diff --git a/candle-core/src/tensor.rs b/candle-core/src/tensor.rs
index 5cebe498..952374c2 100644
--- a/candle-core/src/tensor.rs
+++ b/candle-core/src/tensor.rs
@@ -1235,6 +1235,83 @@ impl Tensor {
         Ok(from_storage(storage, (n, c, h_out, w_out), op, false))
     }
 
+    /// Computes the dot product of two 1D tensors.
+    ///
+    /// - If inputs are 1D vectors (`[n]`), returns their scalar dot product.
+    /// - Panics if shapes are not compatible
+    /// - Not supported for integer dtypes
+    ///
+    /// # Example (vectors)
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use candle_core::{Tensor, Device};
+    /// let t1 = Tensor::new(&[1.0, 2.0, 3.0], &Device::Cpu)?;
+    /// let t2 = Tensor::new(&[4.0, 5.0, 6.0], &Device::Cpu)?;
+    /// let res = t1.dot(&t2)?;
+    /// assert_eq!(res.to_scalar::<f64>()?, 32.);
+    /// # Ok::<(), candle_core::Error>(())
+    /// ```
+    pub fn dot(&self, rhs: &Self) -> Result<Self> {
+        if self.dims().len() != 1 || rhs.dims().len() != 1 {
+            return Err(Error::ShapeMismatchBinaryOp {
+                lhs: self.shape().clone(),
+                rhs: rhs.shape().clone(),
+                op: "dot",
+            });
+        }
+
+        (self * rhs).and_then(|ret| ret.sum_all())
+    }
+
+    /// Computes the **Frobenius norm** (L2 norm of all elements) of the tensor.
+    /// - Output is `sqrt(sum(x^2))`.
+    /// - Always returns a scalar (`[]` shape).
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use candle_core::{Tensor, Device};
+    /// let t = Tensor::new(&[[3., 4.], [0., 0.]], &Device::Cpu)?;
+    /// let norm = t.norm()?;
+    /// assert_eq!(norm.to_scalar::<f64>()?, 5.);
+    /// # Ok::<(), candle_core::Error>(())
+    /// ```
+    pub fn norm(&self) -> Result<Self> {
+        if self.dtype().is_int() {
+            bail!("norm not supported for integer dtypes");
+        }
+
+        self.sqr().and_then(|x| x.sum_all()).and_then(|x| x.sqrt())
+    }
+
+    /// Performs strict matrix-vector multiplication (`[m, n] * [n] = [m]`).
+    ///
+    /// - If `self` is a matrix (`[m, n]`) and `rhs` is a vector (`[n]`), returns a vector (`[m]`).
+    /// - **No broadcasting**: Panics if `self` is not 2D or if `rhs` is not 1D with matching size.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use candle_core::{Tensor, Device};
+    /// let mat = Tensor::new(&[[1., 2., 3.], [4., 5., 6.]], &Device::Cpu)?;
+    /// let vec = Tensor::new(&[1., 1., 1.], &Device::Cpu)?;
+    /// let res = mat.mv(&vec)?;
+    /// assert_eq!(res.to_vec1::<f64>()?, [6., 15.]);
+    /// # Ok::<(), candle_core::Error>(())
+    /// ```
+    pub fn mv(&self, rhs: &Self) -> Result<Self> {
+        // Strict shape checks
+        let lhs_dims = self.dims();
+        let rhs_dims = rhs.dims();
+        if lhs_dims.len() != 2 || rhs_dims.len() != 1 || lhs_dims[1] != rhs_dims[0] {
+            return Err(Error::ShapeMismatchBinaryOp {
+                lhs: self.shape().clone(),
+                rhs: rhs.shape().clone(),
+                op: "mv",
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Direct matmul after ensuring rhs is column vector
+        self.matmul(&rhs.unsqueeze(1)?)?.squeeze(1)
+    }
+
     /// Returns the matrix-multiplication of the input tensor with the other provided tensor.
     ///
     /// # Arguments
diff --git a/candle-core/tests/matmul_tests.rs b/candle-core/tests/matmul_tests.rs
index c1c16401..aa2189f7 100644
--- a/candle-core/tests/matmul_tests.rs
+++ b/candle-core/tests/matmul_tests.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,26 @@ fn broadcast_matmul(device: &Device) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn tensor_dot() -> Result<()> {
+    let lhs = Tensor::new(&[1., 2., 3.], &Device::Cpu)?;
+    let rhs = Tensor::new(&[4., 5., 6.], &Device::Cpu)?;
+    let expected = Tensor::new(32., &Device::Cpu)?;
+    let dot_ret = lhs.dot(&rhs)?;
+    candle_core::test_utils::assert_tensor_eq(&dot_ret, &expected)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn tensor_mv() -> Result<()> {
+    let mat = Tensor::new(&[[1., 2., 3.], [4., 5., 6.]], &Device::Cpu)?;
+    let vec = Tensor::new(&[1., 1., 1.], &Device::Cpu)?;
+    let expected = Tensor::new(&[6., 15.], &Device::Cpu)?;
+    let mv_ret = mat.mv(&vec)?;
+    candle_core::test_utils::assert_tensor_eq(&mv_ret, &expected)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 // https://github.com/huggingface/candle/issues/1948
 fn squeeze_mm(device: &Device) -> Result<()> {
     let seq_len = 8_usize;
diff --git a/candle-core/tests/tensor_tests.rs b/candle-core/tests/tensor_tests.rs
index c443ad2a..85c524f0 100644
--- a/candle-core/tests/tensor_tests.rs
+++ b/candle-core/tests/tensor_tests.rs
@@ -1880,3 +1880,11 @@ fn tensor_new() -> Result<()> {
     );
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn tensor_norm() -> Result<()> {
+    let t = Tensor::new(&[[3., 4.], [0., 0.]], &Device::Cpu)?;
+    let norm = t.norm()?;
+    assert_eq!(norm.to_scalar::<f64>()?, 5.);
+    Ok(())
+}