diff --git a/cocos/3d/assets/mesh.ts b/cocos/3d/assets/mesh.ts
index c86e301912..7a3983bc88 100644
--- a/cocos/3d/assets/mesh.ts
+++ b/cocos/3d/assets/mesh.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import { ccclass, serializable } from 'cc.decorator';
 import { EDITOR } from 'internal:constants';
 import { Asset } from '../../asset/assets/asset';
-import { IDynamicGeometry } from '../../primitive/define';
+import { IDynamicGeometry, DynamicAttributeValues } from '../../primitive/define';
 import { BufferBlob } from '../misc/buffer-blob';
 import { Skeleton } from './skeleton';
 import { geometry, cclegacy, sys, warnID, Mat4, Quat, Vec3, assertIsTrue, murmurhash2_32_gc, errorID, halfToFloat, v3 } from '../../core';
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ export class Mesh extends Asset {
             return;
         }
 
-        const buffers: Float32Array[] = [];
+        const buffers: DynamicAttributeValues[] = [];
         if (dynamicGeometry.positions.length > 0) {
             buffers.push(dynamicGeometry.positions);
         }
@@ -618,7 +618,24 @@ export class Mesh extends Asset {
         for (let index = 0; index < buffers.length; index++) {
             const vertices = buffers[index];
             const bundle = this._struct.vertexBundles[primitive.vertexBundelIndices[index]];
+            const attribute = bundle.attributes[0];
+            const formatInfo = FormatInfos[attribute.format];
             const stride = bundle.view.stride;
+
+            // Defensive check: the element type of `vertices` must physically match the GPU
+            // format declared for this attribute (e.g. a Uint16Array for RGBA16UI), otherwise
+            // the vertex count derived from byteLength/stride would silently be wrong (see the
+            // historical "a_joints becomes 2x vertices" bug this replaces). Fail fast with a
+            // clear diagnostic instead of blindly copying misinterpreted data.
+            assertIsTrue(
+                vertices.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT * formatInfo.count === formatInfo.size,
+                `Custom attribute '${attribute.name}': the element byte size of the supplied `
+                + `TypedArray (${vertices.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT}) times its component count (${formatInfo.count}) `
+                + `does not match the byte size (${formatInfo.size}) of the declared GPU format. `
+                + 'Supply a TypedArray whose element type matches the target format (e.g. Uint16Array '
+                + 'for RGBA16UI) instead of converting through Float32Array.',
+            );
+
             const vertexCount = vertices.byteLength / stride;
             const updateSize  = vertices.byteLength;
             const dstBuffer   = new Uint8Array(this._data.buffer, bundle.view.offset, updateSize);
diff --git a/cocos/primitive/define.ts b/cocos/primitive/define.ts
index 5c2e11ffe1..0f3f07d70f 100644
--- a/cocos/primitive/define.ts
+++ b/cocos/primitive/define.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,24 @@
 
 import { PrimitiveMode, Attribute } from '../gfx';
 
+/**
+ * @en
+ * The set of concrete TypedArray types accepted for a dynamic mesh's custom attribute values.
+ * Unlike the standard attributes (positions/normals/uvs/tangents/colors), which are always
+ * float-based, a custom attribute's physical GPU format (`attr.format`) can be any integer or
+ * float format (e.g. RGBA16UI for joint indices). Accepting any concrete TypedArray lets callers
+ * supply data whose element type already matches the target GPU format (fast copy path),
+ * avoiding an unnecessary and potentially lossy "integer -> float -> integer" round trip.
+ * Float32Array remains valid for FLOAT-typed formats (backward compatible).
+ * @zh
+ * 动态网格定制属性 values 字段接受的具体 TypedArray 类型集合。与始终为 float 的标准属性
+ * （positions/normals/uvs/tangents/colors）不同，定制属性的物理 GPU 格式（`attr.format`）可以是
+ * 任意整型或浮点格式（例如 RGBA16UI 用于骨骼关节索引）。接受任意具体 TypedArray 类型，使调用者可以
+ * 直接传入与目标 GPU 格式匹配的原生类型数组（快速拷贝路径），避免不必要甚至有损的
+ * “整数 -> 浮点 -> 整数”往返转换。Float32Array 对于 FLOAT 类型格式依然有效（向后兼容）。
+ */
+export type DynamicAttributeValues = Float32Array | Float64Array | Int8Array | Int16Array | Int32Array | Uint8Array | Uint16Array | Uint32Array;
+
 /**
  * @en
  * The definition of the parameter for building a primitive geometry.
@@ -239,7 +257,7 @@ export interface IDynamicGeometry {
      */
     customAttributes?: {
         attr: Attribute,
-        values: Float32Array,
+        values: DynamicAttributeValues,
     }[];
 
