diff --git a/src/maxdiffusion/models/ltx2/text_encoders/embeddings_connector_ltx2.py b/src/maxdiffusion/models/ltx2/text_encoders/embeddings_connector_ltx2.py
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+"""
+Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+
+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
+
+     https://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.
+"""
+
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
+import jax
+import jax.numpy as jnp
+from flax import nnx
+from maxdiffusion import common_types
+from maxdiffusion.models.ltx2.attention_ltx2 import LTX2Attention
+from maxdiffusion.models.attention_flax import NNXSimpleFeedForward
+
+Array = common_types.Array
+DType = common_types.DType
+
+
+class _BasicTransformerBlock1D(nnx.Module):
+
+  def __init__(
+      self,
+      dim: int,
+      heads: int,
+      dim_head: int,
+      rope_type: str = "interleaved",
+      attention_kernel: str = "flash",
+      mesh: jax.sharding.Mesh = None,
+      rngs: nnx.Rngs = None,
+  ):
+    self.attn1 = LTX2Attention(
+        query_dim=dim,
+        heads=heads,
+        dim_head=dim_head,
+        rope_type=rope_type,
+        bias=True,  # LTX-2 default
+        out_bias=True,
+        attention_kernel=attention_kernel,
+        mesh=mesh,
+        rngs=rngs,
+    )
+    self.ff = NNXSimpleFeedForward(rngs=rngs, dim=dim, dim_out=dim)
+    self.norm1 = nnx.RMSNorm(dim, epsilon=1e-6, dtype=jnp.float32, param_dtype=jnp.float32, use_scale=False, rngs=rngs)
+    self.norm2 = nnx.RMSNorm(dim, epsilon=1e-6, dtype=jnp.float32, param_dtype=jnp.float32, use_scale=False, rngs=rngs)
+
+  def __call__(
+      self,
+      hidden_states: Array,
+      attention_mask: Optional[Array] = None,
+      rotary_emb: Optional[Tuple[Array, Array]] = None,
+  ) -> Array:
+    # 1. Norm -> Attention
+    normed = self.norm1(hidden_states)
+    attn_output = self.attn1(normed, attention_mask=attention_mask, rotary_emb=rotary_emb)
+    hidden_states = hidden_states + attn_output
+
+    # 2. Norm -> FeedForward
+    normed = self.norm2(hidden_states)
+    ff_output = self.ff(normed)
+    hidden_states = hidden_states + ff_output
+
+    return hidden_states
+
+
+class Embeddings1DConnector(nnx.Module):
+  """
+  Applies 1D transformer processing with Thinking Tokens (Learnable Registers).
+  Uses nnx.scan for efficient JAX-idiomatic layer execution.
+  """
+
+  def __init__(
+      self,
+      input_dim: int,
+      heads: int = 30,
+      head_dim: int = 128,
+      layers: int = 2,
+      theta: float = 10000.0,
+      num_learnable_registers: int = 128,
+      rope_type: str = "interleaved",
+      attention_kernel: str = "flash",
+      mesh: jax.sharding.Mesh = None,
+      rngs: nnx.Rngs = None,
+  ):
+    self.dim = input_dim
+    self.theta = theta
+    self.num_learnable_registers = num_learnable_registers
+    self.num_layers = layers
+
+    # 1. Initialize Stacked Layers using vmap
+    # This creates a single module where parameters have an extra leading dimension [layers, ...]
+    # We need to ensure rngs are split for each layer
+    @nnx.split_rngs(splits=layers)
+    @nnx.vmap(in_axes=0, out_axes=0, axis_size=layers)
+    def create_block(rngs):
+      return _BasicTransformerBlock1D(
+          dim=input_dim,
+          heads=heads,
+          dim_head=head_dim,
+          rope_type=rope_type,
+          attention_kernel=attention_kernel,
+          mesh=mesh,
+          rngs=rngs,
+      )
+
+    # Call the vmapped constructor
+    self.stacked_blocks = create_block(rngs)
+
+    # 2. Thinking Tokens
+    if num_learnable_registers > 0:
+      key = rngs.params()
+      self.learnable_registers = nnx.Param(
+          jax.random.uniform(key, (num_learnable_registers, self.dim), dtype=jnp.bfloat16) * 2.0 - 1.0
+      )
+
+    self.final_norm = nnx.RMSNorm(
+        self.dim, epsilon=1e-6, dtype=jnp.float32, param_dtype=jnp.float32, use_scale=False, rngs=rngs
+    )
+
+  def _replace_padded_with_learnable_registers(self, hidden_states: Array, attention_mask: Array) -> Tuple[Array, Array]:
+    b, t, d = hidden_states.shape
+    if t % self.num_learnable_registers != 0:
+      raise ValueError(f"Sequence length {t} must be divisible by {self.num_learnable_registers}")
+
+    num_duplications = t // self.num_learnable_registers
+    registers = jnp.tile(self.learnable_registers[...], (num_duplications, 1))
+    registers = jnp.expand_dims(registers, 0)
+
+    if attention_mask.ndim == 2:
+      mask = attention_mask[:, :, None]
+    else:
+      mask = attention_mask
+
+    output = jnp.where(mask > 0.5, hidden_states, registers)
+    new_mask = jnp.ones_like(attention_mask)
+    return output, new_mask
+
+  def _compute_1d_rope(self, seq_len: int, dtype: DType) -> Tuple[Array, Array]:
+    t = jnp.arange(seq_len, dtype=jnp.float32)
+    freqs = 1.0 / (self.theta ** (jnp.arange(0, self.dim, 2, dtype=jnp.float32) / self.dim))
+    emb = jnp.outer(t, freqs)
+    cos = jnp.cos(emb)
+    sin = jnp.sin(emb)
+    cos = jnp.repeat(cos, 2, axis=-1)
+    sin = jnp.repeat(sin, 2, axis=-1)
+    return cos[None, ...], sin[None, ...]
