diff --git a/docling/models/stages/ocr/rapid_ocr_model.py b/docling/models/stages/ocr/rapid_ocr_model.py
index f9699665ab..d10dba43ba 100644
--- a/docling/models/stages/ocr/rapid_ocr_model.py
+++ b/docling/models/stages/ocr/rapid_ocr_model.py
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ def __init__(
                 "Global.font_path": font_path,
                 # Engine-level ONNXRuntime settings
                 "EngineConfig.onnxruntime.intra_op_num_threads": intra_op_num_threads,
+                # Engine-level OpenVINO settings
+                "EngineConfig.openvino.inference_num_threads": intra_op_num_threads,
                 # "Global.verbose": self.options.print_verbose,
                 # Detection model settings
                 "Det.model_path": det_model_path,
diff --git a/tests/test_rapid_ocr_model.py b/tests/test_rapid_ocr_model.py
index a1bc82c9aa..dba68aaab7 100644
--- a/tests/test_rapid_ocr_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_rapid_ocr_model.py
@@ -113,3 +113,44 @@ def __init__(self, params):
     assert Path(params["Rec.model_path"]).name == rec_name
     assert Path(params["Rec.rec_keys_path"]).name == "ppocr_keys_v1.txt"
     assert Path(params["Global.font_path"]).name == "FZYTK.TTF"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("backend", "engine_key"),
+    [
+        ("onnxruntime", "EngineConfig.onnxruntime.intra_op_num_threads"),
+        ("openvino", "EngineConfig.openvino.inference_num_threads"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_rapidocr_num_threads_propagated_per_engine(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    backend: str,
+    engine_key: str,
+):
+    captured: dict[str, object] = {}
+
+    class FakeEngineType(str, Enum):
+        ONNXRUNTIME = "onnxruntime"
+        OPENVINO = "openvino"
+        PADDLE = "paddle"
+        TORCH = "torch"
+
+    class FakeRapidOCR:
+        def __init__(self, params):
+            captured["params"] = params
+
+    monkeypatch.setitem(
+        sys.modules,
+        "rapidocr",
+        SimpleNamespace(EngineType=FakeEngineType, RapidOCR=FakeRapidOCR),
+    )
+
+    RapidOcrModel(
+        enabled=True,
+        artifacts_path=None,
+        options=RapidOcrOptions(backend=backend),
+        accelerator_options=AcceleratorOptions(device="cpu", num_threads=4),
+    )
+
+    # num_threads must reach the engine actually in use, not only ONNXRuntime.
+    assert captured["params"][engine_key] == 4