     /**
diff --git a/native/cocos/3d/assets/Mesh.cpp b/native/cocos/3d/assets/Mesh.cpp
index f3448109f4..a5f4e8a9ee 100644
--- a/native/cocos/3d/assets/Mesh.cpp
+++ b/native/cocos/3d/assets/Mesh.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "3d/assets/Skeleton.h"
 #include "3d/misc/BufferBlob.h"
 #include "3d/misc/CreateMesh.h"
+#include "base/TemplateUtils.h"
 #include "base/std/hash/hash.h"
 #include "core/DataView.h"
 #include "core/assets/RenderingSubMesh.h"
@@ -1190,6 +1191,15 @@ const gfx::FormatInfo *Mesh::readAttributeFormat(index_t primitiveIndex, const c
     return result;
 }
 
+namespace {
+// Wrap a standard (always-float) dynamic geometry channel into a `TypedArray` view without
+// copying, so it can share the same handling path as `customAttributes` below, whose element
+// type may be any concrete TypedArray alternative (not necessarily float).
+TypedArray wrapAsTypedArray(const Float32Array &arr) {
+    return arr;
+}
+} // namespace
+
 void Mesh::updateSubMesh(index_t primitiveIndex, const IDynamicGeometry &geometry) {
     if (!_struct.dynamic.has_value()) {
         return;
@@ -1199,30 +1209,30 @@ void Mesh::updateSubMesh(index_t primitiveIndex, const IDynamicGeometry &geometr
         return;
     }
 
-    ccstd::vector<const Float32Array *> buffers;
+    ccstd::vector<TypedArray> buffers;
     if (!geometry.positions.empty()) {
-        buffers.push_back(&geometry.positions);
+        buffers.push_back(wrapAsTypedArray(geometry.positions));
     }
 
     if (geometry.normals.has_value() && !geometry.normals.value().empty()) {
-        buffers.push_back(&geometry.normals.value());
+        buffers.push_back(wrapAsTypedArray(geometry.normals.value()));
     }
 
     if (geometry.uvs.has_value() && !geometry.uvs.value().empty()) {
-        buffers.push_back(&geometry.uvs.value());
+        buffers.push_back(wrapAsTypedArray(geometry.uvs.value()));
     }
 
     if (geometry.tangents.has_value() && !geometry.tangents.value().empty()) {
-        buffers.push_back(&geometry.tangents.value());
+        buffers.push_back(wrapAsTypedArray(geometry.tangents.value()));
     }
 
     if (geometry.colors.has_value() && !geometry.colors.value().empty()) {
-        buffers.push_back(&geometry.colors.value());
+        buffers.push_back(wrapAsTypedArray(geometry.colors.value()));
     }
 
     if (geometry.customAttributes.has_value()) {
         for (const auto &ca : geometry.customAttributes.value()) {
-            buffers.push_back(&ca.values);
+            buffers.push_back(ca.values);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1234,19 +1244,44 @@ void Mesh::updateSubMesh(index_t primitiveIndex, const IDynamicGeometry &geometr
 
