diff --git a/docs/src/python/ops.rst b/docs/src/python/ops.rst
index e3c50e2ff..572b02a98 100644
--- a/docs/src/python/ops.rst
+++ b/docs/src/python/ops.rst
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Operations
    greater_equal
    hadamard_transform
    identity
+   imag
    inner
    isfinite
    isclose
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ Operations
    quantize
    quantized_matmul
    radians
+   real
    reciprocal
    remainder
    repeat
diff --git a/mlx/backend/common/ops.h b/mlx/backend/common/ops.h
index 058feddbc..824ea4724 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/common/ops.h
+++ b/mlx/backend/common/ops.h
@@ -295,6 +295,13 @@ struct Floor {
   }
 };
 
+struct Imag {
+  template <typename T>
+  T operator()(T x) {
+    return std::imag(x);
+  }
+};
+
 struct Log {
   template <typename T>
   T operator()(T x) {
@@ -337,6 +344,13 @@ struct Negative {
   }
 };
 
+struct Real {
+  template <typename T>
+  T operator()(T x) {
+    return std::real(x);
+  }
+};
+
 struct Round {
   template <typename T>
   T operator()(T x) {
diff --git a/mlx/backend/common/primitives.cpp b/mlx/backend/common/primitives.cpp
index f015f9995..88d53b447 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/common/primitives.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/common/primitives.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ void Full::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   copy(in, out, ctype);
 }
 
+void Imag::eval_cpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
+  unary_op<complex64_t, float>(inputs[0], out, detail::Imag());
+}
+
 void Log::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   assert(inputs.size() == 1);
   const auto& in = inputs[0];
@@ -398,6 +402,10 @@ void RandomBits::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   }
 }
 
+void Real::eval_cpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
+  unary_op<complex64_t, float>(inputs[0], out, detail::Real());
+}
+
 void Reshape::eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   assert(inputs.size() == 1);
   const auto& in = inputs[0];
diff --git a/mlx/backend/common/unary.h b/mlx/backend/common/unary.h
index f9e682777..944f5034a 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/common/unary.h
+++ b/mlx/backend/common/unary.h
@@ -24,26 +24,26 @@ void set_unary_output_data(const array& in, array& out) {
   }
 }
 
-template <typename T, typename Op>
-void unary_op(const T* a, T* out, Op op, size_t shape, size_t stride) {
+template <typename T, typename U = T, typename Op>
+void unary_op(const T* a, U* out, Op op, size_t shape, size_t stride) {
   for (size_t i = 0; i < shape; i += 1) {
     out[i] = op(*a);
     a += stride;
   }
 }
 
-template <typename T, typename Op>
+template <typename T, typename U = T, typename Op>
 void unary_op(const array& a, array& out, Op op) {
   const T* a_ptr = a.data<T>();
   if (a.flags().contiguous) {
     set_unary_output_data(a, out);
-    T* dst = out.data<T>();
+    U* dst = out.data<U>();
     for (size_t i = 0; i < a.data_size(); ++i) {
       dst[i] = op(a_ptr[i]);
     }
   } else {
     out.set_data(allocator::malloc_or_wait(out.nbytes()));
-    T* dst = out.data<T>();
+    U* dst = out.data<U>();
     size_t shape = a.ndim() > 0 ? a.shape(-1) : 1;
     size_t stride = a.ndim() > 0 ? a.strides(-1) : 1;
     if (a.ndim() <= 1) {
diff --git a/mlx/backend/metal/jit_kernels.cpp b/mlx/backend/metal/jit_kernels.cpp
index d0229f4cb..430ff65af 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/metal/jit_kernels.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/metal/jit_kernels.cpp
@@ -40,18 +40,21 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_arange_kernel(
 MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_unary_kernel(
     metal::Device& d,
     const std::string& kernel_name,
+    Dtype in_type,
     Dtype out_type,
     const std::string op) {
   std::string lib_name = kernel_name.substr(kernel_name.find("_") + 1);
   auto lib = d.get_library(lib_name, [&]() {
+    auto in_t = get_type_string(in_type);
+    auto out_t = get_type_string(out_type);
     std::ostringstream kernel_source;
     kernel_source << metal::utils() << metal::unary_ops() << metal::unary();
     kernel_source << get_template_definition(
-        "v_" + lib_name, "unary_v", get_type_string(out_type), op);
+        "v_" + lib_name, "unary_v", in_t, out_t, op);
     kernel_source << get_template_definition(
-        "v2_" + lib_name, "unary_v2", get_type_string(out_type), op);
+        "v2_" + lib_name, "unary_v2", in_t, out_t, op);
     kernel_source << get_template_definition(
-        "gn4_" + lib_name, "unary_g", get_type_string(out_type), op, 4);
+        "gn4_" + lib_name, "unary_g", in_t, out_t, op, 4);
     return kernel_source.str();
   });
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name, lib);
diff --git a/mlx/backend/metal/kernels.h b/mlx/backend/metal/kernels.h
index 51d5121d8..2f861373d 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/metal/kernels.h
+++ b/mlx/backend/metal/kernels.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_arange_kernel(
 MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_unary_kernel(
     metal::Device& d,
     const std::string& kernel_name,
+    Dtype in_type,
     Dtype out_type,
     const std::string op);
 
