diff --git a/src/sagemaker/modules/train/sm_recipes/utils.py b/src/sagemaker/modules/train/sm_recipes/utils.py
index 6afbeb3f89..c7457f6fad 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/modules/train/sm_recipes/utils.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/modules/train/sm_recipes/utils.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def _get_args_from_nova_recipe(
         processor = recipe.get("processor", {})
         lambda_arn = processor.get("lambda_arn", "")
         if lambda_arn:
-            args["hyperparameters"]["lambda_arn"] = lambda_arn
+            args["hyperparameters"]["eval_lambda_arn"] = lambda_arn
 
     _register_custom_resolvers()
 
diff --git a/src/sagemaker/pytorch/estimator.py b/src/sagemaker/pytorch/estimator.py
index 208239e368..9f41b5b2b9 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/pytorch/estimator.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker/pytorch/estimator.py
@@ -1224,6 +1224,13 @@ def _setup_for_nova_recipe(
                 )
             args["hyperparameters"]["kms_key"] = kms_key
 
+        # Handle eval custom lambda configuration
+        if recipe.get("evaluation", {}):
+            processor = recipe.get("processor", {})
+            lambda_arn = processor.get("lambda_arn", "")
+            if lambda_arn:
+                args["hyperparameters"]["eval_lambda_arn"] = lambda_arn
+
         # Resolve and save the final recipe
         self._recipe_resolve_and_save(recipe, recipe_name, args["source_dir"])
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/sagemaker/modules/train/sm_recipes/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/sagemaker/modules/train/sm_recipes/test_utils.py
index 3c3f3dc2bf..6087050171 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sagemaker/modules/train/sm_recipes/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/sagemaker/modules/train/sm_recipes/test_utils.py
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ def test_get_args_from_nova_recipe_with_distillation_errors(test_case):
             "expected_args": {
                 "compute": Compute(instance_type="ml.m5.xlarge", instance_count=2),
                 "hyperparameters": {
-                    "lambda_arn": "arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:function:MyLambdaFunction",
+                    "eval_lambda_arn": "arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:function:MyLambdaFunction",
                 },
                 "training_image": None,
                 "source_code": None,
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_pytorch_nova.py b/tests/unit/test_pytorch_nova.py
index f78bdcae7d..46d526f22e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_pytorch_nova.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_pytorch_nova.py
@@ -684,6 +684,50 @@ def test_framework_hyperparameters_nova():
     assert hyperparams["bool_param"] == "true"
 
 
+@patch("sagemaker.pytorch.estimator.PyTorch._recipe_resolve_and_save")
+def test_setup_for_nova_recipe_with_evaluation_lambda(mock_resolve_save, sagemaker_session):
+    """Test that _setup_for_nova_recipe correctly handles evaluation lambda configuration."""
+    # Create a mock recipe with evaluation and processor config
+    recipe = OmegaConf.create(
+        {
+            "run": {
+                "model_type": "amazon.nova.foobar3",
+                "model_name_or_path": "foobar/foobar-3-8b",
+                "replicas": 1,
+            },
+            "evaluation": {"task:": "gen_qa", "strategy": "gen_qa", "metric": "all"},
+            "processor": {
+                "lambda_arn": "arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:eval-function"
+            },
+        }
+    )
+
+    with patch(
+        "sagemaker.pytorch.estimator.PyTorch._recipe_load", return_value=("nova_recipe", recipe)
+    ):
+        mock_resolve_save.return_value = recipe
+
+        pytorch = PyTorch(
+            training_recipe="nova_recipe",
+            role=ROLE,
+            sagemaker_session=sagemaker_session,
+            instance_count=INSTANCE_COUNT,
+            instance_type=INSTANCE_TYPE_GPU,
+            image_uri=IMAGE_URI,
+            framework_version="1.13.1",
+            py_version="py3",
+        )
+
+        # Check that the Nova recipe was correctly identified
+        assert pytorch.is_nova_recipe is True
+
+        # Verify that eval_lambda_arn hyperparameter was set correctly
+        assert (
+            pytorch._hyperparameters.get("eval_lambda_arn")
+            == "arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:eval-function"
+        )
+
+
 @patch("sagemaker.pytorch.estimator.PyTorch._recipe_resolve_and_save")
 def test_setup_for_nova_recipe_with_distillation(mock_resolve_save, sagemaker_session):
     """Test that _setup_for_nova_recipe correctly handles distillation configurations."""