diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/_wrappers/pandas.py b/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/_wrappers/pandas.py
index 3c82d571939..a4a0c24deda 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/_wrappers/pandas.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/_wrappers/pandas.py
@@ -310,6 +310,18 @@ def Index__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
     additional_attributes={"__init__": _DELETE},
 )
 
+NumpyExtensionArray = make_final_proxy_type(
+    "NumpyExtensionArray",
+    _Unusable,
+    pd.arrays.NumpyExtensionArray,
+    fast_to_slow=_Unusable(),
+    slow_to_fast=_Unusable(),
+    additional_attributes={
+        "_ndarray": _FastSlowAttribute("_ndarray"),
+        "_dtype": _FastSlowAttribute("_dtype"),
+    },
+)
+
 TimedeltaArray = make_final_proxy_type(
     "TimedeltaArray",
     _Unusable,
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/test_cudf_pandas.py b/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/test_cudf_pandas.py
index 90356a01404..dff735cfd05 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/test_cudf_pandas.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/test_cudf_pandas.py
@@ -1205,6 +1205,14 @@ def test_pickle_groupby(dataframe):
     tm.assert_equal(pgb.sum(), gb.sum())
 
 
+def test_numpy_extension_array():
+    np_array = np.array([0, 1, 2, 3])
+    xarray = xpd.arrays.NumpyExtensionArray(np_array)
+    array = pd.arrays.NumpyExtensionArray(np_array)
+
+    tm.assert_equal(xarray, array)
+
+
 def test_isinstance_base_offset():
     offset = xpd.tseries.frequencies.to_offset("1s")
     assert isinstance(offset, xpd.tseries.offsets.BaseOffset)