diff --git a/pennylane_lightning/lightning_kokkos/_state_vector.py b/pennylane_lightning/lightning_kokkos/_state_vector.py
index 3888fc972..3f6ee8a79 100644
--- a/pennylane_lightning/lightning_kokkos/_state_vector.py
+++ b/pennylane_lightning/lightning_kokkos/_state_vector.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def _apply_lightning(
                 param = operation.parameters
                 method(wires, invert_param, param)
             elif isinstance(operation, qml.ops.Controlled) and not isinstance(
-                operation.base, (qml.QubitUnitary, qml.BlockEncode)
+                operation.base, (qml.QubitUnitary, qml.BlockEncode, qml.MultiRZ)
             ):  # apply n-controlled gate
                 self._apply_lightning_controlled(operation)
             else:  # apply gate as a matrix