diff --git a/src/zarr/buffer.py b/src/zarr/buffer.py
index 1298711d4e..86f9b53477 100644
--- a/src/zarr/buffer.py
+++ b/src/zarr/buffer.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def create_zero_length(cls) -> Self:
 
     @classmethod
     def from_array_like(cls, array_like: ArrayLike) -> Self:
-        """Create a new buffer of a array-like object
+        """Create a new buffer of an array-like object
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -159,6 +159,29 @@ def from_array_like(cls, array_like: ArrayLike) -> Self:
         """
         return cls(array_like)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_buffer(cls, buffer: Buffer) -> Self:
+        """Create a new buffer of an existing Buffer
+
+        This is useful if you want to ensure that an existing buffer is
+        of the correct subclass of Buffer. E.g., MemoryStore uses this
+        to return a buffer instance of the subclass specified by its
+        BufferPrototype argument.
+
+        Typically, this only copies data if the data has to be moved between
+        memory types, such as from host to device memory.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        buffer
+            buffer object.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+            A new buffer representing the content of the input buffer
+        """
+        return cls.from_array_like(buffer.as_array_like())
+
     @classmethod
     def from_bytes(cls, bytes_like: BytesLike) -> Self:
         """Create a new buffer of a bytes-like object (host memory)
diff --git a/src/zarr/store/memory.py b/src/zarr/store/memory.py
index 43d65ce836..7b73330b6c 100644
--- a/src/zarr/store/memory.py
+++ b/src/zarr/store/memory.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async def get(
         try:
             value = self._store_dict[key]
             start, length = _normalize_interval_index(value, byte_range)
-            return value[start : start + length]
+            return prototype.buffer.from_buffer(value[start : start + length])
         except KeyError:
             return None
 
diff --git a/src/zarr/store/remote.py b/src/zarr/store/remote.py
index 15051334e9..50a02dcbcd 100644
--- a/src/zarr/store/remote.py
+++ b/src/zarr/store/remote.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import fsspec
 
 from zarr.abc.store import Store
-from zarr.buffer import Buffer, BufferPrototype, default_buffer_prototype
+from zarr.buffer import Buffer, BufferPrototype
 from zarr.common import OpenMode
 from zarr.store.core import _dereference_path
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
     async def get(
         self,
         key: str,
-        prototype: BufferPrototype = default_buffer_prototype,
+        prototype: BufferPrototype,
         byte_range: tuple[int | None, int | None] | None = None,
     ) -> Buffer | None:
         path = _dereference_path(self.path, key)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ async def get(
                     end = length
                 else:
                     end = None
-            value: Buffer = prototype.buffer.from_bytes(
+            value = prototype.buffer.from_bytes(
                 await (
                     self._fs._cat_file(path, start=byte_range[0], end=end)
                     if byte_range
diff --git a/tests/v3/test_buffer.py b/tests/v3/test_buffer.py
index e814afef15..77e1b6b688 100644
--- a/tests/v3/test_buffer.py
+++ b/tests/v3/test_buffer.py
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ async def get(
     ) -> Buffer | None:
         if "json" not in key:
             assert prototype.buffer is MyBuffer
-        return await super().get(key, byte_range)
+        ret = await super().get(key=key, prototype=prototype, byte_range=byte_range)
+        if ret is not None:
+            assert isinstance(ret, prototype.buffer)
+        return ret
 
 
 def test_nd_array_like(xp):
diff --git a/tests/v3/test_store/test_remote.py b/tests/v3/test_store/test_remote.py
index 98206d427f..0dc399be42 100644
--- a/tests/v3/test_store/test_remote.py
+++ b/tests/v3/test_store/test_remote.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async def test_basic():
     data = b"hello"
     await store.set("foo", Buffer.from_bytes(data))
     assert await store.exists("foo")
-    assert (await store.get("foo")).to_bytes() == data
+    assert (await store.get("foo", prototype=default_buffer_prototype)).to_bytes() == data
     out = await store.get_partial_values(
         prototype=default_buffer_prototype, key_ranges=[("foo", (1, None))]
     )