diff --git a/docarray/array/array.py b/docarray/array/array.py
index 681bbe19e02..ba8f750463f 100644
--- a/docarray/array/array.py
+++ b/docarray/array/array.py
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ class _DocumenArrayTyped(DocumentArray):
 
         for field in _DocumenArrayTyped.document_type.__fields__.keys():
 
-            def _proprety_generator(val: str):
+            def _property_generator(val: str):
                 return property(lambda self: self._get_documents_attribute(val))
 
-            setattr(_DocumenArrayTyped, field, _proprety_generator(field))
+            setattr(_DocumenArrayTyped, field, _property_generator(field))
             # this generates property on the fly based on the schema of the item
 
-        _DocumenArrayTyped.__name__ = f'DocumentArray{item.__name__}'
+        _DocumenArrayTyped.__name__ = f'DocumentArray[{item.__name__}]'
+        _DocumenArrayTyped.__qualname__ = f'DocumentArray[{item.__name__}]'
 
         return _DocumenArrayTyped
diff --git a/docarray/typing/tensor/abstract_tensor.py b/docarray/typing/tensor/abstract_tensor.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..117e8fab4cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docarray/typing/tensor/abstract_tensor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import abc
+from abc import ABC
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generic, Tuple, Type, TypeVar
+
+from docarray.typing.abstract_type import AbstractType
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pydantic import BaseConfig
+    from pydantic.fields import ModelField
+
+T = TypeVar('T', bound='AbstractTensor')
+ShapeT = TypeVar('ShapeT')
+
+
+class AbstractTensor(AbstractType, Generic[ShapeT], ABC):
+
+    __parametrized_meta__ = type
+
+    @classmethod
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def __validate_shape__(cls, t: T, shape: Tuple[int]) -> T:
+        """Every tensor has to implement this method in order to
+        enbale syntax of the form Tensor[shape].
+        The intended behavoiour is as follows:
+        - If the shape of `t` is equal to `shape`, return `t`.
+        - If the shape of `t` is not equal to `shape`,
+            but can be reshaped to `shape`, return `t` reshaped to `shape`.
+        - If the shape of `t` is not equal to `shape`
+            and cannot be reshaped to `shape`, raise a ValueError.
+
+        :param t: The tensor to validate.
+        :param shape: The shape to validate against.
+        :return: The validated tensor.
+        """
+        ...
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _create_parametrized_type(cls: Type[T], shape: Tuple[int]):
+        shape_str = ', '.join([str(s) for s in shape])
+
+        class _ParametrizedTensor(
+            cls,  # type: ignore
+            metaclass=cls.__parametrized_meta__,  # type: ignore
+        ):
+            _docarray_target_shape = shape
+            __name__ = f'{cls.__name__}[{shape_str}]'
+            __qualname__ = f'{cls.__qualname__}[{shape_str}]'
+
+            @classmethod
+            def validate(
+                _cls,
+                value: Any,
+                field: 'ModelField',
+                config: 'BaseConfig',
+            ):
+                t = super().validate(value, field, config)
+                return _cls.__validate_shape__(t, _cls._docarray_target_shape)
+
+        return _ParametrizedTensor
+
+    def __class_getitem__(cls, item):
+        if isinstance(item, int):
+            item = (item,)
+        try:
+            item = tuple(item)
+        except TypeError:
+            raise TypeError(f'{item} is not a valid tensor shape.')
+
+        return cls._create_parametrized_type(item)
diff --git a/docarray/typing/tensor/ndarray.py b/docarray/typing/tensor/ndarray.py
index 2b19dba179e..1e0ee9174fd 100644
--- a/docarray/typing/tensor/ndarray.py
+++ b/docarray/typing/tensor/ndarray.py
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Tuple, Type, TypeVar, Union, cast
+import warnings
+from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Any,
+    Dict,
+    Generic,
+    List,
+    Tuple,
+    Type,
+    TypeVar,
+    Union,
+    cast,
+)
 
 import numpy as np
 
-from docarray.typing.abstract_type import AbstractType
+from docarray.typing.tensor.abstract_tensor import AbstractTensor
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pydantic.fields import ModelField
@@ -11,9 +23,52 @@
 from docarray.proto import NdArrayProto, NodeProto
 
 T = TypeVar('T', bound='NdArray')
+ShapeT = TypeVar('ShapeT')
 
