diff --git a/src/pyrecest/stability.py b/src/pyrecest/stability.py
index 2f3ed50c1..7c55d1b38 100644
--- a/src/pyrecest/stability.py
+++ b/src/pyrecest/stability.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass
+from operator import index as _operator_index
 from typing import Final, Literal, ParamSpec, TypeVar
 
 from pyrecest.backend_support._pytorch_allclose_device_contract import (
@@ -111,8 +112,45 @@ def diag(v, k=0):
         backend.diag = diag
 
 
+def _patch_pytorch_round_numpy_contract() -> None:
+    """Patch raw/public PyTorch ``round`` to accept NumPy-style inputs."""
+    try:
+        import pyrecest._backend.pytorch as raw_pytorch  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        import pyrecest.backend as backend  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        import torch  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:  # pragma: no cover - PyTorch backend may be unavailable
+        return
+
+    original_round = getattr(raw_pytorch, "round", None)
+    if original_round is None:
+        return
+    if getattr(original_round, "_pyrecest_numpy_contract", False):
+        if getattr(backend, "__backend_name__", None) == "pytorch":
+            backend.round = original_round
+        return
+
+    def round(a, decimals=0, out=None):  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
+        result = torch.round(raw_pytorch.array(a), decimals=_operator_index(decimals))
+        if out is None:
+            return result
+        copy_ = getattr(out, "copy_", None)
+        if copy_ is not None:
+            copy_(result)
+            return out
+        out[...] = result
+        return out
+
+    round.__name__ = getattr(original_round, "__name__", "round")
+    round.__doc__ = getattr(original_round, "__doc__", None)
+    round._pyrecest_numpy_contract = True
+    raw_pytorch.round = round
+    if getattr(backend, "__backend_name__", None) == "pytorch":
+        backend.round = round
+
+
 _patch_pytorch_allclose_device_contract()
 _patch_pytorch_diag_numpy_contract()
+_patch_pytorch_round_numpy_contract()
 _patch_pytorch_raw_comparison_arraylike_contract()
 _patch_pytorch_dot_outer_device_contract()
 _patch_pytorch_matmul_device_contract()
diff --git a/tests/backend_support/test_raw_pytorch_round_contract.py b/tests/backend_support/test_raw_pytorch_round_contract.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..445d1690d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/backend_support/test_raw_pytorch_round_contract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import importlib.util
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def _backend_test_env(backend_name):
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    env["PYRECEST_BACKEND"] = backend_name
+    src_path = os.path.abspath("src")
+    env["PYTHONPATH"] = (
+        src_path
+        if not env.get("PYTHONPATH")
+        else os.pathsep.join([src_path, env["PYTHONPATH"]])
+    )
+    return env
+
+
+@pytest.mark.backend_portable
+def test_raw_pytorch_round_accepts_array_like_with_numpy_backend():
+    if importlib.util.find_spec("torch") is None:
+        pytest.skip("torch is not installed")
+
+    code = """
+import pyrecest.backend as backend
+import pyrecest._backend.pytorch as raw_backend
+
+assert getattr(backend, "__backend_name__", None) == "numpy"
+
+rounded = raw_backend.round([1.2, 2.7])
+assert raw_backend.to_numpy(rounded).tolist() == [1.0, 3.0]
+
+rounded_with_keyword = raw_backend.round([1.2, 2.7], decimals=0)
+assert raw_backend.to_numpy(rounded_with_keyword).tolist() == [1.0, 3.0]
+
+out = raw_backend.empty(2, dtype=raw_backend.float64)
+returned = raw_backend.round([1.2, 2.7], out=out)
+assert returned is out
+assert raw_backend.to_numpy(out).tolist() == [1.0, 3.0]
+"""
+    subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-c", code], check=True, env=_backend_test_env("numpy")
+    )