diff --git a/src/array/array.jl b/src/array/array.jl
index 329c238b0..b4cc08a60 100644
--- a/src/array/array.jl
+++ b/src/array/array.jl
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function Base.similar(A::AbstractDimArray;
     data=similar(parent(A)), 
     dims=dims(A), refdims=refdims(A), name=_noname(A), metadata=metadata(A), kw...
 )
-    rebuild(A; dims=format(dims, data), refdims, name, metadata, kw...)
+    rebuild(A; data, dims=format(dims, data), refdims, name, metadata, kw...)
 end
 function Base.similar(A::AbstractDimArray, ::Type{T}; 
     data=similar(parent(A), T),
diff --git a/test/array.jl b/test/array.jl
index 8a73b7793..dc5aea74c 100644
--- a/test/array.jl
+++ b/test/array.jl
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ end
 @testset "similar" begin
     @testset "similar with no args" begin
         da_sim = similar(da)
+        @test parent(da_sim) !== parent(da) # check if the same memory
         @test eltype(da_sim) == eltype(da)
         @test size(da_sim) == size(da)
         @test dims(da_sim) === dims(da)
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ end
 
     @testset "similar with a type" begin
         da_float = @inferred similar(da, Float64)
+        @test parent(da_float) !== parent(da) # check if the same memory
         @test eltype(da_float) == Float64
         @test size(da_float) == size(da)
         @test dims(da_float) === dims(da)