 
-class NdArray(np.ndarray, AbstractType):
+class NdArray(AbstractTensor, np.ndarray, Generic[ShapeT]):
+    """
+    Subclass of np.ndarray, intended for use in a Document.
+    This enables (de)serialization from/to protobuf and json, data validation,
+    and coersion from compatible types like torch.Tensor.
+
+    This type can also be used in a parametrized way, specifying the shape of the array.
+
+    EXAMPLE USAGE
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        from docarray import Document
+        from docarray.typing import NdArray
+        import numpy as np
+
+
+        class MyDoc(Document):
+            arr: NdArray
+            image_arr: NdArray[3, 224, 224]
+
+
+        # create a document with tensors
+        doc = MyDoc(
+            arr=np.zeros((128,)),
+            image_arr=np.zeros((3, 224, 224)),
+        )
+        assert doc.image_arr.shape == (3, 224, 224)
+
+        # automatic shape conversion
+        doc = MyDoc(
+            arr=np.zeros((128,)),
+            image_arr=np.zeros((224, 224, 3)),  # will reshape to (3, 224, 224)
+        )
+        assert doc.image_arr.shape == (3, 224, 224)
+
+        # !! The following will raise an error due to shape mismatch !!
+        doc = MyDoc(
+            arr=np.zeros((128,)),
+            image_arr=np.zeros((224, 224)),  # this will fail validation
+        )
+    """
+
     @classmethod
     def __get_validators__(cls):
         # one or more validators may be yielded which will be called in the
@@ -21,6 +76,23 @@ def __get_validators__(cls):
         # the value returned from the previous validator
         yield cls.validate
 
+    @classmethod
+    def __validate_shape__(cls, t: T, shape: Tuple[int]) -> T:  # type: ignore
+        if t.shape == shape:
+            return t
+        else:
+            warnings.warn(
+                f'Tensor shape mismatch. Reshaping array '
+                f'of shape {t.shape} to shape {shape}'
+            )
+            try:
+                value = cls.from_ndarray(np.reshape(t, shape))
+                return cast(T, value)
+            except RuntimeError:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f'Cannot reshape array of shape {t.shape} to shape {shape}'
+                )
+
     @classmethod
     def validate(
         cls: Type[T],
diff --git a/docarray/typing/tensor/torch_tensor.py b/docarray/typing/tensor/torch_tensor.py
index ad95401f161..b564908be75 100644
--- a/docarray/typing/tensor/torch_tensor.py
+++ b/docarray/typing/tensor/torch_tensor.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+import warnings
 from copy import copy
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Type, TypeVar, Union, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Generic, Tuple, Type, TypeVar, Union, cast
 
 import numpy as np
 import torch  # type: ignore
 
-from docarray.typing.abstract_type import AbstractType
+from docarray.typing.tensor.abstract_tensor import AbstractTensor
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from pydantic.fields import ModelField
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 from docarray.proto import NdArrayProto, NodeProto
 
 T = TypeVar('T', bound='TorchTensor')
+ShapeT = TypeVar('ShapeT')
 
 torch_base = type(torch.Tensor)  # type: Any
 node_base = type(BaseNode)  # type: Any
@@ -24,9 +26,53 @@ class metaTorchAndNode(torch_base, node_base):
     pass
 
 
-class TorchTensor(AbstractType, torch.Tensor, metaclass=metaTorchAndNode):
+class TorchTensor(
+    AbstractTensor, torch.Tensor, Generic[ShapeT], metaclass=metaTorchAndNode
+):
     # Subclassing torch.Tensor following the advice from here:
     # https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/notes/extending.html#subclassing-torch-tensor
+    """
+    Subclass of torch.Tensor, intended for use in a Document.
+    This enables (de)serialization from/to protobuf and json, data validation,
+    and coersion from compatible types like numpy.ndarray.
+
+    This type can also be used in a parametrized way,
+    specifying the shape of the tensor.
+
+    EXAMPLE USAGE
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        from docarray import Document
+        from docarray.typing import TorchTensor
+        import torch
+
+
+        class MyDoc(Document):
+            tensor: TorchTensor
+            image_tensor: TorchTensor[3, 224, 224]
+
+
+        # create a document with tensors
+        doc = MyDoc(
+            tensor=torch.zeros(128),
+            image_tensor=torch.zeros(3, 224, 224),
+        )
+
+        # automatic shape conversion
+        doc = MyDoc(
+            tensor=torch.zeros(128),
+            image_tensor=torch.zeros(224, 224, 3),  # will reshape to (3, 224, 224)
+        )
+
+        # !! The following will raise an error due to shape mismatch !!
+        doc = MyDoc(
+            tensor=torch.zeros(128),
+            image_tensor=torch.zeros(224, 224),  # this will fail validation
+        )
+
+    """
+
     @classmethod
     def __get_validators__(cls):
         # one or more validators may be yielded which will be called in the
@@ -34,6 +80,25 @@ def __get_validators__(cls):
         # the value returned from the previous validator
         yield cls.validate
 
