diff --git a/src/probeinterface/probe.py b/src/probeinterface/probe.py
index 58003fb..6f45669 100644
--- a/src/probeinterface/probe.py
+++ b/src/probeinterface/probe.py
@@ -925,8 +925,27 @@ def from_numpy(arr: np.ndarray) -> "Probe":
         probe : Probe
             The instantiated Probe object
         """
-
         fields = list(arr.dtype.fields)
+        main_fields = [
+            "x",
+            "y",
+            "z",
+            "contact_shapes",
+            "shank_ids",
+            "contact_ids",
+            "device_channel_indices",
+            "radius",
+            "width",
+            "height",
+            "plane_axis_x_0",
+            "plane_axis_x_1",
+            "plane_axis_y_0",
+            "plane_axis_y_1",
+            "plane_axis_z_0",
+            "plane_axis_z_1",
+            "si_units",
+        ]
+        contact_annotation_fields = [f for f in fields if f not in main_fields]
 
         if "z" in fields:
             ndim = 3
@@ -973,12 +992,16 @@ def from_numpy(arr: np.ndarray) -> "Probe":
 
         if "device_channel_indices" in fields:
             dev_channel_indices = arr["device_channel_indices"]
-            probe.set_device_channel_indices(dev_channel_indices)
+            if not np.all(dev_channel_indices == -1):
+                probe.set_device_channel_indices(dev_channel_indices)
         if "shank_ids" in fields:
             probe.set_shank_ids(arr["shank_ids"])
         if "contact_ids" in fields:
             probe.set_contact_ids(arr["contact_ids"])
 
+        # contact annotations
+        for k in contact_annotation_fields:
+            probe.annotate_contacts(**{k: arr[k]})
         return probe
 
     def add_probe_to_zarr_group(self, group: "zarr.Group") -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_probe.py b/tests/test_probe.py
index 8dd2405..8f05bda 100644
--- a/tests/test_probe.py
+++ b/tests/test_probe.py
@@ -183,4 +183,6 @@ def test_save_to_zarr(tmp_path):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_probe()
 
-    test_set_shanks()
+    tmp_path = Path("tmp")
+    tmp_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+    test_save_to_zarr(tmp_path)