diff --git a/jax/_src/dlpack.py b/jax/_src/dlpack.py
index 83dc893a9515..72503fe18a2c 100644
--- a/jax/_src/dlpack.py
+++ b/jax/_src/dlpack.py
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@
 from typing import Any
 import warnings
 
+from jax._src.api import device_put
 from jax import numpy as jnp
 from jax._src import array
 from jax._src import xla_bridge
 from jax._src.lib import xla_client
 from jax._src.lib import xla_extension_version
 from jax._src.typing import Array
-
+from jax._src.sharding import Sharding
 
 # A set of dtypes that dlpack supports.
 # Note: Make sure to use a "type", not a dtype instance, when looking up this set
@@ -82,16 +83,111 @@ def to_dlpack(x: Array, take_ownership: bool = False,
       x.addressable_data(0), stream=stream
   )  # type: ignore
 
+def _place_array(_arr, device, dlpack_device, copy):
+  if device and dlpack_device != device:
+    if copy is not None and not copy:
+      raise ValueError(
+        f"Specified {device=} which requires a copy since the source device "
+        f"is {repr(dlpack_device)}, however copy=False. Set copy=True or "
+        "copy=None to perform the requested operation."
+      )
+    else:
+      return device_put(_arr, device)
+  if copy:
+    return jnp.array(_arr, copy=True)
+  return _arr
+
+def _legacy_from_dlpack(dlpack, device: xla_client.Device | None = None,
+                        copy: bool | None = None):
+  preferred_platform = getattr(device, "platform", None)
+  if device and preferred_platform == "gpu":
+    preferred_platform = "cuda" if "cuda" in device.client.platform_version else "rocm"
+
+  cpu_backend = xla_bridge.get_backend("cpu")
+  gpu_backend = None
+
+  if preferred_platform in {"cuda", "rocm"}:
+    try:
+      gpu_backend = xla_bridge.get_backend(preferred_platform)
+    except RuntimeError:
+      raise TypeError(
+        f"A {str.upper(preferred_platform)} device was specified, however no "
+        f"{str.upper(preferred_platform)} backend was found."
+      )
 
-def from_dlpack(external_array):
+  if preferred_platform is None:
+    try:
+      gpu_backend = xla_bridge.get_backend("cuda")
+    except RuntimeError:
+      pass
+    # Try ROCm if CUDA backend not found
+    if gpu_backend is None:
+      try:
+        gpu_backend = xla_bridge.get_backend("rocm")
+      except RuntimeError:
+        pass
+
+  _arr = jnp.asarray(xla_client._xla.dlpack_managed_tensor_to_buffer(
+      dlpack, cpu_backend, gpu_backend)) # type: ignore
+  dlpack_device, = _arr.devices()
+  return _place_array(_arr, device, dlpack_device, copy)
+
+def _from_dlpack(external_array, device: xla_client.Device | None = None,
+                 copy: bool | None = None):
+  dl_device_type, device_id = external_array.__dlpack_device__()
+  try:
+    dl_device_platform = {
+        DLDeviceType.kDLCPU: "cpu",
+        DLDeviceType.kDLCUDA: "cuda",
+        DLDeviceType.kDLROCM: "rocm",
+    }[dl_device_type]
+  except TypeError:
+    # https://dmlc.github.io/dlpack/latest/python_spec.html recommends using
+    # TypeError.
+    raise TypeError(
+        "Array passed to from_dlpack is on unsupported device type "
+        f"(DLDeviceType: {dl_device_type}, array: {external_array}")
+
+  backend = xla_bridge.get_backend(dl_device_platform)
+  dlpack_device = backend.device_from_local_hardware_id(device_id)
+  try:
+    stream = dlpack_device.get_stream_for_external_ready_events()
+  except xla_client.XlaRuntimeError as err:  # type: ignore
+    if "UNIMPLEMENTED" in str(err):
+      stream = None
+    else:
+      raise
+  dlpack = external_array.__dlpack__(stream=stream)
+
+  _arr = jnp.asarray(xla_client._xla.dlpack_managed_tensor_to_buffer(
+      dlpack, dlpack_device, stream))
+  return _place_array(_arr, device, dlpack_device, copy)
+
+def from_dlpack(external_array,
+                device: xla_client.Device | Sharding | None = None,
+                copy: bool | None = None):
   """Returns a :class:`~jax.Array` representation of a DLPack tensor.
 