+    __parametrized_meta__ = metaTorchAndNode
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __validate_shape__(cls, t: T, shape: Tuple[int]) -> T:  # type: ignore
+        if t.shape == shape:
+            return t
+        else:
+            warnings.warn(
+                f'Tensor shape mismatch. Reshaping tensor '
+                f'of shape {t.shape} to shape {shape}'
+            )
+            try:
+                value = cls.from_native_torch_tensor(t.view(shape))
+                return cast(T, value)
+            except RuntimeError:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f'Cannot reshape tensor of ' f'shape {t.shape} to shape {shape}'
+                )
+
     @classmethod
     def validate(
         cls: Type[T],
diff --git a/tests/integrations/document/test_proto.py b/tests/integrations/document/test_proto.py
index 0092aabc0b7..98f05f09e15 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/document/test_proto.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/document/test_proto.py
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ class MyDoc(Document):
         txt_url: TextUrl
         any_url: AnyUrl
         torch_tensor: TorchTensor
+        torch_tensor_param: TorchTensor[224, 224, 3]
         np_array: NdArray
+        np_array_param: NdArray[224, 224, 3]
         generic_nd_array: Tensor
         generic_torch_tensor: Tensor
         embedding: Embedding
@@ -45,7 +47,9 @@ class MyDoc(Document):
         txt_url='test.txt',
         any_url='www.jina.ai',
         torch_tensor=torch.zeros((3, 224, 224)),
+        torch_tensor_param=torch.zeros((3, 224, 224)),
         np_array=np.zeros((3, 224, 224)),
+        np_array_param=np.zeros((3, 224, 224)),
         generic_nd_array=np.zeros((3, 224, 224)),
         generic_torch_tensor=torch.zeros((3, 224, 224)),
         embedding=np.zeros((3, 224, 224)),
@@ -55,12 +59,23 @@ class MyDoc(Document):
     assert doc.img_url == 'test.png'
     assert doc.txt_url == 'test.txt'
     assert doc.any_url == 'www.jina.ai'
+
     assert (doc.torch_tensor == torch.zeros((3, 224, 224))).all()
     assert isinstance(doc.torch_tensor, torch.Tensor)
+
+    assert (doc.torch_tensor_param == torch.zeros((224, 224, 3))).all()
+    assert isinstance(doc.torch_tensor_param, torch.Tensor)
+
     assert (doc.np_array == np.zeros((3, 224, 224))).all()
     assert isinstance(doc.np_array, np.ndarray)
+
+    assert (doc.np_array_param == np.zeros((224, 224, 3))).all()
+    assert isinstance(doc.np_array_param, np.ndarray)
+
     assert (doc.generic_nd_array == np.zeros((3, 224, 224))).all()
     assert isinstance(doc.generic_nd_array, np.ndarray)
+
     assert (doc.generic_torch_tensor == torch.zeros((3, 224, 224))).all()
     assert isinstance(doc.generic_torch_tensor, torch.Tensor)
+
     assert (doc.embedding == np.zeros((3, 224, 224))).all()
diff --git a/tests/units/typing/tensor/test_tensor.py b/tests/units/typing/tensor/test_tensor.py
index eb6b966f24d..d0ef58bc581 100644
--- a/tests/units/typing/tensor/test_tensor.py
+++ b/tests/units/typing/tensor/test_tensor.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import numpy as np
 import orjson
+import pytest
 from pydantic.tools import parse_obj_as, schema_json_of
 
