diff --git a/flax/nnx/transforms/iteration.py b/flax/nnx/transforms/iteration.py
index 36c351f34..c169a91fa 100644
--- a/flax/nnx/transforms/iteration.py
+++ b/flax/nnx/transforms/iteration.py
@@ -107,17 +107,25 @@ def _update_variable_sharding_metadata(
 ):
   def _update_axes_fn(tree_node):
     if isinstance(tree_node, extract.TreeNode) and isinstance(
-        tree_node.metatata, StateAxes
+      tree_node.metatata, (StateAxes, int)
     ):
-      graphdef_states_out: list[extract.GraphDefState] = []
-      for graphdef_state, axis in zip(
+      if isinstance(tree_node.metatata, int):
+        graph_def_state = tree_node.graphdef_states[0]
+        assert isinstance(graph_def_state, extract.GraphDefState)
+        graphdef_state = axis_fn(
+          graph_def_state, tree_node.metatata, transform_metadata
+        )
+        return tree_node.replace(graphdef_states=(graphdef_state,))
+      else:
+        graphdef_states_out: list[extract.GraphDefState] = []
+        for graphdef_state, axis in zip(
           tree_node.graphdef_states, tree_node.metatata.axes
-      ):
-        assert isinstance(graphdef_state, extract.GraphDefState)
-        if isinstance(axis, int):
-          graphdef_state = axis_fn(graphdef_state, axis, transform_metadata)
-        graphdef_states_out.append(graphdef_state)
-      return tree_node.replace(graphdef_states=tuple(graphdef_states_out))
+        ):
+          assert isinstance(graphdef_state, extract.GraphDefState)
+          if isinstance(axis, int):
+            graphdef_state = axis_fn(graphdef_state, axis, transform_metadata)
+          graphdef_states_out.append(graphdef_state)
+        return tree_node.replace(graphdef_states=tuple(graphdef_states_out))
     return tree_node
 
   return jax.tree.map(
@@ -130,7 +138,7 @@ def _vmap_split_fn(ctx: graph.SplitContext, path, prefix, x):
     return extract.TreeNode.from_split(
         *ctx.split(x, *prefix.filters), metadata=prefix
     )
-  return extract.TreeNode.from_split(*ctx.split(x))
+  return extract.TreeNode.from_split(*ctx.split(x), metadata=prefix)
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass(eq=False)
diff --git a/tests/nnx/transforms_test.py b/tests/nnx/transforms_test.py
index be487628f..b693be2d1 100644
--- a/tests/nnx/transforms_test.py
+++ b/tests/nnx/transforms_test.py
@@ -2235,6 +2235,27 @@ def forward(model, x):
 
     self.assertEqual(y.shape, (5, 4, 3))
 
+  def test_metadata(self):
+    @nnx.vmap(
+      in_axes=(None,),
+      out_axes=0,
+      axis_size=5,
+      transform_metadata={nnx.spmd.PARTITION_NAME: 'c'},
+    )
+    def create_block(rngs: nnx.Rngs):
+      return nnx.Linear(
+        16,
+        32,
+        rngs=rngs,
+        kernel_init=nnx.with_partitioning(
+          nnx.initializers.lecun_normal(), ('a', 'b')
+        ),
+      )
+
+    m = create_block(nnx.Rngs(0))
+    self.assertEqual(m.kernel.value.shape, (5, 16, 32))
+    self.assertEqual(m.kernel.sharding, ('c', 'a', 'b'))
+
 
 class TestPmap(absltest.TestCase):