diff --git a/candle-core/src/shape.rs b/candle-core/src/shape.rs
index 567a711b3c..90a37be663 100644
--- a/candle-core/src/shape.rs
+++ b/candle-core/src/shape.rs
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ impl Dim for usize {
 pub enum D {
     Minus1,
     Minus2,
+    Minus(usize),
 }
 
 impl D {
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ impl D {
         let dim = match self {
             Self::Minus1 => -1,
             Self::Minus2 => -2,
+            Self::Minus(u) => -(*u as i32),
         };
         Error::DimOutOfRange {
             shape: shape.clone(),
@@ -327,6 +329,7 @@ impl Dim for D {
         match self {
             Self::Minus1 if rank >= 1 => Ok(rank - 1),
             Self::Minus2 if rank >= 2 => Ok(rank - 2),
+            Self::Minus(u) if *u > 0 && rank >= *u => Ok(rank - *u),
             _ => Err(self.out_of_range(shape, op)),
         }
     }
@@ -336,6 +339,7 @@ impl Dim for D {
         match self {
             Self::Minus1 => Ok(rank),
             Self::Minus2 if rank >= 1 => Ok(rank - 1),
+            Self::Minus(u) if *u > 0 && rank + 1 >= *u => Ok(rank + 1 - *u),
             _ => Err(self.out_of_range(shape, op)),
         }
     }