 from docarray.document.io.json import orjson_dumps
@@ -47,3 +48,27 @@ def test_unwrap():
     assert isinstance(ndarray, np.ndarray)
     assert isinstance(tensor, NdArray)
     assert (ndarray == np.zeros((3, 224, 224))).all()
+
+
+def test_parametrized():
+    # correct shape, single axis
+    tensor = parse_obj_as(NdArray[128], np.zeros(128))
+    assert isinstance(tensor, NdArray)
+    assert isinstance(tensor, np.ndarray)
+    assert tensor.shape == (128,)
+
+    # correct shape, multiple axis
+    tensor = parse_obj_as(NdArray[3, 224, 224], np.zeros((3, 224, 224)))
+    assert isinstance(tensor, NdArray)
+    assert isinstance(tensor, np.ndarray)
+    assert tensor.shape == (3, 224, 224)
+
+    # wrong but reshapable shape
+    tensor = parse_obj_as(NdArray[3, 224, 224], np.zeros((3, 224, 224)))
+    assert isinstance(tensor, NdArray)
+    assert isinstance(tensor, np.ndarray)
+    assert tensor.shape == (3, 224, 224)
+
+    # wrong and not reshapable shape
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        parse_obj_as(NdArray[3, 224, 224], np.zeros((224, 224)))
diff --git a/tests/units/typing/tensor/test_torch_tensor.py b/tests/units/typing/tensor/test_torch_tensor.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac064d5489d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/units/typing/tensor/test_torch_tensor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import pytest
+import torch
+from pydantic.tools import parse_obj_as, schema_json_of
+
+from docarray.document.io.json import orjson_dumps
+from docarray.typing import TorchTensor
+
+
+def test_proto_tensor():
+
+    tensor = parse_obj_as(TorchTensor, torch.zeros(3, 224, 224))
+
+    tensor._to_node_protobuf()
+
+
+def test_json_schema():
+    schema_json_of(TorchTensor)
+
+
+def test_dump_json():
+    tensor = parse_obj_as(TorchTensor, torch.zeros(3, 224, 224))
+    orjson_dumps(tensor)
+
+
+def test_unwrap():
+    tensor = parse_obj_as(TorchTensor, torch.zeros(3, 224, 224))
+    ndarray = tensor.unwrap()
+
+    assert not isinstance(ndarray, TorchTensor)
+    assert isinstance(tensor, TorchTensor)
+    assert isinstance(ndarray, torch.Tensor)
+
+    assert tensor.data_ptr() == ndarray.data_ptr()
+
+    assert (ndarray == torch.zeros(3, 224, 224)).all()
+
+
+def test_parametrized():
+    # correct shape, single axis
+    tensor = parse_obj_as(TorchTensor[128], torch.zeros(128))
+    assert isinstance(tensor, TorchTensor)
+    assert isinstance(tensor, torch.Tensor)
+    assert tensor.shape == (128,)
+
+    # correct shape, multiple axis
+    tensor = parse_obj_as(TorchTensor[3, 224, 224], torch.zeros(3, 224, 224))
+    assert isinstance(tensor, TorchTensor)
+    assert isinstance(tensor, torch.Tensor)
+    assert tensor.shape == (3, 224, 224)
+
+    # wrong but reshapable shape
+    tensor = parse_obj_as(TorchTensor[3, 224, 224], torch.zeros(224, 3, 224))
+    assert isinstance(tensor, TorchTensor)
+    assert isinstance(tensor, torch.Tensor)
+    assert tensor.shape == (3, 224, 224)
+
+    # wrong and not reshapable shape
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        parse_obj_as(TorchTensor[3, 224, 224], torch.zeros(224, 224))
diff --git a/tests/units/typing/test_torch_tensor.py b/tests/units/typing/test_torch_tensor.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d3081f86e3..00000000000
--- a/tests/units/typing/test_torch_tensor.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-import torch
-from pydantic.tools import parse_obj_as, schema_json_of
-
-from docarray.document.io.json import orjson_dumps
-from docarray.typing import TorchTensor
-
-
-def test_proto_tensor():
-
-    tensor = parse_obj_as(TorchTensor, torch.zeros(3, 224, 224))
-
-    tensor._to_node_protobuf()
-
-
-def test_json_schema():
-    schema_json_of(TorchTensor)
-
-
-def test_dump_json():
-    tensor = parse_obj_as(TorchTensor, torch.zeros(3, 224, 224))
-    orjson_dumps(tensor)
-
-
-def test_unwrap():
-    tensor = parse_obj_as(TorchTensor, torch.zeros(3, 224, 224))
-    ndarray = tensor.unwrap()
-
-    assert not isinstance(ndarray, TorchTensor)
-    assert isinstance(tensor, TorchTensor)
-    assert isinstance(ndarray, torch.Tensor)
-
-    assert tensor.data_ptr() == ndarray.data_ptr()
-
-    assert (ndarray == torch.zeros(3, 224, 224)).all()