diff --git a/python/src/indexing.cpp b/python/src/indexing.cpp
index b60b23cfa..446f17930 100644
--- a/python/src/indexing.cpp
+++ b/python/src/indexing.cpp
@@ -606,8 +606,12 @@ std::tuple<std::vector<array>, array, std::vector<int>> mlx_scatter_args_nd(
 
         auto slice = nb::cast<nb::slice>(idx);
         int stride = get_slice_int(nb::getattr(slice, "step"), 1);
-        num_strided_slices += (stride != 1);
-        num_simple_slices_post += (stride == 1);
+        if (stride != 1) {
+          num_strided_slices++;
+          num_simple_slices_post = 0;
+        } else {
+          num_simple_slices_post++;
+        }
 
       } else if (nb::isinstance<array>(idx)) {
         have_array = true;
diff --git a/python/tests/test_array.py b/python/tests/test_array.py
index 587a98e2e..8f95edf2b 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_array.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_array.py
@@ -1210,6 +1210,23 @@ class TestArray(mlx_tests.MLXTestCase):
             np.array([1, 3]),
         )
 
+        check_slices(
+            np.zeros((3, 4, 5, 3)),
+            np.arange(2 * 4 * 3 * 3).reshape(2, 4, 3, 3),
+            np.array([2, 1]),
+            slice(None, None, None),
+            slice(None, None, 2),
+            slice(None, None, None),
+        )
+
+        check_slices(
+            np.zeros((3, 4, 5, 3)),
+            np.arange(2 * 4 * 3 * 3).reshape(2, 4, 3, 3),
+            np.array([2, 1]),
+            slice(None, None, None),
+            slice(None, None, 2),
+        )
+
     def test_array_at(self):
         a = mx.array(1)
         a = a.at[None].add(1)