diff --git a/src/dimension/conversion.rs b/src/dimension/conversion.rs
index 6b53a4eef..a37b93330 100644
--- a/src/dimension/conversion.rs
+++ b/src/dimension/conversion.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use num_traits::Zero;
 use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 
-use crate::{Dim, Dimension, Ix, Ix1, IxDyn, IxDynImpl};
+use crate::{Dim, Dimension, Ix, Ix1, IxDyn, IxDynImpl, Ixs};
 
 /// $m: macro callback
 /// $m is called with $arg and then the indices corresponding to the size argument
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ macro_rules! index_item {
 /// Argument conversion a dimension.
 pub trait IntoDimension {
     type Dim: Dimension;
+    type Strides: IntoStrides<Dim = Self::Dim>;
     fn into_dimension(self) -> Self::Dim;
 }
 
 impl IntoDimension for Ix {
     type Dim = Ix1;
+    type Strides = Ixs;
     #[inline(always)]
     fn into_dimension(self) -> Ix1 {
         Ix1(self)
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ where
     D: Dimension,
 {
     type Dim = D;
+    type Strides = D;
     #[inline(always)]
     fn into_dimension(self) -> Self {
         self
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ where
 
 impl IntoDimension for IxDynImpl {
     type Dim = IxDyn;
+    type Strides = IxDyn;
     #[inline(always)]
     fn into_dimension(self) -> Self::Dim {
         Dim::new(self)
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ impl IntoDimension for IxDynImpl {
 
 impl IntoDimension for Vec<Ix> {
     type Dim = IxDyn;
+    type Strides = Vec<Ixs>;
     #[inline(always)]
     fn into_dimension(self) -> Self::Dim {
         Dim::new(IxDynImpl::from(self))
@@ -127,6 +132,7 @@ macro_rules! tuple_to_array {
 
         impl IntoDimension for [Ix; $n] {
             type Dim = Dim<[Ix; $n]>;
+            type Strides = [Ixs; $n];
             #[inline(always)]
             fn into_dimension(self) -> Self::Dim {
                 Dim::new(self)
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ macro_rules! tuple_to_array {
 
         impl IntoDimension for index!(tuple_type [Ix] $n) {
             type Dim = Dim<[Ix; $n]>;
+            type Strides = index!(tuple_type [Ixs] $n);
             #[inline(always)]
             fn into_dimension(self) -> Self::Dim {
                 Dim::new(index!(array_expr [self] $n))
@@ -171,3 +178,95 @@ macro_rules! tuple_to_array {
 }
 
 index_item!(tuple_to_array [] 7);
+
+/// Argument conversion strides.
+pub trait IntoStrides {
+    type Dim: Dimension;
+    fn into_strides(self) -> Self::Dim;
+}
+
+impl IntoStrides for Ixs {
+    type Dim = Ix1;
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn into_strides(self) -> Ix1 {
+        Ix1(self as Ix)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<D> IntoStrides for D
+where
+    D: Dimension,
+{
+    type Dim = D;
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn into_strides(self) -> D {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl IntoStrides for Vec<Ixs> {
+    type Dim = IxDyn;
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn into_strides(self) -> IxDyn {
+        let v: Vec<Ix> = self.into_iter().map(|x| x as Ix).collect();
+        Dim::new(IxDynImpl::from(v))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> IntoStrides for &'a [Ixs] {
+    type Dim = IxDyn;
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn into_strides(self) -> IxDyn {
+        let v: Vec<Ix>  = self.iter().map(|x| *x as Ix).collect();
+        Dim::new(IxDynImpl::from(v))
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! index_item_ixs {
+    ($m:ident $arg:tt 0) => ();
+    ($m:ident $arg:tt 1) => ($m!($arg 0););
+    ($m:ident $arg:tt 2) => ($m!($arg 0 1););
+    ($m:ident $arg:tt 3) => ($m!($arg 0 1 2););
+    ($m:ident $arg:tt 4) => ($m!($arg 0 1 2 3););
+    ($m:ident $arg:tt 5) => ($m!($arg 0 1 2 3 4););
+    ($m:ident $arg:tt 6) => ($m!($arg 0 1 2 3 4 5););
+    ($m:ident $arg:tt 7) => ($m!($arg 0 1 2 3 4 5 6););
+}
+
+macro_rules! array_expr_ixs {
+    ([$self_:expr] $($index:tt)*) => (
+        [$($self_[$index] as Ix, )*]
+    )
+}
+
+macro_rules! tuple_expr_ixs {
+    ([$self_:expr] $($index:tt)*) => (
+        [$($self_.$index as Ix, )*]
+    )
+}
+
+macro_rules! tuple_to_strides {
+    ([] $($n:tt)*) => {
+        $(
+        impl IntoStrides for [Ixs; $n] {
+            type Dim = Dim<[Ix; $n]>;
+            #[inline(always)]
+            fn into_strides(self) -> Dim<[Ix; $n]> {
+                let self_: [Ix; $n] = index!(array_expr_ixs [self] $n);
+                Dim::new(self_)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl IntoStrides for index!(tuple_type [Ixs] $n) {
+            type Dim = Dim<[Ix; $n]>;
+            #[inline(always)]
+            fn into_strides(self) -> Dim<[Ix; $n]> {
+                Dim::new(index!(tuple_expr_ixs [self] $n))
+            }
+        }
+
+        )*
+    }
+}
+
+index_item_ixs!(tuple_to_strides [] 7);
diff --git a/src/dimension/mod.rs b/src/dimension/mod.rs
index 3b14ea221..f2d675a4f 100644
--- a/src/dimension/mod.rs
+++ b/src/dimension/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use num_integer::div_floor;
 
