diff --git a/tests/test-dt3.cpp b/tests/test-dt3.cpp
index 5ef357ec7..d116e3129 100644
--- a/tests/test-dt3.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-dt3.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,89 @@ static int test_vec_dot(const ggml_type_traits_cpu * qfns_cpu) {
     return num_failed;
 }
 
+// the scalar reference implementation, always compiled into ggml-cpu; on
+// architectures without a native kernel the dispatched vec_dot IS this
+// function and the parity test below passes trivially
+extern "C" void ggml_vec_dot_dt3_q8_0_generic(int n, float * s, size_t bs, const void * vx, size_t bx, const void * vy, size_t by, int nrc);
+
+// the dispatched (possibly vectorized) vec_dot must match the generic scalar
+// implementation exactly — the actual function is called, not a re-derivation
+// of it. Blocks exercise all three regions, the 79/80 and 119/120 boundaries,
+// non-trivial qh bytes (would expose reading their padding 5th digit), and
+// scales of both and mixed signs.
+static int test_vec_dot_arch_parity(const ggml_type_traits_cpu * qfns_cpu) {
+    int num_failed = 0;
+
+    const auto * vdot_traits = ggml_get_type_traits_cpu(qfns_cpu->vec_dot_type);
+
+    const int nblocks = 3;
+    const int n       = nblocks*QK_DT3;
+
+    const float scale_cases[][2] = {
+        { 1.0f,   0.25f   },
+        { 0.5f,  -0.125f  }, // negative second plane
+        {-2.0f,   0.75f   }, // negative first plane
+        {-0.75f, -0.0625f }, // both negative
+        { 0.0f,   1.0f    }, // dead first plane
+    };
+    const int n_scale_cases = (int)(sizeof(scale_cases)/sizeof(scale_cases[0]));
+
+    // pattern 0: fully random trits
+    // pattern 1: zero everywhere except elements 120..127 (qh-only)
+    // pattern 2: single +1/-1 walking over the region boundaries
+    const int boundary_pos[] = { 0, 79, 80, 119, 120, 127 };
+
+    for (int rep = 0; rep < 96; ++rep) {
+        std::vector<uint8_t> xq(nblocks*DT3_BLOCK_SIZE);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < nblocks; ++i) {
+            int8_t t1[QK_DT3] = {0};
+            int8_t t2[QK_DT3] = {0};
+
+            const int pattern = rep % 3;
+            if (pattern == 0) {
+                for (int j = 0; j < QK_DT3; ++j) {
+                    t1[j] = rng_trit();
+                    t2[j] = rng_trit();
+                }
+            } else if (pattern == 1) {
+                for (int j = 120; j < QK_DT3; ++j) {
+                    t1[j] = rng_trit();
+                    t2[j] = rng_trit();
+                }
+            } else {
+                const int pos = boundary_pos[rep/3 % 6];
+                t1[pos] = (rep & 1) ? 1 : -1;
+                t2[QK_DT3 - 1 - pos] = (rep & 1) ? -1 : 1;
+            }
+
+            const float * sc = scale_cases[(rep + i) % n_scale_cases];
+            ref_pack_block(t1, sc[0], t2, sc[1], &xq[i*DT3_BLOCK_SIZE]);
+        }
+
+        std::vector<float> y(n);
+        for (int j = 0; j < n; ++j) {
+            // reach the full q8_0 range, both signs
+            y[j] = 127.0f*sinf(0.7f*(float)(j + 13*rep)) + 0.5f*cosf((float)j);
+        }
+        std::vector<uint8_t> yq(ggml_row_size(qfns_cpu->vec_dot_type, n));
+        vdot_traits->from_float(y.data(), yq.data(), n);
+
+        float res_arch    = INFINITY;
+        float res_generic = -INFINITY;
+        qfns_cpu->vec_dot(n, &res_arch, 0, xq.data(), 0, yq.data(), 0, 1);
+        ggml_vec_dot_dt3_q8_0_generic(n, &res_generic, 0, xq.data(), 0, yq.data(), 0, 1);
+
+        if (memcmp(&res_arch, &res_generic, sizeof(float)) != 0) {
+            printf("FAILED: vec_dot arch parity rep %d: arch %.9g != generic %.9g\n",
+                   rep, res_arch, res_generic);
+            num_failed++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return num_failed;
+}
+
 // --dequant IN.bin OUT.f32 : dequantize raw DT3 blocks, for parity checks
 // against external packers (ternaria's Rust pack_dt3)
 static int run_dequant_file(const char * in_path, const char * out_path) {
@@ -541,6 +624,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
     num_failed += test_roundtrip(qfns);
     num_failed += test_quantize_pack_parity(qfns_cpu);
     num_failed += test_vec_dot(qfns_cpu);
+    num_failed += test_vec_dot_arch_parity(qfns_cpu);
 
     printf("%d tests failed\n", num_failed);