diff --git a/test/quantization/quantize_/workflows/float8/test_float8_semi_sparse.py b/test/quantization/quantize_/workflows/float8/test_float8_semi_sparse.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe0eeddd55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/quantization/quantize_/workflows/float8/test_float8_semi_sparse.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+
+import torch
+from torch.testing._internal.common_utils import (
+    TestCase,
+    instantiate_parametrized_tests,
+    parametrize,
+    run_tests,
+)
+
+from torchao.quantization import (
+    Float8WeightOnlyConfig,
+    quantize_,
+)
+from torchao.quantization.utils import compute_error
+from torchao.sparsity.sparse_api import apply_fake_sparsity
+from torchao.testing.utils import skip_if_rocm
+from torchao.utils import torch_version_at_least
+
+BF16_ACT_CONFIG = Float8WeightOnlyConfig(
+    group_size=128,
+    packing_format="cutlass_semi_sparse",
+)
+
+
+@unittest.skipIf(not torch_version_at_least("2.8.0"), "Need pytorch 2.8+")
+@unittest.skipIf(not torch.cuda.is_available(), "Need CUDA available")
+class TestFloat8SemiSparseTensor(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.GPU_DEVICES = ["cuda"] if torch.cuda.is_available() else []
+
+    @skip_if_rocm("ROCm enablement in progress")
+    @parametrize("config", [BF16_ACT_CONFIG])
+    @parametrize(
+        "sizes",
+        [
+            ((128,), 256, 128),
+            ((32, 128), 512, 128),
+            ((2, 32, 128), 256, 12),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_linear(self, config, sizes):
+        dtype = torch.bfloat16
+        device = "cuda"
+
+        M, N, K = sizes
+        input = torch.randn(*M, K, dtype=dtype, device=device)
+        linear = torch.nn.Linear(K, N, dtype=dtype, device=device)
+
+        apply_fake_sparsity(linear)
+        original = linear(input)
+        quantize_(linear, config)
+        quantized = linear(input)
+        self.assertTrue(compute_error(original, quantized) > 20)
+
+        compiled_linear = torch.compile(linear)
+        quantized_and_compiled = compiled_linear(input)
+        self.assertTrue(compute_error(original, quantized_and_compiled) > 20)
+
+    @skip_if_rocm("ROCm enablement in progress")
+    @unittest.skip("Fix later")
+    @parametrize("config", [BF16_ACT_CONFIG])
+    def test_to_device(self, config):
+        for device in self.GPU_DEVICES:
+            linear = torch.nn.Linear(128, 256, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+            quantize_(linear, config)
+            linear.to(device)
+
+            linear = torch.nn.Linear(128, 256, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+            quantize_(linear, config)
+            linear.to(device=device)
+
+            linear = torch.nn.Linear(128, 256, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+            quantize_(linear, config)
+            linear.to(device)
+
+    @skip_if_rocm("ROCm enablement in progress")
+    @parametrize("config", [BF16_ACT_CONFIG])
+    def test_module_path(self, config):
+        linear = torch.nn.Linear(128, 256, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+        quantize_(linear.cuda(), config)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            str(type(linear.weight)),
+            "<class 'torchao.quantization.Float8SemiSparseTensor'>",
+        )
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
+            torch.save(linear.state_dict(), f)
+            f.seek(0)
+            state_dict = torch.load(f)
+            self.assertEqual(
+                str(type(state_dict["weight"])),
+                "<class 'torchao.quantization.Float8SemiSparseTensor'>",
+            )
+
+
+instantiate_parametrized_tests(TestFloat8SemiSparseTensor)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run_tests()
diff --git a/torchao/quantization/__init__.py b/torchao/quantization/__init__.py
index aa19aa1890..b44bcb107c 100644
--- a/torchao/quantization/__init__.py
+++ b/torchao/quantization/__init__.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     quantize_affine,
 )
 from .quantize_.workflows import (
+    Float8SemiSparseTensor,
     Float8Tensor,
     Int4MarlinSparseTensor,
     Int4OpaqueTensor,
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@
     "Int4TilePackedTo4dTensor",
     "Float8Tensor",
     "Int4OpaqueTensor",
+    "Float8SemiSparseTensor",
     # smooth quant - subject to change
     "get_scale",
     "SmoothFakeDynQuantMixin",
diff --git a/torchao/quantization/quant_api.py b/torchao/quantization/quant_api.py
index 139b14cf3f..d9f3026913 100644
--- a/torchao/quantization/quant_api.py
+++ b/torchao/quantization/quant_api.py
@@ -1336,6 +1336,7 @@ def _int8_weight_only_quantize_tensor(weight, config):
     if group_size is None:
         group_size = weight.shape[-1]
     block_size = tuple([1 for x in range(weight.dim() - 1)] + [group_size])
+    # todo: support fp8 semi-sparse
     new_weight = to_affine_quantized_intx(
         weight,
         mapping_type,
@@ -1584,6 +1585,7 @@ class Float8WeightOnlyConfig(AOBaseConfig):
     weight_dtype: torch.dtype = e4m3_dtype
     set_inductor_config: bool = True
     version: int = 2
+    # todo: add packing format
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         torch._C._log_api_usage_once("torchao.quantization.Float8WeightOnlyConfig")
diff --git a/torchao/quantization/quantize_/common/packing_format.py b/torchao/quantization/quantize_/common/packing_format.py
index c6546c55f9..9f547289f8 100644
--- a/torchao/quantization/quantize_/common/packing_format.py
+++ b/torchao/quantization/quantize_/common/packing_format.py
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ class PackingFormat(str, Enum):
     needed for the rest of the system to understand the specific format that's adopted.
