diff --git a/src/pyrecest/_backend/pytorch/fft.py b/src/pyrecest/_backend/pytorch/fft.py
index 262d6800c..e3cc1cd51 100644
--- a/src/pyrecest/_backend/pytorch/fft.py
+++ b/src/pyrecest/_backend/pytorch/fft.py
@@ -1,10 +1,29 @@
 # For ffts. Added for pyrecest.
+from functools import wraps as _wraps
+
 import torch as _torch
-from torch.fft import (
-    fftn,
-    fftshift,
-    ifftn,
-    ifftshift,
-    irfft,
-    rfft,
-)
+
+from ._common import array as _array
+
+
+def _as_fft_tensor(value):
+    """Convert array-like FFT inputs to torch tensors."""
+    return value if _torch.is_tensor(value) else _array(value)
+
+
+def _wrap_arraylike_fft(torch_func):
+    """Return a PyRecEst-compatible FFT helper accepting array-like input."""
+
+    @_wraps(torch_func)
+    def fft_func(input, *args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
+        return torch_func(_as_fft_tensor(input), *args, **kwargs)
+
+    return fft_func
+
+
+rfft = _wrap_arraylike_fft(_torch.fft.rfft)
+irfft = _wrap_arraylike_fft(_torch.fft.irfft)
+fftshift = _wrap_arraylike_fft(_torch.fft.fftshift)
+ifftshift = _wrap_arraylike_fft(_torch.fft.ifftshift)
+fftn = _wrap_arraylike_fft(_torch.fft.fftn)
+ifftn = _wrap_arraylike_fft(_torch.fft.ifftn)
diff --git a/tests/backend_support/test_pytorch_fftconvolve_contract.py b/tests/backend_support/test_pytorch_fftconvolve_contract.py
index 6f3b75429..b31f326ee 100644
--- a/tests/backend_support/test_pytorch_fftconvolve_contract.py
+++ b/tests/backend_support/test_pytorch_fftconvolve_contract.py
@@ -93,3 +93,27 @@ def test_pytorch_fftconvolve_scalar_empty_axes_matches_scipy():
     expected = scipy_fftconvolve(_as_numpy(first), _as_numpy(second), axes=())
 
     assert np.allclose(actual, expected)
+
+
+def test_pytorch_fft_helpers_accept_array_like_inputs():
+    if backend.__backend_name__ != "pytorch":
+        pytest.skip("PyTorch-specific FFT backend contract")
+
+    matrix = [[1.0, 2.0], [3.0, 4.0]]
+    assert np.allclose(_as_numpy(backend.fft.fftn(matrix)), np.fft.fftn(matrix))
+
+    vector = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0]
+    spectrum = np.fft.rfft(vector)
+    assert np.allclose(_as_numpy(backend.fft.rfft(vector)), spectrum)
+    assert np.allclose(
+        _as_numpy(backend.fft.irfft(spectrum, n=len(vector))),
+        np.fft.irfft(spectrum, n=len(vector)),
+    )
+
+    shift_source = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+    assert _as_numpy(backend.fft.fftshift(shift_source)).tolist() == np.fft.fftshift(
+        shift_source
+    ).tolist()
+    assert _as_numpy(backend.fft.ifftshift(shift_source)).tolist() == np.fft.ifftshift(
+        shift_source
+    ).tolist()