diff --git a/python/src/array.cpp b/python/src/array.cpp
index 7a1083c7f..ddf27e68f 100644
--- a/python/src/array.cpp
+++ b/python/src/array.cpp
@@ -1110,6 +1110,7 @@ void init_array(py::module_& m) {
           py::kw_only(),
           "stream"_a = none,
           "See :func:`abs`.")
+      .def("__abs__", &mlx::core::abs, "See :func:`abs`.")
       .def(
           "square",
           &square,
diff --git a/python/tests/test_ops.py b/python/tests/test_ops.py
index 64152b537..2d5366a6d 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_ops.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_ops.py
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@ class TestOps(mlx_tests.MLXTestCase):
         expected = np.abs(a, dtype=np.float32)
         self.assertTrue(np.allclose(result, expected))
 
+        self.assertTrue(np.allclose(a.abs(), abs(a)))
+
     def test_negative(self):
         a = mx.array([-1.0, 1.0, -2.0, 3.0])
         result = mx.negative(a)