diff --git a/ext/JuliaFEMMPIExt.jl b/ext/JuliaFEMMPIExt.jl
index f68aaf2..70e0ccb 100644
--- a/ext/JuliaFEMMPIExt.jl
+++ b/ext/JuliaFEMMPIExt.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# This file is a part of JuliaFEM.
-# License is MIT: see https://github.com/JuliaFEM/JuliaFEM.jl/blob/master/LICENSE.md
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2026 Jukka Aho
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 module JuliaFEMMPIExt
 
@@ -99,17 +99,24 @@ function JuliaFEM.mpi_partitioned_operator_matvec_owned!(
     exchange::RankHaloExchange,
     cache::DOFBasedCOOCache,
     assembler::DOFBasedCOOAssembler,
-    kernel::AbstractKernel,
     mesh::AbstractMesh,
     comm::MPI.Comm;
     dirichlet = nothing,
     mpi_requests = nothing,
+    configuration::Union{Nothing,AbstractVector{Float64}} = nothing,
+    global_material_cache::Union{Nothing,GlobalMaterialCache} = nothing,
+    Δt::Float64 = 0.0,
 )
     copy_owned_subset_to_packed_owned_prefix!(packed, p_owned, layout)
     exchange_matvec_halos_mpi!(
         recv_vals, send_vals, packed, layout, exchange, comm; mpi_requests = mpi_requests)
     unpack_halo_recv_to_packed!(packed, recv_vals, exchange, layout)
-    apply_K_owned_rows_from_packed!(Ap_owned, packed, layout, cache, assembler, kernel, mesh)
+    apply_K_owned_rows_from_packed!(
+        Ap_owned, packed, layout, cache, assembler, mesh;
+        configuration = configuration,
+        global_material_cache = global_material_cache,
+        Δt = Δt,
+    )
     if dirichlet !== nothing
         dirichlet isa PenaltyDirichlet ||
             throw(ArgumentError(
@@ -120,6 +127,98 @@ function JuliaFEM.mpi_partitioned_operator_matvec_owned!(
     return Ap_owned
 end
 
+function JuliaFEM.mpi_partitioned_operator_matvec_owned!(
+    Ap_owned::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    p_owned::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    packed::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    recv_vals::Vector{Vector{Float64}},
+    send_vals::Vector{Vector{Float64}},
+    layout::PartitionPackedLayout,
+    exchange::RankHaloExchange,
+    cache::DOFBasedCOOCache,
+    assembler::DOFBasedCOOAssembler,
+    ::AbstractKernel,
+    mesh::AbstractMesh,
+    comm::MPI.Comm;
+    dirichlet = nothing,
+    mpi_requests = nothing,
+    configuration::Union{Nothing,AbstractVector{Float64}} = nothing,
+    global_material_cache::Union{Nothing,GlobalMaterialCache} = nothing,
+    Δt::Float64 = 0.0,
+)
+    JuliaFEM._depwarn_redundant_kernel_arg!(:mpi_partitioned_operator_matvec_owned!)
+    return mpi_partitioned_operator_matvec_owned!(
+        Ap_owned, p_owned, packed, recv_vals, send_vals, layout, exchange, cache, assembler, mesh, comm;
+        dirichlet = dirichlet,
+        mpi_requests = mpi_requests,
+        configuration = configuration,
+        global_material_cache = global_material_cache,
+        Δt = Δt,
+    )
+end
+
+# Owned-row internal force: pack `u`, halo exchange, then [`apply_f_int_owned_rows_from_packed!`](@ref).
+# Requires `work` of length `cache.ndofs` for Pass~1 (expand + optional explicit `configuration`).
