diff --git a/src/pyrecest/__init__.py b/src/pyrecest/__init__.py
index 9df2b5bfa..b1b8915a8 100644
--- a/src/pyrecest/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pyrecest/__init__.py
@@ -198,6 +198,113 @@ def tile(x, reps):
     backend.tile = tile
 
 
+def _pytorch_pad_pairs(pad_width, ndim, numpy_module) -> tuple[tuple[int, int], ...]:
+    """Normalize NumPy-style pad widths to per-axis pairs."""
+
+    try:
+        pad_pairs = numpy_module.broadcast_to(numpy_module.asarray(pad_width), (ndim, 2))
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"pad_width must be broadcastable to shape ({ndim}, 2)"
+        ) from exc
+
+    if numpy_module.any(pad_pairs < 0):
+        raise ValueError("index can't contain negative values")
+
+    return tuple(tuple(int(value) for value in pair) for pair in pad_pairs.tolist())
+
+
+def _pytorch_torch_pad_width(pad_pairs: tuple[tuple[int, int], ...]) -> list[int]:
+    """Convert NumPy-ordered pad pairs to PyTorch's reversed flat order."""
+
+    return [value for pair in reversed(pad_pairs) for value in pair]
+
+
+def _pytorch_constant_value_pairs(
+    constant_values,
+    ndim,
+    numpy_module,
+    torch_module,
+) -> tuple[tuple[object, object], ...]:
+    """Normalize NumPy-style constant pad values to per-axis pairs."""
+
+    if torch_module.is_tensor(constant_values):
+        constant_values = constant_values.detach().cpu().numpy()
+
+    try:
+        value_pairs = numpy_module.broadcast_to(
+            numpy_module.asarray(constant_values),
+            (ndim, 2),
+        )
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"constant_values must be broadcastable to shape ({ndim}, 2)"
+        ) from exc
+
+    return tuple(tuple(pair) for pair in value_pairs.tolist())
+
+
+def _patch_pytorch_pad_facade() -> None:
+    """Make public PyTorch ``pad`` accept NumPy-style constant values."""
+
+    import pyrecest.backend as backend  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+
+    if getattr(backend, "__backend_name__", None) != "pytorch":
+        return
+
+    try:
+        import numpy as _np  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        import torch as _torch  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+    except (
+        ModuleNotFoundError
+    ):  # pragma: no cover - backend import fails first in practice
+        return
+
+    original_pad = backend.pad
+
+    def pad(a, pad_width, mode="constant", constant_values=0.0):
+        values = backend.array(a)
+        if mode != "constant":
+            return original_pad(
+                values,
+                pad_width,
+                mode=mode,
+                constant_values=constant_values,
+            )
+
+        pad_pairs = _pytorch_pad_pairs(pad_width, values.ndim, _np)
+        torch_pad_width = _pytorch_torch_pad_width(pad_pairs)
+        result = _torch.nn.functional.pad(
+            values,
+            torch_pad_width,
+            mode="constant",
+            value=0.0,
+        )
+        value_pairs = _pytorch_constant_value_pairs(
+            constant_values,
+            values.ndim,
+            _np,
+            _torch,
+        )
+
+        for axis, ((before, after), (before_value, after_value)) in enumerate(
+            zip(pad_pairs, value_pairs)
+        ):
+            if before:
+                index = [slice(None)] * result.ndim
+                index[axis] = slice(0, before)
+                result[tuple(index)] = before_value
+            if after:
+                index = [slice(None)] * result.ndim
+                index[axis] = slice(result.shape[axis] - after, result.shape[axis])
+                result[tuple(index)] = after_value
+        return result
+
+    pad.__name__ = "pad"
+    pad.__doc__ = getattr(original_pad, "__doc__", None)
+    backend.pad = pad
+
+
 def _patch_jax_std_out_facade() -> None:
     """Make public JAX ``std`` accept NumPy's ``out`` argument."""
 
@@ -231,6 +338,7 @@ def std(
 
 _patch_pytorch_comparison_facade()
 _patch_pytorch_tile_facade()
+_patch_pytorch_pad_facade()
 _patch_jax_std_out_facade()
 
 from pyrecest.backend_support import (  # noqa: E402,F401
diff --git a/tests/backend_support/test_pytorch_pad_constant_values_contract.py b/tests/backend_support/test_pytorch_pad_constant_values_contract.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c5941bb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/backend_support/test_pytorch_pad_constant_values_contract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import pytest
+
+from tests.support.backend_runner import run_backend_code
+
+
+def test_pytorch_pad_accepts_numpy_constant_value_pairs():
+    pytest.importorskip("torch")
+
+    code = """
+import numpy as np
+import numpy.testing as npt
+
+import pyrecest.backend as backend
+
+values = backend.asarray([[1, 2], [3, 4]], dtype=backend.int64)
+result = backend.pad(values, ((1, 0), (0, 2)), constant_values=((5, 6), (7, 8)))
+expected = np.pad(
+    np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]]),
+    ((1, 0), (0, 2)),
+    mode="constant",
+    constant_values=((5, 6), (7, 8)),
+)
+assert result.shape == expected.shape
+assert backend.to_numpy(result).tolist() == expected.tolist()
+
+complex_values = backend.asarray([1.0 + 1.0j], dtype=backend.complex128)
+complex_result = backend.pad(complex_values, (1, 1), constant_values=2.0 + 3.0j)
+complex_expected = np.pad(
+    np.array([1.0 + 1.0j], dtype=np.complex128),
+    (1, 1),
+    mode="constant",
+    constant_values=2.0 + 3.0j,
+)
+npt.assert_allclose(backend.to_numpy(complex_result), complex_expected)
+"""
+
+    result = run_backend_code("pytorch", code)
+
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr