diff --git a/monai/inferers/inferer.py b/monai/inferers/inferer.py
index 769b6cc0e7..7083373859 100644
--- a/monai/inferers/inferer.py
+++ b/monai/inferers/inferer.py
@@ -1202,15 +1202,16 @@ def sample(  # type: ignore[override]
 
         if self.autoencoder_latent_shape is not None:
             latent = torch.stack([self.autoencoder_resizer(i) for i in decollate_batch(latent)], 0)
-            latent_intermediates = [
-                torch.stack([self.autoencoder_resizer(i) for i in decollate_batch(l)], 0) for l in latent_intermediates
-            ]
+            if save_intermediates:
+                latent_intermediates = [
+                    torch.stack([self.autoencoder_resizer(i) for i in decollate_batch(l)], 0)
+                    for l in latent_intermediates
+                ]
 
         decode = autoencoder_model.decode_stage_2_outputs
         if isinstance(autoencoder_model, SPADEAutoencoderKL):
             decode = partial(autoencoder_model.decode_stage_2_outputs, seg=seg)
         image = decode(latent / self.scale_factor)
-
         if save_intermediates:
             intermediates = []
             for latent_intermediate in latent_intermediates:
@@ -1727,9 +1728,11 @@ def sample(  # type: ignore[override]
 
         if self.autoencoder_latent_shape is not None:
             latent = torch.stack([self.autoencoder_resizer(i) for i in decollate_batch(latent)], 0)
-            latent_intermediates = [
-                torch.stack([self.autoencoder_resizer(i) for i in decollate_batch(l)], 0) for l in latent_intermediates
-            ]
+            if save_intermediates:
+                latent_intermediates = [
+                    torch.stack([self.autoencoder_resizer(i) for i in decollate_batch(l)], 0)
+                    for l in latent_intermediates
+                ]
 
         decode = autoencoder_model.decode_stage_2_outputs
         if isinstance(autoencoder_model, SPADEAutoencoderKL):
diff --git a/tests/inferers/test_controlnet_inferers.py b/tests/inferers/test_controlnet_inferers.py
index e3b0aeb5a2..2ab5cec335 100644
--- a/tests/inferers/test_controlnet_inferers.py
+++ b/tests/inferers/test_controlnet_inferers.py
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ def test_prediction_shape(
 
     @parameterized.expand(LATENT_CNDM_TEST_CASES)
     @skipUnless(has_einops, "Requires einops")
-    def test_sample_shape(
+    def test_pred_shape(
         self,
         ae_model_type,
         autoencoder_params,
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ def test_sample_shape_conditioned_concat(
 
     @parameterized.expand(LATENT_CNDM_TEST_CASES_DIFF_SHAPES)
     @skipUnless(has_einops, "Requires einops")
-    def test_sample_shape_different_latents(
+    def test_shape_different_latents(
         self,
         ae_model_type,
         autoencoder_params,
@@ -1242,6 +1242,84 @@ def test_sample_shape_different_latents(
             )
         self.assertEqual(prediction.shape, latent_shape)
 
+    @parameterized.expand(LATENT_CNDM_TEST_CASES_DIFF_SHAPES)
+    @skipUnless(has_einops, "Requires einops")
+    def test_sample_shape_different_latents(
+        self,
+        ae_model_type,
+        autoencoder_params,
+        dm_model_type,
+        stage_2_params,
+        controlnet_params,
+        input_shape,
+        latent_shape,
+    ):
+        stage_1 = None
+
+        if ae_model_type == "AutoencoderKL":
+            stage_1 = AutoencoderKL(**autoencoder_params)
+        if ae_model_type == "VQVAE":
+            stage_1 = VQVAE(**autoencoder_params)
+        if ae_model_type == "SPADEAutoencoderKL":
+            stage_1 = SPADEAutoencoderKL(**autoencoder_params)
+        if dm_model_type == "SPADEDiffusionModelUNet":
+            stage_2 = SPADEDiffusionModelUNet(**stage_2_params)
+        else:
+            stage_2 = DiffusionModelUNet(**stage_2_params)
+        controlnet = ControlNet(**controlnet_params)
+
+        device = "cuda:0" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
+        stage_1.to(device)
+        stage_2.to(device)
+        controlnet.to(device)
+        stage_1.eval()
+        stage_2.eval()
+        controlnet.eval()
+
+        noise = torch.randn(latent_shape).to(device)
+        mask = torch.randn(input_shape).to(device)
+        scheduler = DDPMScheduler(num_train_timesteps=10)
+        # We infer the VAE shape
+        if ae_model_type == "VQVAE":
+            autoencoder_latent_shape = [i // (2 ** (len(autoencoder_params["channels"]))) for i in input_shape[2:]]
+        else:
+            autoencoder_latent_shape = [i // (2 ** (len(autoencoder_params["channels"]) - 1)) for i in input_shape[2:]]
+
+        inferer = ControlNetLatentDiffusionInferer(
+            scheduler=scheduler,
+            scale_factor=1.0,
+            ldm_latent_shape=list(latent_shape[2:]),
+            autoencoder_latent_shape=autoencoder_latent_shape,
+        )
+        scheduler.set_timesteps(num_inference_steps=10)
+
+        if dm_model_type == "SPADEDiffusionModelUNet" or ae_model_type == "SPADEAutoencoderKL":
+            input_shape_seg = list(input_shape)
+            if "label_nc" in stage_2_params.keys():
+                input_shape_seg[1] = stage_2_params["label_nc"]
+            else:
+                input_shape_seg[1] = autoencoder_params["label_nc"]
+            input_seg = torch.randn(input_shape_seg).to(device)
+            prediction, _ = inferer.sample(
+                autoencoder_model=stage_1,
+                diffusion_model=stage_2,
+                controlnet=controlnet,
+                cn_cond=mask,
+                input_noise=noise,
+                seg=input_seg,
+                save_intermediates=True,
+            )
+        else:
+            prediction = inferer.sample(
+                autoencoder_model=stage_1,
+                diffusion_model=stage_2,
+                input_noise=noise,
+                controlnet=controlnet,
+                cn_cond=mask,
+                save_intermediates=False,
+            )
+        self.assertEqual(prediction.shape, input_shape)
+
     @skipUnless(has_einops, "Requires einops")
     def test_incompatible_spade_setup(self):
         stage_1 = SPADEAutoencoderKL(
diff --git a/tests/inferers/test_latent_diffusion_inferer.py b/tests/inferers/test_latent_diffusion_inferer.py
index 2e04ad6c5c..4f81b96ca1 100644
--- a/tests/inferers/test_latent_diffusion_inferer.py
+++ b/tests/inferers/test_latent_diffusion_inferer.py
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ def test_sample_shape_conditioned_concat(
 
