diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/class.h b/include/pybind11/detail/class.h
index 6c353eb09c..298adb0466 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/class.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/class.h
@@ -602,9 +602,9 @@ extern "C" inline int pybind11_getbuffer(PyObject *obj, Py_buffer *view, int fla
         return -1;
     }
     view->obj = obj;
-    view->ndim = 1;
     view->internal = info;
     view->buf = info->ptr;
+    view->ndim = (int) info->ndim;
     view->itemsize = info->itemsize;
     view->len = view->itemsize;
     for (auto s : info->shape) {
@@ -614,10 +614,11 @@ extern "C" inline int pybind11_getbuffer(PyObject *obj, Py_buffer *view, int fla
     if ((flags & PyBUF_FORMAT) == PyBUF_FORMAT) {
         view->format = const_cast<char *>(info->format.c_str());
     }
+    if ((flags & PyBUF_ND) == PyBUF_ND) {
+        view->shape = info->shape.data();
+    }
     if ((flags & PyBUF_STRIDES) == PyBUF_STRIDES) {
-        view->ndim = (int) info->ndim;
         view->strides = info->strides.data();
-        view->shape = info->shape.data();
     }
     Py_INCREF(view->obj);
     return 0;
diff --git a/tests/test_buffers.cpp b/tests/test_buffers.cpp
index a6c527c108..11650546d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_buffers.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_buffers.cpp
@@ -268,4 +268,52 @@ TEST_SUBMODULE(buffers, m) {
         });
 
     m.def("get_buffer_info", [](const py::buffer &buffer) { return buffer.request(); });
+
+    // Expose Py_buffer for testing.
+    m.attr("PyBUF_SIMPLE") = PyBUF_SIMPLE;
+    m.attr("PyBUF_ND") = PyBUF_ND;
+    m.attr("PyBUF_STRIDES") = PyBUF_STRIDES;
+    m.attr("PyBUF_INDIRECT") = PyBUF_INDIRECT;
+
+    m.def("get_py_buffer", [](const py::object &object, int flags) {
+        Py_buffer buffer;
+        memset(&buffer, 0, sizeof(Py_buffer));
+        if (PyObject_GetBuffer(object.ptr(), &buffer, flags) == -1) {
+            throw py::error_already_set();
+        }
+
+        auto SimpleNamespace = py::module_::import("types").attr("SimpleNamespace");
+        py::object result = SimpleNamespace("len"_a = buffer.len,
+                                            "readonly"_a = buffer.readonly,
+                                            "itemsize"_a = buffer.itemsize,
+                                            "format"_a = buffer.format,
+                                            "ndim"_a = buffer.ndim,
+                                            "shape"_a = py::none(),
+                                            "strides"_a = py::none(),
+                                            "suboffsets"_a = py::none());
+        if (buffer.shape != nullptr) {
+            py::list l;
+            for (auto i = 0; i < buffer.ndim; i++) {
+                l.append(buffer.shape[i]);
+            }
+            py::setattr(result, "shape", l);
+        }
+        if (buffer.strides != nullptr) {
+            py::list l;
+            for (auto i = 0; i < buffer.ndim; i++) {
+                l.append(buffer.strides[i]);
+            }
+            py::setattr(result, "strides", l);
+        }
+        if (buffer.suboffsets != nullptr) {
+            py::list l;
+            for (auto i = 0; i < buffer.ndim; i++) {
+                l.append(buffer.suboffsets[i]);
+            }
+            py::setattr(result, "suboffsets", l);
+        }
+
+        PyBuffer_Release(&buffer);
+        return result;
+    });
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_buffers.py b/tests/test_buffers.py
index 1aff38ea76..ad4e40efcb 100644
--- a/tests/test_buffers.py
+++ b/tests/test_buffers.py
@@ -239,3 +239,40 @@ def test_buffer_exception():
         memoryview(m.BrokenMatrix(1, 1))
     assert isinstance(excinfo.value.__cause__, RuntimeError)
     assert "for context" in str(excinfo.value.__cause__)
+
+
+def test_to_pybuffer():
+    mat = m.Matrix(5, 4)
+
+    info = m.get_py_buffer(mat, m.PyBUF_SIMPLE)
+    assert info.itemsize == ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_float)
+    assert info.len == mat.rows() * mat.cols() * info.itemsize
+    assert info.ndim == 2
+    assert info.shape is None
+    assert info.strides is None
+    assert info.suboffsets is None
+    assert not info.readonly
+    info = m.get_py_buffer(mat, m.PyBUF_ND)
+    assert info.itemsize == ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_float)
+    assert info.len == mat.rows() * mat.cols() * info.itemsize
+    assert info.ndim == 2
+    assert info.shape == [5, 4]
+    assert info.strides is None
+    assert info.suboffsets is None
+    assert not info.readonly
+    info = m.get_py_buffer(mat, m.PyBUF_STRIDES)
+    assert info.itemsize == ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_float)
+    assert info.len == mat.rows() * mat.cols() * info.itemsize
+    assert info.ndim == 2
+    assert info.shape == [5, 4]
+    assert info.strides == [4 * info.itemsize, info.itemsize]
+    assert info.suboffsets is None
+    assert not info.readonly
+    info = m.get_py_buffer(mat, m.PyBUF_INDIRECT)
+    assert info.itemsize == ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_float)
+    assert info.len == mat.rows() * mat.cols() * info.itemsize
+    assert info.ndim == 2
+    assert info.shape == [5, 4]
+    assert info.strides == [4 * info.itemsize, info.itemsize]
+    assert info.suboffsets is None  # Should be filled in here, but we don't use it.
+    assert not info.readonly