diff --git a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading_connector.py b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading_connector.py
index 4ba59e2b1e..daa8042c8b 100644
--- a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading_connector.py
+++ b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading_connector.py
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ class OffloadingConnector(KVConnectorBase_V1, SupportsHMA):
         assert self.connector_scheduler is not None
         return self.connector_scheduler.take_events()
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_required_kvcache_layout(cls, vllm_config: VllmConfig) -> str | None:
+        return "HND"
+
     def get_kv_connector_stats(self) -> KVConnectorStats | None:
         if self.connector_worker is None:
             return None  # We only emit stats from the worker-side