diff --git a/colossalai/nn/parallel/data_parallel.py b/colossalai/nn/parallel/data_parallel.py
index 9aca524e9..0e35e694d 100644
--- a/colossalai/nn/parallel/data_parallel.py
+++ b/colossalai/nn/parallel/data_parallel.py
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ from colossalai.zero.utils.zero_hook_v2 import ZeROHookV2
 from colossalai.gemini.chunk import TensorState, Chunk
 from colossalai.tensor.param_op_hook import ParamOpHookManager
 from colossalai.gemini.gemini_mgr import GeminiManager
-from typing import Dict, Iterable, List, Optional
+from typing import Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Set
 from colossalai.logging import get_dist_logger
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from colossalai.tensor.colo_parameter import ColoParameter
 from colossalai.tensor import ProcessGroup as ColoProcessGroup
 from .reducer import Reducer
+
 try:
     from torch.nn.modules.module import _EXTRA_STATE_KEY_SUFFIX, _IncompatibleKeys
 except ImportError:
@@ -84,6 +85,18 @@ class ColoDDP(torch.nn.Module):
     def named_parameters(self, prefix: str = '', recurse: bool = True):
         return self.module.named_parameters(prefix, recurse)
 
+    def named_buffers(self, prefix: str = '', recurse: bool = True):
+        return self.module.named_buffers(prefix, recurse)
+
+    def named_children(self):
+        return self.module.named_children()
+
+    def named_modules(self,
+                      memo: Optional[Set[torch.nn.Module]] = None,
+                      prefix: str = '',
+                      remove_duplicate: bool = True):
+        return self.module.named_modules(memo, prefix, remove_duplicate)
+
     def forward(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.module.zero_grad(set_to_none=True)
         return self.module(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -274,7 +287,7 @@ class ZeroDDP(ColoDDP):
         for tensor in chunk.get_tensors():
             self.grads_device[tensor] = device
 
-    def state_dict(self, destination=None, prefix='', keep_vars=False):
+    def state_dict(self, destination=None, prefix='', keep_vars=False, only_rank_0: bool = True):
         r"""Returns a dictionary containing a whole state of the module.
 
         Both parameters and persistent buffers (e.g. running averages) are
@@ -291,18 +304,22 @@ class ZeroDDP(ColoDDP):
             ['bias', 'weight']
 
         """
+        is_rank_0 = self.chunk_manager.process_group.dp_local_rank() == 0
+        record_flag = (not only_rank_0) or is_rank_0
+
         if destination is None:
             destination = OrderedDict()
             destination._metadata = OrderedDict()
         destination._metadata[prefix[:-1]] = local_metadata = dict(version=self._version)
-        self._save_to_state_dict(destination, prefix, keep_vars)
+        self._save_to_state_dict(destination, prefix, keep_vars, record_flag)
+
         for hook in self._state_dict_hooks.values():
             hook_result = hook(self, destination, prefix, local_metadata)
             if hook_result is not None:
                 destination = hook_result
         return destination
 
