diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-backend-meta.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-backend-meta.cpp
index 6d22f3421..41a61775b 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-backend-meta.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-backend-meta.cpp
@@ -1205,40 +1205,57 @@ static void ggml_backend_meta_buffer_set_tensor(ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, gg
 
     if (split_state.n_segments != 1) {
         GGML_ASSERT(split_state.axis >= 0 && split_state.axis < GGML_MAX_DIMS);
-        GGML_ASSERT(offset == 0);
-        GGML_ASSERT(size == ggml_nbytes(tensor));
         GGML_ASSERT(tensor->ne[3] == 1);
+
         size_t offset_data = 0;
         std::vector<size_t> simple_offsets(n_bufs, 0);
         if (split_state.axis == GGML_BACKEND_SPLIT_AXIS_0) {
             GGML_ASSERT(tensor->ne[2] == 1);
+
+            const size_t row_stride = tensor->nb[1];
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset % row_stride == 0);
+            GGML_ASSERT(size   % row_stride == 0);
+            const int64_t r_start = offset / row_stride;
+            const int64_t r_count = size   / row_stride;
+            GGML_ASSERT(r_start + r_count <= tensor->ne[1]);
+
             const int64_t blck_size = ggml_blck_size(tensor->type);
             for (size_t s = 0; s < split_state.n_segments; s++) {
                 for (size_t j = 0; j < n_bufs; j++) {
                     ggml_tensor * simple_tensor = ggml_backend_meta_buffer_simple_tensor(tensor, j);
                     GGML_ASSERT(split_state.ne[s*n_bufs + j] % blck_size == 0);
                     const size_t nbytes = split_state.ne[s*n_bufs + j]/blck_size * tensor->nb[0];
-                    ggml_backend_tensor_set_2d(simple_tensor, (const char *) data + offset_data, simple_offsets[j], nbytes,
-                        tensor->ne[1], simple_tensor->nb[1], tensor->nb[1]);
+                    ggml_backend_tensor_set_2d(simple_tensor, (const char *) data + offset_data,
+                        simple_offsets[j] + r_start * simple_tensor->nb[1], nbytes,
+                        r_count, simple_tensor->nb[1], tensor->nb[1]);
                     offset_data       += nbytes;
                     simple_offsets[j] += nbytes;
                 }
             }
-            GGML_ASSERT(offset_data*tensor->ne[1] == size);
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset_data*r_count == size);
             return;
         }
         GGML_ASSERT(split_state.axis == GGML_BACKEND_SPLIT_AXIS_1);
+
+        const size_t row_stride = tensor->nb[2];
+        GGML_ASSERT(offset % row_stride == 0);
+        GGML_ASSERT(size   % row_stride == 0);
+        const int64_t r_start = offset / row_stride;
+        const int64_t r_count = size   / row_stride;
+        GGML_ASSERT(r_start + r_count <= tensor->ne[2]);
+
         for (size_t s = 0; s < split_state.n_segments; s++) {
             for (size_t j = 0; j < n_bufs; j++) {
                 ggml_tensor * simple_tensor = ggml_backend_meta_buffer_simple_tensor(tensor, j);
                 const size_t nbytes = split_state.ne[s*n_bufs + j] * tensor->nb[1];
-                ggml_backend_tensor_set_2d(simple_tensor, (const char *) data + offset_data, simple_offsets[j], nbytes,
-                    tensor->ne[2], simple_tensor->nb[2], tensor->nb[2]);
+                ggml_backend_tensor_set_2d(simple_tensor, (const char *) data + offset_data,
+                    simple_offsets[j] + r_start * simple_tensor->nb[2], nbytes,
+                    r_count, simple_tensor->nb[2], tensor->nb[2]);
                 offset_data       += nbytes;
                 simple_offsets[j] += nbytes;