     // update _data & buffer
     for (auto index = 0U; index < buffers.size(); index++) {
-        const auto &vertices = *buffers[index];
+        const auto &vertices = buffers[index];
         auto &bundle = _struct.vertexBundles[primitive.vertexBundelIndices[index]];
+        const auto &attribute = bundle.attributes[0];
+        const auto &formatInfo = gfx::GFX_FORMAT_INFOS[static_cast<uint32_t>(attribute.format)];
         const auto stride = bundle.view.stride;
-        const auto vertexCount = vertices.byteLength() / stride;
-        const auto updateSize = vertices.byteLength();
+        const auto vertexByteLength = getTypedArrayLength(vertices) * getTypedArrayBytesPerElement(vertices);
+
+        // Defensive check: the element type of `vertices` must physically match the GPU format
+        // declared for this attribute (e.g. a Uint16Array for RGBA16UI), otherwise the vertex
+        // count derived from byteLength()/stride would silently be wrong (see the historical
+        // "a_joints becomes 2x vertices" bug this replaces). Fail fast with a clear diagnostic
+        // instead of memcpy-ing misinterpreted data.
+        // NOTE: keep the asserted condition in a short-named bool (rather than inlining the full
+        // expression) because CC_ASSERTF stringifies the condition via #cond into a fixed 256-byte
+        // buffer together with the message below; a long inlined expression can overflow that
+        // buffer and trip -Werror=format-truncation on some toolchains (e.g. Android NDK clang).
+        const auto elementBytes = getTypedArrayBytesPerElement(vertices);
+        const bool formatMatches = elementBytes * formatInfo.count == formatInfo.size;
+        CC_ASSERTF(formatMatches,
+                   "Attribute '%s': element size %u * count %u != format size %u. Use a "
+                   "TypedArray matching the GPU format (e.g. Uint16Array for RGBA16UI).",
+                   attribute.name.c_str(), elementBytes, formatInfo.count, formatInfo.size);
+
+        const auto vertexCount = vertexByteLength / stride;
+        const auto updateSize = vertexByteLength;
         auto *dstBuffer = _data.buffer()->getData() + bundle.view.offset;
-        const auto *srcBuffer = vertices.buffer()->getData() + vertices.byteOffset();
         auto *vertexBuffer = subMesh->getVertexBuffers()[index];
         CC_ASSERT_LE(vertexCount, info.maxSubMeshVertices);
 
         if (updateSize > 0U) {
-            std::memcpy(dstBuffer, srcBuffer, updateSize);
-            vertexBuffer->update(srcBuffer, updateSize);
+            ccstd::visit(overloaded{
+                             [&](const auto &typedArray) {
+                                 const auto *srcBuffer = typedArray.buffer()->getData() + typedArray.byteOffset();
+                                 std::memcpy(dstBuffer, srcBuffer, updateSize);
+                                 vertexBuffer->update(srcBuffer, updateSize);
+                             },
+                             [](const ccstd::monostate & /*unused*/) {}},
+                         vertices);
         }
 
         bundle.view.count = vertexCount;
diff --git a/native/cocos/primitive/PrimitiveDefine.h b/native/cocos/primitive/PrimitiveDefine.h
index 1e8aa0ef3c..fdc07f2878 100644
--- a/native/cocos/primitive/PrimitiveDefine.h
+++ b/native/cocos/primitive/PrimitiveDefine.h
@@ -174,7 +174,25 @@ struct IGeometry {
 
 struct DynamicCustomAttribute {
     gfx::Attribute attr;
-    Float32Array values;
+    /**
+     * @en
+     * The raw vertex data for this custom attribute. Unlike the standard attributes
+     * (positions/normals/uvs/tangents/colors) which are always float-based, a custom
+     * attribute's physical GPU format (gfx::Attribute::format) can be any integer or
+     * float format (e.g. RGBA16UI for joint indices). To avoid forcing every custom
+     * attribute through a lossy/unnecessary "integer -> float -> integer" round trip,
+     * `values` accepts any concrete TypedArray variant so callers can supply data whose
+     * element type already matches the target GPU format (fast memcpy path). Supplying a
+     * Float32Array still works for FLOAT-typed formats (backward compatible).
+     * @zh
+     * 该定制属性的原始顶点数据。与标准属性（positions/normals/uvs/tangents/colors，始终为
+     * float）不同，定制属性的物理 GPU 格式（gfx::Attribute::format）可以是任意整型或浮点格式
+     * （例如 RGBA16UI 用于骨骼关节索引）。为了避免强制所有定制属性都经历不必要甚至有损的
+     * “整数 -> 浮点 -> 整数”往返转换，`values` 支持任意具体的 TypedArray 类型，调用者可以直接传入
+     * 与目标 GPU 格式匹配的原生类型数组（走快速 memcpy 路径）。传入 Float32Array 对于 FLOAT
+     * 类型格式仍然有效（向后兼容）。
+     */
+    TypedArray values;
 };
 
 /**