-  The returned :class:`~jax.Array` shares memory with ``external_array``.
+  The returned :class:`~jax.Array` shares memory with ``external_array`` if no
+  device transfer or copy was requested.
 
   Args:
-    external_array: an array object that has __dlpack__ and __dlpack_device__
+    external_array: An array object that has __dlpack__ and __dlpack_device__
       methods, or a DLPack tensor on either CPU or GPU (legacy API).
 
+    device: The (optional) :py:class:`Device`, representing the device on which
+      the returned array should be placed. If given, then the result is committed
+      to the device. If unspecified, the resulting array will be unpacked onto the
+      same device it originated from. Setting ``device`` to a device different from
+      the source of ``external_array`` will require a copy, meaning ``copy`` must be
+      set to either ``True`` or ``None``.
+
+    copy: An (optional) boolean, controlling whether or not to a copy is performed.
+      If ``copy=True`` then a copy is always performed, even if unpacked onto the
+      same device. If ``copy=False`` then the copy is never peformed and will raise
+      an error if necessary. When ``copy=None`` then a copy may be performed if
+      needed for a device transfer.
+
   Returns:
     A jax.Array
 
@@ -102,49 +198,16 @@ def from_dlpack(external_array):
     is later modified in-place, it may lead to undefined behavior when using
     the associated JAX array.
   """
+  if isinstance(device, Sharding):
+    device_set = device.device_set
+    if len(device_set) > 1:
+      raise ValueError(
+        "from_dlpack can only unpack a dlpack tensor onto a singular device, but "
+        f"a Sharding with {len(device_set)} devices was provided."
+      )
+    device, = device_set
   if hasattr(external_array, "__dlpack__"):
-    dl_device_type, device_id = external_array.__dlpack_device__()
-    try:
-      device_platform = {
-          DLDeviceType.kDLCPU: "cpu",
-          DLDeviceType.kDLCUDA: "cuda",
-          DLDeviceType.kDLROCM: "rocm",
-      }[dl_device_type]
-    except TypeError:
-      # https://dmlc.github.io/dlpack/latest/python_spec.html recommends using
-      # TypeError.
-      raise TypeError(
-          "Array passed to from_dlpack is on unsupported device type "
-          f"(DLDeviceType: {dl_device_type}, array: {external_array}")
-
-    backend = xla_bridge.get_backend(device_platform)
-    device = backend.device_from_local_hardware_id(device_id)
-    try:
-      stream = device.get_stream_for_external_ready_events()
-    except xla_client.XlaRuntimeError as err:  # type: ignore
-      if "UNIMPLEMENTED" in str(err):
-        stream = None
-      else:
-        raise
-    dlpack = external_array.__dlpack__(stream=stream)
-
-    return jnp.asarray(xla_client._xla.dlpack_managed_tensor_to_buffer(
-        dlpack, device, stream))
-  else:
-    # Legacy path
-    dlpack = external_array
-    cpu_backend = xla_bridge.get_backend("cpu")
-    try:
-      gpu_backend = xla_bridge.get_backend("cuda")
-    except RuntimeError:
-      gpu_backend = None
-
-    # Try ROCm if CUDA backend not found
-    if gpu_backend is None:
-      try:
-        gpu_backend = xla_bridge.get_backend("rocm")
-      except RuntimeError:
-        gpu_backend = None
+    return _from_dlpack(external_array, device, copy)
 
-    return jnp.asarray(xla_client._xla.dlpack_managed_tensor_to_buffer(
-        dlpack, cpu_backend, gpu_backend))
+  # Legacy path
+  return _legacy_from_dlpack(external_array, device, copy)
diff --git a/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py b/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py
index 826251c82945..f8974c398e8c 100644
--- a/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py
+++ b/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py
@@ -2442,9 +2442,10 @@ def fromiter(*args, **kwargs):
    is later modified in-place, it may lead to undefined behavior when using
    the associated JAX array.
 """)
-def from_dlpack(x: Any) -> Array:
+def from_dlpack(x: Any, /, *, device: xc.Device | Sharding | None = None,
+                copy: bool | None = None) -> Array:
   from jax.dlpack import from_dlpack  # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top
-  return from_dlpack(x)
+  return from_dlpack(x, device=device, copy=copy)
 