+function JuliaFEM.mpi_partitioned_internal_force_owned!(
+    f_int_owned::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    u_owned::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    packed::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    work::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    recv_vals::Vector{Vector{Float64}},
+    send_vals::Vector{Vector{Float64}},
+    layout::PartitionPackedLayout,
+    exchange::RankHaloExchange,
+    cache::DOFBasedCOOCache,
+    assembler::DOFBasedCOOAssembler,
+    mesh::AbstractMesh,
+    comm::MPI.Comm;
+    mpi_requests = nothing,
+    configuration::Union{Nothing,AbstractVector{Float64}} = nothing,
+    global_material_cache::Union{Nothing,GlobalMaterialCache} = nothing,
+    Δt::Float64 = 0.0,
+)
+    copy_owned_subset_to_packed_owned_prefix!(packed, u_owned, layout)
+    exchange_matvec_halos_mpi!(
+        recv_vals, send_vals, packed, layout, exchange, comm; mpi_requests = mpi_requests)
+    unpack_halo_recv_to_packed!(packed, recv_vals, exchange, layout)
+    apply_f_int_owned_rows_from_packed!(
+        f_int_owned, packed, work, layout, cache, assembler, mesh;
+        configuration = configuration,
+        global_material_cache = global_material_cache,
+        Δt = Δt,
+    )
+    return f_int_owned
+end
+
+function JuliaFEM.mpi_partitioned_internal_force_owned!(
+    f_int_owned::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    u_owned::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    packed::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    work::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    recv_vals::Vector{Vector{Float64}},
+    send_vals::Vector{Vector{Float64}},
+    layout::PartitionPackedLayout,
+    exchange::RankHaloExchange,
+    cache::DOFBasedCOOCache,
+    assembler::DOFBasedCOOAssembler,
+    ::AbstractKernel,
+    mesh::AbstractMesh,
+    comm::MPI.Comm;
+    mpi_requests = nothing,
+    configuration::Union{Nothing,AbstractVector{Float64}} = nothing,
+    global_material_cache::Union{Nothing,GlobalMaterialCache} = nothing,
+    Δt::Float64 = 0.0,
+)
+    JuliaFEM._depwarn_redundant_kernel_arg!(:mpi_partitioned_internal_force_owned!)
+    return mpi_partitioned_internal_force_owned!(
+        f_int_owned, u_owned, packed, work, recv_vals, send_vals, layout, exchange, cache, assembler, mesh, comm;
+        mpi_requests = mpi_requests,
+        configuration = configuration,
+        global_material_cache = global_material_cache,
+        Δt = Δt,
+    )
+end
+
 # Global replicated matvec: owned-row stiffness + `MPI.Allreduce!`, then optional penalty BC post-hook.
 function JuliaFEM.mpi_partitioned_operator_matvec!(
     Ap::AbstractVector{Float64},
@@ -132,11 +231,13 @@ function JuliaFEM.mpi_partitioned_operator_matvec!(
     exchange::RankHaloExchange,
     cache::DOFBasedCOOCache,
     assembler::DOFBasedCOOAssembler,
-    kernel::AbstractKernel,
     mesh::AbstractMesh,
     comm::MPI.Comm;
     dirichlet = nothing,
     mpi_requests = nothing,
+    configuration::Union{Nothing,AbstractVector{Float64}} = nothing,
+    global_material_cache::Union{Nothing,GlobalMaterialCache} = nothing,
+    Δt::Float64 = 0.0,
 )
     gather_owned_from_global_to_packed!(packed, p, layout)
     exchange_matvec_halos_mpi!(
@@ -145,7 +246,12 @@ function JuliaFEM.mpi_partitioned_operator_matvec!(
     fill!(work, 0.0)
     expand_packed_to_global!(work, packed, layout)
     fill!(Ap, 0.0)
-    apply_K_owned_rows!(Ap, layout.owned_rows, cache, assembler, kernel, mesh, work)
+    apply_K_owned_rows!(
+        Ap, layout.owned_rows, cache, assembler, mesh, work;
+        configuration = configuration,
+        global_material_cache = global_material_cache,
+        Δt = Δt,
+    )
     MPI.Allreduce!(Ap, MPI.SUM, comm)
     if dirichlet !== nothing
         apply_constraint_post!(Ap, p, dirichlet)
@@ -153,4 +259,35 @@ function JuliaFEM.mpi_partitioned_operator_matvec!(
     return Ap
 end
 
+function JuliaFEM.mpi_partitioned_operator_matvec!(
+    Ap::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    p::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    packed::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    work::AbstractVector{Float64},
+    recv_vals::Vector{Vector{Float64}},
+    send_vals::Vector{Vector{Float64}},
+    layout::PartitionPackedLayout,
+    exchange::RankHaloExchange,
+    cache::DOFBasedCOOCache,
+    assembler::DOFBasedCOOAssembler,
+    ::AbstractKernel,
+    mesh::AbstractMesh,
+    comm::MPI.Comm;
+    dirichlet = nothing,
+    mpi_requests = nothing,
+    configuration::Union{Nothing,AbstractVector{Float64}} = nothing,
+    global_material_cache::Union{Nothing,GlobalMaterialCache} = nothing,
+    Δt::Float64 = 0.0,
+)
+    JuliaFEM._depwarn_redundant_kernel_arg!(:mpi_partitioned_operator_matvec!)
