diff --git a/src/axolotl/core/trainers/dpo/__init__.py b/src/axolotl/core/trainers/dpo/__init__.py
index 3aa79c484..5e160e692 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/core/trainers/dpo/__init__.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/core/trainers/dpo/__init__.py
@@ -36,4 +36,6 @@ class DPOStrategy:
             training_args_kwargs["dpo_norm_loss"] = cfg.dpo_norm_loss
         if cfg.dpo_use_logits_to_keep is not None:
             training_args_kwargs["use_logits_to_keep"] = cfg.dpo_use_logits_to_keep
+        if cfg.dpo_use_liger_kernel is not None:
+            training_args_kwargs["use_liger_kernel"] = cfg.dpo_use_liger_kernel
         return training_args_kwargs
diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/schemas/config.py b/src/axolotl/utils/schemas/config.py
index c9b087ea3..bd6a61177 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/schemas/config.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/schemas/config.py
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ class AxolotlInputConfig(
     dpo_use_logits_to_keep: bool | None = None
     dpo_label_smoothing: float | None = None
     dpo_norm_loss: bool | None = None
+
+    dpo_use_liger_kernel: bool | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        json_schema_extra={"description": "Whether to use Liger kernel for DPO loss."},
+    )
+
     dpo_padding_free: bool | None = None
     dpo_generate_during_eval: bool | None = None