 @util.implements(np.fromfunction)
 def fromfunction(function: Callable[..., Array], shape: Any,
diff --git a/jax/experimental/array_api/_creation_functions.py b/jax/experimental/array_api/_creation_functions.py
index 0fcde42d58bb..2fd9be97ba27 100644
--- a/jax/experimental/array_api/_creation_functions.py
+++ b/jax/experimental/array_api/_creation_functions.py
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import jax
 import jax.numpy as jnp
-
+from jax._src.lib import xla_client as xc
+from jax._src.sharding import Sharding
 
 def arange(start, /, stop=None, step=1, *, dtype=None, device=None):
   return jax.device_put(jnp.arange(start, stop, step, dtype=dtype), device=device)
@@ -31,8 +34,8 @@ def empty_like(x, /, *, dtype=None, device=None):
 def eye(n_rows, n_cols=None, /, *, k=0, dtype=None, device=None):
   return jax.device_put(jnp.eye(n_rows, n_cols, k=k, dtype=dtype), device=device)
 
-def from_dlpack(x, /):
-  return jnp.from_dlpack(x)
+def from_dlpack(x, /, *, device: xc.Device | Sharding | None = None, copy: bool | None = None):
+  return jnp.from_dlpack(x, device=device, copy=copy)
 
 def full(shape, fill_value, *, dtype=None, device=None):
   return jax.device_put(jnp.full(shape, fill_value, dtype=dtype), device=device)
diff --git a/jax/numpy/__init__.pyi b/jax/numpy/__init__.pyi
index 9ed5f39b393e..bfd652eb3be0 100644
--- a/jax/numpy/__init__.pyi
+++ b/jax/numpy/__init__.pyi
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ def fmax(x: ArrayLike, y: ArrayLike, /) -> Array: ...
 def fmin(x: ArrayLike, y: ArrayLike, /) -> Array: ...
 def fmod(x: ArrayLike, y: ArrayLike, /) -> Array: ...
 def frexp(x: ArrayLike, /) -> tuple[Array, Array]: ...
-def from_dlpack(x: Any) -> Array: ...
+def from_dlpack(x: Any, /, *, device: _Device | None = None,
+                copy: builtins.bool | None = None) -> Array: ...
 def frombuffer(buffer: Union[bytes, Any], dtype: DTypeLike = ...,
                count: int = ..., offset: int = ...) -> Array: ...
 def fromfile(*args, **kwargs): ...
diff --git a/tests/array_interoperability_test.py b/tests/array_interoperability_test.py
index 006dea8acd4d..3e6eb0ec1ed4 100644
--- a/tests/array_interoperability_test.py
+++ b/tests/array_interoperability_test.py
@@ -174,12 +174,23 @@ def testTensorFlowToJaxInt64(self):
   @jtu.sample_product(
     shape=all_shapes,
     dtype=numpy_dtypes,
+    gpu=[False, True] if jtu.test_device_matches(["gpu"]) else [False],
+    copy=[False, True],
   )
-  def testNumpyToJax(self, shape, dtype):
+  def testNumpyToJax(self, shape, dtype, gpu, copy):
     rng = jtu.rand_default(self.rng())
     x_np = rng(shape, dtype)
-    x_jax = jnp.from_dlpack(x_np)
-    self.assertAllClose(x_np, x_jax)
+    platform = "gpu" if gpu else "cpu"
+    device = jax.devices(platform)[0]
+    _from_dlpack = lambda: jnp.from_dlpack(x_np, device=device, copy=copy)
+    if gpu and not copy:
+      self.assertRaisesRegex(
+        ValueError,
+        r"Specified .* which requires a copy",
+        _from_dlpack
+      )
+    else:
+      self.assertAllClose(x_np, _from_dlpack())
 
   @jtu.sample_product(
     shape=all_shapes,