diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index f0b72efe..cbaf99c5 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name = "GradedArrays"
 uuid = "bc96ca6e-b7c8-4bb6-888e-c93f838762c2"
-version = "0.13.5"
+version = "0.13.6"
 authors = ["ITensor developers <support@itensor.org> and contributors"]
 
 [workspace]
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ TensorKitSectors = "13a9c161-d5da-41f0-bcbd-e1a08ae0647f"
 
 [weakdeps]
 SUNRepresentations = "1a50b95c-7aac-476d-a9ce-2bfc675fc617"
+TensorKit = "07d1fe3e-3e46-537d-9eac-e9e13d0d4cec"
 
 [extensions]
 GradedArraysSUNRepresentationsExt = "SUNRepresentations"
+GradedArraysTensorKitExt = "TensorKit"
 
 [compat]
 ArrayLayouts = "1"
@@ -43,5 +45,6 @@ SparseArraysBase = "0.10"
 SplitApplyCombine = "1.2.3"
 StridedViews = "0.5"
 TensorAlgebra = "0.16"
+TensorKit = "0.17"
 TensorKitSectors = "0.3"
 julia = "1.10"
diff --git a/ext/GradedArraysTensorKitExt/GradedArraysTensorKitExt.jl b/ext/GradedArraysTensorKitExt/GradedArraysTensorKitExt.jl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9e2d1c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/GradedArraysTensorKitExt/GradedArraysTensorKitExt.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module GradedArraysTensorKitExt
+
+using GradedArrays: GradedArrays
+using TensorKit: TensorKit, ElementarySpace, Vect
+
+# Non-abelian `sector => multiplicity` pairs have no block-sparse `GradedOneTo` representation,
+# so `GradedArrays.to_range` routes them here to build a native TensorKit `GradedSpace`. A raw
+# TensorKit sector carries no arrow, so this is the non-dual builder. It is the entry point
+# both for the `SectorRange` routing in GradedArrays and for a user-supplied list of TensorKit
+# sectors passed to `to_range`. `Vect[S]` takes the pairs as a single iterable (rather than
+# splatting), so a long sector list does not build a large tuple or hit vararg dispatch.
+function GradedArrays.to_tensorkit_space(
+        space::AbstractVector{<:Pair{S}}
+    ) where {S <: TensorKit.Sector}
+    return Vect[S](space)
+end
+
+# A TensorKit space is a first-class graded axis under the direct-wrap design, so `dual` on
+# one flips its arrow. This is the whole-space dual the `SectorRange` routing applies.
+GradedArrays.dual(V::ElementarySpace) = TensorKit.dual(V)
+
+end
diff --git a/src/gradedoneto.jl b/src/gradedoneto.jl
index 7b636b36..34282e13 100644
--- a/src/gradedoneto.jl
+++ b/src/gradedoneto.jl
@@ -261,11 +261,49 @@ function gradedrange(
 end
 
 # Build a graded range from a vector of sector-to-multiplicity pairs, e.g.
-# `to_range([U1(0) => 2, U1(1) => 3])`. Defined over each key type separately
-# rather than a `Union` so each method stays specific enough not to capture
-# unrelated `Pair` vectors.
+# `to_range([U1(0) => 2, U1(1) => 3])`, routed by symmetry: abelian sectors build a
+# block-sparse `GradedOneTo`, while non-abelian sectors have no block-sparse representation
+# and build a native TensorKit `GradedSpace` via `to_tensorkit_space`. Defined over each
+# key type separately rather than a `Union` so each method stays specific enough not to
+# capture unrelated `Pair` vectors.
 for S in (:(TKS.Sector), :SectorRange)
-    @eval function TensorAlgebra.to_range(space::AbstractVector{<:Pair{<:$S, <:Integer}})
-        return gradedrange(space)
+    @eval function TensorAlgebra.to_range(
+            space::AbstractVector{<:Pair{K, <:Integer}}
+        ) where {K <: $S}
+        return if SymmetryStyle(K) === AbelianStyle()
+            gradedrange(space)
+        else
+            to_tensorkit_space(space)
+        end
     end
 end
+
+"""
+    to_tensorkit_space(sectors)
+
+Convert a vector of non-abelian `sector => multiplicity` pairs into a native TensorKit
+`GradedSpace`. Non-abelian symmetries have no block-sparse (`GradedOneTo`) representation,
+so `to_range` routes them here. Requires TensorKit to be loaded; the method that builds the
+space lives in the GradedArrays–TensorKit extension.
+"""
+function to_tensorkit_space(space)
+    return throw(
+        ArgumentError(
+            "building a native non-abelian graded space from $(space) requires TensorKit; \
+            run `using TensorKit` to enable it"
+        )
+    )
+end
+
+# `SectorRange` sector-pairs carry an arrow: strip to sector labels, check the shared arrow,
+# and apply it as a whole-space `dual` (distinct from a space of dual sectors, and the form a
+# dual index must take for contraction). The label-keyed `to_tensorkit_space` builder and
+# `dual` on the resulting space come from the GradedArrays–TensorKit extension.
+function to_tensorkit_space(space::AbstractVector{<:Pair{S}}) where {S <: SectorRange}
+    arrows = isdual.(first.(space))
+    allequal(arrows) ||
+        throw(ArgumentError("All sectors must have the same isdual flag"))
+    labels_space = [label(first(p)) => last(p) for p in space]
+    nondual_space = to_tensorkit_space(labels_space)
+    return first(arrows) ? dual(nondual_space) : nondual_space
+end
diff --git a/src/sectorrange.jl b/src/sectorrange.jl
index dfdf00a1..8a6d3a31 100644
--- a/src/sectorrange.jl
+++ b/src/sectorrange.jl
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ struct SectorRange{I <: TKS.Sector} <: AbstractUnitRange{Int}
 end
 SectorRange{I}(label) where {I} = SectorRange{I}(label, false)
 SectorRange(label::TKS.Sector) = SectorRange(label, false)
+SectorRange(r::SectorRange) = r
 
