diff --git a/src/pyrecest/__init__.py b/src/pyrecest/__init__.py
index 9df2b5bfa..2eef7210d 100644
--- a/src/pyrecest/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pyrecest/__init__.py
@@ -229,9 +229,43 @@ def std(
     backend.std = std
 
 
+def _patch_jax_dot_out_facade() -> None:
+    """Make public and raw JAX ``dot`` accept NumPy's ``out`` argument."""
+
+    import pyrecest.backend as backend  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+
+    if getattr(backend, "__backend_name__", None) != "jax":
+        return
+
+    import jax.numpy as _jnp  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+    import pyrecest._backend.jax as jax_backend  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+
+    original_dot = backend.dot
+
+    def dot(a, b, out=None):
+        result = original_dot(a, b)
+        if out is None:
+            return result
+
+        out_array = _jnp.asarray(out)
+        result_shape = tuple(getattr(result, "shape", ()))
+        if tuple(out_array.shape) != result_shape:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "output array has wrong shape: "
+                f"expected {result_shape}, got {tuple(out_array.shape)}"
+            )
+        return out_array.at[...].set(result)
+
+    dot.__name__ = getattr(original_dot, "__name__", "dot")
+    dot.__doc__ = getattr(original_dot, "__doc__", None)
+    backend.dot = dot
+    jax_backend.dot = dot
+
+
 _patch_pytorch_comparison_facade()
 _patch_pytorch_tile_facade()
 _patch_jax_std_out_facade()
+_patch_jax_dot_out_facade()
 
 from pyrecest.backend_support import (  # noqa: E402,F401
     backend_support,
diff --git a/tests/backend_support/test_jax_dot_out_contract.py b/tests/backend_support/test_jax_dot_out_contract.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fb937711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/backend_support/test_jax_dot_out_contract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import importlib.util
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_jax_dot_accepts_out_keyword_and_validates_shape():
+    if importlib.util.find_spec("jax") is None:
+        pytest.skip("jax is not installed")
+
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    env["PYRECEST_BACKEND"] = "jax"
+    src_path = os.path.abspath("src")
+    env["PYTHONPATH"] = (
+        src_path
+        if not env.get("PYTHONPATH")
+        else os.pathsep.join([src_path, env["PYTHONPATH"]])
+    )
+
+    code = """
+import jax.numpy as jnp
+import pyrecest.backend as backend
+import pyrecest._backend.jax as raw_jax
+
+scalar_out = jnp.zeros(())
+scalar_result = backend.dot([1.0, 2.0], [3.0, 4.0], out=scalar_out)
+assert scalar_result.shape == ()
+assert float(scalar_result) == 11.0
+
+vector_out = jnp.zeros((2,))
+vector_result = backend.dot([[1.0, 2.0], [3.0, 4.0]], [5.0, 6.0], out=vector_out)
+assert vector_result.shape == (2,)
+assert backend.to_numpy(vector_result).tolist() == [17.0, 39.0]
+
+raw_result = raw_jax.dot([1.0, 2.0], [3.0, 4.0], out=scalar_out)
+assert float(raw_result) == 11.0
+
+try:
+    backend.dot([1.0, 2.0], [3.0, 4.0], out=jnp.zeros((2,)))
+except ValueError as exc:
+    assert "wrong shape" in str(exc)
+else:
+    raise AssertionError("JAX dot accepted an incompatible output shape")
+"""
+    subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-c", code], check=True, env=env)