diff --git a/src/pyrecest/backend_support/_pytorch_nonzero_scalar_contract.py b/src/pyrecest/backend_support/_pytorch_nonzero_scalar_contract.py
index e9540cc43b..d7b6a30768 100644
--- a/src/pyrecest/backend_support/_pytorch_nonzero_scalar_contract.py
+++ b/src/pyrecest/backend_support/_pytorch_nonzero_scalar_contract.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import numpy as np
+
 _NONZERO_SCALAR_MESSAGE = (
     "Calling nonzero on 0d arrays is not allowed. "
     "Use np.atleast_1d(scalar).nonzero() instead."
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@
 
 
 def patch_pytorch_nonzero_scalar_contract() -> None:
-    """Make public and raw PyTorch ``nonzero`` reject 0-D inputs."""
+    """Make public and raw PyTorch ``nonzero`` reject 0-D inputs and honor masks."""
 
     try:
         import pyrecest._backend.pytorch as raw_pytorch  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ def patch_pytorch_nonzero_scalar_contract() -> None:
         return
 
     def nonzero(x):
+        if np.ma.isMaskedArray(x):
+            x = np.ma.filled(x, 0)
         values = x if torch.is_tensor(x) else torch.as_tensor(x)
         if values.ndim == 0:
             raise ValueError(_NONZERO_SCALAR_MESSAGE)
@@ -40,4 +44,4 @@ def nonzero(x):
         backend.nonzero = nonzero
 
 
-__all__ = ["patch_pytorch_nonzero_scalar_contract"]
+__all__ = ["patch_pytorch_nonzero_scalar_contract"]
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diff --git a/tests/backend_support/test_pytorch_nonzero_scalar_contract.py b/tests/backend_support/test_pytorch_nonzero_scalar_contract.py
index 46eb0c46e0..e87e1c1d7a 100644
--- a/tests/backend_support/test_pytorch_nonzero_scalar_contract.py
+++ b/tests/backend_support/test_pytorch_nonzero_scalar_contract.py
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.backend_portable
-def test_pytorch_nonzero_rejects_zero_dimensional_inputs():
+def test_pytorch_nonzero_rejects_scalars_and_honors_masks():
     if importlib.util.find_spec("torch") is None:
         pytest.skip("PyTorch is not installed")
 
     result = run_backend_code(
         "pytorch",
         """
+import numpy as np
 import pyrecest._backend.pytorch as raw_pytorch
 import pyrecest.backend as backend
 import torch
@@ -34,9 +35,17 @@ def assert_rejects_scalar(helper, value):
     assert rows.tolist() == [0, 1]
     assert columns.tolist() == [1, 0]
 
+    masked = np.ma.array(
+        [[0, 2], [3, 4]],
+        mask=[[False, True], [False, True]],
+    )
+    rows, columns = nonzero(masked)
+    assert rows.tolist() == [1]
+    assert columns.tolist() == [0]
+
 print("ok")
 """,
     )
 
     assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
-    assert "ok" in result.stdout
+    assert "ok" in result.stdout
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