diff --git a/extra/torch_backend/backend.py b/extra/torch_backend/backend.py
index 2bbc87b1d4..f6b596056d 100644
--- a/extra/torch_backend/backend.py
+++ b/extra/torch_backend/backend.py
@@ -373,8 +373,12 @@ def copy_(self, src, non_blocking=False):
   return self
 
 @torch.library.impl("aten::cat.out", "privateuseone")
-def cat_out(tensors, dim=0, out=None):
-  _apply_inplace(unwrap(out), Tensor.cat(*[unwrap(x) for x in tensors], dim=dim))
+def cat_out(tensors: list[torch.Tensor], dim: int=0, *, out: torch.Tensor):
+  fixed_tensors = []
+  for wrapped in tensors:
+    if wrapped.shape == (0,): wrapped = wrapped.reshape([0 if i == (dim % out.ndim) else x for i, x in enumerate(out.shape)])
+    fixed_tensors.append(wrapped)
+  _apply_inplace(unwrap(out), Tensor.cat(*map(unwrap, fixed_tensors), dim=dim))
   return out
 
 @torch.library.impl("aten::topk.values", "privateuseone")
diff --git a/extra/torch_backend/test.py b/extra/torch_backend/test.py
index b56e126d8e..ef3043569a 100644
--- a/extra/torch_backend/test.py
+++ b/extra/torch_backend/test.py
@@ -808,6 +808,26 @@ class TestBackendHelpers(unittest.TestCase):
     np.testing.assert_equal(out.cpu().numpy(), [1, 2, 3, 4])
     assert ret is out
 
+  def test_cat_out_empty_1d(self):
+    # Test tiny and cpu to show test passes on torch cpu
+    for test_device in device, "cpu":
+      a = torch.tensor([], device=device)
+      b = torch.tensor([1, 2, 3, 4], device=device).reshape((2, 2))
+      out = torch.empty((2, 2), device=device)
+      for dim in 0, 1, -1, -2:
+        ret = torch.cat([a, b], out=out, dim=dim)
+        np.testing.assert_equal(out.cpu().numpy(), [[1, 2], [3, 4]])
+        assert ret is out
+
+  def test_cat_all_empty(self):
+    for test_device in device, "cpu":
+      a = torch.tensor([], device=device)
+      out = torch.empty((0,), device=device)
+      for dim in 0, -1:
+        ret = torch.cat([a, a], out=out, dim=dim)
+        np.testing.assert_equal(out.cpu().numpy(), [])
+        assert ret is out
+
   def test_scatter_add_out(self):
     src = torch.tensor([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]], device=device, dtype=torch.float32)
     index = torch.tensor([[0, 1, 2], [0, 1, 2]], device=device)