diff --git a/pymc/distributions/truncated.py b/pymc/distributions/truncated.py
index e21e0d4b3f..364af05584 100644
--- a/pymc/distributions/truncated.py
+++ b/pymc/distributions/truncated.py
@@ -211,10 +211,14 @@ def rv_op(cls, dist, lower, upper, max_n_steps, size=None):
         # Fallback to rejection sampling
         def loop_fn(truncated_rv, reject_draws, lower, upper, rng, *rv_inputs):
             next_rng, new_truncated_rv = dist.owner.op.make_node(rng, *rv_inputs).outputs
-            truncated_rv = pt.set_subtensor(
-                truncated_rv[reject_draws],
-                new_truncated_rv[reject_draws],
-            )
+            # Avoid scalar boolean indexing
+            if truncated_rv.type.ndim == 0:
+                truncated_rv = new_truncated_rv
+            else:
+                truncated_rv = pt.set_subtensor(
+                    truncated_rv[reject_draws],
+                    new_truncated_rv[reject_draws],
+                )
             reject_draws = pt.or_((truncated_rv < lower), (truncated_rv > upper))
 
             return (
diff --git a/tests/distributions/test_truncated.py b/tests/distributions/test_truncated.py
index f4ddfef1e9..d9d007c51f 100644
--- a/tests/distributions/test_truncated.py
+++ b/tests/distributions/test_truncated.py
@@ -101,11 +101,12 @@ def test_truncation_specialized_op(shape_info):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("lower, upper", [(-1, np.inf), (-1, 1.5), (-np.inf, 1.5)])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("op_type", ["icdf", "rejection"])
-def test_truncation_continuous_random(op_type, lower, upper):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("scalar", [True, False])
+def test_truncation_continuous_random(op_type, lower, upper, scalar):
     loc = 0.15
     scale = 10
     normal_op = icdf_normal if op_type == "icdf" else rejection_normal
-    x = normal_op(loc, scale, name="x", size=100)
+    x = normal_op(loc, scale, name="x", size=() if scalar else (100,))
 
     xt = Truncated.dist(x, lower=lower, upper=upper)
     assert isinstance(xt.owner.op, TruncatedRV)
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ def test_truncation_continuous_random(op_type, lower, upper):
         assert np.unique(xt_draws).size == xt_draws.size
     else:
         with pytest.raises(TruncationError, match="^Truncation did not converge"):
-            draw(xt)
+            draw(xt, draws=100 if scalar else 1)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("lower, upper", [(-1, np.inf), (-1, 1.5), (-np.inf, 1.5)])