance(module, torch.nn.Linear):
+                    module.to(torch.float8_e4m3fn)
+            timer.record("apply fp8 unet for cpu")
+        else:
             model.model.diffusion_model = model.model.diffusion_model.to(torch.float8_e4m3fn)
             timer.record("apply fp8 unet")
-        elif model.is_sdxl and shared.cmd_opts.opt_unet_fp8_storage_xl:
-            model.model.diffusion_model = model.model.diffusion_model.to(torch.float8_e4m3fn)
-            timer.record("apply fp8 unet for sdxl")
 
     devices.unet_needs_upcast = shared.cmd_opts.upcast_sampling and devices.dtype == torch.float16 and devices.dtype_unet == torch.float16