 pub use self::axes::{axes_of, Axes, AxisDescription};
 pub use self::axis::Axis;
-pub use self::conversion::IntoDimension;
+pub use self::conversion::{IntoDimension, IntoStrides};
 pub use self::dim::*;
 pub use self::dimension_trait::Dimension;
 pub use self::dynindeximpl::IxDynImpl;
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ fn to_abs_slice(axis_len: usize, slice: Slice) -> (usize, usize, isize) {
 /// memory of the array. The result is always <= 0.
 pub fn offset_from_ptr_to_memory<D: Dimension>(dim: &D, strides: &D) -> isize {
     let offset = izip!(dim.slice(), strides.slice()).fold(0, |_offset, (d, s)| {
-        if (*s as isize) < 0 {
+        if (*s as isize) < 0 && *d != 0 {
             _offset + *s as isize * (*d as isize - 1)
         } else {
             _offset
diff --git a/src/dimension/ndindex.rs b/src/dimension/ndindex.rs
index d9bac1d94..8f1d0ba00 100644
--- a/src/dimension/ndindex.rs
+++ b/src/dimension/ndindex.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 use super::{stride_offset, stride_offset_checked};
 use crate::itertools::zip;
-use crate::{
-    Dim, Dimension, IntoDimension, Ix, Ix0, Ix1, Ix2, Ix3, Ix4, Ix5, Ix6, IxDyn, IxDynImpl,
-};
+use crate::{Dim, Dimension, IntoDimension, Ix, Ix0, Ix1, Ix2, Ix3, Ix4, Ix5, Ix6, IxDyn, IxDynImpl, Ixs};
 
 /// Tuple or fixed size arrays that can be used to index an array.
 ///
@@ -199,6 +197,7 @@ ndindex_with_array! {
 
 impl<'a> IntoDimension for &'a [Ix] {
     type Dim = IxDyn;
+    type Strides = &'a [Ixs];
     fn into_dimension(self) -> Self::Dim {
         Dim(IxDynImpl::from(self))
     }
diff --git a/src/impl_views/constructors.rs b/src/impl_views/constructors.rs
index c6e5f9988..f807adb8b 100644
--- a/src/impl_views/constructors.rs
+++ b/src/impl_views/constructors.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use crate::error::ShapeError;
 use crate::extension::nonnull::nonnull_debug_checked_from_ptr;
 use crate::imp_prelude::*;
 use crate::{is_aligned, StrideShape};
+use crate::dimension::offset_from_ptr_to_memory;
 
 /// Methods for read-only array views.
 impl<'a, A, D> ArrayView<'a, A, D>
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ where
         let dim = shape.dim;
         dimension::can_index_slice_with_strides(xs, &dim, &shape.strides)?;
         let strides = shape.strides.strides_for_dim(&dim);
-        unsafe { Ok(Self::new_(xs.as_ptr(), dim, strides)) }
+        unsafe { Ok(Self::new_(xs.as_ptr().offset(-offset_from_ptr_to_memory(&dim, &strides)), dim, strides)) }
     }
 
     /// Create an `ArrayView<A, D>` from shape information and a raw pointer to
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ where
         let dim = shape.dim;
         dimension::can_index_slice_with_strides(xs, &dim, &shape.strides)?;
         let strides = shape.strides.strides_for_dim(&dim);
-        unsafe { Ok(Self::new_(xs.as_mut_ptr(), dim, strides)) }
+        unsafe { Ok(Self::new_(xs.as_mut_ptr().offset(-offset_from_ptr_to_memory(&dim, &strides)), dim, strides)) }
     }
 
