diff --git a/lib/Target/OpenFhePke/OpenFhePkeEmitter.cpp b/lib/Target/OpenFhePke/OpenFhePkeEmitter.cpp
index f9e105962d..284e566202 100644
--- a/lib/Target/OpenFhePke/OpenFhePkeEmitter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/OpenFhePke/OpenFhePkeEmitter.cpp
@@ -1692,8 +1692,12 @@ LogicalResult OpenFhePkeEmitter::printOperation(tensor::SplatOp op) {
 LogicalResult OpenFhePkeEmitter::printOperation(tensor::FromElementsOp op) {
   // std::vector<CiphertextType> result = {input[0], ..., input[n]};
   auto result = op.getResult();
-  if (result.getType().getRank() != 1) {
-    return failure();
+  // Only rank-0 and rank-1 tensor construction is currently supported.
+  // TODO(#1703): Support higher-rank tensors.
+  if (result.getType().getRank() > 1) {
+    return op.emitOpError()
+           << "expected a rank-0 or rank-1 tensor, but got rank "
+           << result.getType().getRank();
   }
   os << "const ";
   if (failed(emitTypedAssignPrefix(result, op->getLoc()))) {
diff --git a/tests/Emitter/Openfhe/emit_0d_tensor.mlir b/tests/Emitter/Openfhe/emit_0d_tensor.mlir
index 9b1196d2bc..bfb533eda3 100644
--- a/tests/Emitter/Openfhe/emit_0d_tensor.mlir
+++ b/tests/Emitter/Openfhe/emit_0d_tensor.mlir
@@ -21,4 +21,12 @@ module attributes {scheme.bgv} {
     %0 = tensor.insert %v into %arg0[] : tensor<f32>
     return %0 : tensor<f32>
   }
+
+  func.func @test_0d_tensor_from_elements(%arg0: f32) -> tensor<f32> {
+    // CHECK: std::vector<float> test_0d_tensor_from_elements(float [[arg0:[^ ]*]])
+    // CHECK: const std::vector<float> [[result:[^ ]*]] = {[[arg0]]};
+    // CHECK: return [[result]];
+    %0 = tensor.from_elements %arg0 : tensor<f32>
+    return %0 : tensor<f32>
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Emitter/Openfhe/emit_2d_tensor_error.mlir b/tests/Emitter/Openfhe/emit_2d_tensor_error.mlir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..541684f941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Emitter/Openfhe/emit_2d_tensor_error.mlir
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// RUN: not heir-translate %s --emit-openfhe-pke 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+
+module attributes {scheme.bgv} {
+  func.func @test_2d_tensor_from_elements(%arg0: f32) -> tensor<1x1xf32> {
+    // CHECK: 'tensor.from_elements' op expected a rank-0 or rank-1 tensor, but got rank 2
+    %0 = tensor.from_elements %arg0 : tensor<1x1xf32>
+    return %0 : tensor<1x1xf32>
+  }
+}