diff --git a/src/diffusers/pipelines/cosmos/pipeline_cosmos2_video2world.py b/src/diffusers/pipelines/cosmos/pipeline_cosmos2_video2world.py
index 2a708e1118e0..373ef32154d8 100644
--- a/src/diffusers/pipelines/cosmos/pipeline_cosmos2_video2world.py
+++ b/src/diffusers/pipelines/cosmos/pipeline_cosmos2_video2world.py
@@ -199,7 +199,11 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__()
 
         if safety_checker is None:
-            safety_checker = CosmosSafetyChecker()
+            grad_enabled = torch.is_grad_enabled()
+            try:
+                safety_checker = CosmosSafetyChecker()
+            finally:
+                torch.set_grad_enabled(grad_enabled)
 
         self.register_modules(
             vae=vae,
diff --git a/tests/pipelines/cosmos/test_cosmos2_video2world.py b/tests/pipelines/cosmos/test_cosmos2_video2world.py
index 1b814257a30a..0221499b29fb 100644
--- a/tests/pipelines/cosmos/test_cosmos2_video2world.py
+++ b/tests/pipelines/cosmos/test_cosmos2_video2world.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import os
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+from unittest import mock
 
 import numpy as np
 import PIL.Image
@@ -158,6 +159,27 @@ def test_inference(self):
         generated_slice = torch.cat([generated_slice[:8], generated_slice[-8:]])
         self.assertTrue(torch.allclose(generated_slice, expected_slice, atol=1e-3))
 
+    def test_default_safety_checker_preserves_grad_mode(self):
+        components = self.get_dummy_components()
+        components.pop("safety_checker")
+
+        class GradDisablingCosmosSafetyChecker:
+            def __init__(self):
+                torch.set_grad_enabled(False)
+
+        original_grad_mode = torch.is_grad_enabled()
+        torch.set_grad_enabled(True)
+        try:
+            with mock.patch(
+                "diffusers.pipelines.cosmos.pipeline_cosmos2_video2world.CosmosSafetyChecker",
+                GradDisablingCosmosSafetyChecker,
+            ):
+                self.pipeline_class(**components)
+
+            self.assertTrue(torch.is_grad_enabled())
+        finally:
+            torch.set_grad_enabled(original_grad_mode)
+
     def test_components_function(self):
         init_components = self.get_dummy_components()
         init_components = {k: v for k, v in init_components.items() if not isinstance(v, (str, int, float))}