diff --git a/praxis/layers/attentions.py b/praxis/layers/attentions.py
index b7026d3b..652aa28c 100644
--- a/praxis/layers/attentions.py
+++ b/praxis/layers/attentions.py
@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@ class DotProductAttention(base_layer.BaseLayer):
   decode_cache: bool = True
   attention_mask_summary: bool = False
   zero_fully_masked: bool = False
+  mha_mask_addition_pattern: bool = True
   qk_einsum_tpl: LayerTpl = template_field(base_ops.EinsumOp)
   pv_einsum_tpl: LayerTpl = template_field(base_ops.EinsumOp)
 
@@ -1342,8 +1343,14 @@ def _dot_atten(
     logits = self._cap_logits(logits)
     # Attention softmax is always carried out in fp32.
     logits = logits.astype(jnp.float32)
+    
     # Apply attention masking
-    padded_logits = py_utils.apply_mask_to_logits(logits, atten_mask)
+    if self.mha_mask_addition_pattern:
+      padded_logits = logits + atten_mask.astype(jnp.float32)
+    else:
+      padded_logits = py_utils.apply_mask_to_logits(logits, atten_mask)
+    
+    
     if self.attention_mask_summary:
       self.add_summary('attention_mask', atten_mask)
     if self.attention_extra_logit is None: