diff --git a/dpctl/tensor/_ctors.py b/dpctl/tensor/_ctors.py
index 6baa5e5d66..763e1c239a 100644
--- a/dpctl/tensor/_ctors.py
+++ b/dpctl/tensor/_ctors.py
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ def full(
     dtype=None,
     order="C",
     device=None,
-    usm_type="device",
+    usm_type=None,
     sycl_queue=None,
 ):
     """
@@ -750,8 +750,29 @@ def full(
             "Unrecognized order keyword value, expecting 'F' or 'C'."
         )
     order = order[0].upper()
-    dpctl.utils.validate_usm_type(usm_type, allow_none=False)
+    dpctl.utils.validate_usm_type(usm_type, allow_none=True)
+
+    if isinstance(fill_value, (dpt.usm_ndarray, np.ndarray, tuple, list)):
+        if (
+            isinstance(fill_value, dpt.usm_ndarray)
+            and sycl_queue is None
+            and device is None
+        ):
+            sycl_queue = fill_value.sycl_queue
+        else:
+            sycl_queue = normalize_queue_device(
+                sycl_queue=sycl_queue, device=device
+            )
+        X = dpt.asarray(
+            fill_value,
+            dtype=dtype,
+            usm_type=usm_type,
+            sycl_queue=sycl_queue,
+        )
+        return dpt.broadcast_to(X, sh)
+
     sycl_queue = normalize_queue_device(sycl_queue=sycl_queue, device=device)
+    usm_type = usm_type if usm_type is not None else "device"
     dtype = _get_dtype(dtype, sycl_queue, ref_type=type(fill_value))
     res = dpt.usm_ndarray(
         sh,
diff --git a/dpctl/tests/test_usm_ndarray_ctor.py b/dpctl/tests/test_usm_ndarray_ctor.py
index e00747bfe9..2a41dfbddc 100644
--- a/dpctl/tests/test_usm_ndarray_ctor.py
+++ b/dpctl/tests/test_usm_ndarray_ctor.py
@@ -992,6 +992,41 @@ def test_full_dtype_inference():
     assert np.issubdtype(dpt.full(10, 0.3 - 2j).dtype, np.complexfloating)
 
 
+def test_full_fill_array():
+    q = get_queue_or_skip()
+
+    Xnp = np.array([1, 2, 3], dtype="i4")
+    X = dpt.asarray(Xnp, sycl_queue=q)
+
+    shape = (3, 3)
+    Y = dpt.full(shape, X)
+    Ynp = np.full(shape, Xnp)
+
+    assert Y.dtype == Ynp.dtype
+    assert Y.usm_type == "device"
+    assert np.array_equal(dpt.asnumpy(Y), Ynp)
+
+
+def test_full_compute_follows_data():
+    q1 = get_queue_or_skip()
+    q2 = get_queue_or_skip()
+
+    X = dpt.arange(10, dtype="i4", sycl_queue=q1, usm_type="shared")
+    Y = dpt.full(10, X[3])
+
+    assert Y.dtype == X.dtype
+    assert Y.usm_type == X.usm_type
+    assert dpctl.utils.get_execution_queue((Y.sycl_queue, X.sycl_queue))
+    assert np.array_equal(dpt.asnumpy(Y), np.full(10, 3, dtype="i4"))
+
+    Y = dpt.full(10, X[3], dtype="f4", sycl_queue=q2, usm_type="host")
+
+    assert Y.dtype == dpt.dtype("f4")
+    assert Y.usm_type == "host"
+    assert dpctl.utils.get_execution_queue((Y.sycl_queue, q2))
+    assert np.array_equal(dpt.asnumpy(Y), np.full(10, 3, dtype="f4"))
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "dt",
     _all_dtypes[1:],