diff --git a/llama_cpp/llama.py b/llama_cpp/llama.py
index c2d2757e13..544e755ea9 100644
--- a/llama_cpp/llama.py
+++ b/llama_cpp/llama.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class Llama:
     def __init__(
         self,
         model_path: str,
+        clip_model_path: Optional[str] = None,
         *,
         # Model Params
         n_gpu_layers: Union[int, Literal["auto", "all"]] = "auto",
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ def __init__(
         log_filters: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None,
         log_filters_case_sensitive: bool = True,
         # Extra Params
+        chat_handler_kwargs: Dict[str, Any] = {},
         **kwargs,  # type: ignore
     ):
         """Load a llama.cpp model from `model_path`.
@@ -706,6 +708,18 @@ def __init__(
                 print(f"Failed to load metadata: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
 
         if self.verbose:
+            print(f"Model metadata: {self.metadata}", file=sys.stderr)
+        
+        if clip_model_path is not None:
+            if self.chat_handler is not None and self.verbose:
+                print("Warning: Both `chat_handler` and `clip_model_path` are not null. Chat handler will be overwritten.", flush = True)
+
+            self.chat_handler = llama_chat_format.GenericMTMDChatHandler(
+                gguf_metadata = self.metadata,
+                clip_model_path = clip_model_path,
+                verbose = self.verbose,
+                **chat_handler_kwargs
+            )
             print(f"Model desc: {self.model_desc}, "
                   f"Model size: {self.model_size / (1024 * 1024):.2f} MB, "
                   f"Model metadata: {self.metadata}",
diff --git a/llama_cpp/llama_chat_format.py b/llama_cpp/llama_chat_format.py
index 0365d8f871..254195f95a 100644
--- a/llama_cpp/llama_chat_format.py
+++ b/llama_cpp/llama_chat_format.py
@@ -2887,10 +2887,14 @@ def __init__(
             raise ValueError(f"{self.log_prefix}(__init__): Clip model path does not exist: {clip_model_path}")
 
         # Pre-compile Jinja template
+        if not hasattr(self, "chat_format") or self.chat_format is None:
+            self.chat_format = self.CHAT_FORMAT
+
+        self._chat_format_parser_tags = []
         self.chat_template = ImmutableSandboxedEnvironment(
             trim_blocks=True,
             lstrip_blocks=True,
-        ).from_string(self.CHAT_FORMAT)
+        ).from_string(self.chat_format)
 
         self._exit_stack = ExitStack()
 
@@ -2992,13 +2996,13 @@ def _get_media_items(self, messages: List[llama_types.ChatCompletionRequestMessa
                         media_items.append({"url": url, "type": "image"})
 
                     # 2. Audio Processing
-                    elif content_type in ["audio_url", "input_audio"]:
+                    elif content_type in ["audio", "audio_url", "input_audio"]:
                         if not self.is_support_audio:
                             raise ValueError(f"{self.log_prefix}: This mmproj model instance does not support audio inputs.")
 
                         # Case A: Handle custom/forward-compatible audio_url format
-                        if content_type == "audio_url":
-                            audio_url = content["audio_url"]
+                        if content_type == "audio_url" or content_type == "audio":
+                            audio_url = content[content_type]
                             url = audio_url if isinstance(audio_url, str) else audio_url["url"]
                             media_items.append({"url": url, "type": "audio"})
                         # Case B: Handle OpenAI standard input_audio format
@@ -3117,6 +3121,13 @@ def _process_mtmd_prompt(
             tool_choice=tool_choice,
             **getattr(self, 'extra_template_arguments', {})
         )
+        
+        for tag in self._chat_format_parser_tags:
+            if tag not in text:
+                continue
+
+            text = text.replace(tag, media_marker)
+
         # Replace image_url by media_marker in text
         for item in media_items:
             text = text.replace(item["url"], media_marker)
@@ -3828,6 +3839,43 @@ def from_pretrained(
             **kwargs,
         )
 
+class GenericMTMDChatHandler(MTMDChatHandler):
+    KNOWN_MEDIA_TAGS = [
+        "<|image_pad|>",
+        "<|audio_pad|>",
+        "<|video_pad|>",
+        "<|image|>",
+        "<|audio|>",
+        "<|video|>",
+        "[IMG]"
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        gguf_metadata: Dict[str, Any],
+        clip_model_path: str,
+        verbose: bool = True,
+        **kwargs
+    ) -> None:
+        self.model_metadata = gguf_metadata
+        self.chat_format = self.model_metadata.get("tokenizer.chat_template", None)
+
+        if verbose:
+            print(f"Got chat template from model:\n```jinja\n{self.chat_format}\n```", flush = True)
+
+        if self.chat_format is None:
+            raise ValueError("Failed to get model chat template automatically.")
+        
+        super().__init__(clip_model_path = clip_model_path, verbose = verbose, **kwargs)
+    
+    def __call__(self, **kwargs):
+        self._chat_format_parser_tags = [tag for tag in self.KNOWN_MEDIA_TAGS if tag in self.chat_format]
+
+        if self.verbose:
+            print(f"{self.log_prefix} - Start processing")
+
+        # Use parent implementation
+        return super().__call__(**kwargs)
 
 class Llava15ChatHandler(MTMDChatHandler):
     CHAT_FORMAT = (