diff --git a/mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary.h b/mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary.h
index 8d404ae25..402d936c7 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary.h
+++ b/mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary.h
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 // Copyright © 2024 Apple Inc.
 
-template <typename T, typename Op>
+template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
 [[kernel]] void unary_v(
     device const T* in,
-    device T* out,
+    device U* out,
     uint index [[thread_position_in_grid]]) {
   out[index] = Op()(in[index]);
 }
 
-template <typename T, typename Op>
+template <typename T, typename U, typename Op>
 [[kernel]] void unary_v2(
     device const T* in,
-    device T* out,
+    device U* out,
     uint2 index [[thread_position_in_grid]],
     uint2 grid_dim [[threads_per_grid]]) {
   size_t offset = index.x + grid_dim.x * size_t(index.y);
   out[offset] = Op()(in[offset]);
 }
 
-template <typename T, typename Op, int N = 1>
+template <typename T, typename U, typename Op, int N = 1>
 [[kernel]] void unary_g(
     device const T* in,
-    device T* out,
+    device U* out,
     constant const int* in_shape,
     constant const size_t* in_strides,
     device const int& ndim,
diff --git a/mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary.metal b/mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary.metal
index f301dce60..463708ab6 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary.metal
+++ b/mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary.metal
@@ -5,26 +5,30 @@
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary_ops.h"
 #include "mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary.h"
 
-#define instantiate_unary_all(op, tname, type)                  \
-  instantiate_kernel("v_" #op #tname, unary_v, type, op)        \
-  instantiate_kernel("v2_" #op #tname, unary_v2, type, op)      \
-  instantiate_kernel("gn4_" #op #tname, unary_g, type, op, 4)
+#define instantiate_unary_all(op, in_tname, out_tname, in_type, out_type)                 \
+  instantiate_kernel("v_" #op #in_tname #out_tname, unary_v, in_type, out_type, op)       \
+  instantiate_kernel("v2_" #op #in_tname #out_tname, unary_v2, in_type, out_type, op)     \
+  instantiate_kernel("gn4_" #op #in_tname #out_tname, unary_g, in_type, out_type, op, 4)
+
+
+#define instantiate_unary_all_same(op, tname, type)   \
+  instantiate_unary_all(op, tname, tname, type, type)
 
 #define instantiate_unary_float(op)               \
-  instantiate_unary_all(op, float16, half)        \
-  instantiate_unary_all(op, float32, float)       \
-  instantiate_unary_all(op, bfloat16, bfloat16_t)
+  instantiate_unary_all_same(op, float16, half)        \
+  instantiate_unary_all_same(op, float32, float)       \
+  instantiate_unary_all_same(op, bfloat16, bfloat16_t)
 
