diff --git a/tensordict/nn/probabilistic.py b/tensordict/nn/probabilistic.py
index 24c9fe246..28f0ce2de 100644
--- a/tensordict/nn/probabilistic.py
+++ b/tensordict/nn/probabilistic.py
@@ -948,6 +948,21 @@ def get_dist(
             include_sum=self.include_sum,
         )
 
+    @property
+    def default_interaction_type(self):
+        """Returns the `default_interaction_type` of the module using an iterative heuristic.
+
+        This property iterates over all modules in reverse order, attempting to retrieve the
+        `default_interaction_type` attribute from any child module. The first non-None value
+        encountered is returned. If no such value is found, a default `interaction_type()` is returned.
+
+        """
+        for m in reversed(self.module):
+            interaction = getattr(m, "default_interaction_type", None)
+            if interaction is not None:
+                return interaction
+        return interaction_type()
+
     def log_prob(
         self,
         tensordict,
diff --git a/test/test_nn.py b/test/test_nn.py
index 0d6085ef9..ff22382a9 100644
--- a/test/test_nn.py
+++ b/test/test_nn.py
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ def test_stateful_probabilistic_deprec(self, lazy, it, out_keys):
         )
 
         tensordict_module = ProbabilisticTensorDictSequential(net, prob_module)
+        assert tensordict_module.default_interaction_type is not None
 
         td = TensorDict({"in": torch.randn(3, 3)}, [3])
         with set_interaction_type(it):
@@ -450,6 +451,7 @@ def test_stateful_probabilistic_kwargs(self, lazy, it, out_keys, max_dist):
         )
 
         tensordict_module = ProbabilisticTensorDictSequential(net, prob_module)
+        assert tensordict_module.default_interaction_type is not None
 
         td = TensorDict({"in": torch.randn(3, 3)}, [3])
         with set_interaction_type(it):
@@ -513,6 +515,7 @@ def test_stateful_probabilistic(self, lazy, it, out_keys):
         tensordict_module = ProbabilisticTensorDictSequential(
             net, normal_params, prob_module
         )
+        assert tensordict_module.default_interaction_type is not None
 
         td = TensorDict({"in": torch.randn(3, 3)}, [3])
         with set_interaction_type(it):
@@ -962,6 +965,7 @@ def test_stateful_probabilistic_deprec(self, lazy):
         tdmodule = ProbabilisticTensorDictSequential(
             tdmodule1, dummy_tdmodule, tdmodule2, prob_module
         )
+        assert tdmodule.default_interaction_type is not None
 
         assert hasattr(tdmodule, "__setitem__")
         assert len(tdmodule) == 4
@@ -1002,6 +1006,7 @@ def test_probtdseq(self, return_log_prob, td_out):
                 default_interaction_type="random",
             ),
         )
+        assert mod.default_interaction_type is not None
         inp = TensorDict({"a": 0.0, "b": 1.0})
         inp_clone = inp.clone()
         if td_out:
@@ -1073,6 +1078,7 @@ def test_probtdseq_multdist(self, include_sum, aggregate_probabilities, inplace)
             inplace=inplace,
             return_composite=True,
         )
+        assert tdm.default_interaction_type is not None
         dist: CompositeDistribution = tdm.get_dist(TensorDict(x=torch.randn(10, 3)))
         s = dist.sample()
         assert dist.aggregate_probabilities is aggregate_probabilities
@@ -1129,6 +1135,7 @@ def test_probtdseq_intermediate_dist(
             inplace=inplace,
             return_composite=True,
         )
+        assert tdm.default_interaction_type is not None
         dist: CompositeDistribution = tdm.get_dist(TensorDict(x=torch.randn(10, 3)))
         assert isinstance(dist, CompositeDistribution)