     """
     OPAQUE = "opaque"
+    # todo: add semi-sparse
diff --git a/torchao/quantization/quantize_/workflows/__init__.py b/torchao/quantization/quantize_/workflows/__init__.py
index 4307637f8e..7166e244a6 100644
--- a/torchao/quantization/quantize_/workflows/__init__.py
+++ b/torchao/quantization/quantize_/workflows/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from .float8.float8_semi_sparse_tensor import (
+    Float8SemiSparseTensor,
+)
 from .float8.float8_tensor import (
     Float8Tensor,
     QuantizeTensorToFloat8Kwargs,
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@
     "Int4PlainInt32Tensor",
     "Int4TilePackedTo4dTensor",
     "Float8Tensor",
+    "Float8SemiSparseTensor",
     "QuantizeTensorToFloat8Kwargs",
     "Int4OpaqueTensor",
     "Int4ChooseQParamsAlgorithm",
diff --git a/torchao/quantization/quantize_/workflows/float8/float8_semi_sparse_tensor.py b/torchao/quantization/quantize_/workflows/float8/float8_semi_sparse_tensor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78e58cbf68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/torchao/quantization/quantize_/workflows/float8/float8_semi_sparse_tensor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+from typing import List
+
+import torch
+
+from torchao.ops import to_sparse_semi_structured_cutlass_sm9x_f8
+from torchao.quantization.quant_primitives import (
+    _choose_scale_float8,
+    _quantize_affine_float8,
+)
+from torchao.utils import TorchAOBaseTensor
+
+__all__ = ["Float8SemiSparseTensor"]
+aten = torch.ops.aten
+
+
+class Float8SemiSparseTensor(TorchAOBaseTensor):
+    tensor_data_names = ["sparse", "scale", "meta"]
+
+    def __new__(
+        cls,
+        sparse: torch.Tensor,
+        meta: torch.Tensor,
+        scale: torch.Tensor,
+    ):
+        kwargs = {}
+        kwargs["device"] = sparse.device
+        kwargs["dtype"] = scale.dtype
+        kwargs["requires_grad"] = False
+        shape = (sparse.shape[0], 2 * sparse.shape[-1])
+        return torch.Tensor._make_wrapper_subclass(cls, shape, **kwargs)  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        sparse: torch.Tensor,
+        meta: torch.Tensor,
+        scale: torch.Tensor,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.sparse = sparse
+        self.meta = meta
+        self.scale = scale
+
+    def _quantization_type(self):
+        return f"shape={self.shape}, device={self.device}, dtype={self.dtype}"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_hp(
+        cls,
+        w: torch.Tensor,
+        block_size: List[int],
+    ):
+        from torchao.sparsity.utils import mask_creator
+
+        dense = w * mask_creator(w).bool()
+
+        scale = _choose_scale_float8(
+            dense,
+            block_size=block_size,
+            float8_dtype=torch.float8_e4m3fn,
+        )
+
+        w_fp8 = _quantize_affine_float8(
+            dense,
+            scale=scale,
+            float8_dtype=torch.float8_e4m3fn,
+        )
+
+        sparse, meta = to_sparse_semi_structured_cutlass_sm9x_f8(w_fp8)
+
+        return cls(
+            sparse,
+            meta,
+            scale,
+        )
+
+
+implements = Float8SemiSparseTensor.implements
+implements_torch_function = Float8SemiSparseTensor.implements_torch_function
+
+
+@implements(aten.linear.default)
+@implements_torch_function(torch.nn.functional.linear)
+def _(func, types, args, kwargs):
+    from torchao.ops import rowwise_scaled_linear_sparse_cutlass_f8f8
+
+    input_tensor, weight_tensor, bias = (
+        args[0],
+        args[1],
+        args[2] if len(args) > 2 else None,
+    )
+
+    input = input_tensor.qdata
+    input_scale = input_tensor.scale
+    weight = weight_tensor.sparse
+    weight_meta = weight_tensor.meta
+    weight_scale = weight_tensor.scale
+    out_dtype = input_tensor.dtype
+
+    out = rowwise_scaled_linear_sparse_cutlass_f8f8(
+        input, input_scale, weight, weight_meta, weight_scale, bias, out_dtype
+    )
+
+    return out
+
+
+Float8SemiSparseTensor.__module__ = "torchao.quantization"
+
+# Allow a model with Float8SemiSparseTensor weights to be loaded with `weights_only=True`
+torch.serialization.add_safe_globals([Float8SemiSparseTensor])