diff --git a/include/pybind11/numpy.h b/include/pybind11/numpy.h
index 8901d9744..2395b1f40 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/numpy.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/numpy.h
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ public:
           const void *ptr = nullptr, handle base = handle()) {
 
         if (strides->empty())
-            *strides = default_strides(*shape, dt.itemsize());
+            *strides = c_strides(*shape, dt.itemsize());
 
         auto ndim = shape->size();
         if (ndim != strides->size())
@@ -758,15 +758,21 @@ protected:
             throw std::domain_error("array is not writeable");
     }
 
-    static std::vector<ssize_t> default_strides(const std::vector<ssize_t>& shape, ssize_t itemsize) {
+    // Default, C-style strides
+    static std::vector<ssize_t> c_strides(const std::vector<ssize_t> &shape, ssize_t itemsize) {
         auto ndim = shape.size();
-        std::vector<ssize_t> strides(ndim);
-        if (ndim) {
-            std::fill(strides.begin(), strides.end(), itemsize);
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < ndim - 1; i++)
-                for (size_t j = 0; j < ndim - 1 - i; j++)
-                    strides[j] *= shape[ndim - 1 - i];
-        }
+        std::vector<ssize_t> strides(ndim, itemsize);
+        for (size_t i = ndim - 1; i > 0; --i)
+            strides[i - 1] = strides[i] * shape[i];
+        return strides;
+    }
+
+    // F-style strides; default when constructing an array_t with `ExtraFlags & f_style`
+    static std::vector<ssize_t> f_strides(const std::vector<ssize_t> &shape, ssize_t itemsize) {
+        auto ndim = shape.size();
+        std::vector<ssize_t> strides(ndim, itemsize);
+        for (size_t i = 1; i < ndim; ++i)
+            strides[i] = strides[i - 1] * shape[i - 1];
         return strides;
     }
 
@@ -797,6 +803,11 @@ protected:
 };
 
 template <typename T, int ExtraFlags = array::forcecast> class array_t : public array {
+private:
+    struct private_ctor {};
+    // Delegating constructor needed when both moving and accessing in the same constructor
+    array_t(private_ctor, ShapeContainer &&shape, StridesContainer &&strides, const T *ptr, handle base)
+        : array(std::move(shape), std::move(strides), ptr, base) {}
 public:
     static_assert(!detail::array_info<T>::is_array, "Array types cannot be used with array_t");
 
@@ -822,7 +833,9 @@ public:
         : array(std::move(shape), std::move(strides), ptr, base) { }
 
     explicit array_t(ShapeContainer shape, const T *ptr = nullptr, handle base = handle())
-        : array(std::move(shape), ptr, base) { }
+        : array_t(private_ctor{}, std::move(shape),
+                ExtraFlags & f_style ? f_strides(*shape, itemsize()) : c_strides(*shape, itemsize()),
+                ptr, base) { }
 
     explicit array_t(size_t count, const T *ptr = nullptr, handle base = handle())
         : array({count}, {}, ptr, base) { }