diff --git a/tests/quantization/test_utils.py b/tests/quantization/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e26d1cbb3fea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/quantization/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
+
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+from tests.quantization import utils
+
+
+class _DummyCapability:
+    def __init__(self, value: int):
+        self._value = value
+
+    def to_int(self) -> int:
+        return self._value
+
+
+def _dummy_quant_config(min_capability: int):
+    class _Config:
+        @classmethod
+        def get_min_capability(cls) -> int:
+            return min_capability
+
+    return _Config
+
+
+def _dummy_platform(
+    *,
+    is_cuda: bool = False,
+    is_rocm: bool = False,
+    is_xpu: bool = False,
+    capability: _DummyCapability | None = None,
+):
+    return SimpleNamespace(
+        is_cuda=lambda: is_cuda,
+        is_rocm=lambda: is_rocm,
+        is_xpu=lambda: is_xpu,
+        verify_quantization=lambda quant_method: None,
+        get_device_capability=lambda: capability,
+    )
+
+
+def test_is_quant_method_supported_for_xpu_gguf(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        utils,
+        "current_platform",
+        _dummy_platform(is_xpu=True, capability=None),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        utils,
+        "get_quantization_config",
+        lambda _: _dummy_quant_config(60),
+    )
+
+    assert utils.is_quant_method_supported("gguf")
+
+
+def test_is_quant_method_supported_for_xpu_non_gguf(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        utils,
+        "current_platform",
+        _dummy_platform(is_xpu=True, capability=None),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        utils,
+        "get_quantization_config",
+        lambda _: _dummy_quant_config(60),
+    )
+
+    assert not utils.is_quant_method_supported("fp8")
diff --git a/tests/quantization/utils.py b/tests/quantization/utils.py
index cf3da37b073e..47a3c297163d 100644
--- a/tests/quantization/utils.py
+++ b/tests/quantization/utils.py
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@
 
 
 def is_quant_method_supported(quant_method: str) -> bool:
-    # Currently, all quantization methods require Nvidia or AMD GPUs
-    if not (current_platform.is_cuda() or current_platform.is_rocm()):
+    # Most quantization methods require Nvidia or AMD GPUs.
+    # XPU currently supports GGUF quantization.
+    if not (
+        current_platform.is_cuda()
+        or current_platform.is_rocm()
+        or (current_platform.is_xpu() and quant_method == "gguf")
+    ):
         return False
 
     try:
@@ -16,7 +21,8 @@ def is_quant_method_supported(quant_method: str) -> bool:
         return False
 
     capability = current_platform.get_device_capability()
-    assert capability is not None
+    if capability is None:
+        return current_platform.is_xpu() and quant_method == "gguf"
 
     min_capability = get_quantization_config(quant_method).get_min_capability()