     @parameterized.expand(TEST_CASES_DIFF_SHAPES)
     @skipUnless(has_einops, "Requires einops")
-    def test_sample_shape_different_latents(
+    def test_shape_different_latents(
         self, ae_model_type, autoencoder_params, dm_model_type, stage_2_params, input_shape, latent_shape
     ):
         stage_1 = None
@@ -772,6 +772,66 @@ def test_sample_shape_different_latents(
             )
         self.assertEqual(prediction.shape, latent_shape)
 
+    @parameterized.expand(TEST_CASES_DIFF_SHAPES)
+    @skipUnless(has_einops, "Requires einops")
+    def test_sample_shape_different_latents(
+        self, ae_model_type, autoencoder_params, dm_model_type, stage_2_params, input_shape, latent_shape
+    ):
+        stage_1 = None
+
+        if ae_model_type == "AutoencoderKL":
+            stage_1 = AutoencoderKL(**autoencoder_params)
+        if ae_model_type == "VQVAE":
+            stage_1 = VQVAE(**autoencoder_params)
+        if ae_model_type == "SPADEAutoencoderKL":
+            stage_1 = SPADEAutoencoderKL(**autoencoder_params)
+        if dm_model_type == "SPADEDiffusionModelUNet":
+            stage_2 = SPADEDiffusionModelUNet(**stage_2_params)
+        else:
+            stage_2 = DiffusionModelUNet(**stage_2_params)
+
+        device = "cuda:0" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
+        stage_1.to(device)
+        stage_2.to(device)
+        stage_1.eval()
+        stage_2.eval()
+
+        noise = torch.randn(latent_shape).to(device)
+        scheduler = DDPMScheduler(num_train_timesteps=10)
+        # We infer the VAE shape
+        if ae_model_type == "VQVAE":
+            autoencoder_latent_shape = [i // (2 ** (len(autoencoder_params["channels"]))) for i in input_shape[2:]]
+        else:
+            autoencoder_latent_shape = [i // (2 ** (len(autoencoder_params["channels"]) - 1)) for i in input_shape[2:]]
+
+        inferer = LatentDiffusionInferer(
+            scheduler=scheduler,
+            scale_factor=1.0,
+            ldm_latent_shape=list(latent_shape[2:]),
+            autoencoder_latent_shape=autoencoder_latent_shape,
+        )
+        scheduler.set_timesteps(num_inference_steps=10)
+
+        if dm_model_type == "SPADEDiffusionModelUNet" or ae_model_type == "SPADEAutoencoderKL":
+            input_shape_seg = list(input_shape)
+            if "label_nc" in stage_2_params.keys():
+                input_shape_seg[1] = stage_2_params["label_nc"]
+            else:
+                input_shape_seg[1] = autoencoder_params["label_nc"]
+            input_seg = torch.randn(input_shape_seg).to(device)
+            prediction, _ = inferer.sample(
+                autoencoder_model=stage_1,
+                diffusion_model=stage_2,
+                input_noise=noise,
+                save_intermediates=True,
+                seg=input_seg,
+            )
+        else:
+            prediction = inferer.sample(
+                autoencoder_model=stage_1, diffusion_model=stage_2, input_noise=noise, save_intermediates=False
+            )
+        self.assertEqual(prediction.shape, input_shape)
+
     @skipUnless(has_einops, "Requires einops")
     def test_incompatible_spade_setup(self):
         stage_1 = SPADEAutoencoderKL(