diff --git a/src/include/migraphx/check_shapes.hpp b/src/include/migraphx/check_shapes.hpp
index ced99e5d593..a273d4627d0 100644
--- a/src/include/migraphx/check_shapes.hpp
+++ b/src/include/migraphx/check_shapes.hpp
@@ -70,13 +70,19 @@ struct check_shapes
         check_dynamic();
     }
 
-    template <class Op>
+    template <class Op, MIGRAPHX_REQUIRES(not std::is_convertible<Op, std::string>{})>
     check_shapes(const std::vector<shape>& s, const Op& op, const bool d = false)
         : begin(s.begin()), end(s.end()), name(op.name()), dynamic_allowed(d)
     {
         check_dynamic();
     }
 
+    check_shapes(const std::vector<shape>& s, const std::string& n, const bool d = false)
+        : begin(s.begin()), end(s.end()), name(n), dynamic_allowed(d)
+    {
+        check_dynamic();
+    }
+
     void check_dynamic() const
     {
         if(not dynamic_allowed and this->any_of([&](const shape& s) { return s.dynamic(); }))
@@ -228,6 +234,16 @@ struct check_shapes
         return *this;
     }
 
+    /*!
+     * Check all shapes have the same layout.
+     */
+    const check_shapes& same_layout() const
+    {
+        if(not this->same([](const shape& s) { return find_permutation(s); }))
+            MIGRAPHX_THROW(prefix() + "Layouts do not match");
+        return *this;
+    }
+
     /*!
      * Check all shapes are standard.
      */
diff --git a/src/targets/gpu/include/migraphx/gpu/convolution.hpp b/src/targets/gpu/include/migraphx/gpu/convolution.hpp
index 0b85075c66d..d6680f17ec8 100644
--- a/src/targets/gpu/include/migraphx/gpu/convolution.hpp
+++ b/src/targets/gpu/include/migraphx/gpu/convolution.hpp
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ struct miopen_convolution
     {
         check_shapes{inputs, op}.has(4);
         std::vector<shape> conv_inputs(inputs.begin(), inputs.begin() + 2);
-        check_shapes{conv_inputs, *this}.max_ndims(5).packed_layouts(
-            {{0, 1, 2}, {0, 1, 2, 3}, {0, 2, 3, 1}, {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}});
+        check_shapes{conv_inputs, *this}
+            .max_ndims(5)
+            .packed_layouts({{0, 1, 2}, {0, 1, 2, 3}, {0, 2, 3, 1}, {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}})
+            .same_layout();
         return migraphx::compute_shape<Op>(op, conv_inputs);
     }
 
diff --git a/test/check_shapes_test.cpp b/test/check_shapes_test.cpp
index 021877ad471..557c9f1b7a8 100644
--- a/test/check_shapes_test.cpp
+++ b/test/check_shapes_test.cpp
@@ -31,24 +31,39 @@
 
 using migraphx::shape;
 
-bool create_shapes(bool dynamic_allowed)
+void create_shapes(bool dynamic_allowed)
 {
-    try
-    {
-        shape a{shape::int64_type, {3}};
-        shape b{shape::float_type, {{3, 6}, {4, 4}}};
-        auto op = migraphx::make_op("add");
-        migraphx::check_shapes{{a, b}, op, dynamic_allowed}.has(2);
-        return true;
-    }
-    catch(...)
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
+    shape a{shape::int64_type, {3}};
+    shape b{shape::float_type, {{3, 6}, {4, 4}}};
+    migraphx::check_shapes{{a, b}, "", dynamic_allowed}.has(2);
 }
 
-TEST_CASE(allow_dynamic_shape) { EXPECT(create_shapes(true)); }
+TEST_CASE(allow_dynamic_shape)
+{
+    EXPECT(not test::throws([] { create_shapes(true); }));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE(fail_dynamic_shape)
+{
+    EXPECT(test::throws([] { create_shapes(false); }));
+}
 
-TEST_CASE(fail_dynamic_shape) { EXPECT(not create_shapes(false)); }
+TEST_CASE(same_layout_fail)
+{
+    EXPECT(test::throws([] {
+        shape a{shape::float_type, {2, 3}};
+        shape b{shape::float_type, {2, 3}, {1, 2}};
+        migraphx::check_shapes{{a, b}, ""}.same_layout();
+    }));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE(same_layout_pass)
+{
+    EXPECT(not test::throws([] {
+        shape a{shape::float_type, {2, 3}, {1, 2}};
+        shape b{shape::float_type, {2, 3}, {1, 2}};
+        migraphx::check_shapes{{a, b}, ""}.same_layout();
+    }));
+}
 
 int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) { test::run(argc, argv); }