diff --git a/skyrl/backends/skyrl_train/distributed/megatron/megatron_strategy.py b/skyrl/backends/skyrl_train/distributed/megatron/megatron_strategy.py
index 0544d3dc29..3c4d097636 100644
--- a/skyrl/backends/skyrl_train/distributed/megatron/megatron_strategy.py
+++ b/skyrl/backends/skyrl_train/distributed/megatron/megatron_strategy.py
@@ -521,6 +521,14 @@ def save_hf_model(self, bridge, model: MegatronModelWrapper, output_dir: str, to
 
             # Only rank 0 saves the Huggingface config and tokenizer.
             if self.is_rank_0():
+                # Preserve any custom modeling artifacts (e.g. modeling_*.py,
+                # special_tokens_map.json, auto_map-referenced files) that
+                # trust_remote_code models depend on. save_hf_configs below
+                # overwrites config.json/tokenizer files with the strategy's
+                # current view, but save_artifacts is required to copy the
+                # custom Python modules and other artifacts that
+                # save_pretrained() alone does not emit.
+                bridge.hf_pretrained.save_artifacts(work_dir)
                 self.save_hf_configs(self.hf_config, work_dir, tokenizer)
                 self.print(f"Successfully saved HF config and tokenizer to {output_dir}")
 
diff --git a/tests/backends/skyrl_train/distributed/test_megatron_correctness.py b/tests/backends/skyrl_train/distributed/test_megatron_correctness.py
index e57f4f5df3..c7cedcd2d9 100644
--- a/tests/backends/skyrl_train/distributed/test_megatron_correctness.py
+++ b/tests/backends/skyrl_train/distributed/test_megatron_correctness.py
@@ -273,3 +273,86 @@ async def test_non_colocated_megatron_merge_lora_still_pauses(self):
 
         dispatch._inference_engine_client.pause_generation.assert_awaited_once()
         dispatch._inference_engine_client.resume_generation.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# save_hf_model: save_artifacts ordering
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not _has_megatron, reason="megatron-core not installed")
+class TestSaveHFModelArtifacts:
+    """Verify ``save_hf_model`` invokes ``save_artifacts`` rank-0-only and in
+    the correct order relative to ``save_hf_weights`` / ``save_hf_configs``.
+    """
+
+    def _build_strategy(self, *, is_rank_0: bool):
+        from skyrl.backends.skyrl_train.distributed.megatron.megatron_strategy import (
+            MegatronStrategy,
+        )
+
+        strategy = MegatronStrategy.__new__(MegatronStrategy)
+        strategy.hf_config = MagicMock(name="hf_config")
+        strategy.is_rank_0 = MagicMock(return_value=is_rank_0)
+        strategy.save_hf_configs = MagicMock(name="save_hf_configs")
+        strategy.print = MagicMock(name="print")
+        return strategy
+
+    def _build_bridge_and_model(self):
+        bridge = MagicMock(name="bridge")
+        model = MagicMock(name="model")
+        return bridge, model
+
+    def _patch_module_io(self, *, work_dir: str):
+        """Patch ``io`` and ``dist`` at the megatron_strategy module level.
+
+        ``io.local_work_dir`` is a context manager yielding ``work_dir``.
+        """
+        io_mock = MagicMock(name="io")
+        io_mock.local_work_dir.return_value.__enter__.return_value = work_dir
+        io_mock.local_work_dir.return_value.__exit__.return_value = False
+        dist_mock = MagicMock(name="dist")
+        return (
+            patch(
+                "skyrl.backends.skyrl_train.distributed.megatron.megatron_strategy.io",
+                io_mock,
+            ),
+            patch(
+                "skyrl.backends.skyrl_train.distributed.megatron.megatron_strategy.dist",
+                dist_mock,
+            ),
+            io_mock,
+            dist_mock,
+        )
+
+    def test_rank0_calls_save_artifacts_before_save_hf_configs(self):
+        strategy = self._build_strategy(is_rank_0=True)
+        bridge, model = self._build_bridge_and_model()
+        io_patch, dist_patch, _io_mock, _dist_mock = self._patch_module_io(work_dir="/tmp/work")
+
+        parent = MagicMock()
+        parent.attach_mock(bridge.save_hf_weights, "save_hf_weights")
+        parent.attach_mock(bridge.hf_pretrained.save_artifacts, "save_artifacts")
+        parent.attach_mock(strategy.save_hf_configs, "save_hf_configs")
+
+        with io_patch, dist_patch:
+            strategy.save_hf_model(bridge=bridge, model=model, output_dir="/out", tokenizer="tok")
+
+        bridge.save_hf_weights.assert_called_once_with(model.actor_module, "/tmp/work")
+        bridge.hf_pretrained.save_artifacts.assert_called_once_with("/tmp/work")
+        strategy.save_hf_configs.assert_called_once_with(strategy.hf_config, "/tmp/work", "tok")
+
+        call_order = [c[0] for c in parent.mock_calls]
+        assert call_order == ["save_hf_weights", "save_artifacts", "save_hf_configs"]
+
+    def test_non_rank0_skips_save_artifacts_and_save_hf_configs(self):
+        strategy = self._build_strategy(is_rank_0=False)
+        bridge, model = self._build_bridge_and_model()
+        io_patch, dist_patch, _io_mock, _dist_mock = self._patch_module_io(work_dir="/tmp/work")
+
+        with io_patch, dist_patch:
+            strategy.save_hf_model(bridge=bridge, model=model, output_dir="/out", tokenizer="tok")
+
+        bridge.save_hf_weights.assert_called_once_with(model.actor_module, "/tmp/work")
+        bridge.hf_pretrained.save_artifacts.assert_not_called()
+        strategy.save_hf_configs.assert_not_called()