diff --git a/numpy/core/src/multiarray/scalarapi.c b/numpy/core/src/multiarray/scalarapi.c
index d9bc492be63e..cdb92969987d 100644
--- a/numpy/core/src/multiarray/scalarapi.c
+++ b/numpy/core/src/multiarray/scalarapi.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ PyArray_FromScalar(PyObject *scalar, PyArray_Descr *outcode)
     if (outcode == NULL) {
         return (PyObject *)r;
     }
-    if (outcode->type_num == typecode->type_num) {
+    if (PyArray_EquivTypes(outcode, typecode)) {
         if (!PyTypeNum_ISEXTENDED(typecode->type_num)
                 || (outcode->elsize == typecode->elsize)) {
             Py_DECREF(outcode);
diff --git a/numpy/core/tests/test_regression.py b/numpy/core/tests/test_regression.py
index 492a4f64ba49..31a99909b0a2 100644
--- a/numpy/core/tests/test_regression.py
+++ b/numpy/core/tests/test_regression.py
@@ -169,6 +169,34 @@ def test_endian_bool_indexing(self,level=rlevel):
         assert_(np.all(a[ya] > 0.5))
         assert_(np.all(b[yb] > 0.5))
 
+    def test_endian_where(self,level=rlevel):
+        """GitHuB issue #369"""
+        net = np.zeros(3, dtype='>f4')
+        net[1] = 0.00458849
+        net[2] = 0.605202
+        max_net = net.max()
+        test = np.where(net <= 0., max_net, net)
+        correct = np.array([ 0.60520202,  0.00458849,  0.60520202])
+        assert_array_almost_equal(test, correct)
+
+    def test_endian_recarray(self,level=rlevel):
+        """Ticket #2185"""
+        dt = np.dtype([
+               ('head', '>u4'),
+               ('data', '>u4', 2),
+            ])
+        buf = np.recarray(1, dtype=dt)
+        buf[0]['head'] = 1
+        buf[0]['data'][:] = [1,1]
+
+        h = buf[0]['head']
+        d = buf[0]['data'][0]
+        buf[0]['head'] = h
+        buf[0]['data'][0] = d
+        print buf[0]['head']
+        assert_(buf[0]['head'] == 1)
+
+
     def test_mem_dot(self,level=rlevel):
         """Ticket #106"""
         x = np.random.randn(0,1)