diff --git a/tests/models/language/pooling/test_splade_sparse_pooler.py b/tests/models/language/pooling/test_splade_sparse_pooler.py
index 3f2888f048..2fbeadacb9 100644
--- a/tests/models/language/pooling/test_splade_sparse_pooler.py
+++ b/tests/models/language/pooling/test_splade_sparse_pooler.py
@@ -192,19 +192,15 @@ def test_encoder_cache_reset_clears_late_interaction_state() -> None:
 
 def test_pooling_runner_rejects_unsupported_selected_task() -> None:
     model = MagicMock()
-    model.pooler.get_supported_tasks.return_value = {
-        "embed",
-        "embed&token_classify",
-        "token_classify",
-    }
+    model.pooler.get_supported_tasks.return_value = {"embed", "plugin"}
     vllm_config = MagicMock()
     vllm_config.scheduler_config.max_num_seqs = 2
     vllm_config.model_config.attn_type = "encoder_only"
-    vllm_config.model_config.get_pooling_task.return_value = "embed&token_classify"
+    vllm_config.model_config.get_pooling_task.return_value = "plugin"
 
     with (
         patch.object(PoolingRunner, "get_supported_tasks", return_value=["embed"]),
-        pytest.raises(ValueError, match="selects 'embed&token_classify'"),
+        pytest.raises(ValueError, match="selects 'plugin'"),
     ):
         PoolingRunner(model, vllm_config)
 
@@ -273,3 +269,23 @@ def test_pooling_runner_filters_decoder_token_embedding() -> None:
     runner = PoolingRunner(model, vllm_config)
 
     assert runner.supported_tasks == {"embed"}
+
+
+def test_pooling_runner_gates_embed_token_classification_to_encoder() -> None:
+    # BGE-M3's combined task emits per-token weights alongside the embedding,
+    # so it is enabled only where prefill is unchunked.
+    model = MagicMock()
+    model.pooler.get_supported_tasks.return_value = {"embed", "embed&token_classify"}
+    vllm_config = MagicMock()
+    vllm_config.scheduler_config.max_num_seqs = 2
+
+    vllm_config.model_config.attn_type = "encoder_only"
+    vllm_config.model_config.get_pooling_task.return_value = "embed&token_classify"
+    assert PoolingRunner(model, vllm_config).supported_tasks == {
+        "embed",
+        "embed&token_classify",
+    }
+
+    vllm_config.model_config.attn_type = "decoder"
+    vllm_config.model_config.get_pooling_task.return_value = "embed"
+    assert PoolingRunner(model, vllm_config).supported_tasks == {"embed"}
diff --git a/vllm/v1/worker/gpu/pool/pooling_runner.py b/vllm/v1/worker/gpu/pool/pooling_runner.py
index 139570303b..9aa3be93c2 100644
--- a/vllm/v1/worker/gpu/pool/pooling_runner.py
+++ b/vllm/v1/worker/gpu/pool/pooling_runner.py
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ from vllm.v1.worker.gpu.input_batch import InputBatch
 from vllm.v1.worker.gpu.states import RequestState
 
 _SUPPORTED_TASKS: frozenset[PoolingTask] = frozenset(
-    {"embed", "classify", "token_embed", "token_classify"}
+    {"embed", "classify", "token_embed", "token_classify", "embed&token_classify"}
+)
+# `embed&token_classify` concatenates a fixed-size embedding with per-token
+# weights, so its output length scales with the prompt like the others here.
+_TOKEN_TASKS: frozenset[PoolingTask] = frozenset(
+    {"token_embed", "token_classify", "embed&token_classify"}
 )
-_TOKEN_TASKS: frozenset[PoolingTask] = frozenset({"token_embed", "token_classify"})
 
 
 class PoolingRunner: