diff --git a/nemo_run/run/ray/slurm.py b/nemo_run/run/ray/slurm.py
index b82ecf4b..d631397c 100644
--- a/nemo_run/run/ray/slurm.py
+++ b/nemo_run/run/ray/slurm.py
@@ -278,6 +278,19 @@ def get_srun_flags(mounts: list[str], container_image: Optional[str]) -> str:
 
             return " ".join(_srun_flags)
 
+        def get_command_srun_args() -> str:
+            if (
+                self.executor.run_as_group
+                and self.executor.heterogeneous
+                and self.executor.resource_group
+                and self.executor.resource_group[0].srun_args is not None
+            ):
+                command_srun_args = self.executor.resource_group[0].srun_args
+            else:
+                command_srun_args = self.executor.srun_args or []
+
+            return " ".join(shlex.quote(arg) for arg in command_srun_args)
+
         ray_log_prefix = job_details.ray_log_prefix
         vars_to_fill = {
             "sbatch_flags": sbatch_flags,
@@ -296,6 +309,7 @@ def get_srun_flags(mounts: list[str], container_image: Optional[str]) -> str:
             "ray_log_prefix": ray_log_prefix,
             "heterogeneous": self.executor.heterogeneous,
             "resource_group": self.executor.resource_group if self.executor.heterogeneous else [],
+            "command_srun_args": get_command_srun_args(),
         }
 
         if self.command_groups:
diff --git a/nemo_run/run/ray/templates/ray.sub.j2 b/nemo_run/run/ray/templates/ray.sub.j2
index 8d510cb2..81a25c2c 100644
--- a/nemo_run/run/ray/templates/ray.sub.j2
+++ b/nemo_run/run/ray/templates/ray.sub.j2
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ COMMAND="${COMMAND:-{{ command | default('', true) }}}"
 COMMAND_WORKDIR={{ command_workdir | default('$CONTAINER_CWD') }}
 
 if [[ -n "$COMMAND" ]]; then
-  srun {% if heterogeneous %}--het-group=0 {% endif %}--no-container-mount-home --gpus=0 --overlap --container-name=ray-head --container-workdir=$COMMAND_WORKDIR --nodes=1 --ntasks=1 -w "$head_node" -o $LOG_DIR/{{ ray_log_prefix }}job.log bash -c "$COMMAND"
+  srun {% if heterogeneous %}--het-group=0 {% endif %}--no-container-mount-home --gpus=0 --overlap {% if command_srun_args %}{{ command_srun_args }} {% endif %}--container-name=ray-head --container-workdir=$COMMAND_WORKDIR --nodes=1 --ntasks=1 -w "$head_node" -o $LOG_DIR/{{ ray_log_prefix }}job.log bash -c "$COMMAND"
 else
   echo "[INFO]: Ray Cluster is idled, run this on the slurm head node to get a shell to the head node:"
   cat <<EOF >$CLUSTER_DIR/scripts/${SLURM_JOB_ID}-attach.sh
diff --git a/test/run/ray/test_slurm_ray_request.py b/test/run/ray/test_slurm_ray_request.py
index d9a41ae7..652d283b 100644
--- a/test/run/ray/test_slurm_ray_request.py
+++ b/test/run/ray/test_slurm_ray_request.py
@@ -627,6 +627,70 @@ def test_command_groups_without_resource_group(self):
         assert "--overlap" in script
         assert "cmd1" in script  # Second command in the list (index 1)
 
+    def test_command_srun_honors_executor_srun_args(self):
+        """Test that the COMMAND launch srun includes executor srun_args."""
+        executor = SlurmExecutor(account="test_account", srun_args=["--mpi=pmix"])
+        executor.tunnel = Mock(spec=SSHTunnel)
+        executor.tunnel.job_dir = "/tmp/test_jobs"
+
+        request = SlurmRayRequest(
+            name="test-ray-cluster",
+            cluster_dir="/tmp/test_jobs/test-ray-cluster",
+            template_name="ray.sub.j2",
+            executor=executor,
+            command="echo hello",
+            launch_cmd=["sbatch", "--parsable"],
+        )
+
+        script = request.materialize()
+        assert "--gpus=0 --overlap --mpi=pmix --container-name=ray-head" in script
+
+    def test_command_srun_honors_head_resource_group_srun_args(self):
+        """Test that heterogeneous grouped runs use head resource-group srun_args for COMMAND."""
+        executor = SlurmExecutor(
+            account="test_account",
+            heterogeneous=True,
+            srun_args=["--mpi=none"],
+        )
+        executor.run_as_group = True
+        executor.resource_group = [
+            SlurmExecutor.ResourceRequest(
+                packager=Mock(),
+                nodes=1,
+                ntasks_per_node=1,
+                container_image="image1",
+                container_mounts=["/data:/data"],
+                srun_args=["--mpi=pmix"],
+                het_group_index=0,
+            ),
+            SlurmExecutor.ResourceRequest(
+                packager=Mock(),
+                nodes=1,
+                ntasks_per_node=1,
+                container_image="image2",
+                container_mounts=["/data:/data"],
+                het_group_index=1,
+            ),
+        ]
+        executor.tunnel = Mock(spec=SSHTunnel)
+        executor.tunnel.job_dir = "/tmp/test_jobs"
+
+        request = SlurmRayRequest(
+            name="test-ray-cluster",
+            cluster_dir="/tmp/test_jobs/test-ray-cluster",
+            template_name="ray.sub.j2",
+            executor=executor,
+            command="echo hello",
+            launch_cmd=["sbatch", "--parsable"],
+        )
+
+        script = request.materialize()
+        assert (
+            "--het-group=0 --no-container-mount-home --gpus=0 --overlap --mpi=pmix "
+            "--container-name=ray-head" in script
+        )
+        assert "--gpus=0 --overlap --mpi=none --container-name=ray-head" not in script
+
     def test_env_vars_formatting(self):
         """Test that environment variables are properly formatted as export statements."""
         executor = SlurmExecutor(