 label(r::SectorRange) = r.label
 isdual(r::SectorRange) = r.isdual
@@ -141,13 +142,10 @@ SymmetryStyle(x) = SymmetryStyle(typeof(x))
 # allows for abelian-like slicing style for GradedOneTo: assume length(::label) = 1
 # and preserve labels in any slicing operation
 SymmetryStyle(T::Type) = AbelianStyle()
-function SymmetryStyle(::Type{T}) where {T <: SectorRange}
-    if TKS.FusionStyle(T) === TKS.UniqueFusion()
-        return AbelianStyle()
-    else
-        return NotAbelianStyle()
-    end
+function SymmetryStyle(::Type{T}) where {T <: TKS.Sector}
+    return TKS.FusionStyle(T) === TKS.UniqueFusion() ? AbelianStyle() : NotAbelianStyle()
 end
+SymmetryStyle(::Type{SectorRange{I}}) where {I} = SymmetryStyle(I)
 SymmetryStyle(G::Type{<:AbstractUnitRange}) = SymmetryStyle(sectortype(G))
 
 combine_styles(::AbelianStyle, ::AbelianStyle) = AbelianStyle()
diff --git a/test/Project.toml b/test/Project.toml
index fd26809f..1038a3d1 100644
--- a/test/Project.toml
+++ b/test/Project.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SafeTestsets = "1bc83da4-3b8d-516f-aca4-4fe02f6d838f"
 SparseArraysBase = "0d5efcca-f356-4864-8770-e1ed8d78f208"
 Suppressor = "fd094767-a336-5f1f-9728-57cf17d0bbfb"
 TensorAlgebra = "68bd88dc-f39d-4e12-b2ca-f046b68fcc6a"
+TensorKit = "07d1fe3e-3e46-537d-9eac-e9e13d0d4cec"
 TensorKitSectors = "13a9c161-d5da-41f0-bcbd-e1a08ae0647f"
 Test = "8dfed614-e22c-5e08-85e1-65c5234f0b40"
 TestExtras = "5ed8adda-3752-4e41-b88a-e8b09835ee3a"
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ SafeTestsets = "0.1"
 SparseArraysBase = "0.10"
 Suppressor = "0.2.8"
 TensorAlgebra = "0.16"
+TensorKit = "0.17"
 TensorKitSectors = "0.3"
 Test = "1.10"
 TestExtras = "0.3.1"
diff --git a/test/test_tensorkitext.jl b/test/test_tensorkitext.jl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e8b75ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_tensorkitext.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using GradedArrays: GradedOneTo, SU2, U1, dual, gradedrange
+using TensorAlgebra: to_range
+using TensorKit: TensorKit, GradedSpace, SU2Irrep, Vect, dim
+using Test: @test, @test_throws, @testset
+
+# `to_range` on `sector => multiplicity` pairs is routed by symmetry. Abelian sectors keep
+# the block-sparse `GradedOneTo` backend; non-abelian sectors have no block-sparse
+# representation and build a native TensorKit `GradedSpace` (this extension). This lets
+# `Index([SU2(0) => 1, …])` reach the same `TensorMap`-backed `ITensor` as passing a native
+# TensorKit space to `Index`.
+@testset "GradedArraysTensorKitExt" begin
+    # Abelian sectors are untouched by the extension: still a block-sparse `GradedOneTo`.
+    @testset "abelian stays block-sparse" begin
+        r = to_range([U1(0) => 2, U1(1) => 3])
+        @test r isa GradedOneTo
+        @test !(r isa GradedSpace)
+        @test r == gradedrange([U1(0) => 2, U1(1) => 3])
+    end
+
+    # Non-abelian sectors build a native TensorKit `GradedSpace` equal to the one produced
+    # by TensorKit's own constructor.
+    @testset "non-abelian builds a native GradedSpace" begin
+        r = to_range([SU2(0) => 1, SU2(1) => 2])
+        @test r isa GradedSpace
+        @test r == Vect[SU2Irrep](0 => 1, 1 => 2)
+        @test dim(r) == 1 * 1 + 3 * 2
+    end
+
+    # A raw list of TensorKit sectors (no `SectorRange` wrapper) is a valid input and builds
+    # the same non-dual space.
+    @testset "raw TensorKit sectors" begin
+        r = to_range([SU2Irrep(0) => 1, SU2Irrep(1) => 2])
+        @test r isa GradedSpace
+        @test r == Vect[SU2Irrep](0 => 1, 1 => 2)
+    end
+
+    # The sector arrow rides inside the space: a shared dual flag makes a dual space.
+    @testset "dual arrow rides inside the space" begin
+        r = to_range([dual(SU2(0)) => 1, dual(SU2(1)) => 2])
+        @test r isa GradedSpace
+        @test r == TensorKit.dual(Vect[SU2Irrep](0 => 1, 1 => 2))
+    end
+
+    # A native TensorKit space has a single arrow, so mixed arrows have no representation.
+    @testset "mixed arrows error" begin
+        @test_throws ArgumentError to_range([SU2(0) => 1, dual(SU2(1)) => 2])
+    end
+end