diff --git a/helion/_compiler/pallas/codegen.py b/helion/_compiler/pallas/codegen.py
index c2ab9726d..aef8f8f52 100644
--- a/helion/_compiler/pallas/codegen.py
+++ b/helion/_compiler/pallas/codegen.py
@@ -106,6 +106,68 @@ def _load_mask_expr(
     return "*".join(mask_exprs)
 
 
+def sliced_value_for_store(
+    state: CodegenState,
+    tensor: torch.Tensor,
+    subscript: list[object] | tuple[object, ...],
+    index_parts: list[str],
+    value: ast.AST,
+) -> ast.AST:
+    """Slice the store value when the Pallas ref is smaller than the tile.
+
+    The launcher clamps each BlockSpec dimension to
+    ``min(block_size, tensor.shape[d])``.  When ``block_size > dim_size``
+    the kernel ref is ``dim_size``-shaped but the computed value is
+    ``block_size``-shaped, so we must slice the value before storing.
+
+    This only applies to grid-tiled dimensions that produce ``:`` in the
+    generated Pallas index.  Dimensions indexed via ``pl.ds()`` are padded
+    instead of clamped, so they must keep their full block-size value.
+    """
+    from helion._compiler.compile_environment import CompileEnvironment
+    from helion._compiler.pallas.plan_tiling import TilePattern
+
+    assert state.fx_node is not None
+    patterns = state.fx_node.meta.get("indexing_patterns")
+    if patterns is None:
+        return value
+
+    env = CompileEnvironment.current()
+    slices: list[str] = []
+    needs_slice = False
+    tensor_dim = 0
+
+    index_part_idx = 0
+    for idx, pattern in zip(subscript, patterns, strict=True):
+        if idx is None:
+            continue
+
+        value_slice = ":"
+        index_part = index_parts[index_part_idx]
+        index_part_idx += 1
+        if isinstance(pattern, TilePattern) and index_part == ":":
+            block_size = env.block_sizes[pattern.block_id].from_config(state.config)
+            dim_size = tensor.shape[tensor_dim]
+            if (
+                isinstance(block_size, int)
+                and isinstance(dim_size, int)
+                and dim_size < block_size
+            ):
+                value_slice = f":{dim_size}"
+                needs_slice = True
+
+        slices.append(value_slice)
+        tensor_dim += 1
+
+    if not needs_slice:
+        return value
+
+    return expr_from_string(
+        f"{{value}}[{', '.join(slices)}]",
+        value=value,
+    )
+
+
 def _tile_needs_mask(
     state: CodegenState,
     block_id: int,
@@ -153,6 +215,15 @@ def index_str(
     subscript: list[object] | tuple[object, ...],
     tensor: torch.Tensor,
 ) -> tuple[str, list[int]]:
+    parts, none_dims = index_parts(state, subscript, tensor)
+    return ", ".join(parts), none_dims
+
+
+def index_parts(
+    state: CodegenState,
+    subscript: list[object] | tuple[object, ...],
+    tensor: torch.Tensor,
+) -> tuple[list[str], list[int]]:
     """Build a JAX/Pallas index string from a Helion subscript list.
 
     Uses ``pl.ds(offset, block_size)`` only for dimensions inside a looped
@@ -171,7 +242,7 @@ def index_str(
     from helion._compiler.tile_strategy import ForiLoopState
 
     if not subscript:
-        return "...", []
+        return ["..."], []
 
     # Check if we're inside an emit_pipeline or fori_loop that pipelines
     # this specific tensor.  Both loop types take a per-tensor decision:
@@ -214,7 +285,7 @@ def index_str(
         out_pos += 1
         tensor_dim += 1
 
