diff --git a/python/src/array.cpp b/python/src/array.cpp
index 9d6c93f13..86253f3f9 100644
--- a/python/src/array.cpp
+++ b/python/src/array.cpp
@@ -436,10 +436,14 @@ void init_array(py::module_& m) {
           "__repr__",
           [](const Dtype& t) {
             std::ostringstream os;
+            os << "mlx.core.";
             os << t;
             return os.str();
           })
-      .def("__eq__", [](const Dtype& t1, const Dtype& t2) { return t1 == t2; });
+      .def("__eq__", [](const Dtype& t1, const Dtype& t2) { return t1 == t2; })
+      .def("__hash__", [](const Dtype& t) {
+        return static_cast<int64_t>(t.val);
+      });
   m.attr("bool_") = py::cast(bool_);
   m.attr("uint8") = py::cast(uint8);
   m.attr("uint16") = py::cast(uint16);
diff --git a/python/tests/test_array.py b/python/tests/test_array.py
index 3c38a7ef5..addec3493 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_array.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_array.py
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@ class TestDtypes(mlx_tests.MLXTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(mx.bfloat16.size, 2)
         self.assertEqual(mx.complex64.size, 8)
 
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.bool_), "bool")
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.uint8), "uint8")
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.uint16), "uint16")
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.uint32), "uint32")
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.uint64), "uint64")
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.int8), "int8")
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.int16), "int16")
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.int32), "int32")
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.int64), "int64")
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.float16), "float16")
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.float32), "float32")
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.bfloat16), "bfloat16")
-        self.assertEqual(str(mx.complex64), "complex64")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.bool_), "mlx.core.bool")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.uint8), "mlx.core.uint8")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.uint16), "mlx.core.uint16")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.uint32), "mlx.core.uint32")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.uint64), "mlx.core.uint64")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.int8), "mlx.core.int8")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.int16), "mlx.core.int16")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.int32), "mlx.core.int32")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.int64), "mlx.core.int64")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.float16), "mlx.core.float16")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.float32), "mlx.core.float32")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.bfloat16), "mlx.core.bfloat16")
+        self.assertEqual(str(mx.complex64), "mlx.core.complex64")
 
     def test_scalar_conversion(self):
         dtypes = [