diff --git a/pystencils_tests/test_datahandling.py b/pystencils_tests/test_datahandling.py
index 5c8c8c239bd7e375dc3ee3a5f14af2bba0491538..7f73a865b036986e899c233045fe0d6387953696 100644
--- a/pystencils_tests/test_datahandling.py
+++ b/pystencils_tests/test_datahandling.py
@@ -387,3 +387,18 @@ def test_array_handler():
 
     random_array = array_handler.randn(size)
 
+    cpu_array = np.empty((20, 40), dtype=np.float64)
+    gpu_array = array_handler.to_gpu(cpu_array)
+
+    assert cpu_array.base is None
+    assert gpu_array.base is None
+    assert gpu_array.strides == cpu_array.strides
+
+    cpu_array2 = np.empty((20, 40), dtype=np.float64)
+    cpu_array2 = cpu_array2.swapaxes(0, 1)
+    gpu_array2 = array_handler.to_gpu(cpu_array2)
+
+    assert cpu_array2.base is not None
+    assert gpu_array2.base is not None
+    assert gpu_array2.strides == cpu_array2.strides
+