diff --git a/include/pybind11/numpy.h b/include/pybind11/numpy.h
index 5b6cea2b4..674450a63 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/numpy.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/numpy.h
@@ -611,8 +611,8 @@ public:
     template <typename T>
     explicit array(ssize_t count, const T *ptr, handle base = handle()) : array({count}, {}, ptr, base) { }
 
-    explicit array(const buffer_info &info)
-    : array(pybind11::dtype(info), info.shape, info.strides, info.ptr) { }
+    explicit array(const buffer_info &info, handle base = handle())
+    : array(pybind11::dtype(info), info.shape, info.strides, info.ptr, base) { }
 
     /// Array descriptor (dtype)
     pybind11::dtype dtype() const {
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ public:
         if (!m_ptr) throw error_already_set();
     }
 
-    explicit array_t(const buffer_info& info) : array(info) { }
+    explicit array_t(const buffer_info& info, handle base = handle()) : array(info, base) { }
 
     array_t(ShapeContainer shape, StridesContainer strides, const T *ptr = nullptr, handle base = handle())
         : array(std::move(shape), std::move(strides), ptr, base) { }