diff --git a/imperative/python/src/tensor.cpp b/imperative/python/src/tensor.cpp
index 73d3c2697342c646356d1655f08fd852f312bd37..3fe21c4edad89b04932c629c6f93237db260c50e 100644
--- a/imperative/python/src/tensor.cpp
+++ b/imperative/python/src/tensor.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ PyObject *cpp_apply_backward_varnode;
 
 std::shared_ptr<Tensor> make_const(imperative::TensorPtr value) {
     if (!(ApplyContext::global_enable & Tensor::Flags::TRACE)) {
-        return std::make_shared<Tensor>(interpreter_for_py->put(value->dev_tensor()));
+        return std::make_shared<Tensor>(interpreter_for_py->put(value->dev_tensor(), value->get_value()));
     }
     py::tuple tup(6);
     auto data = value->get_value();
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ TensorWrapper::TensorWrapper(PyObject* args, PyObject* kwargs) {
                 // for DeviceTensorND
                 if (strstr(arg0->ob_type->tp_name, "DeviceTensorND")) {
                     auto dv = py::handle(arg0).cast<DeviceTensorND>();
-                    interpreter::Interpreter::Handle handle = interpreter_for_py->put(dv);
+                    interpreter::Interpreter::Handle handle = interpreter_for_py->put(dv, {});
                     m_tensor = std::make_shared<Tensor>(handle);
                 } else {
                     throw py::type_error("single argument is not tensor, varnode or devicetensor");
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ SET_GET_NAME(user_custom_name)
 SET_GET_NAME(automatic_name)
 #undef SET_GET_NAME
 
-
 PyObject* TensorWrapper::handle() {
     return py::cast(m_tensor->m_handle).release().ptr();
 }
@@ -532,7 +531,7 @@ PyObject* TensorWrapper::_dev_tensor(){
 
         // set m_handle to make it a real tensor
         auto py_dev_tensor = py::reinterpret_borrow<py::object>(dev_tensor);
-        auto sh = interpreter_for_py->put(py_dev_tensor.cast<DeviceTensorND>());
+        auto sh = interpreter_for_py->put(py_dev_tensor.cast<DeviceTensorND>(), {});
         m_tensor->m_handle = std::move(SharedHandle(sh));
 
         // compiled info is useless after m_handle is set
diff --git a/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/interpreter_impl.cpp b/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/interpreter_impl.cpp
index 89379c8bc0aab2181952c229c041e5861edf6f0e..2de9b78fbc682c4e6fa2acca81b31666aa69d14e 100644
--- a/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/interpreter_impl.cpp
+++ b/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/interpreter_impl.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ TensorInfo* ChannelImpl::put_impl(const HostTensorND& value, bool no_cache) {
     return info;
 }
 
-Handle ChannelImpl::put(const DeviceTensorND& data) {
+Handle ChannelImpl::put(const DeviceTensorND& data, const HostTensorND& hvalue) {
     MGB_LOCK_GUARD(m_spin);
     auto& state = get_channel_state();
     mgb_assert(check_available(), "Channel already closed");
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Handle ChannelImpl::put(const DeviceTensorND& data) {
     RECORD_EVENT(TensorCommandEvent, info->id, TensorCommandEvent::Put);
     init(info, {data.layout(), data.comp_node()});
     info->mem_desc.id = StorageIdentifier::make(++m_storage_id);
-    info->ptr = Tensor::make(data);
+    info->ptr = Tensor::make(data, hvalue);
     RECORD_EVENT(TensorProduceEvent, info->id, info->desc.layout, info->desc.comp_node, data.raw_ptr());
     info->status = TensorInfo::Produced;
     RECORD_EVENT(TensorCommandFinishEvent, info->id, TensorCommandFinishEvent::Put);
diff --git a/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/interpreter_impl.h b/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/interpreter_impl.h
index a79988aef574c6c4b96aa4e3da732394e25c0072..4422f55dcba865edabc2dfa44e47e2246306d332 100644
--- a/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/interpreter_impl.h
+++ b/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/interpreter_impl.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct ChannelImpl : Interpreter::Channel {
     ~ChannelImpl() override;
 
     Handle put(const HostTensorND& value, bool no_cache) override;
-    Handle put(const DeviceTensorND& value) override;
+    Handle put(const DeviceTensorND& value, const HostTensorND& hvalue) override;
 
     void del(Handle) override;
     void swap_in(Handle) override;
diff --git a/imperative/src/include/megbrain/imperative/interpreter.h b/imperative/src/include/megbrain/imperative/interpreter.h
index f7f5028ff4d5c76707287a02ec6ac81b2ce95b07..92de64ed378040b382e89746d23aa0d90627cf90 100644
--- a/imperative/src/include/megbrain/imperative/interpreter.h
+++ b/imperative/src/include/megbrain/imperative/interpreter.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct Interpreter {
         virtual ~Channel() = default;
 
         virtual Handle put(const HostTensorND& value, bool no_cache) = 0;
-        virtual Handle put(const DeviceTensorND& value) = 0;
+        virtual Handle put(const DeviceTensorND& value, const HostTensorND& hvalue) = 0;
 
         virtual void del(Handle) = 0;
         virtual void swap_in(Handle) = 0;