diff --git a/modelopt/onnx/autocast/precisionconverter.py b/modelopt/onnx/autocast/precisionconverter.py
index 38820479c..4f380e1d2 100644
--- a/modelopt/onnx/autocast/precisionconverter.py
+++ b/modelopt/onnx/autocast/precisionconverter.py
@@ -1114,6 +1114,13 @@ def _fix_network_output_names(self):
                                 break
                     cast_node.input[0] = pre_cast_name
                     cast_node.output[0] = original_name
+                    # Ensure correct output tensor type
+                    cast_to_precision = next(
+                        attr.i for attr in cast_node.attribute if attr.name == "to"
+                    )
+                    self.value_info_map[
+                        cast_node.output[0]
+                    ].type.tensor_type.elem_type = cast_to_precision
 
                     modified = True
                     logger.debug(f"Fixed network output names: {post_cast_name} -> {output.name}")
diff --git a/tests/unit/onnx/test_autocast_quantize.py b/tests/unit/onnx/test_autocast_quantize.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b85f4a41a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/onnx/test_autocast_quantize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+
+import onnx
+import onnx_graphsurgeon as gs
+import pytest
+import torch
+from _test_utils.onnx.lib_test_models import SimpleMLP, export_as_onnx
+
+from modelopt.onnx.autocast import convert_to_mixed_precision
+from modelopt.onnx.quantization import quantize
+
+
+def assert_nodes_are_quantized(nodes):
+    for node in nodes:
+        for inp_idx, inp in enumerate(node.inputs):
+            if isinstance(inp, gs.Variable):
+                assert node.i(inp_idx).op == "DequantizeLinear", (
+                    f"Input '{inp.name}' of node '{node.name}' is not quantized but should be!"
+                )
+    return True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("keep_io_types", [True, False])
+def test_autocast_quantize_int8(tmp_path, keep_io_types):
+    model_torch = SimpleMLP()
+    input_tensor = torch.randn(2, 16, 16)
+    low_precision_type = "fp16"
+
+    onnx_path = os.path.join(tmp_path, "model.onnx")
+    export_as_onnx(model_torch, input_tensor, onnx_filename=onnx_path)
+
+    # Convert model to low precision
+    converted_model = convert_to_mixed_precision(
+        onnx_path, keep_io_types=keep_io_types, low_precision_type=low_precision_type
+    )
+    converted_model_path = onnx_path.replace(
+        ".onnx", f".{low_precision_type}.{'keepIOTypes' if keep_io_types else ''}.onnx"
+    )
+    onnx.save(converted_model, converted_model_path)
+
+    # Quantize converted model
+    quantize(converted_model_path, quantize_mode="int8", high_precision_dtype=low_precision_type)
+
+    # Output model should be produced in the same tmp_path
+    output_onnx_path = converted_model_path.replace(".onnx", ".quant.onnx")
+
+    # Check that quantized explicit model is generated
+    assert os.path.isfile(output_onnx_path)
+
+    # Load the output model and check QDQ node placements
+    graph = gs.import_onnx(onnx.load(output_onnx_path))
+
+    # Check that all MatMul nodes are quantized
+    mm_nodes = [n for n in graph.nodes if n.op == "MatMul"]
+    assert assert_nodes_are_quantized(mm_nodes)