diff --git a/1.architectures/5.sagemaker-hyperpod/LifecycleScripts/base-config/mount_fsx.sh b/1.architectures/5.sagemaker-hyperpod/LifecycleScripts/base-config/mount_fsx.sh
index 386477936..d2f63bb86 100644
--- a/1.architectures/5.sagemaker-hyperpod/LifecycleScripts/base-config/mount_fsx.sh
+++ b/1.architectures/5.sagemaker-hyperpod/LifecycleScripts/base-config/mount_fsx.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # must be run as sudo
 
-set -eux 
+set -eux
 
 # FSx Lustre Endpoints
 FSX_DNS_NAME="$1"
@@ -42,6 +42,117 @@ print_lustre_version()
     modinfo lustre | grep 'version:' | head -n 1 | awk '{print $2}'
 }
 
+# Verify if FSxL is created with EFA-enabled and if the FS is in the same AZ (cross AZ is not supported)
+verify_fsx_efa_compatibility()
+{
+    local fsx_dns_name="$1"
+
+    echo "[INFO] Verifying FSx EFA compatibility"
+
+    # Extract FSx filesystem ID from DNS name
+    local fsx_id=$(echo "$fsx_dns_name" | cut -d'.' -f1)
+
+    # Get instance AZ
+    local instance_az
+    TOKEN=$(curl -X PUT "http://169.254.169.254/latest/api/token" -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds: 21600" -s --max-time 3 2>/dev/null)
+    if [[ -n "$TOKEN" ]]; then
+        instance_az=$(curl -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token: $TOKEN" -s --max-time 3 http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/placement/availability-zone 2>/dev/null)
+    else
+        instance_az=$(curl -s --max-time 3 http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/placement/availability-zone 2>/dev/null)
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -z "$instance_az" ]]; then
+        echo "[WARN] Could not determine instance AZ - proceeding without EFA verification"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Get FSx filesystem details (EFA and Subnet details)
+    local fsx_info
+    if ! fsx_info=$(aws fsx describe-file-systems --file-system-ids "$fsx_id" --query 'FileSystems[0].{LustreConfiguration: LustreConfiguration, SubnetIds: SubnetIds}' --output json 2>/dev/null); then
+        echo "[WARN] Could not describe FSx filesystem - proceeding without EFA verification"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Get FSx AZ from subnet (To match FSx and instance AZ)
+    local fsx_subnet=$(echo "$fsx_info" | python3 -c "import sys, json; data=json.load(sys.stdin); print(data['SubnetIds'][0])" 2>/dev/null)
+
+    if [[ -z "$fsx_subnet" ]]; then
+        echo "[WARN] Could not determine FSx subnet - proceeding without EFA verification"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    local fsx_az=$(aws ec2 describe-subnets --subnet-ids "$fsx_subnet" --query 'Subnets[0].AvailabilityZone' --output text 2>/dev/null)
+
+    if [[ "$instance_az" != "$fsx_az" ]]; then
+        echo "[INFO] FSx filesystem is in different AZ ($fsx_az vs $instance_az) - EFA not supported cross-AZ"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Check if FSx has EFA enabled (checking for EfaEnabled field and value. Currently, as observed, if FSx is created without EFA, the field doesn't exist in the describe call)
+    local efa_enabled=$(echo "$fsx_info" | python3 -c "import sys, json; data=json.load(sys.stdin); lustre_config=data.get('LustreConfiguration', {}); print('FieldNotPresent' if 'EfaEnabled' not in lustre_config else lustre_config['EfaEnabled'])" 2>/dev/null)
+
+    if [[ "$efa_enabled" != "True" ]]; then
+        if [[ "$efa_enabled" == "FieldNotPresent" ]]; then
+            echo "[INFO] FSx filesystem was not created with EFA enabled - skipping EFA configuration"
+        else
+            echo "[INFO] FSx filesystem has EFA disabled (EfaEnabled: $efa_enabled) - skipping EFA configuration"
+        fi
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "[INFO] FSx filesystem is EFA-compatible (same AZ: $instance_az, EfaEnabled: true)"
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Configure EFA for Lustre if supported
+configure_efa_lustre()
+{
+    echo "[INFO] Configuring EFA for FSx Lustre"
+
+    # Check if instance has EFA drivers installed and configured
+    if [[ -x "/opt/amazon/efa/bin/fi_info" ]]; then
+        if /opt/amazon/efa/bin/fi_info -p efa >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "[INFO] EFA provider detected successfully"
+        else
+            echo "[INFO] EFA provider not available - skipping EFA configuration"
+            return 0
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "[INFO] EFA tools not found - skipping EFA configuration"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    # Verify FSx EFA compatibility
+    if ! verify_fsx_efa_compatibility "$FSX_DNS_NAME"; then
+        echo "[INFO] FSx not EFA-compatible - skipping EFA configuration"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    echo "[INFO] EFA requirements met - proceeding with EFA configuration"
+    echo "[INFO] - EFA provider: available"
+    echo "[INFO] - FSx EFA enabled: yes"
+    echo "[INFO] - Same AZ: yes"
+
+    # Download EFA configuration script
+    if ! ansible localhost -m ansible.builtin.get_url -a "url=https://docs.aws.amazon.com/fsx/latest/LustreGuide/samples/configure-efa-fsx-lustre-client.zip dest=/tmp/configure-efa-fsx-lustre-client.zip mode='0644'"; then
+        echo "[ERROR] Failed to download EFA configuration script"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Extract the zip file
+    ansible localhost -m ansible.builtin.unarchive -a "src=/tmp/configure-efa-fsx-lustre-client.zip dest=/tmp remote_src=yes"
+
+    # Make script executable and run it
+    ansible localhost -b -m ansible.builtin.file -a "path=/tmp/configure-efa-fsx-lustre-client/setup.sh mode='0755'"
+    ansible localhost -b -m ansible.builtin.command -a "/tmp/configure-efa-fsx-lustre-client/setup.sh"
+
+    # Cleanup
+    ansible localhost -m ansible.builtin.file -a "path=/tmp/configure-efa-fsx-lustre-client.zip state=absent"
+    ansible localhost -m ansible.builtin.file -a "path=/tmp/configure-efa-fsx-lustre-client/setup.sh state=absent"
+
+    echo "[INFO] EFA configuration for FSx Lustre completed"
+}
+
 # Load lnet modules
 load_lnet_modules()
 {
@@ -74,7 +185,7 @@ mount_fs() {
         fi
 
         echo "[STEP] Verifying mountpoint..."
-        if ! ansible localhost -b -m ansible.builtin.command -a "mountpoint $MOUNT_POINT"; then            
+        if ! ansible localhost -b -m ansible.builtin.command -a "mountpoint $MOUNT_POINT"; then
             echo "[WARN] Mountpoint verification failed — retrying in $delay seconds"
             sleep "$delay"; ((attempt++)); continue
         fi
@@ -112,16 +223,17 @@ restart_daemon()
   systemctl status fsx.automount
 }
 
-main() 
+main()
 {
     verify_parameters
     echo "Mount_fsx called with fsx_dns_name: $FSX_DNS_NAME, fsx_mountname: $FSX_MOUNTNAME"
     echo "Using mount_point: $MOUNT_POINT"
     echo "LUSTRE CLIENT CONFIGURATION $(print_lustre_version)"
+    configure_efa_lustre
     load_lnet_modules
     mount_fs || exit 1
     restart_daemon
     echo "FSx Lustre mounted successfully to $MOUNT_POINT"
 }
 
-main "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
+main "$@"