diff --git a/zarr/hierarchy.py b/zarr/hierarchy.py
index 8024fdf919..8ea2ecb7af 100644
--- a/zarr/hierarchy.py
+++ b/zarr/hierarchy.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def typestr(o):
 
     def __getstate__(self):
         return (self._store, self._path, self._read_only, self._chunk_store,
-                self.attrs.cache, self._synchronizer)
+                self.attrs.cache, self._synchronizer, self._meta_array)
 
     def __setstate__(self, state):
         self.__init__(*state)
@@ -371,11 +371,12 @@ def __getitem__(self, item):
         if contains_array(self._store, path):
             return Array(self._store, read_only=self._read_only, path=path,
                          chunk_store=self._chunk_store,
-                         synchronizer=self._synchronizer, cache_attrs=self.attrs.cache)
+                         synchronizer=self._synchronizer, cache_attrs=self.attrs.cache,
+                         meta_array=self._meta_array)
         elif contains_group(self._store, path):
             return Group(self._store, read_only=self._read_only, path=path,
                          chunk_store=self._chunk_store, cache_attrs=self.attrs.cache,
-                         synchronizer=self._synchronizer)
+                         synchronizer=self._synchronizer, meta_array=self._meta_array)
         else:
             raise KeyError(item)
 
@@ -898,7 +899,8 @@ def _require_dataset_nosync(self, name, shape, dtype=None, exact=False,
             cache_attrs = kwargs.get('cache_attrs', self.attrs.cache)
             a = Array(self._store, path=path, read_only=self._read_only,
                       chunk_store=self._chunk_store, synchronizer=synchronizer,
-                      cache_metadata=cache_metadata, cache_attrs=cache_attrs)
+                      cache_metadata=cache_metadata, cache_attrs=cache_attrs,
+                      meta_array=self._meta_array)
             shape = normalize_shape(shape)
             if shape != a.shape:
                 raise TypeError('shape do not match existing array; expected {}, got {}'
diff --git a/zarr/tests/test_cupy.py b/zarr/tests/test_cupy.py
index 3dc999e573..f5379c4bbe 100644
--- a/zarr/tests/test_cupy.py
+++ b/zarr/tests/test_cupy.py
@@ -135,4 +135,5 @@ def test_group(tmp_path, compressor, store_type):
     assert a.shape == (10, 11)
     assert a.dtype == int
     assert isinstance(a, Array)
+    assert isinstance(a[:], cupy.ndarray)
     assert (a[:] == 1).all()