diff --git a/python/mxnet/numpy/multiarray.py b/python/mxnet/numpy/multiarray.py
index 5274408e4403..b61686738391 100644
--- a/python/mxnet/numpy/multiarray.py
+++ b/python/mxnet/numpy/multiarray.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 from ..ndarray import numpy as _mx_nd_np
 from ..ndarray.numpy import _internal as _npi
 from ..ndarray.ndarray import _storage_type
+from ..dlpack import ndarray_from_numpy
 from .utils import _get_np_op
 from .fallback import *  # pylint: disable=wildcard-import,unused-wildcard-import
 from . import fallback
@@ -179,21 +180,20 @@ def _reshape_view(a, *shape):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
                                        ctypes.byref(handle)))
     return ndarray(handle=handle, writable=a.writable)
 
-
-def _as_mx_np_array(object, ctx=None):
-    """Convert object to mxnet.numpy.ndarray."""
-    if isinstance(object, ndarray):
+def _as_mx_np_array(object, ctx=None, zero_copy=False):
+    """Convert arrays or any array member of container to mxnet.numpy.ndarray on ctx."""
+    if object is None or isinstance(object, ndarray):
         return object
     elif isinstance(object, _np.ndarray):
-        np_dtype = _np.dtype(object.dtype).type
-        return array(object, dtype=np_dtype, ctx=ctx)
+        from_numpy = ndarray_from_numpy(ndarray, array)
+        return from_numpy(object, zero_copy and object.flags['C_CONTIGUOUS'])
     elif isinstance(object, (integer_types, numeric_types)):
         return object
-    elif isinstance(object, (list, tuple)):
-        tmp = [_as_mx_np_array(arr) for arr in object]
-        return object.__class__(tmp)
     elif isinstance(object, (_np.bool_, _np.bool)):
         return array(object, dtype=_np.bool_, ctx=ctx)
+    elif isinstance(object, (list, tuple)):
+        tmp = [_as_mx_np_array(arr, ctx=ctx, zero_copy=zero_copy) for arr in object]
+        return object.__class__(tmp)
     else:
         raise TypeError('Does not support converting {} to mx.np.ndarray.'.format(str(type(object))))
 
@@ -392,11 +392,18 @@ def __array_function__(self, func, types, args, kwargs):  # pylint: disable=bad-
             out = func(*new_args, **new_kwargs)
             return _as_mx_np_array(out, ctx=cur_ctx)
         else:
-            # Note: this allows subclasses that don't override
-            # __array_function__ to handle mxnet.numpy.ndarray objects
-            if not py_all(issubclass(t, ndarray) for t in types):
-                return NotImplemented
-            return mx_np_func(*args, **kwargs)
+            if py_all(issubclass(t, ndarray) for t in types):
+                return mx_np_func(*args, **kwargs)
+            else:
+                try:
+                    cur_ctx = next(a.ctx for a in args if hasattr(a, 'ctx'))
+                except StopIteration:
+                    cur_ctx = next(a.ctx for a in kwargs.values() if hasattr(a, 'ctx'))
+                new_args = _as_mx_np_array(args, ctx=cur_ctx,
+                                           zero_copy=func_name in {'may_share_memory', 'shares_memory'})
+                new_kwargs = {k: _as_mx_np_array(v, cur_ctx) for k, v in kwargs.items()}
+                return mx_np_func(*new_args, **new_kwargs)
+
 
     def _get_np_basic_indexing(self, key):
         """
diff --git a/tests/python/unittest/test_numpy_ndarray.py b/tests/python/unittest/test_numpy_ndarray.py
index f1cd9b38621b..74f6af33d4ad 100644
--- a/tests/python/unittest/test_numpy_ndarray.py
+++ b/tests/python/unittest/test_numpy_ndarray.py
@@ -1401,3 +1401,23 @@ def test_from_numpy_exception():
     np_array = _np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]], dtype="float32")
     mx_array = mx.npx.from_numpy(np_array, zero_copy=False)
     np_array[2, 1] = 0 # no error
+
+def test_mixed_array_types():
+    np_array = _np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]], dtype="float32")
+    mx_array = mx.np.ones((3, 1))
+    assert_almost_equal(mx_array + np_array, 1+np_array)
+
+def test_mixed_array_types_share_memory():
+    np_array = _np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]], dtype="float32")
+    mx_array = mx.npx.from_numpy(np_array)
+    assert _np.may_share_memory(np_array, mx_array)
+    assert _np.shares_memory(np_array, mx_array)
+
+    np_array_slice = np_array[:2]
+    mx_array_slice = mx_array[1:]
+    assert _np.may_share_memory(np_array_slice, mx_array)
+    assert _np.shares_memory(np_array_slice, mx_array)
+
+    mx_pinned_array = mx_array.as_in_ctx(mx.cpu_pinned(0))
+    assert not _np.may_share_memory(np_array, mx_pinned_array)
+    assert not _np.shares_memory(np_array, mx_pinned_array)