diff --git a/llms/mlx_lm/tuner/utils.py b/llms/mlx_lm/tuner/utils.py
index b098e1bc..7b34ec46 100644
--- a/llms/mlx_lm/tuner/utils.py
+++ b/llms/mlx_lm/tuner/utils.py
@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ def dequantize(model: nn.Module) -> nn.Module:
             if bias:
                 linear.bias = module.bias
             de_quantize_layers.append((name, linear))
+        if isinstance(module, nn.QuantizedEmbedding):
+            weight = mx.dequantize(
+                module.weight,
+                module.scales,
+                module.biases,
+                module.group_size,
+                module.bits,
+            ).astype(mx.float16)
+            num_embeddings, dims = weight.shape
+            emb = nn.Embedding(num_embeddings, dims)
+            emb.weight = weight
+            de_quantize_layers.append((name, emb))
+
     if len(de_quantize_layers) > 0:
         model.update_modules(tree_unflatten(de_quantize_layers))
     return model