diff --git a/imperative/python/src/tensor.cpp b/imperative/python/src/tensor.cpp
index 323616143215f13cc1b4c12e90373e85c705f469..1dc16c6f5dc5a6c987e63518ae76108fa857afa6 100644
--- a/imperative/python/src/tensor.cpp
+++ b/imperative/python/src/tensor.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ PyObject* py_apply(
             HostTensorND ht(target_cn);
             ht = npy::np2tensor(args[i], npy::Meth::copy_into(&ht), target_dtype);
             record_py_backtrace();
-            if (PyArray_Check(args[i]) || PyList_Check(args[i])) {  // non scaler
+            //! operand in elemwise can't be None
+            if (args[i] == Py_None) {
+                throw py::type_error("the operand is None and is not supported.");
+            } else if (PyArray_Check(args[i]) || PyList_Check(args[i])) {  // non scaler
                 // py_tuple is not allowed here because of tracing
                 return imperative::apply(
                         CreateTensor(CreateTensor::Const, target_cn, ht.layout()),
diff --git a/imperative/python/test/unit/core/test_tensor_wrapper.py b/imperative/python/test/unit/core/test_tensor_wrapper.py
index fce911cf8a666736d84e5b782dc9889a96b2e9af..f350942b8223b91e5dcbb653055e4ca9653d8008 100644
--- a/imperative/python/test/unit/core/test_tensor_wrapper.py
+++ b/imperative/python/test/unit/core/test_tensor_wrapper.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import copy
+import unittest
 
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
@@ -235,3 +236,11 @@ def test_tensor_construct_tensor():
         assert Tensor(x.to("xpu0:2"), device="xpu0:1").device == "xpu0:1"
     assert Tensor(x.to("xpu0:2")).device == x.to("xpu0:2").device
     _full_sync()
+
+
+class TestElemwiseNone(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_elemementwise_and_with_none(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError) as context:
+            a = Tensor(1.0)
+            b = a + None
+        assert str(context.exception) == "the operand is None and is not supported."