2 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/array_api/_creation_functions.py b/numpy/array_api/_creation_functions.py
index 23beec444..741498ff6 100644
--- a/numpy/array_api/_creation_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/array_api/_creation_functions.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def asarray(
     *,
     dtype: Optional[Dtype] = None,
     device: Optional[Device] = None,
-    copy: Optional[bool] = None,
+    copy: Optional[Union[bool, np._CopyMode]] = None,
 ) -> Array:
     """
     Array API compatible wrapper for :py:func:`np.asarray <numpy.asarray>`.
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ def asarray(
     _check_valid_dtype(dtype)
     if device not in ["cpu", None]:
         raise ValueError(f"Unsupported device {device!r}")
-    if copy is False:
+    if copy in (False, np._CopyMode.IF_NEEDED):
         # Note: copy=False is not yet implemented in np.asarray
         raise NotImplementedError("copy=False is not yet implemented")
     if isinstance(obj, Array):
         if dtype is not None and obj.dtype != dtype:
             copy = True
-        if copy is True:
+        if copy in (True, np._CopyMode.ALWAYS):
             return Array._new(np.array(obj._array, copy=True, dtype=dtype))
         return obj
     if dtype is None and isinstance(obj, int) and (obj > 2 ** 64 or obj < -(2 ** 63)):
diff --git a/numpy/array_api/tests/test_creation_functions.py b/numpy/array_api/tests/test_creation_functions.py
index ebbb6aab3..be9eaa383 100644
--- a/numpy/array_api/tests/test_creation_functions.py
+++ b/numpy/array_api/tests/test_creation_functions.py
@@ -43,12 +43,18 @@ def test_asarray_copy():
     a[0] = 0
     assert all(b[0] == 1)
     assert all(a[0] == 0)
-    # Once copy=False is implemented, replace this with
-    # a = asarray([1])
-    # b = asarray(a, copy=False)
-    # a[0] = 0
-    # assert all(b[0] == 0)
+    a = asarray([1])
+    b = asarray(a, copy=np._CopyMode.ALWAYS)
+    a[0] = 0
+    assert all(b[0] == 1)
+    assert all(a[0] == 0)
+    a = asarray([1])
+    b = asarray(a, copy=np._CopyMode.NEVER)
+    a[0] = 0
+    assert all(b[0] == 0)
     assert_raises(NotImplementedError, lambda: asarray(a, copy=False))
+    assert_raises(NotImplementedError,
+                  lambda: asarray(a, copy=np._CopyMode.IF_NEEDED))
 
 
 def test_arange_errors():