 #define instantiate_unary_types(op)           \
-  instantiate_unary_all(op, bool_, bool)      \
-  instantiate_unary_all(op, uint8, uint8_t)   \
-  instantiate_unary_all(op, uint16, uint16_t) \
-  instantiate_unary_all(op, uint32, uint32_t) \
-  instantiate_unary_all(op, uint64, uint64_t) \
-  instantiate_unary_all(op, int8, int8_t)     \
-  instantiate_unary_all(op, int16, int16_t)   \
-  instantiate_unary_all(op, int32, int32_t)   \
-  instantiate_unary_all(op, int64, int64_t)   \
+  instantiate_unary_all_same(op, bool_, bool)      \
+  instantiate_unary_all_same(op, uint8, uint8_t)   \
+  instantiate_unary_all_same(op, uint16, uint16_t) \
+  instantiate_unary_all_same(op, uint32, uint32_t) \
+  instantiate_unary_all_same(op, uint64, uint64_t) \
+  instantiate_unary_all_same(op, int8, int8_t)     \
+  instantiate_unary_all_same(op, int16, int16_t)   \
+  instantiate_unary_all_same(op, int32, int32_t)   \
+  instantiate_unary_all_same(op, int64, int64_t)   \
   instantiate_unary_float(op)
 
 instantiate_unary_types(Abs)
@@ -58,17 +62,19 @@ instantiate_unary_float(Tan)
 instantiate_unary_float(Tanh)
 instantiate_unary_float(Round)
 
-instantiate_unary_all(Abs, complex64, complex64_t)
-instantiate_unary_all(Conjugate, complex64, complex64_t)
-instantiate_unary_all(Cos, complex64, complex64_t)
-instantiate_unary_all(Cosh, complex64, complex64_t)
-instantiate_unary_all(Exp, complex64, complex64_t)
-instantiate_unary_all(Negative, complex64, complex64_t)
-instantiate_unary_all(Sign, complex64, complex64_t)
-instantiate_unary_all(Sin, complex64, complex64_t)
-instantiate_unary_all(Sinh, complex64, complex64_t)
-instantiate_unary_all(Tan, complex64, complex64_t)
-instantiate_unary_all(Tanh, complex64, complex64_t)
-instantiate_unary_all(Round, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all_same(Abs, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all_same(Conjugate, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all_same(Cos, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all_same(Cosh, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all_same(Exp, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all_same(Negative, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all_same(Sign, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all_same(Sin, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all_same(Sinh, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all_same(Tan, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all_same(Tanh, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all_same(Round, complex64, complex64_t)
+instantiate_unary_all(Real, complex64, float32, complex64_t, float)
+instantiate_unary_all(Imag, complex64, float32, complex64_t, float)
 
-instantiate_unary_all(LogicalNot, bool_, bool) // clang-format on
+instantiate_unary_all_same(LogicalNot, bool_, bool) // clang-format on
diff --git a/mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary_ops.h b/mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary_ops.h
index 857185a9d..ebb5573e4 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary_ops.h
+++ b/mlx/backend/metal/kernels/unary_ops.h
@@ -238,6 +238,13 @@ struct Floor {
   };
 };
 
+struct Imag {
+  template <typename T>
+  T operator()(T x) {
+    return x.imag;
+  };
+};
+
 struct Log {
   template <typename T>
   T operator()(T x) {
@@ -280,6 +287,13 @@ struct Negative {
   };
 };
 
+struct Real {
+  template <typename T>
+  T operator()(T x) {
+    return x.real;
+  };
+};
+
 struct Round {
   template <typename T>
   T operator()(T x) {
diff --git a/mlx/backend/metal/nojit_kernels.cpp b/mlx/backend/metal/nojit_kernels.cpp
index 3947ea419..006e2ae46 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/metal/nojit_kernels.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/metal/nojit_kernels.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ MTL::ComputePipelineState* get_unary_kernel(
     metal::Device& d,
     const std::string& kernel_name,
     Dtype,
+    Dtype,
     const std::string) {
   return d.get_kernel(kernel_name);
 }
diff --git a/mlx/backend/metal/unary.cpp b/mlx/backend/metal/unary.cpp
index a3903b89c..acb469f15 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/metal/unary.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/metal/unary.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ void unary_op_gpu_inplace(
   } else {
     kernel_name = (work_per_thread == 4 ? "gn4" : "g");
   }
-  kernel_name += "_" + op + type_to_name(out);
-  auto kernel = get_unary_kernel(d, kernel_name, out.dtype(), op);
+  kernel_name += "_" + op + type_to_name(in) + type_to_name(out);
+  auto kernel = get_unary_kernel(d, kernel_name, in.dtype(), out.dtype(), op);
 