-    def _save_to_state_dict(self, destination, prefix, keep_vars):
+    def _save_to_state_dict(self, destination, prefix, keep_vars, record_flag: bool = True):
         r"""Saves module state to `destination` dictionary, containing a state
         of the module, but not its descendants. This is called on every
         submodule in :meth:`~torch.nn.Module.state_dict`.
@@ -315,22 +332,36 @@ class ZeroDDP(ColoDDP):
             prefix (str): the prefix for parameters and buffers used in this
                 module
         """
-        chunks = self.chunk_manager.get_chunks(self.fp32_params)
-        chunks_orig_device_type = []
-        for chunk in chunks:
-            chunks_orig_device_type.append(chunk.device_type)
+        # save parameters
+        param_to_save_data = dict()
+        chunk_list = self.chunk_manager.get_chunks(self.fp32_params)
+        for chunk in chunk_list:
+            # record the original device of the chunk
+            org_chunk_dev_typ = chunk.device_type
             self.chunk_manager.access_chunk(chunk)
+
+            for tensor in chunk.get_tensors():
+                rec_p = torch.empty([0])
+                if record_flag:
+                    rec_p = tensor.cpu()  # move the whole tensor to CPU mem
+                assert tensor not in param_to_save_data
+                param_to_save_data[tensor] = rec_p
+            # release the actual memory of the chunk
+            self.chunk_manager.release_chunk(chunk)
+            if not chunk.is_empty and org_chunk_dev_typ == 'cpu':
+                self.chunk_manager.move_chunk(chunk, torch.device('cpu'))
+
         for (name, p), fp32_p in zip(self.named_parameters(), self.fp32_params):
             if p is not None:
-                rec_p = fp32_p.clone() if fp32_p.device.type == 'cpu' else fp32_p.cpu()
+                assert fp32_p in param_to_save_data, "Parameter '{}' is neglected in the chunk list".format(name)
+                rec_p = param_to_save_data[fp32_p]
                 destination[prefix + name] = rec_p if keep_vars else rec_p.detach()
-        for orig_dvice_type, chunk in zip(chunks_orig_device_type, chunks):
-            self.chunk_manager.release_chunk(chunk)
-            if not chunk.is_empty and orig_dvice_type == 'cpu':
-                self.chunk_manager.move_chunk(chunk, torch.device('cpu'))
+
+        # save all buffers
         for name, buf in self.named_buffers():
             if buf is not None and name not in self._non_persistent_buffers_set:
                 destination[prefix + name] = buf if keep_vars else buf.detach()
+        # save extra states
         extra_state_key = prefix + _EXTRA_STATE_KEY_SUFFIX
         if getattr(self.__class__, "get_extra_state",
                    torch.nn.Module.get_extra_state) is not torch.nn.Module.get_extra_state:
@@ -368,7 +399,7 @@ class ZeroDDP(ColoDDP):
         state_dict = state_dict.copy()
         if metadata is not None:
             # mypy isn't aware that "_metadata" exists in state_dict
-            state_dict._metadata = metadata    # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            state_dict._metadata = metadata  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
         prefix = ''
         local_metadata = {} if metadata is None else metadata.get(prefix[:-1], {})
diff --git a/tests/test_ddp/test_ddp_state_dict.py b/tests/test_ddp/test_ddp_state_dict.py
index 359dcafac..c13f7a72c 100644
--- a/tests/test_ddp/test_ddp_state_dict.py
+++ b/tests/test_ddp/test_ddp_state_dict.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import copy
+
 import pytest
 import colossalai
 import torch
@@ -11,9 +13,9 @@ from functools import partial
 from tests.components_to_test.registry import non_distributed_component_funcs
 from colossalai.nn.parallel import ZeroDDP, ColoDDP
 from colossalai.gemini.gemini_mgr import GeminiManager
-from typing import Callable
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from colossalai.tensor import ProcessGroup, ColoParameter
+from colossalai.testing import parameterize
 
 
 def check_state_dict_equal(state_dict: OrderedDict, other_state_dict: OrderedDict):
@@ -25,7 +27,27 @@ def check_state_dict_equal(state_dict: OrderedDict, other_state_dict: OrderedDic
         else:
             temp_t2 = t2
 
-        assert torch.equal(t1, temp_t2)
+        assert torch.equal(t1, temp_t2), "\t{}\n\t{}".format(t1, temp_t2)
+
+
+def check_model_equal(model_a, model_b, allow_empty: bool = False, same_dtype: bool = True):
+    for (na, pa), (nb, pb) in zip(model_a.named_parameters(), model_b.named_parameters()):
+        assert na == nb
+
+        if not allow_empty:
+            assert pa.storage().size() > 0
+            assert pb.storage().size() > 0
+        else:
+            if pa.storage().size() == 0 or pb.storage().size() == 0:
+                continue
+
+        if same_dtype:
+            assert pa.dtype == pb.dtype
+            temp_pb = pb
+        else:
+            temp_pb = pb.to(pa.dtype)
+
+        assert torch.equal(pa, temp_pb), "Parameter '{}' is not equal.\n {} {}".format(na, pa, pb)
 
 
 def init_ddp(module: torch.nn.Module) -> ColoDDP:
@@ -33,22 +55,26 @@ def init_ddp(module: torch.nn.Module) -> ColoDDP:
     return ColoDDP(module, process_group=pg)
 
