diff --git a/convert_hf_to_gguf.py b/convert_hf_to_gguf.py
index b3b585e98..ece4ad068 100755
--- a/convert_hf_to_gguf.py
+++ b/convert_hf_to_gguf.py
@@ -301,6 +301,20 @@ class Model:
                 ):
                     data_qtype = gguf.GGMLQuantizationType.F32
 
+                if data_qtype is False and any(
+                    self.match_model_tensor_name(new_name, key, bid)
+                    for key in (
+                        gguf.MODEL_TENSOR.TOKEN_EMBD,
+                        gguf.MODEL_TENSOR.OUTPUT,
+                    )
+                ):
+                    if self.ftype in (
+                        gguf.LlamaFileType.MOSTLY_TQ1_0,
+                        gguf.LlamaFileType.MOSTLY_TQ2_0,
+                    ):
+                        # TODO: use Q4_K and Q6_K
+                        data_qtype = gguf.GGMLQuantizationType.F16
+
                 # No override (data_qtype is False), or wants to be quantized (data_qtype is True)
                 if isinstance(data_qtype, bool):
                     if self.ftype == gguf.LlamaFileType.ALL_F32:
@@ -311,6 +325,10 @@ class Model:
                         data_qtype = gguf.GGMLQuantizationType.BF16
                     elif self.ftype == gguf.LlamaFileType.MOSTLY_Q8_0:
                         data_qtype = gguf.GGMLQuantizationType.Q8_0
+                    elif self.ftype == gguf.LlamaFileType.MOSTLY_TQ1_0:
+                        data_qtype = gguf.GGMLQuantizationType.TQ1_0
+                    elif self.ftype == gguf.LlamaFileType.MOSTLY_TQ2_0:
+                        data_qtype = gguf.GGMLQuantizationType.TQ2_0
                     else:
                         raise ValueError(f"Unknown file type: {self.ftype.name}")
 
@@ -3814,8 +3832,8 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
         help="path to write to; default: based on input. {ftype} will be replaced by the outtype.",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--outtype", type=str, choices=["f32", "f16", "bf16", "q8_0", "auto"], default="f16",
-        help="output format - use f32 for float32, f16 for float16, bf16 for bfloat16, q8_0 for Q8_0, auto for the highest-fidelity 16-bit float type depending on the first loaded tensor type",
+        "--outtype", type=str, choices=["f32", "f16", "bf16", "q8_0", "tq1_0", "tq2_0", "auto"], default="f16",
+        help="output format - use f32 for float32, f16 for float16, bf16 for bfloat16, q8_0 for Q8_0, tq1_0 or tq2_0 for ternary, and auto for the highest-fidelity 16-bit float type depending on the first loaded tensor type",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--bigendian", action="store_true",
@@ -3902,6 +3920,8 @@ def main() -> None:
         "f16": gguf.LlamaFileType.MOSTLY_F16,
         "bf16": gguf.LlamaFileType.MOSTLY_BF16,
         "q8_0": gguf.LlamaFileType.MOSTLY_Q8_0,
+        "tq1_0": gguf.LlamaFileType.MOSTLY_TQ1_0,
+        "tq2_0": gguf.LlamaFileType.MOSTLY_TQ2_0,
         "auto": gguf.LlamaFileType.GUESSED,
     }
 
diff --git a/src/llama.cpp b/src/llama.cpp
index 2ad975599..5e54c3af4 100644
--- a/src/llama.cpp
+++ b/src/llama.cpp
@@ -15717,6 +15717,8 @@ static ggml_type llama_tensor_get_type(quantize_state_internal & qs, ggml_type n
     }
     if (convert_incompatible_tensor) {
         switch (new_type) {
+            case GGML_TYPE_TQ1_0:
+            case GGML_TYPE_TQ2_0:  new_type = GGML_TYPE_Q4_0; break;  // TODO: use a symmetric type instead
             case GGML_TYPE_IQ2_XXS:
             case GGML_TYPE_IQ2_XS:
             case GGML_TYPE_IQ2_S: