diff --git a/array_api_tests/test_manipulation_functions.py b/array_api_tests/test_manipulation_functions.py
index d5344039..754b507d 100644
--- a/array_api_tests/test_manipulation_functions.py
+++ b/array_api_tests/test_manipulation_functions.py
@@ -467,10 +467,24 @@ def test_stack(shape, dtypes, kw, data):
 @pytest.mark.min_version("2023.12")
 @given(x=hh.arrays(dtype=hh.all_dtypes, shape=hh.shapes()), data=st.data())
 def test_tile(x, data):
-    repetitions = data.draw(st.lists(st.integers(1, 4), min_size=1, max_size=x.ndim + 1).map(tuple), label="repetitions")
+    repetitions = data.draw(
+        st.lists(st.integers(1, 4), min_size=1, max_size=x.ndim + 1).map(tuple),
+        label="repetitions"
+    )
     out = xp.tile(x, repetitions)
     ph.assert_dtype("tile", in_dtype=x.dtype, out_dtype=out.dtype)
-    # TODO: shapes and values testing
+    # TODO: values testing
+
+    # shape check; the notation is from the Array API docs
+    N, M = len(x.shape), len(repetitions)
+    if N > M:
+        S = x.shape
+        R = (1,)*(N - M) + repetitions
+    else:
+        S = (1,)*(M - N) + x.shape
+        R = repetitions
+
+    assert out.shape == tuple(r*s for r, s in zip(R, S))
 
 
 @pytest.mark.min_version("2023.12")