     /// Create an `ArrayViewMut<A, D>` from shape information and a
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 11064d32d..98657e3ec 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use alloc::sync::Arc;
 
 pub use crate::dimension::dim::*;
-pub use crate::dimension::{Axis, AxisDescription, Dimension, IntoDimension, RemoveAxis};
+pub use crate::dimension::{Axis, AxisDescription, Dimension, IntoDimension, IntoStrides, RemoveAxis};
 
 pub use crate::dimension::IxDynImpl;
 pub use crate::dimension::NdIndex;
diff --git a/src/shape_builder.rs b/src/shape_builder.rs
index 6fc99d0b2..f9d85b857 100644
--- a/src/shape_builder.rs
+++ b/src/shape_builder.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::dimension::IntoDimension;
+use crate::dimension::{IntoDimension, IntoStrides};
 use crate::Dimension;
 
 /// A contiguous array shape of n dimensions.
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ where
     T: IntoDimension,
 {
     type Dim = T::Dim;
-    type Strides = T;
+    type Strides = T::Strides;
     fn into_shape(self) -> Shape<Self::Dim> {
         Shape {
             dim: self.into_dimension(),
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ where
     fn set_f(self, is_f: bool) -> Shape<Self::Dim> {
         self.into_shape().set_f(is_f)
     }
-    fn strides(self, st: T) -> StrideShape<Self::Dim> {
-        self.into_shape().strides(st.into_dimension())
+    fn strides(self, st: Self::Strides) -> StrideShape<Self::Dim> {
+        self.into_shape().strides(st.into_strides())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/array.rs b/tests/array.rs
index 6581e572e..7fdf36999 100644
--- a/tests/array.rs
+++ b/tests/array.rs
@@ -1896,6 +1896,50 @@ fn test_shape() {
     assert_eq!(a.strides(), &[6, 3, 1]);
     assert_eq!(b.strides(), &[1, 1, 2]);
     assert_eq!(c.strides(), &[1, 3, 1]);
+
+    // negative strides
+    let s = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13].to_vec();
+    let a= Array::from_shape_vec((2, 3, 2).strides((-1, -4, 2)),s.clone()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(a, arr3(&[[[9, 11], [5, 7], [1, 3]], [[8, 10], [4, 6], [0, 2]]]));
+    assert_eq!(a.shape(), &[2, 3, 2]);
+    assert_eq!(a.strides(), &[-1, -4, 2]);
+
+    // ()
+    let b=Array::from_shape_vec(().strides(()),s.clone()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(b,arr0(0));
+
+    let v = vec![5];
+    let mut c = ArrayView2::<u8>::from_shape((1, 1).strides((-10, -1)), v.as_slice()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(c, arr2(&[[5]]));
+    c.slice_collapse(s![1..1, ..]);
+    assert_eq!(c.shape(), &[0, 1]);
+
+    // discontinuous
+    let d = Array3::from_shape_vec((3, 2, 2).strides((-8, -4, -2)), (0..24).collect()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(d, arr3(&[[[22, 20], [18, 16]], [[14, 12], [10, 8]], [[6, 4], [2, 0]]]));
+
+    // empty
+    let empty: [f32; 0] = [];
+    let e = Array::from_shape_vec(0.strides(-2), empty.to_vec()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(e, arr1(&[]));
+
+    let a = [1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6.];
+    let d = (2, 1, 1);
+    let s = (-2, 2, 1);
+    let b = ArrayView::from_shape(d.strides(s), &a).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(b, arr3(&[[[3.0]], [[1.0]]]));
+
+    let d = (1, 2, 1);
+    let s = (2, -2, -1);
+    let b = Array::from_shape_vec(d.strides(s), a.to_vec()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(b, arr3(&[[[3.0], [1.0]]]));
+
+    let a: [f32; 0] = [];
+    // [[]] shape=[4, 0], strides=[0, 1]
+    let d = (4, 0);
+    let s = (0, -1);
+    let b = ArrayView::from_shape(d.strides(s), &a).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(b, arr2(&[[],[],[],[]]));
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/tests/raw_views.rs b/tests/raw_views.rs
index bb39547e8..304121774 100644
--- a/tests/raw_views.rs
+++ b/tests/raw_views.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ fn raw_view_negative_strides() {
     fn misaligned_deref(data: &[u16; 2]) -> ArrayView1<'_, u16> {
         let ptr: *const u16 = data.as_ptr();
         unsafe {
-            let raw_view = RawArrayView::from_shape_ptr(1.strides((-1isize) as usize), ptr);
+            let raw_view = RawArrayView::from_shape_ptr(1.strides(-1), ptr);
             raw_view.deref_into_view()
         }
     }

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