   MTL::Size grid_dims = use_2d ? get_2d_grid_dims(in.shape(), in.strides())
                                : MTL::Size(nthreads, 1, 1);
@@ -124,11 +124,13 @@ UNARY_GPU(Erf)
 UNARY_GPU(ErfInv)
 UNARY_GPU(Exp)
 UNARY_GPU(Expm1)
+UNARY_GPU(Imag)
 UNARY_GPU(Log1p)
 UNARY_GPU(LogicalNot)
 UNARY_GPU(Floor)
 UNARY_GPU(Ceil)
 UNARY_GPU(Negative)
+UNARY_GPU(Real)
 UNARY_GPU(Sigmoid)
 UNARY_GPU(Sign)
 UNARY_GPU(Sin)
diff --git a/mlx/backend/no_cpu/primitives.cpp b/mlx/backend/no_cpu/primitives.cpp
index ff60e4d22..fd15c403b 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/no_cpu/primitives.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/no_cpu/primitives.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ NO_CPU(GatherQMM)
 NO_CPU(Greater)
 NO_CPU(GreaterEqual)
 NO_CPU(Hadamard)
+NO_CPU(Imag)
 NO_CPU(Less)
 NO_CPU(LessEqual)
 NO_CPU(Load)
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ NO_CPU(Power)
 NO_CPU_MULTI(QRF)
 NO_CPU(QuantizedMatmul)
 NO_CPU(RandomBits)
+NO_CPU(Real)
 NO_CPU(Reduce)
 NO_CPU(Reshape)
 NO_CPU(Round)
diff --git a/mlx/backend/no_metal/primitives.cpp b/mlx/backend/no_metal/primitives.cpp
index 544a2c6f2..5270a6fdd 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/no_metal/primitives.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/no_metal/primitives.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ NO_GPU(GatherQMM)
 NO_GPU(Greater)
 NO_GPU(GreaterEqual)
 NO_GPU(Hadamard)
+NO_GPU(Imag)
 NO_GPU(Less)
 NO_GPU(LessEqual)
 NO_GPU(Load)
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ NO_GPU(Power)
 NO_GPU_MULTI(QRF)
 NO_GPU(QuantizedMatmul)
 NO_GPU(RandomBits)
+NO_GPU(Real)
 NO_GPU(Reduce)
 NO_GPU(Reshape)
 NO_GPU(Round)
diff --git a/mlx/compile.cpp b/mlx/compile.cpp
index f5082010c..9b52baa91 100644
--- a/mlx/compile.cpp
+++ b/mlx/compile.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ bool is_unary(const Primitive& p) {
       typeid(p) == typeid(Sin) || typeid(p) == typeid(Sinh) ||
       typeid(p) == typeid(Square) || typeid(p) == typeid(Sqrt) ||
       typeid(p) == typeid(Tan) || typeid(p) == typeid(Tanh) ||
-      typeid(p) == typeid(Expm1));
+      typeid(p) == typeid(Expm1) || typeid(p) == typeid(Real) ||
+      typeid(p) == typeid(Imag));
 }
 
 bool is_binary(const Primitive& p) {
diff --git a/mlx/ops.cpp b/mlx/ops.cpp
index c415e4504..680240439 100644
--- a/mlx/ops.cpp
+++ b/mlx/ops.cpp
@@ -4657,4 +4657,18 @@ array roll(
   return roll(a, std::vector<int>{total_shift}, std::vector<int>{axis}, s);
 }
 
+array real(const array& a, StreamOrDevice s /* = {} */) {
+  if (!issubdtype(a.dtype(), complexfloating)) {
+    return a;
+  }
+  return array(a.shape(), float32, std::make_shared<Real>(to_stream(s)), {a});
+}
+
+array imag(const array& a, StreamOrDevice s /* = {} */) {
+  if (!issubdtype(a.dtype(), complexfloating)) {
+    return zeros_like(a);
+  }
+  return array(a.shape(), float32, std::make_shared<Imag>(to_stream(s)), {a});
+}
+
 } // namespace mlx::core
diff --git a/mlx/ops.h b/mlx/ops.h
index 32f77514f..7b8e9327e 100644
--- a/mlx/ops.h
+++ b/mlx/ops.h
@@ -1480,6 +1480,12 @@ array roll(
     const std::vector<int>& axes,
     StreamOrDevice s = {});
 
