diff --git a/colossalai/zero/gemini/placement_policy.py b/colossalai/zero/gemini/placement_policy.py
index e9e871b46..cae5cc202 100644
--- a/colossalai/zero/gemini/placement_policy.py
+++ b/colossalai/zero/gemini/placement_policy.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class PlacementPolicy(ABC):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        gemini_manager: "GeminiManager",
+        gemini_manager: "GeminiManager",  # TODO @botbw: solve circular import
         chunk_manager: ChunkManager,
         mem_stats_collector: Optional[ChunkMemStatsCollector] = None,
         max_prefetch: int = 0,
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ class PlacementPolicy(ABC):
     ) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    @abstractmethod
     def get_prefetch_chunks(self) -> List[Chunk]:
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        return []  # no prefetch by default
 
 
 class StaticPlacementPolicy(PlacementPolicy):
@@ -116,12 +115,14 @@ class StaticPlacementPolicy(PlacementPolicy):
         can_prefetch = self.max_prefetch - len(self.gemini_manager._async_works)
         prefetch = []
         for i in range(self.gemini_manager.compute_idx + 1, len(self.gemini_manager.compute_list)):
+            break_flag = False
             for chunk in self.gemini_manager.compute_list[i]:
                 if len(prefetch) >= can_prefetch:
+                    break_flag = True
                     break
                 if chunk not in prefetch and chunk not in self.chunk_manager.accessed_chunks:
                     prefetch.append(chunk)
-            if len(prefetch) >= can_prefetch:
+            if break_flag:
                 break
         return prefetch
 
@@ -232,8 +233,33 @@ class AutoPlacementPolicy(PlacementPolicy):
             else:
                 grads_device_map[p] = torch.device("cpu")
 
-    def get_prefetch_chunks(self, max_prefetch: int) -> List[Chunk]:
-        return []  # TODO @botbw: implement prefetching for auto
+    def get_prefetch_chunks(self) -> List[Chunk]:
+        if self.gemini_manager.is_warmup():  # no prefetch during warmup since we need compute_list
+            return []
+        # modified from self.evict_tensors
+        cuda_capacity = self._steady_cuda_cap_ratio * colo_device_memory_capacity(
+            get_accelerator().get_current_device()
+        )
+        max_cuda_non_model_data_per_period = self.mem_stats_collector.next_period_non_model_data_usage("cuda")
+        used_cuda_model_data = self.chunk_manager.total_mem["cuda"]
+        total_cuda_model_data = cuda_capacity - max_cuda_non_model_data_per_period
+        avail_cuda_model_data = total_cuda_model_data - used_cuda_model_data
+
+        prefetch_chunk_memory = 0
+        can_prefetch = self.max_prefetch - len(self.gemini_manager._async_works)
+        prefetch = []
+        for i in range(self.gemini_manager.compute_idx + 1, len(self.gemini_manager.compute_list)):
+            break_flag = False
+            for chunk in self.gemini_manager.compute_list[i]:
+                chunk: Chunk
+                if len(prefetch) >= can_prefetch or prefetch_chunk_memory + chunk.chunk_mem > avail_cuda_model_data:
+                    break_flag = True
+                    break
+                if chunk not in prefetch and chunk not in self.chunk_manager.accessed_chunks:
+                    prefetch.append(chunk)
+            if break_flag:
+                break
+        return prefetch
 
 
 class PlacementPolicyFactory: