diff --git a/cunumeric/__init__.py b/cunumeric/__init__.py
index 13c8504b8..3ad86dd9f 100644
--- a/cunumeric/__init__.py
+++ b/cunumeric/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 import numpy as _np
 
-from cunumeric import linalg, random, fft
+from cunumeric import linalg, random, fft, ma
 from cunumeric.array import maybe_convert_to_np_ndarray, ndarray
 from cunumeric.bits import packbits, unpackbits
 from cunumeric.module import *
diff --git a/cunumeric/array.py b/cunumeric/array.py
index a219e416a..1cff0a0ac 100644
--- a/cunumeric/array.py
+++ b/cunumeric/array.py
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ def maybe_convert_to_np_ndarray(obj: Any) -> Any:
     """
     Converts cuNumeric arrays into NumPy arrays, otherwise has no effect.
     """
-    if isinstance(obj, ndarray):
+    from .ma import MaskedArray
+    if isinstance(obj, (ndarray, MaskedArray)):
         return obj.__array__()
     return obj
 
diff --git a/cunumeric/ma/__init__.py b/cunumeric/ma/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14a9e0d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cunumeric/ma/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Copyright 2023 NVIDIA Corporation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import numpy.ma as _ma
+
+from cunumeric.array import maybe_convert_to_np_ndarray
+from cunumeric.coverage import clone_module
+from cunumeric.ma._masked_array import MaskedArray
+
+masked_array = MaskedArray
+
+clone_module(_ma, globals(), maybe_convert_to_np_ndarray)
+
+del maybe_convert_to_np_ndarray
+del clone_module
+del _ma
diff --git a/cunumeric/ma/_masked_array.py b/cunumeric/ma/_masked_array.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54be15d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cunumeric/ma/_masked_array.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Copyright 2023 NVIDIA Corporation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import numpy as _np
+
+from ..array import maybe_convert_to_np_ndarray
+from ..coverage import clone_class
+
+NDARRAY_INTERNAL = {
+    "__array_finalize__",
+    "__array_function__",
+    "__array_interface__",
+    "__array_prepare__",
+    "__array_priority__",
+    "__array_struct__",
+    "__array_ufunc__",
+    "__array_wrap__",
+}
+
+MaskType = _np.bool_
+nomask = MaskType(0)
+
+@clone_class(_np.ma.MaskedArray, NDARRAY_INTERNAL, maybe_convert_to_np_ndarray)
+class MaskedArray:
+
+    def __new__(cls, *args, **kw):
+        return super().__new__(cls)
+
+    def __init__(self, data=None, mask=nomask, dtype=None, copy=False,
+                subok=True, ndmin=0, fill_value=None, keep_mask=True,
+                hard_mask=None, shrink=True, order=None):
+        self._internal_ma = _np.ma.MaskedArray(
+            data=maybe_convert_to_np_ndarray(data),
+            mask=maybe_convert_to_np_ndarray(mask),
+            dtype=dtype,
+            copy=copy,
+            subok=subok,
+            ndmin=ndmin,
+            fill_value=fill_value,
+            keep_mask=keep_mask,
+            hard_mask=hard_mask,
+            shrink=shrink,
+            order=order
+        )
+
+    def __array__(self, _dtype=None):
+        return self._internal_ma
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