+/* The real part of a complex array. */
+array real(const array& a, StreamOrDevice s = {});
+
+/* The imaginary part of a complex array. */
+array imag(const array& a, StreamOrDevice s = {});
+
 /** @} */
 
 } // namespace mlx::core
diff --git a/mlx/primitives.cpp b/mlx/primitives.cpp
index ddcc7d938..8aa0392b7 100644
--- a/mlx/primitives.cpp
+++ b/mlx/primitives.cpp
@@ -1797,6 +1797,36 @@ std::vector<array> GreaterEqual::jvp(
   return {zeros(shape, bool_, stream())};
 }
 
+std::vector<array> Imag::vjp(
+    const std::vector<array>& primals,
+    const std::vector<array>& cotangents,
+    const std::vector<int>& argnums,
+    const std::vector<array>&) {
+  assert(primals.size() == 1);
+  assert(argnums.size() == 1);
+  return {multiply(
+      array(complex64_t{0.0f, -1.0f}, primals[0].dtype()),
+      cotangents[0],
+      stream())};
+}
+
+std::vector<array> Imag::jvp(
+    const std::vector<array>& primals,
+    const std::vector<array>& tangents,
+    const std::vector<int>& argnums) {
+  assert(primals.size() == 1);
+  assert(argnums.size() == 1);
+  return {imag(tangents[0], stream())};
+}
+
+std::pair<std::vector<array>, std::vector<int>> Imag::vmap(
+    const std::vector<array>& inputs,
+    const std::vector<int>& axes) {
+  assert(inputs.size() == 1);
+  assert(axes.size() == 1);
+  return {{imag(inputs[0], stream())}, axes};
+}
+
 std::pair<std::vector<array>, std::vector<int>> Less::vmap(
     const std::vector<array>& inputs,
     const std::vector<int>& axes) {
@@ -2633,6 +2663,33 @@ bool RandomBits::is_equivalent(const Primitive& other) const {
   return shape_ == r_other.shape_;
 }
 
+std::vector<array> Real::vjp(
+    const std::vector<array>& primals,
+    const std::vector<array>& cotangents,
+    const std::vector<int>& argnums,
+    const std::vector<array>&) {
+  assert(primals.size() == 1);
+  assert(argnums.size() == 1);
+  return {astype(cotangents[0], primals[0].dtype(), stream())};
+}
+
+std::vector<array> Real::jvp(
+    const std::vector<array>& primals,
+    const std::vector<array>& tangents,
+    const std::vector<int>& argnums) {
+  assert(primals.size() == 1);
+  assert(argnums.size() == 1);
+  return {real(tangents[0], stream())};
+}
+
+std::pair<std::vector<array>, std::vector<int>> Real::vmap(
+    const std::vector<array>& inputs,
+    const std::vector<int>& axes) {
+  assert(inputs.size() == 1);
+  assert(axes.size() == 1);
+  return {{real(inputs[0], stream())}, axes};
+}
+
 std::pair<std::vector<array>, std::vector<int>> Reshape::vmap(
     const std::vector<array>& inputs,
     const std::vector<int>& axes) {
diff --git a/mlx/primitives.h b/mlx/primitives.h
index 810eb5096..4bec71445 100644
--- a/mlx/primitives.h
+++ b/mlx/primitives.h
@@ -1106,6 +1106,20 @@ class Hadamard : public UnaryPrimitive {
   void eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out);
 };
 
+class Imag : public UnaryPrimitive {
+ public:
+  explicit Imag(Stream stream) : UnaryPrimitive(stream) {}
+
+  void eval_cpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) override;
+  void eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) override;
+
+  DEFINE_VMAP()
+  DEFINE_GRADS()
+  DEFINE_PRINT(Imag)
+  DEFINE_DEFAULT_IS_EQUIVALENT()
+  DEFINE_INPUT_OUTPUT_SHAPE()
+};
+
 class Less : public UnaryPrimitive {
  public:
   explicit Less(Stream stream) : UnaryPrimitive(stream) {}
@@ -1561,6 +1575,20 @@ class RandomBits : public UnaryPrimitive {
   void eval(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out);
 };
 