-    return ", ".join(parts), none_dims
+    return parts, none_dims
 
 
 def _get_indexing_patterns(state: CodegenState, tensor: torch.Tensor) -> list[object]:
diff --git a/helion/language/memory_ops.py b/helion/language/memory_ops.py
index 790d70161..27b51f0e8 100644
--- a/helion/language/memory_ops.py
+++ b/helion/language/memory_ops.py
@@ -274,9 +274,13 @@ def _(state: CodegenState) -> None:
     device_fn = state.device_function
     device_fn.device_store_index += 1
     device_fn.device_memory_op_index += 1
-    index_str, _ = pallas_codegen.index_str(state, subscript, tensor)
+    parts, _ = pallas_codegen.index_parts(state, subscript, tensor)
+    value = pallas_codegen.sliced_value_for_store(
+        state, tensor, subscript, parts, value
+    )
+    idx_str = ", ".join(parts)
     state.codegen.add_statement(
-        statement_from_string(f"{name}[{index_str}] = {{value}}", value=value)
+        statement_from_string(f"{name}[{idx_str}] = {{value}}", value=value)
     )
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_examples.py b/test/test_examples.py
index ad0bce85d..48d9e8859 100644
--- a/test/test_examples.py
+++ b/test/test_examples.py
@@ -1582,7 +1582,6 @@ def test_jsd(self):
             num_stages=3,
         )
 
-    @xfailIfPallas("operation not supported on TPU")
     def test_kl_div(self):
         if _get_backend() == "cute" and "B200" in get_nvidia_gpu_model():
             pytest.xfail("CuTe KL-div example still launches out of resources on B200")
diff --git a/test/test_pallas.py b/test/test_pallas.py
index 52454363f..69647aab1 100644
--- a/test/test_pallas.py
+++ b/test/test_pallas.py
@@ -496,6 +496,68 @@ def test_add_large(self) -> None:
         code, result = code_and_output(add_kernel, args, block_size=512)
         torch.testing.assert_close(result, args[0] + args[1])
 
+    def test_store_slice_1d(self) -> None:
+        """Store value sliced when block_size > tensor dim (1D)."""
+
+        @helion.kernel(backend="pallas", static_shapes=True)
+        def fill_kernel(x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+            out = torch.empty_like(x)
+            for tile in hl.tile(x.size(0)):
+                out[tile] = hl.full([tile], 1.0, dtype=x.dtype)
+            return out
+
+        x = torch.randn(1024, device=DEVICE, dtype=torch.float32)
+        code, result = code_and_output(fill_kernel, (x,), block_size=4096)
+        self.assertIn("[:1024]", code)
+        torch.testing.assert_close(result, torch.ones_like(x))
+
+    def test_store_slice_2d(self) -> None:
+        """Store value sliced on the dim where block_size > tensor dim (2D)."""
+
+        @helion.kernel(backend="pallas", static_shapes=True)
+        def fill_2d(x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+            m, n = x.size()
+            out = torch.empty_like(x)
+            for tile_m, tile_n in hl.tile([m, n]):
+                out[tile_m, tile_n] = hl.full([tile_m, tile_n], 1.0, dtype=x.dtype)
+            return out
+
+        # 100 < 128, 256 == 256 → only dim 0 needs slicing
+        x = torch.randn(100, 256, device=DEVICE, dtype=torch.float32)
+        code, result = code_and_output(fill_2d, (x,), block_size=[128, 256])
+        self.assertIn("[:100, :]", code)
+        torch.testing.assert_close(result, torch.ones_like(x))
+
+        # 100 < 128, 200 < 256 → both dims need slicing
+        x2 = torch.randn(100, 200, device=DEVICE, dtype=torch.float32)
+        code2, result2 = code_and_output(fill_2d, (x2,), block_size=[128, 256])
+        self.assertIn("[:100, :200]", code2)
+        torch.testing.assert_close(result2, torch.ones_like(x2))
+
+    def test_store_slice_skips_pl_ds_dim(self) -> None:
+        """Store value is not sliced on dimensions indexed with pl.ds()."""
+
+        @helion.kernel(backend="pallas", static_shapes=True)
+        def fill_inner_loop(x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+            m, n = x.size()
+            out = torch.empty_like(x)
+            for tile_m in hl.tile(m):
+                for tile_n in hl.tile(n):
+                    out[tile_m, tile_n] = hl.full([tile_m, tile_n], 1.0, dtype=x.dtype)
+            return out
+
+        x = torch.randn(64, 32, device=DEVICE, dtype=torch.float32)
+        code, result = code_and_output(
+            fill_inner_loop,
+            (x,),
+            block_size=[128, 64],
+            pallas_loop_type="fori_loop",
+        )
+        self.assertIn("pl.ds(", code)
+        self.assertIn("[:64, :]", code)
+        self.assertNotIn("[:64, :32]", code)
+        torch.testing.assert_close(result, torch.ones_like(x))
+
     def test_add_does_not_donate_inputs(self) -> None:
         """Verify that read-only inputs are not donated by the kernel.