diff --git a/jax/_src/api.py b/jax/_src/api.py
index 4bf964a72239..409466a978af 100644
--- a/jax/_src/api.py
+++ b/jax/_src/api.py
@@ -987,6 +987,10 @@ def vmap_f(*args, **kwargs):
     f = lu.wrap_init(fun)
     flat_fun, out_tree = batching.flatten_fun_for_vmap(f, in_tree)
     in_axes_flat = flatten_axes("vmap in_axes", in_tree, (in_axes, 0), kws=True)
+    args_flat = [lax_internal.asarray(arg)
+                 if isinstance(arg, np.ndarray) and ax is not None
+                 else arg
+                 for arg, ax in zip(args_flat, in_axes_flat)]
     axis_size_ = (axis_size if axis_size is not None else
                   _mapped_axis_size(fun, in_tree, args_flat, in_axes_flat, "vmap"))
     try:
diff --git a/tests/api_test.py b/tests/api_test.py
index 379c6390061a..12bc4f32744e 100644
--- a/tests/api_test.py
+++ b/tests/api_test.py
@@ -1812,8 +1812,21 @@ def f(x):
       self.assertIsInstance(x, jax.Array)
       self.assertNotIsInstance(x, np.ndarray)
       return x + 2
-    jit(f)(3)
-    jax.vmap(f)(np.arange(3))
+    result = jit(f)(3)
+    self.assertIsInstance(result, jax.Array)
+
+    result = jax.vmap(f)(np.arange(3))
+    self.assertIsInstance(result, jax.Array)
+
+  def test_numpy_input_with_trivial_function(self):
+    # Regression test for https://github.com/jax-ml/jax/issues/25745
+    def f(x):
+      return x
+    jit_result = jit(f)(3)
+    self.assertIsInstance(jit_result, jax.Array)
+
+    vmap_result = jax.vmap(f)(np.arange(3))
+    self.assertIsInstance(vmap_result, jax.Array)
 
   def test_device_put_and_get(self):
     x = np.arange(12.).reshape((3, 4)).astype("float32")