diff --git a/src/pyrecest/_backend/pytorch/random.py b/src/pyrecest/_backend/pytorch/random.py
index ca7d1c4cf..b04a5ab58 100644
--- a/src/pyrecest/_backend/pytorch/random.py
+++ b/src/pyrecest/_backend/pytorch/random.py
@@ -31,14 +31,40 @@ def _size_type_error():
     return TypeError("size must be None, an integer, or a sequence of integers")
 
 
+def _scalar_integer_dimension(value):
+    if isinstance(value, bool):
+        return None
+    if isinstance(value, _Integral):
+        return int(value)
+    if isinstance(value, _np.ndarray) and value.ndim == 0:
+        if _np.issubdtype(value.dtype, _np.integer) and not _np.issubdtype(
+            value.dtype, _np.bool_
+        ):
+            return int(value.item())
+        return None
+    if (
+        _torch.is_tensor(value)
+        and value.ndim == 0
+        and value.dtype in _INTEGER_DTYPES
+    ):
+        return int(value.item())
+    return None
+
+
 def _looks_like_integer_dimension(value):
-    return isinstance(value, _Integral) and not isinstance(value, bool)
+    return _scalar_integer_dimension(value) is not None
+
+
+def _is_zero_dimensional_array_like(value):
+    return (isinstance(value, _np.ndarray) and value.ndim == 0) or (
+        _torch.is_tensor(value) and value.ndim == 0
+    )
 
 
 def _integer_dimension(value):
-    if not _looks_like_integer_dimension(value):
+    value = _scalar_integer_dimension(value)
+    if value is None:
         raise _size_type_error()
-    value = int(value)
     if value < 0:
         raise ValueError("size dimensions must be non-negative")
     return value
@@ -49,7 +75,11 @@ def _shape_from_size(size):
         return ()
     if _looks_like_integer_dimension(size):
         return (_integer_dimension(size),)
-    if isinstance(size, (str, bytes)) or not hasattr(size, "__iter__"):
+    if (
+        isinstance(size, (str, bytes))
+        or _is_zero_dimensional_array_like(size)
+        or not hasattr(size, "__iter__")
+    ):
         raise _size_type_error()
     return tuple(_integer_dimension(dim) for dim in size)
 
@@ -82,9 +112,12 @@ def _validate_choice_probabilities(p, population_size, device):
     if _contains_boolean_value(p):
         raise TypeError("p must be real numeric, not boolean")
     try:
-        p = _torch.as_tensor(p, dtype=_torch.float32, device=device)
+        p = _torch.as_tensor(p, device=device)
     except (TypeError, ValueError, RuntimeError) as exc:
         raise TypeError("p must be real numeric") from exc
+    if not _is_real_numeric_dtype(p.dtype):
+        raise TypeError("p must be real numeric")
+    p = p.to(dtype=_torch.float32)
     if p.ndim != 1 or p.shape[0] != population_size:
         raise ValueError("p must be 1-dimensional with one entry per population item")
 
diff --git a/tests/backend/test_pytorch_random_scalar_inputs.py b/tests/backend/test_pytorch_random_scalar_inputs.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..391d16c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/backend/test_pytorch_random_scalar_inputs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+
+torch = pytest.importorskip("torch")
+
+from pyrecest._backend.pytorch import random  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def _size_aware_samplers():
+    return (
+        lambda size: random.rand(size=size),
+        lambda size: random.uniform(size=size),
+        lambda size: random.normal(size=size),
+        lambda size: random.randint(0, 3, size=size),
+        lambda size: random.choice(3, size=size),
+        lambda size: random.multivariate_normal([0.0], [[1.0]], size=size),
+        lambda size: random.multinomial(3, [0.25, 0.75], size=size),
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "scalar_size",
+    [np.array(3, dtype=np.int64), torch.tensor(3, dtype=torch.int64)],
+)
+def test_size_arguments_accept_zero_dimensional_integer_arrays_and_tensors(scalar_size):
+    random.seed(0)
+
+    for sampler in _size_aware_samplers():
+        sample = sampler(scalar_size)
+
+        assert sample.shape[0] == 3
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "bad_size",
+    [
+        np.array(True),
+        torch.tensor(True),
+        np.array(3.0),
+        torch.tensor(3.0),
+    ],
+)
+def test_size_arguments_reject_zero_dimensional_non_integer_arrays_and_tensors(bad_size):
+    for sampler in _size_aware_samplers():
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="size must"):
+            sampler(bad_size)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "probabilities",
+    [
+        np.array([0.5 + 0.0j, 0.5 + 0.0j]),
+        torch.tensor([0.5 + 0.0j, 0.5 + 0.0j]),
+    ],
+)
+def test_choice_rejects_complex_probabilities(probabilities):
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="real numeric"):
+        random.choice(2, size=1, p=probabilities)