diff --git a/src/lerobot/rewards/factory.py b/src/lerobot/rewards/factory.py
index 9e376638d..15976ffca 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/rewards/factory.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/rewards/factory.py
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ from typing import Any
 
 import torch
 
+from lerobot.configs import FeatureType
 from lerobot.configs.rewards import RewardModelConfig
 from lerobot.processor import PolicyAction, PolicyProcessorPipeline
+from lerobot.utils.feature_utils import dataset_to_policy_features
 
 from .classifier.configuration_classifier import RewardClassifierConfig
 from .distributional_value_function.configuration_distributional_value_function import DistributionalVFConfig
@@ -147,6 +149,13 @@ def make_reward_model(cfg: RewardModelConfig, **kwargs) -> PreTrainedRewardModel
     Returns:
         An instantiated and device-placed reward model.
     """
+    dataset_meta = kwargs.get("dataset_meta")
+    if dataset_meta is not None and not cfg.input_features:
+        features = dataset_to_policy_features(dataset_meta.features)
+        cfg.input_features = {
+            key: feature for key, feature in features.items() if feature.type is not FeatureType.ACTION
+        }
+
     reward_cls = get_reward_model_class(cfg.type)
 
     kwargs["config"] = cfg
diff --git a/tests/rewards/test_reward_factory_features.py b/tests/rewards/test_reward_factory_features.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b830aa550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rewards/test_reward_factory_features.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+from torch import nn
+
+from lerobot.configs import FeatureType
+from lerobot.rewards.factory import make_reward_model
+from lerobot.rewards.temporal_siglip_value_function.configuration_temporal_siglip_value_function import (
+    TemporalSiglipVFConfig,
+)
+
+
+def test_reward_factory_populates_input_features_from_dataset_meta(monkeypatch):
+    from lerobot.rewards import factory
+
+    class FakeReward(nn.Module):
+        def __init__(self, config, **kwargs):
+            super().__init__()
+            self.config = config
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(factory, "get_reward_model_class", lambda name: FakeReward)
+    metadata = SimpleNamespace(
+        features={
+            "observation.images.top": {
+                "dtype": "video",
+                "shape": [480, 640, 3],
+                "names": ["height", "width", "channel"],
+            },
+            "observation.state": {
+                "dtype": "float32",
+                "shape": [14],
+                "names": [f"joint_{index}" for index in range(14)],
+            },
+            "action": {
+                "dtype": "float32",
+                "shape": [14],
+                "names": [f"joint_{index}" for index in range(14)],
+            },
+        }
+    )
+    config = TemporalSiglipVFConfig(device="cpu")
+    model = make_reward_model(config, dataset_meta=metadata)
+
+    assert model.config.input_features["observation.images.top"].type is FeatureType.VISUAL
+    assert model.config.input_features["observation.images.top"].shape == (3, 480, 640)
+    assert model.config.input_features["observation.state"].type is FeatureType.STATE
+    assert "action" not in model.config.input_features