diff --git a/tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_kv_connector_lifecycle.py b/tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_kv_connector_lifecycle.py
index a9a38a17b94..b61449d739b 100644
--- a/tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_kv_connector_lifecycle.py
+++ b/tests/v1/kv_connector/unit/test_kv_connector_lifecycle.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
 
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
 from vllm.distributed.kv_transfer.kv_connector.v1.example_connector import (  # noqa: E501
     ExampleConnectorMetadata,
 )
@@ -38,11 +40,20 @@ def test_kv_connector_mixin_clears_metadata():
     vllm_config.kv_transfer_config.kv_role = "kv_both"
     vllm_config.kv_transfer_config.kv_connector_extra_config["name"] = "unit"
 
-    # Initialize the global connector instance
     kv_cache_config = KVCacheConfig(
         num_blocks=0, kv_cache_tensors=[], kv_cache_groups=[]
     )
-    ensure_kv_transfer_initialized(vllm_config, kv_cache_config)
+    # Initialize the global connector instance.
+    # kv_transfer init now syncs engine_id across TP, so unit tests need
+    # a minimal mocked TP group.
+    mock_tp_group = MagicMock()
+    mock_tp_group.broadcast_object.side_effect = lambda value, src=0: value
+
+    with patch(
+        "vllm.distributed.parallel_state.get_tp_group",
+        return_value=mock_tp_group,
+    ):
+        ensure_kv_transfer_initialized(vllm_config, kv_cache_config)
 
     try:
         # Minimal scheduler output with empty metadata; mixin should still
diff --git a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_transfer_state.py b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_transfer_state.py
index 4392d652077..67a6b4ca7a6 100644
--- a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_transfer_state.py
+++ b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_transfer_state.py
@@ -48,6 +48,20 @@ def is_v1_kv_transfer_group(connector: KVConnectorBaseType | None = None) -> boo
     return isinstance(connector, KVConnectorBase_V1)
 
 
+def _sync_engine_id_across_tp(vllm_config: "VllmConfig") -> None:
+    """Broadcast engine_id from TP rank 0 so all workers in a
+    multi-node TP group share the same value."""
+    from vllm.distributed.parallel_state import (
+        get_tp_group,
+    )
+
+    assert vllm_config.kv_transfer_config is not None
+    synced_id = get_tp_group().broadcast_object(
+        vllm_config.kv_transfer_config.engine_id, src=0
+    )
+    vllm_config.kv_transfer_config.engine_id = synced_id
+
+
 def ensure_kv_transfer_initialized(
     vllm_config: "VllmConfig", kv_cache_config: "KVCacheConfig"
 ) -> None:
@@ -64,6 +78,8 @@ def ensure_kv_transfer_initialized(
         vllm_config.kv_transfer_config.is_kv_transfer_instance
         and _KV_CONNECTOR_AGENT is None
     ):
+        _sync_engine_id_across_tp(vllm_config)
+
         _KV_CONNECTOR_AGENT = KVConnectorFactory.create_connector(
             config=vllm_config,
             role=KVConnectorRole.WORKER,