diff --git a/runtime/bindings/python/hal.cc b/runtime/bindings/python/hal.cc
index f970a709931c..bf43d93668e3 100644
--- a/runtime/bindings/python/hal.cc
+++ b/runtime/bindings/python/hal.cc
@@ -460,6 +460,12 @@ py::object MapElementTypeToDType(iree_hal_element_type_t element_type) {
     case IREE_HAL_ELEMENT_TYPE_FLOAT_64:
       dtype_string = "float64";
       break;
+    case IREE_HAL_ELEMENT_TYPE_COMPLEX_FLOAT_64:
+      dtype_string = "complex64";
+      break;
+    case IREE_HAL_ELEMENT_TYPE_COMPLEX_FLOAT_128:
+      dtype_string = "complex128";
+      break;
     default:
       throw RaiseValueError("Unsupported VM Buffer -> numpy dtype mapping");
   }
diff --git a/runtime/bindings/python/tests/vm_types_test.py b/runtime/bindings/python/tests/vm_types_test.py
index 671002649aaa..3e0a951c6ff3 100644
--- a/runtime/bindings/python/tests/vm_types_test.py
+++ b/runtime/bindings/python/tests/vm_types_test.py
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ def test_variant_list_buffers(self):
         (np.uint64, ET.UINT_64),  #
         (np.float16, ET.FLOAT_16),  #
         (np.float32, ET.FLOAT_32),  #
-        (np.float64, ET.FLOAT_64)):
+        (np.float64, ET.FLOAT_64),  #
+        (np.complex64, ET.COMPLEX_64),  #
+        (np.complex128, ET.COMPLEX_128)):
       lst = rt.VmVariantList(5)
       ary1 = np.asarray([1, 2, 3, 4], dtype=dt)
       bv1 = device.allocator.allocate_buffer_copy(