diff --git a/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py b/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py
index 3fab08da3..98a2b5b72 100644
--- a/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py
+++ b/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py
@@ -5299,7 +5299,11 @@ def array(object: Any, dtype: DTypeLike | None = None, copy: bool = True,
   # whenever x is weak, but avoids introducing weak types with something like
   # array([1, 2, 3])
   weak_type = dtype is None and dtypes.is_weakly_typed(object)
-  sharding = canonicalize_device_to_sharding(device)
+  if (config.sharding_in_types.value and device is None and
+      isinstance(object, Array)):
+    sharding = object.sharding
+  else:
+    sharding = canonicalize_device_to_sharding(device)  # type: ignore
 
   # Use device_put to avoid a copy for ndarray inputs.
   if (not copy and isinstance(object, np.ndarray) and
diff --git a/jax/_src/numpy/util.py b/jax/_src/numpy/util.py
index c5b1530ca..27496ad99 100644
--- a/jax/_src/numpy/util.py
+++ b/jax/_src/numpy/util.py
@@ -251,7 +251,12 @@ def promote_dtypes(*args: ArrayLike) -> list[Array]:
   else:
     to_dtype, weak_type = dtypes._lattice_result_type(*args)
     to_dtype = dtypes.canonicalize_dtype(to_dtype, allow_extended_dtype=True)  # type: ignore[assignment]
-    return [lax._convert_element_type(x, to_dtype, weak_type) for x in args]
+    if config.sharding_in_types.value:
+      return [lax._convert_element_type(x, to_dtype, weak_type,
+                                        getattr(x, "sharding", None))
+              for x in args]
+    else:
+      return [lax._convert_element_type(x, to_dtype, weak_type) for x in args]
 
 
 def promote_dtypes_inexact(*args: ArrayLike) -> list[Array]:
diff --git a/tests/pjit_test.py b/tests/pjit_test.py
index 2585c4171..9d21b5962 100644
--- a/tests/pjit_test.py
+++ b/tests/pjit_test.py
@@ -4420,7 +4420,6 @@ class ArrayPjitTest(jtu.JaxTestCase):
       return jnp.array(inp, dtype=np.float32, device=s)
 
     out = f()
-    print(f.trace().jaxpr)
     self.assertArraysEqual(out, inp.astype('float32'))
     self.assertEqual(out.sharding, s)
     self.assertEqual(out.dtype, np.float32)
@@ -4884,6 +4883,22 @@ class ShardingInTypesTest(jtu.JaxTestCase):
     lowered_text = f.lower(arr).as_text()
     self.assertIn('@Sharding', lowered_text)
 
+  def test_jnp_array(self):
+    mesh = jtu.create_mesh((2, 2), ('x', 'y'))
+    np_inp = np.arange(16, dtype=jnp.int32).reshape(8, 2)
+    s = NamedSharding(mesh, P('x', 'y'))
+    arr = jax.device_put(np_inp, s)
+
+    @jax.jit
+    def f(x):
+      assert x.dtype == jnp.int32
+      y = jnp.array(x, dtype=jnp.float32)
+      self.assertEqual(y.dtype, jnp.float32)
+      self.assertEqual(y.sharding.spec, s.spec)
+      return y
+
+    f(arr)
+
 
 @jtu.pytest_mark_if_available('multiaccelerator')
 class PJitErrorTest(jtu.JaxTestCase):