diff --git a/src/squidpy/_constants/_constants.py b/src/squidpy/_constants/_constants.py
index f88e41cb6..fb735130e 100644
--- a/src/squidpy/_constants/_constants.py
+++ b/src/squidpy/_constants/_constants.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class Symbol(ModeEnum):
 class SpatialAutocorr(ModeEnum):
     MORAN = "moran"
     GEARY = "geary"
+    SPAGFT = "spagft"
 
 
 @unique
diff --git a/src/squidpy/gr/_ppatterns.py b/src/squidpy/gr/_ppatterns.py
index 292c75994..1e744b7ae 100644
--- a/src/squidpy/gr/_ppatterns.py
+++ b/src/squidpy/gr/_ppatterns.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 __all__ = ["spatial_autocorr", "co_occurrence"]
 
+from squidpy.gr._spagft import _spagft
 
 it = nt.int32
 ft = nt.float32
@@ -188,6 +189,11 @@ def extract_obsm(adata: AnnData, ixs: int | Sequence[int] | None) -> tuple[NDArr
         params["stat"] = "C"
         params["expected"] = 1.0
         params["ascending"] = True
+    elif mode.s == "spagft":
+        params["func"] = _spagft
+        params["stat"] = "GFT"
+        params["expected"] = 0.0
+        params["ascending"] = False
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError(f"Mode `{mode}` is not yet implemented.")
 
diff --git a/src/squidpy/gr/_spagft.py b/src/squidpy/gr/_spagft.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b49d100d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/squidpy/gr/_spagft.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import numpy as np
+from scipy.sparse import spmatrix
+
+from squidpy._utils import NDArrayA
+
+
+def _spagft(g: spmatrix, vals: NDArrayA) -> NDArrayA:
+    """
+    SpaGFT: Identify spatially variable genes using graph Fourier transform.
+    Returns a score per gene indicating spatial variability.
+    """
+    from scipy.sparse import csgraph
+    from scipy.sparse.linalg import eigsh
+
+    # g: adjacency matrix (n_cells x n_cells)
+    # vals: (n_cells x n_genes)
+    if vals.shape[0] != g.shape[0]:
+        if vals.shape[1] == g.shape[0]:
+            vals = vals.T
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("vals must have shape (n_cells, n_genes), where n_cells == g.shape[0].")
+    vals_proc = vals
+
+    # Compute normalized Laplacian
+    lap = csgraph.laplacian(g, normed=True)
+    # Compute eigenvectors (graph Fourier basis)
+    n_eig = min(20, lap.shape[0] - 2)
+    if n_eig <= 0:
+        from scipy.sparse.linalg import ArpackError
+
+        raise ArpackError("Number of eigenvectors requested must be positive.")
+    eigvals, eigvecs = eigsh(lap, k=n_eig, which="SM")
+
+    # Project each gene onto Fourier basis, score by energy in low-frequency components
+    scores = []
+    for gene in vals_proc.T:
+        coeffs = eigvecs.T @ gene
+        # SVG score: sum squared coeffs for lowest frequencies (spatially smooth signal)
+        lf_energy = np.sum(coeffs[: n_eig // 2] ** 2)
+        scores.append(lf_energy)
+    return np.array(scores)
diff --git a/tests/graph/test_spagft.py b/tests/graph/test_spagft.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..283d73b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/graph/test_spagft.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+
+from squidpy._constants._constants import SpatialAutocorr
+from squidpy.gr import spatial_autocorr
+
+
+def test_spagft_incompatible_shapes():
+    import numpy as np
+    from scipy.sparse import lil_matrix
+
+    from squidpy.gr._spagft import _spagft
+
+    n = 10
+    g = lil_matrix((n, n))
+    for i in range(n):
+        g[i, (i + 1) % n] = 1
+        g[i, (i - 1) % n] = 1
+    g = g.tocsr()
+    vals = np.random.rand(5, 7)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        _spagft(g, vals)
+
+
+def test_spagft_svg_identification():
+    import numpy as np
+    from anndata import AnnData
+
+    from squidpy.gr import spatial_autocorr
+
+    n_cells = 50
+    np.random.seed(42)
+    spatial_pattern = np.sin(np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, n_cells))
+    random_gene = np.random.normal(size=n_cells)
+    X = np.vstack([spatial_pattern, random_gene])
+    adata = AnnData(X=X.T)
+    from scipy.sparse import lil_matrix
+
+    g = lil_matrix((n_cells, n_cells))
+    for i in range(n_cells):
+        g[i, (i + 1) % n_cells] = 1
+        g[i, (i - 1) % n_cells] = 1
+    adata.obsp["spatial_connectivities"] = g.tocsr()
+    df = spatial_autocorr(adata, mode="spagft", copy=True)
+    assert "GFT" in df.columns
+    assert df["GFT"].iloc[0] > df["GFT"].iloc[1]
+
+
+def test_spagft_enum_recognition():
+    # Check that the enum contains "spagft"
+    assert hasattr(SpatialAutocorr, "SPAGFT")
+    # Check that spatial_autocorr accepts the enum member
+    import numpy as np
+    from anndata import AnnData
+
+    n_cells = 10
+    np.random.seed(0)
+    X = np.random.normal(size=(n_cells, 2))
+    adata = AnnData(X=X)
+    from scipy.sparse import lil_matrix
+
+    g = lil_matrix((n_cells, n_cells))
+    for i in range(n_cells):
+        g[i, (i + 1) % n_cells] = 1
+        g[i, (i - 1) % n_cells] = 1
+    adata.obsp["spatial_connectivities"] = g.tocsr()
+    # Should not raise
+    df = spatial_autocorr(adata, mode=SpatialAutocorr.SPAGFT, copy=True)
+    assert "GFT" in df.columns