+    return mpi_partitioned_operator_matvec!(
+        Ap, p, packed, work, recv_vals, send_vals, layout, exchange, cache, assembler, mesh, comm;
+        dirichlet = dirichlet,
+        mpi_requests = mpi_requests,
+        configuration = configuration,
+        global_material_cache = global_material_cache,
+        Δt = Δt,
+    )
+end
+
 end # module JuliaFEMMPIExt
diff --git a/test/mpi/partitioned_internal_force_smoke.jl b/test/mpi/partitioned_internal_force_smoke.jl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfaf998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mpi/partitioned_internal_force_smoke.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2026 Jukka Aho
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+# Multi-rank smoke: `mpi_partitioned_internal_force_owned!` on disjoint owned rows,
+# scattered + `MPI.Allreduce(SUM)` vs serial [`assemble_internal_force!`](@ref).
+#
+# Run like `partitioned_matvec_smoke.jl` (see header there); CI runs this via mpiexec.
+
+using Test
+using LinearAlgebra
+using JuliaFEM
+using MPI
+using Random
+
+function main()
+    MPI.Init()
+    try
+        comm = MPI.COMM_WORLD
+        rank = MPI.Comm_rank(comm)
+        nprocs = MPI.Comm_size(comm)
+        @test nprocs >= 2
+
+        nparts = nprocs
+        part = rank + 1
+
+        nx, ny, nz = 3, 4, 2
+        mesh = create_structured_box_mesh(Hex8; nx = nx, ny = ny, nz = nz)
+        material = LinearElastic(E = 210e9, ν = 0.3)
+        kernel = ContinuumKernel(
+            ContinuumFormulation{ThreeDimensional}(),
+            material,
+            Displacement{3}(),
+        )
+        S = @DOFSet{u::DOF{Displacement{3}, Vertex}}
+        elements, handler = create_elements!(mesh, Element{Hex8, Lagrange{1}, S})
+        asm = DOFBasedCOOAssembler()
+        cache = DOFBasedCOOCache(elements, handler, mesh, kernel)
+        layout = brick_hex_partition_slabs(nx, ny, nz, nparts; axis = :y)
+        validate_partition(layout, length(elements))
+        @test maximum(layout.element_part_id) == nparts
+
+        nnodes = length(mesh.nodes)
+        node_own = Vector{Int}(undef, nnodes)
+        node_partition_owner_min!(node_own, layout, mesh)
+
+        exch_all = build_matvec_halo_exchanges(
+            handler,
+            layout,
+            mesh,
+            node_own,
+            elements,
+            cache.dof_connectivity,
+        )
+
+        n = cache.ndofs
+        u = zeros(n)
+        if rank == 0
+            Random.seed!(20260522)
+            randn!(u)
+            u .*= 1.0e-4
+        end
+        MPI.Bcast!(u, 0, comm)
+
+        L = build_partition_packed_layout_for_matvec(
+            handler,
+            layout,
+            mesh,
+            node_own,
+            elements,
+            part,
+            cache.dof_connectivity,
+        )
+        ex = exch_all[part]
+        ws = partitioned_mpi_owned_matvec_workspace(L, ex)
+        work = zeros(n)
+        mpi_reqs = allocate_exchange_matvec_halo_mpi_requests(ex)
+
+        no = L.n_owned
+        u_owned = zeros(no)
+        extract_owned_subset_from_global!(u_owned, u, L)
+
+        f_owned = zeros(no)
+        mpi_partitioned_internal_force_owned!(
+            f_owned,
+            u_owned,
+            ws.packed,
+            work,
+            ws.recv_vals,
+            ws.send_vals,
+            L,
+            ex,
+            cache,
+            asm,
+            mesh,
+            comm;
+            mpi_requests = mpi_reqs,
+        )
+
+        f_scat = zeros(n)
+        @inbounds for k in 1:no
+            g = L.packed_to_global[k]
+            f_scat[g] = f_owned[k]
+        end
+        f_sum = similar(f_scat)
+        MPI.Allreduce!(f_scat, f_sum, MPI.SUM, comm)
+
+        f_ref = zeros(n)
+        assemble_internal_force!(f_ref, cache, asm, mesh; configuration = u)
+        @test f_sum ≈ f_ref rtol = 1e-10 atol = 1e-10
+
+        rank == 0 && println(
+            "MPI partitioned internal force smoke: OK ($(nprocs) ranks)",
+        )
+    finally
+        MPI.Finalize()
+    end
+    return nothing
+end
+
+main()