diff --git a/numba_dpex/__init__.py b/numba_dpex/__init__.py
index cf72ed70d1..a5daee9d73 100644
--- a/numba_dpex/__init__.py
+++ b/numba_dpex/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
 from numba_dpex.core.kernel_interface.launcher import call_kernel
 from numba_dpex.vectorizers import Vectorize as DpexVectorize
 
-from .numba_patches import patch_arrayexpr_tree_to_ir, patch_is_ufunc
+from .numba_patches import (
+    patch_arrayexpr_tree_to_ir,
+    patch_basic_indexing,
+    patch_is_ufunc,
+)
 
 
 def load_dpctl_sycl_interface():
@@ -81,7 +85,9 @@ def parse_sem_version(version_string: str) -> Tuple[int, int, int]:
     from .numba_patches import patch_mk_alloc
 
     patch_mk_alloc.patch()
+
 patch_arrayexpr_tree_to_ir.patch()
+patch_basic_indexing.patch()
 
 dpctl_sem_version = parse_sem_version(dpctl.__version__)
 if dpctl_sem_version < (0, 14):
diff --git a/numba_dpex/numba_patches/patch_basic_indexing.py b/numba_dpex/numba_patches/patch_basic_indexing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4c51952d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/numba_dpex/numba_patches/patch_basic_indexing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+
+def patch():
+    """Patches the basic_indexing function from numba.np.arrayobj
+
+    Raises:
+        NotImplementedError: If basic_indexing fails. Refer to the function.
+
+    Returns:
+        tuple: Whatever is returned by the inner basic_indexing function.
+    """
+    from numba.core import cgutils, types
+    from numba.cpython import slicing
+    from numba.np import arrayobj
+    from numba.np.arrayobj import fix_integer_index
+    from numba.np.numpy_support import is_nonelike
+
+    from numba_dpex.core.targets.kernel_target import (
+        DpexKernelTargetContext,
+        DpexKernelTypingContext,
+    )
+    from numba_dpex.core.types import DpnpNdArray
+
+    def get_item_pointer(
+        context, builder, aryty, ary, inds, wraparound=False, boundscheck=False
+    ):
+        # Set boundscheck=True for any pointer access that should be
+        # boundschecked. do_boundscheck() will handle enabling or disabling the
+        # actual boundschecking based on the user config.
+        shapes = cgutils.unpack_tuple(builder, ary.shape, count=aryty.ndim)
+        strides = cgutils.unpack_tuple(builder, ary.strides, count=aryty.ndim)
+
+        if (
+            isinstance(aryty, DpnpNdArray)  # noqa: E800
+            and isinstance(context, DpexKernelTargetContext)
+            and isinstance(context.typing_context, DpexKernelTypingContext)
+        ):
+            print("==========> doing this")  # noqa: E800
+            for i in range(len(strides)):
+                strides[i] = builder.mul(strides[i], ary.itemsize)  # noqa: E800
+        else:  # noqa: E800
+            print("=========> not doing this")  # noqa: E800
+
+        return cgutils.get_item_pointer2(
+            context,
+            builder,
+            data=ary.data,
+            shape=shapes,
+            strides=strides,
+            layout=aryty.layout,
+            inds=inds,
+            wraparound=wraparound,
+            boundscheck=boundscheck,
+        )
+
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Basic indexing (with integers and slices only)
+
+    def basic_indexing(
+        context, builder, aryty, ary, index_types, indices, boundscheck=None
+    ):
+        """
+        Perform basic indexing on the given array.
+        A (data pointer, shapes, strides) tuple is returned describing
+        the corresponding view.
+        """
+
+        zero = context.get_constant(types.intp, 0)
+        one = context.get_constant(types.intp, 1)
+
+        shapes = cgutils.unpack_tuple(builder, ary.shape, aryty.ndim)
+        strides = cgutils.unpack_tuple(builder, ary.strides, aryty.ndim)
+
+        output_indices = []
+        output_shapes = []
+        output_strides = []
+
+        num_newaxes = len([idx for idx in index_types if is_nonelike(idx)])
+        ax = 0
+        for indexval, idxty in zip(indices, index_types):
+            if idxty is types.ellipsis:
+                # Fill up missing dimensions at the middle
+                n_missing = aryty.ndim - len(indices) + 1 + num_newaxes
+                for i in range(n_missing):
+                    output_indices.append(zero)
+                    output_shapes.append(shapes[ax])
+                    output_strides.append(strides[ax])
+                    ax += 1
+                continue
+            # Regular index value
+            if isinstance(idxty, types.SliceType):
+                slice = context.make_helper(builder, idxty, value=indexval)
+                slicing.guard_invalid_slice(context, builder, idxty, slice)
+                slicing.fix_slice(builder, slice, shapes[ax])
+                output_indices.append(slice.start)
+                sh = slicing.get_slice_length(builder, slice)
+                st = slicing.fix_stride(builder, slice, strides[ax])
+                output_shapes.append(sh)
+                output_strides.append(st)
+            elif isinstance(idxty, types.Integer):
+                ind = fix_integer_index(
+                    context, builder, idxty, indexval, shapes[ax]
+                )
+                if boundscheck:
+                    cgutils.do_boundscheck(
+                        context, builder, ind, shapes[ax], ax
+                    )
+                output_indices.append(ind)
+            elif is_nonelike(idxty):
+                output_shapes.append(one)
+                output_strides.append(zero)
+                ax -= 1
+            else:
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    "unexpected index type: %s" % (idxty,)
+                )
+            ax += 1
+
+        # Fill up missing dimensions at the end
+        assert ax <= aryty.ndim
+        while ax < aryty.ndim:
+            output_shapes.append(shapes[ax])
+            output_strides.append(strides[ax])
+            ax += 1
+
+        # No need to check wraparound, as negative indices were already
+        # fixed in the loop above.
+        dataptr = get_item_pointer(
+            context,
+            builder,
+            aryty,
+            ary,
+            output_indices,
+            wraparound=False,
+            boundscheck=False,
+        )
+        return (dataptr, output_shapes, output_strides)
+
+    arrayobj.basic_indexing = basic_indexing