diff --git a/python/src/array.cpp b/python/src/array.cpp
index 27cdad726..8bca3ba3e 100644
--- a/python/src/array.cpp
+++ b/python/src/array.cpp
@@ -458,6 +458,21 @@ std::vector<size_t> buffer_strides(const array& a) {
   return py_strides;
 }
 
+py::buffer_info buffer_info(array& a) {
+  // Eval if not already evaled
+  if (!a.is_evaled()) {
+    py::gil_scoped_release nogil;
+    a.eval();
+  }
+  return pybind11::buffer_info(
+      a.data<void>(),
+      a.itemsize(),
+      buffer_format(a).value_or("B"), // we use "B" because pybind uses a
+                                      // std::string which can't be null
+      a.ndim(),
+      a.shape(),
+      buffer_strides(a));
+}
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Module
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -647,21 +662,7 @@ void init_array(py::module_& m) {
       .def("__iter__", [](const ArrayPythonIterator& it) { return it; });
 
   array_class
-      .def_buffer([](array& a) {
-        // Eval if not already evaled
-        if (!a.is_evaled()) {
-          py::gil_scoped_release nogil;
-          a.eval();
-        }
-        return pybind11::buffer_info(
-            a.data<void>(),
-            a.itemsize(),
-            buffer_format(a).value_or("B"), // we use "B" because pybind uses a
-                                            // std::string which can't be null
-            a.ndim(),
-            a.shape(),
-            buffer_strides(a));
-      })
+      .def_buffer([](array& a) -> py::buffer_info { return buffer_info(a); })
       .def_property_readonly(
           "size", &array::size, R"pbdoc(Number of elements in the array.)pbdoc")
       .def_property_readonly(
@@ -775,17 +776,13 @@ void init_array(py::module_& m) {
       .def("__iter__", [](const array& a) { return ArrayPythonIterator(a); })
       .def(py::pickle(
           [](array& a) { // __getstate__
-            return py::make_tuple(
-                dtype_to_array_protocol(a.dtype()), tolist(a));
+            return py::array(buffer_info(a));
           },
-          [](py::tuple t) { // __setstate__
-            if (t.size() != 2 or !py::isinstance<py::str>(t[0]) or
-                !py::isinstance<py::list>(t[1]))
-              throw std::invalid_argument(
-                  "Invalide state for __setstate__. Expected a tuple of length 2 with a string and a list as elements.");
-
-            return array_from_list(
-                t[1], dtype_from_array_protocol(t[0].cast<std::string>()));
+          [](py::array npa) { // __setstate__
+            if (not py::isinstance<py::array>(npa)) {
+              throw std::runtime_error("Invalid state!");
+            }
+            return np_array_to_mlx(npa, std::nullopt);
           }))
       .def("__copy__", [](const array& self) { return array(self); })
       .def(
diff --git a/python/tests/test_array.py b/python/tests/test_array.py
index 8b034e0a5..4409baa51 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_array.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_array.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-# Copyright © 2023 Apple Inc.
+# Copyright © 2024 Apple Inc.
 
 import operator
 import pickle
 import unittest
 import weakref
+from copy import copy, deepcopy
 from itertools import permutations
 
 import mlx.core as mx
@@ -670,17 +671,15 @@ class TestArray(mlx_tests.MLXTestCase):
             mx.uint64,
             mx.float16,
             mx.float32,
-            mx.bfloat16,
+            # mx.bfloat16,
             mx.complex64,
         ]
-        import pickle
 
         for dtype in dtypes:
             x = mx.array([[[1, 2], [3, 4]], [[5, 6], [7, 8]]], dtype=dtype)
             state = pickle.dumps(x)
             y = pickle.loads(state)
-            self.assertEqualArray(x, y)
-            self.assertEqual(x.dtype, y.dtype)
+            self.assertEqualArray(y, x)
 
     def test_array_copy(self):
         dtypes = [
@@ -698,16 +697,14 @@ class TestArray(mlx_tests.MLXTestCase):
             mx.complex64,
         ]
 
-        from copy import copy, deepcopy
-
         for copy_function in [copy, deepcopy]:
             for dtype in dtypes:
                 x = mx.array([[[1, 2], [3, 4]], [[5, 6], [7, 8]]], dtype=dtype)
                 y = copy_function(x)
-                self.assertEqualArray(x, y)
+                self.assertEqualArray(y, x)
 
                 y -= 1
-                self.assertEqualArray(x - 1, y)
+                self.assertEqualArray(y, x - 1)
 
     def test_indexing(self):
         # Basic content check, slice indexing