diff --git a/src/pyrecest/backend_support/_pytorch_one_hot_scalar_contract.py b/src/pyrecest/backend_support/_pytorch_one_hot_scalar_contract.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0f23a20b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pyrecest/backend_support/_pytorch_one_hot_scalar_contract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+"""PyTorch ``one_hot`` scalar-label compatibility hook."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from operator import index as _operator_index
+
+
+def _as_one_hot_labels(torch_module, labels):
+    """Return integer labels without treating scalar labels as tensor sizes."""
+
+    if torch_module.is_tensor(labels):
+        if (
+            labels.dtype == torch_module.bool
+            or labels.dtype.is_floating_point
+            or labels.dtype.is_complex
+        ):
+            return labels
+        return labels.to(dtype=torch_module.long)
+
+    if isinstance(labels, bool):
+        # Preserve PyTorch's previous rejection of boolean scalar labels rather
+        # than silently interpreting ``True`` as class index 1.
+        return torch_module.LongTensor(labels)
+
+    try:
+        scalar_label = _operator_index(labels)
+    except TypeError:
+        return torch_module.LongTensor(labels)
+    return torch_module.as_tensor(scalar_label, dtype=torch_module.long)
+
+
+def patch_pytorch_one_hot_scalar_contract() -> None:
+    """Patch raw/public PyTorch ``one_hot`` to treat scalar labels as values."""
+
+    try:
+        import pyrecest._backend.pytorch as pytorch_backend  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        import pyrecest.backend as backend  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        import torch as torch_module  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:  # pragma: no cover - PyTorch backend may be unavailable
+        return
+
+    original_one_hot = getattr(pytorch_backend, "one_hot", None)
+    if original_one_hot is None:
+        return
+    if getattr(original_one_hot, "_pyrecest_scalar_label_contract", False):
+        if getattr(backend, "__backend_name__", None) == "pytorch":
+            backend.one_hot = original_one_hot
+        return
+
+    def one_hot(labels, num_classes):
+        labels = _as_one_hot_labels(torch_module, labels)
+        result = torch_module.nn.functional.one_hot(
+            labels,
+            _operator_index(num_classes),
+        )
+        return result.to(dtype=torch_module.uint8)
+
+    one_hot.__name__ = getattr(original_one_hot, "__name__", "one_hot")
+    one_hot.__doc__ = getattr(original_one_hot, "__doc__", None)
+    one_hot._pyrecest_scalar_label_contract = True
+    pytorch_backend.one_hot = one_hot
+    if getattr(backend, "__backend_name__", None) == "pytorch":
+        backend.one_hot = one_hot
diff --git a/src/pyrecest/stability.py b/src/pyrecest/stability.py
index aa56e78f3..1d86e18cb 100644
--- a/src/pyrecest/stability.py
+++ b/src/pyrecest/stability.py
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@
 from pyrecest.backend_support._pytorch_allclose_device_contract import (
     patch_pytorch_allclose_device_contract as _patch_pytorch_allclose_device_contract,
 )
+from pyrecest.backend_support._pytorch_one_hot_scalar_contract import (
+    patch_pytorch_one_hot_scalar_contract as _patch_pytorch_one_hot_scalar_contract,
+)
 
 _patch_pytorch_allclose_device_contract()
+_patch_pytorch_one_hot_scalar_contract()
 
 P = ParamSpec("P")
 R = TypeVar("R")
diff --git a/tests/backend/test_pytorch_one_hot_scalar_contract.py b/tests/backend/test_pytorch_one_hot_scalar_contract.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe3564628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/backend/test_pytorch_one_hot_scalar_contract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import pytest
+
+import pyrecest.backend as backend
+
+
+def _to_python(value):
+    value = backend.to_numpy(value)
+    if hasattr(value, "tolist"):
+        return value.tolist()
+    return value
+
+
+def test_public_pytorch_one_hot_accepts_scalar_label():
+    if backend.__backend_name__ != "pytorch":
+        pytest.skip("PyTorch-specific one_hot scalar-label contract")
+
+    result = backend.one_hot(1, 3)
+
+    assert result.shape == (3,)
+    assert str(backend.to_numpy(result).dtype) == "uint8"
+    assert _to_python(result) == [0, 1, 0]
+
+
+def test_raw_pytorch_one_hot_accepts_scalar_label_after_package_import():
+    if backend.__backend_name__ != "pytorch":
+        pytest.skip("PyTorch-specific raw-backend one_hot scalar-label contract")
+
+    import pyrecest._backend.pytorch as pytorch_backend  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+
+    result = pytorch_backend.one_hot(1, 3)
+
+    assert result.shape == (3,)
+    assert pytorch_backend.to_numpy(result).dtype.name == "uint8"
+    assert pytorch_backend.to_numpy(result).tolist() == [0, 1, 0]