+class Real : public UnaryPrimitive {
+ public:
+  explicit Real(Stream stream) : UnaryPrimitive(stream) {}
+
+  void eval_cpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) override;
+  void eval_gpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) override;
+
+  DEFINE_VMAP()
+  DEFINE_GRADS()
+  DEFINE_PRINT(Real)
+  DEFINE_DEFAULT_IS_EQUIVALENT()
+  DEFINE_INPUT_OUTPUT_SHAPE()
+};
+
 class Reshape : public UnaryPrimitive {
  public:
   explicit Reshape(Stream stream, const std::vector<int>& shape)
diff --git a/python/src/ops.cpp b/python/src/ops.cpp
index 4ffa21dd9..a17c9ea0b 100644
--- a/python/src/ops.cpp
+++ b/python/src/ops.cpp
@@ -4842,4 +4842,42 @@ void init_ops(nb::module_& m) {
           axis (int or tuple(int), optional): The axis or axes along which to
             roll the elements.
       )pbdoc");
+  m.def(
+      "real",
+      [](const ScalarOrArray& a, StreamOrDevice s) {
+        return mlx::core::real(to_array(a), s);
+      },
+      nb::arg(),
+      nb::kw_only(),
+      "stream"_a = nb::none(),
+      nb::sig(
+          "def real(a: array, /, *, stream: Union[None, Stream, Device] = None) -> array"),
+      R"pbdoc(
+        Returns the real part of a complex array.
+
+        Args:
+            a (array): Input array.
+
+        Returns:
+            array: The real part of ``a``.
+      )pbdoc");
+  m.def(
+      "imag",
+      [](const ScalarOrArray& a, StreamOrDevice s) {
+        return mlx::core::imag(to_array(a), s);
+      },
+      nb::arg(),
+      nb::kw_only(),
+      "stream"_a = nb::none(),
+      nb::sig(
+          "def imag(a: array, /, *, stream: Union[None, Stream, Device] = None) -> array"),
+      R"pbdoc(
+        Returns the imaginary part of a complex array.
+
+        Args:
+            a (array): Input array.
+
+        Returns:
+            array: The imaginary part of ``a``.
+      )pbdoc");
 }
diff --git a/python/tests/test_autograd.py b/python/tests/test_autograd.py
index 1e99c3825..5f3b62a8a 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_autograd.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_autograd.py
@@ -590,6 +590,21 @@ class TestAutograd(mlx_tests.MLXTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(mx.allclose(out1[0], out2[0]))
         self.assertTrue(mx.allclose(dout1[0] + 1, dout2[0]))
 
+    def test_complex_vjps(self):
+        def fun(x):
+            return (2.0 * mx.real(x)).sum()
+
+        x = mx.array([0.0 + 1j, 1.0 + 0.0j, 0.5 + 0.5j])
+        dfdx = mx.grad(fun)(x)
+        self.assertTrue(mx.allclose(dfdx, 2 * mx.ones_like(x)))
+
+        def fun(x):
+            return (2.0 * mx.imag(x)).sum()
+
+        x = mx.array([0.0 + 1j, 1.0 + 0.0j, 0.5 + 0.5j])
+        dfdx = mx.grad(fun)(x)
+        self.assertTrue(mx.allclose(dfdx, -2j * mx.ones_like(x)))
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/python/tests/test_ops.py b/python/tests/test_ops.py
index 311858670..34b2d66bf 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_ops.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_ops.py
@@ -2680,6 +2680,21 @@ class TestOps(mlx_tests.MLXTestCase):
             y2 = mx.roll(x, s, a)
             self.assertTrue(mx.array_equal(y1, y2).item())
 
+    def test_real_imag(self):
+        x = mx.random.uniform(shape=(4, 4))
+        out = mx.real(x)
+        self.assertTrue(mx.array_equal(x, out))
+
+        out = mx.imag(x)
+        self.assertTrue(mx.array_equal(mx.zeros_like(x), out))
+
+        y = mx.random.uniform(shape=(4, 4))
+        z = x + 1j * y
+        self.assertEqual(mx.real(z).dtype, mx.float32)
+        self.assertTrue(mx.array_equal(mx.real(z), x))
+        self.assertEqual(mx.imag(z).dtype, mx.float32)
+        self.assertTrue(mx.array_equal(mx.imag(z), y))
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()