+
+  def __call__(
+      self,
+      hidden_states: Array,
+      attention_mask: Optional[Array] = None,
+  ) -> Array:
+    # 1. Thinking Tokens
+    if self.num_learnable_registers > 0 and attention_mask is not None:
+      hidden_states, attention_mask = self._replace_padded_with_learnable_registers(hidden_states, attention_mask)
+
+    # 2. RoPE
+    seq_len = hidden_states.shape[1]
+    rotary_emb = self._compute_1d_rope(seq_len, hidden_states.dtype)
+
+    # 3. Transformer Blocks (Scan)
+
+    # Scan function signature: (carry, x) -> (carry, y)
+    def block_scan_fn(carry, block_module):
+      hidden_states = carry
+      # block_module is a sliced view of the vmapped module
+      hidden_states = block_module(hidden_states, attention_mask=attention_mask, rotary_emb=rotary_emb)
+      return hidden_states, None
+
+    # Execute scan
+    hidden_states, _ = nnx.scan(
+        block_scan_fn,
+        length=self.num_layers,
+        in_axes=(nnx.Carry, 0),  # Scan over the layers dimension (0) of block_module
+        out_axes=(nnx.Carry, 0),
+    )(hidden_states, self.stacked_blocks)
+
+    # 4. Final Norm
+    hidden_states = self.final_norm(hidden_states)
+
+    return hidden_states
diff --git a/src/maxdiffusion/tests/test_embeddings_connector_ltx2.py b/src/maxdiffusion/tests/test_embeddings_connector_ltx2.py
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+"""
+Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+
+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
+
+     https://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 unittest
+import jax.numpy as jnp
+import numpy as np
+from flax import nnx
+from ..models.ltx2.text_encoders.embeddings_connector_ltx2 import Embeddings1DConnector
+
+
+class Embeddings1DConnectorTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+  def setUp(self):
+    self.rng = nnx.Rngs(0)
+    self.B = 2
+    self.T = 16  # Must be divisible by num_learnable_registers if we want tiling to work simply
+    self.D = 64  # inner_dim
+
+    # Test config
+    self.num_learnable_registers = 8
+    self.heads = 4
+    self.head_dim = 16
+
+    # input dim = heads * head_dim = 64
+
+  def test_thinking_tokens_replacement(self):
+    connector = Embeddings1DConnector(
+        input_dim=self.D,
+        heads=self.heads,
+        head_dim=self.head_dim,
+        layers=1,
+        num_learnable_registers=self.num_learnable_registers,
+        mesh=None,
+        rngs=self.rng,
+    )
+
+    # Create input [B, T, D]
+    hidden_states = jnp.zeros((self.B, self.T, self.D))
+
+    # Create mask [B, T]
+    # Batch 0: First 4 valid, rest padding
+    # Batch 1: First 8 valid, rest padding
+    mask = np.zeros((self.B, self.T), dtype=np.int32)
+    mask[0, :4] = 1
+    mask[1, :8] = 1
+
+    # Explicitly run replacement method
+    output, new_mask = connector._replace_padded_with_learnable_registers(hidden_states, jnp.array(mask))
+
+    # 1. Check Mask Reset
+    self.assertTrue(jnp.all(new_mask == 1.0), "New mask should be all 1s")
+
+    # 2. Check Valid Tokens (should be 0 as input was 0)
+    # Batch 0, 0-3
+    valid_b0 = output[0, :4, :]
+    self.assertTrue(jnp.all(valid_b0 == 0.0), "Valid tokens should remain unchanged")
+
+    # 3. Check Thinking Tokens (Padding area)
+    # Batch 0, 4-15
+    thinking_b0 = output[0, 4:, :]
+
+    # The learnable registers should be tiled.
+    # Registers shape: [8, 64]
+    # T=16, so it's tiled 2 times -> [16, 64]
+    # We need to verify that padding positions contain values from registers
+
+    # Get expected registers values
+    registers_val = connector.learnable_registers[...]  # [8, 64]
+    tiled_regs = jnp.tile(registers_val, (2, 1))  # [16, 64]
+
+    expected_padding = tiled_regs[4:, :]  # corresponding slice
+
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(
+        thinking_b0, expected_padding, err_msg="Padding should be replaced by corresponding register values"
+    )
+    print("\n[PASS] Thinking Tokens Replacement Logic Verified.")
+
+  def test_forward_shape_and_run(self):
+    connector = Embeddings1DConnector(
+        input_dim=self.D,
+        heads=self.heads,
+        head_dim=self.head_dim,
+        layers=2,
+        num_learnable_registers=self.num_learnable_registers,
+        attention_kernel="dot_product",  # Use dot_product for testing on CPU
+        mesh=None,
+        rngs=self.rng,
+    )
+
+    hidden_states = jnp.array(np.random.randn(self.B, self.T, self.D))
+    mask = jnp.ones((self.B, self.T))  # All valid
+
+    output = connector(hidden_states, mask)
+
+    self.assertEqual(output.shape, (self.B, self.T, self.D))
+    self.assertFalse(jnp.isnan(output).any(), "Output should not contain NaNs")
+    print("\n[PASS] Embeddings1DConnector Forward Pass Verified.")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  unittest.main()