 
-def init_ddpv2(module: torch.nn.Module, use_chunk: bool = False, use_zero: bool = False) -> ZeroDDP:
+def init_ddpv2(module: torch.nn.Module,
+               use_chunk: bool = False,
+               use_zero: bool = False,
+               placement_policy: str = 'cuda') -> ZeroDDP:
     pg = ProcessGroup()
     chunk_size = ChunkManager.search_chunk_size(module, 64, 4) if use_chunk else None
     chunk_manager = ChunkManager(chunk_size, pg, enable_distributed_storage=use_zero)
-    gemini_manager = GeminiManager('cuda', chunk_manager)
+    gemini_manager = GeminiManager(placement_policy, chunk_manager)
     return ZeroDDP(module, gemini_manager)
 
 
-def run_state_dict(ddp_init_func: Callable[[torch.nn.Module], ColoDDP]):
-    get_components_func = non_distributed_component_funcs.get_callable('nested_model')
+def run_ddp_state_dict():
+    get_components_func = non_distributed_component_funcs.get_callable('gpt2')
     model_builder, train_dataloader, test_dataloader, optimizer_class, criterion = get_components_func()
     torch_model = model_builder().cuda()
     with ColoInitContext(device=get_current_device()):
         model = model_builder()
-    model = ddp_init_func(model)
+    model = init_ddp(model)
     torch_state_dict = torch_model.state_dict()
+
     for param in model.parameters():
         if isinstance(param, ColoParameter):
             assert param.get_process_group() is not None
@@ -62,13 +88,44 @@ def run_state_dict(ddp_init_func: Callable[[torch.nn.Module], ColoDDP]):
     check_state_dict_equal(torch_state_dict, state_dict)
 
 
+@parameterize('use_chunk', [False, True])
+@parameterize('placement_policy', ['cuda', 'cpu'])
+@parameterize('use_zero', [False, True])
+@parameterize('only_rank_0', [False, True])
+def run_zero_state_dict(use_chunk, placement_policy, use_zero, only_rank_0):
+    get_components_func = non_distributed_component_funcs.get_callable('gpt2')
+    model_builder, train_dataloader, test_dataloader, optimizer_class, criterion = get_components_func()
+
+    torch_model = model_builder().cuda()
+    org_torch_model = copy.deepcopy(torch_model)
+    torch_state_dict = torch_model.state_dict()
+
+    with ColoInitContext(device=get_current_device()):
+        model = model_builder()
+    model = init_ddpv2(model, use_chunk, use_zero, placement_policy)
+
+    for param in model.parameters():
+        if isinstance(param, ColoParameter):
+            assert param.get_process_group() is not None
+
+    model.load_state_dict(torch_state_dict, strict=False)
+    check_model_equal(model, torch_model, allow_empty=True, same_dtype=False)
+
+    for param in model.parameters():
+        if isinstance(param, ColoParameter):
+            assert param.get_process_group() is not None
+
+    pg = ProcessGroup()
+    state_dict = model.state_dict(only_rank_0=only_rank_0)
+    if not only_rank_0 or pg.dp_local_rank() == 0:
+        torch_model.load_state_dict(state_dict, strict=False)
+        check_model_equal(torch_model, org_torch_model, allow_empty=False, same_dtype=True)
+
+
 def run_dist(rank, world_size, port):
     colossalai.launch(config={}, rank=rank, world_size=world_size, host='localhost', port=port, backend='nccl')
-    run_state_dict(init_ddp)
-    run_state_dict(partial(init_ddpv2, use_chunk=False, use_zero=False))
-    run_state_dict(partial(init_ddpv2, use_chunk=False, use_zero=True))
-    run_state_dict(partial(init_ddpv2, use_chunk=True, use_zero=False))
-    run_state_dict(partial(init_ddpv2, use_chunk=True, use_zero=True))
+    run_ddp_state_dict()
+    run_zero_state_dict()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.dist