diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp
index 7fccac3554..9621009758 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ static bool mutateOperationOperandTypeSkip(size_t operand, OperandType type, con
         // TENSOR_(FLOAT16|FLOAT32|INT32|QUANT8_ASYMM).
         // - CAST's argument can be any of TENSOR_(FLOAT16|FLOAT32|INT32|QUANT8_ASYMM).
         // - RANDOM_MULTINOMIAL's argument can be either TENSOR_FLOAT16 or TENSOR_FLOAT32.
+        // - CONV_2D filter type (arg 1) can be QUANT8_ASYMM or QUANT8_SYMM_PER_CHANNEL
         switch (operation.type) {
             case OperationType::LSH_PROJECTION: {
                 if (operand == operation.inputs[1]) {
@@ -345,6 +346,12 @@ static bool mutateOperationOperandTypeSkip(size_t operand, OperandType type, con
                     return true;
                 }
             } break;
+            case OperationType::CONV_2D: {
+                if (operand == 1 && (type == OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT8_ASYMM ||
+                                     type == OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT8_SYMM_PER_CHANNEL)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            } break;
             default:
                 break;
         }