diff --git a/monai/inferers/utils.py b/monai/inferers/utils.py
index 8adba8fa25..00ead9a2d5 100644
--- a/monai/inferers/utils.py
+++ b/monai/inferers/utils.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def sliding_window_inference(
     *args: Any,
     **kwargs: Any,
 ) -> torch.Tensor | tuple[torch.Tensor, ...] | dict[Any, torch.Tensor]:
+
     """
     Sliding window inference on `inputs` with `predictor`.
 
@@ -134,6 +135,14 @@ def sliding_window_inference(
         - input must be channel-first and have a batch dim, supports N-D sliding window.
 
     """
+
+    # auto transform (N,D,H,W,C) → (N,C,D,H,W)
+    if isinstance(inputs, torch.Tensor) and inputs.ndim == 5 and inputs.shape[-1] in (1, 3, 4):
+        inputs = inputs.permute(0, 4, 1, 2, 3).contiguous()
+
+
+
+
     buffered = buffer_steps is not None and buffer_steps > 0
     num_spatial_dims = len(inputs.shape) - 2
     if buffered:
diff --git a/monai/metrics/meandice.py b/monai/metrics/meandice.py
index 0802cc3364..841585897f 100644
--- a/monai/metrics/meandice.py
+++ b/monai/metrics/meandice.py
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ def _compute_tensor(self, y_pred: torch.Tensor, y: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor
         Raises:
             ValueError: when `y_pred` has fewer than three dimensions.
         """
+
+        if isinstance(y_pred, torch.Tensor) and y_pred.ndim == 5 and y_pred.shape[-1] in (1, 3, 4):
+            y_pred = y_pred.permute(0, 4, 1, 2, 3).contiguous()
+        if isinstance(y, torch.Tensor) and y.ndim == 5 and y.shape[-1] in (1, 3, 4):
+            y = y.permute(0, 4, 1, 2, 3).contiguous()
+
         dims = y_pred.ndimension()
         if dims < 3:
             raise ValueError(f"y_pred should have at least 3 dimensions (batch, channel, spatial), got {dims}.")