             }
         }
-        GGML_ASSERT(offset_data*tensor->ne[2] == size);
+        GGML_ASSERT(offset_data*r_count == size);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1295,40 +1312,57 @@ static void ggml_backend_meta_buffer_get_tensor(ggml_backend_buffer_t buffer, co
 
     if (split_state.n_segments != 1) {
         GGML_ASSERT(split_state.axis >= 0 && split_state.axis < GGML_MAX_DIMS);
-        GGML_ASSERT(offset == 0);
-        GGML_ASSERT(size == ggml_nbytes(tensor));
         GGML_ASSERT(tensor->ne[3] == 1);
+
         size_t offset_data = 0;
         std::vector<size_t> simple_offsets(n_bufs, 0);
         if (split_state.axis == GGML_BACKEND_SPLIT_AXIS_0) {
             GGML_ASSERT(tensor->ne[2] == 1);
+
+            const size_t row_stride = tensor->nb[1];
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset % row_stride == 0);
+            GGML_ASSERT(size   % row_stride == 0);
+            const int64_t r_start = offset / row_stride;
+            const int64_t r_count = size   / row_stride;
+            GGML_ASSERT(r_start + r_count <= tensor->ne[1]);
+
             const int64_t blck_size = ggml_blck_size(tensor->type);
             for (size_t s = 0; s < split_state.n_segments; s++) {
                 for (size_t j = 0; j < n_bufs; j++) {
                     const ggml_tensor * simple_tensor = ggml_backend_meta_buffer_simple_tensor(tensor, j);
                     GGML_ASSERT(split_state.ne[s*n_bufs + j] % blck_size == 0);
                     const size_t nbytes = split_state.ne[s*n_bufs + j]/blck_size * tensor->nb[0];
-                    ggml_backend_tensor_get_2d(simple_tensor, (char *) data + offset_data, simple_offsets[j], nbytes,
-                        tensor->ne[1], simple_tensor->nb[1], tensor->nb[1]);
+                    ggml_backend_tensor_get_2d(simple_tensor, (char *) data + offset_data,
+                        simple_offsets[j] + r_start * simple_tensor->nb[1], nbytes,
+                        r_count, simple_tensor->nb[1], tensor->nb[1]);
                     offset_data       += nbytes;
                     simple_offsets[j] += nbytes;
                 }
             }
-            GGML_ASSERT(offset_data*tensor->ne[1] == size);
+            GGML_ASSERT(offset_data*r_count == size);
             return;
         }
         GGML_ASSERT(split_state.axis == GGML_BACKEND_SPLIT_AXIS_1);
+
+        const size_t row_stride = tensor->nb[2];
+        GGML_ASSERT(offset % row_stride == 0);
+        GGML_ASSERT(size   % row_stride == 0);
+        const int64_t r_start = offset / row_stride;
+        const int64_t r_count = size   / row_stride;
+        GGML_ASSERT(r_start + r_count <= tensor->ne[2]);
+
         for (size_t s = 0; s < split_state.n_segments; s++) {
             for (size_t j = 0; j < n_bufs; j++) {
                 const ggml_tensor * simple_tensor = ggml_backend_meta_buffer_simple_tensor(tensor, j);
                 const size_t nbytes = split_state.ne[s*n_bufs + j] * tensor->nb[1];
-                ggml_backend_tensor_get_2d(simple_tensor, (char *) data + offset_data, simple_offsets[j], nbytes,
-                    tensor->ne[2], simple_tensor->nb[2], tensor->nb[2]);
+                ggml_backend_tensor_get_2d(simple_tensor, (char *) data + offset_data,
+                    simple_offsets[j] + r_start * simple_tensor->nb[2], nbytes,
+                    r_count, simple_tensor->nb[2], tensor->nb[2]);
                 offset_data       += nbytes;
                 simple_offsets[j] += nbytes;
             }
         }
-        GGML_ASSERT(offset_data*tensor->ne[2] == size);
+        GGML_ASSERT(offset_data*r_count == size);
         return;
     }