diff --git a/torch_np/_ndarray.py b/torch_np/_ndarray.py
index dde3cd7e..2004b03d 100644
--- a/torch_np/_ndarray.py
+++ b/torch_np/_ndarray.py
@@ -14,6 +14,55 @@
 
 newaxis = None
 
+FLAGS = [
+    "C_CONTIGUOUS",
+    "F_CONTIGUOUS",
+    "OWNDATA",
+    "WRITEABLE",
+    "ALIGNED",
+    "WRITEBACKIFCOPY",
+    "FNC",
+    "FORC",
+    "BEHAVED",
+    "CARRAY",
+    "FARRAY",
+]
+
+SHORTHAND_TO_FLAGS = {
+    "C": "C_CONTIGUOUS",
+    "F": "F_CONTIGUOUS",
+    "O": "OWNDATA",
+    "W": "WRITEABLE",
+    "A": "ALIGNED",
+    "X": "WRITEBACKIFCOPY",
+    "B": "BEHAVED",
+    "CA": "CARRAY",
+    "FA": "FARRAY",
+}
+
+
+class Flags:
+    def __init__(self, flag_to_value: dict):
+        assert all(k in FLAGS for k in flag_to_value.keys())  # sanity check
+        self._flag_to_value = flag_to_value
+
+    def __getattr__(self, attr: str):
+        if attr.islower() and attr.upper() in FLAGS:
+            return self[attr.upper()]
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError(f"No flag attribute '{attr}'")
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        if key in SHORTHAND_TO_FLAGS.keys():
+            key = SHORTHAND_TO_FLAGS[key]
+        if key in FLAGS:
+            try:
+                return self._flag_to_value[key]
+            except KeyError as e:
+                raise NotImplementedError(f"{key=}") from e
+        else:
+            raise KeyError(f"No flag key '{key}'")
+
 
 ##################### ndarray class ###########################
 
@@ -58,6 +107,11 @@ def strides(self):
     def base(self):
         return self._base
 
+    @property
+    def flags(self):
+        # Note contiguous in torch is assumed C-style
+        return Flags({"C_CONTIGUOUS": self._tensor.is_contiguous()})
+
     @property
     def T(self):
         return self.transpose()