diff --git a/python/llm/src/ipex_llm/transformers/convert.py b/python/llm/src/ipex_llm/transformers/convert.py
index 23c006ed..ac6081e1 100644
--- a/python/llm/src/ipex_llm/transformers/convert.py
+++ b/python/llm/src/ipex_llm/transformers/convert.py
@@ -1735,7 +1735,9 @@ def _optimize_post(model, lightweight_bmm=False):
         vpm_module = importlib.import_module(vpm_modeling_module_name)
         if not hasattr(model.vpm, "config"):
             # MiniCPM-V 2
+            from ipex_llm.transformers.models.minicpmv import vision_transformer_attention_forward
             from ipex_llm.transformers.models.minicpmv import minicpmv_get_vision_embedding
+            convert_forward(model.vpm, vpm_module.Attention, vision_transformer_attention_forward)
             model.get_vision_embedding = MethodType(minicpmv_get_vision_embedding, model)
         elif model.vpm.config.model_type == "siglip":
             # MiniCPM-V 2.6
diff --git a/python/llm/src/ipex_llm/transformers/models/minicpmv.py b/python/llm/src/ipex_llm/transformers/models/minicpmv.py
index f25801be..32fba2d4 100644
--- a/python/llm/src/ipex_llm/transformers/models/minicpmv.py
+++ b/python/llm/src/ipex_llm/transformers/models/minicpmv.py
@@ -61,6 +61,29 @@ def siglip_attention_forward(
     return attn_output, attn_weights
 
 
+# MiniCPM-V-2
+# modified from timm.models.vision_transformer.Attention.forward
+def vision_transformer_attention_forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+    bsz, q_len, hidden_size = x.size()
+
+    qkv = self.qkv(x)
+    qkv = qkv.view(bsz, q_len, self.num_heads * 3, self.head_dim)
+    qkv = qkv.transpose(1, 2)
+    query_states, key_states, value_states = qkv.chunk(3, dim=1)
+
+    attn_weights = torch.matmul(query_states * self.scale, key_states.transpose(2, 3))
+    attn_weights = attention_softmax(attn_weights, self.training)
+    attn_weights = self.attn_drop(attn_weights)
+    attn_output = torch.matmul(attn_weights, value_states)
+
+    attn_output = attn_output.transpose(1, 2).contiguous()
+    attn_output = attn_output.reshape(bsz, q_len, hidden_size)
+
+    attn_output = self.proj(attn_output)
+    attn_output = self.proj_drop(attn_output)
+    return attn_output
+
+
 # MiniCPM-V-2_5
 def minicpmv_chat_wrapper(origin_chat):
     def minicpmv_chat(