diff --git a/devito/data/data.py b/devito/data/data.py
index 7da3b0eaf8..0a4d671e93 100644
--- a/devito/data/data.py
+++ b/devito/data/data.py
@@ -208,6 +208,57 @@ def __repr__(self):
     def __str__(self):
         return super(Data, self._local).__str__()
 
+    def transpose(self, *axes):
+        """
+        Return a view of ``self`` with permuted axes.
+
+        Overridden so that ``_decomposition``, ``_modulo`` (and the convenience
+        flag ``_is_distributed``) are permuted to match the new axis ordering,
+        rather than copied verbatim from ``self`` as ``__array_finalize__``
+        would otherwise leave them. Without this, a subsequent slice on the
+        transposed view (e.g. ``f.data.T[::2, ::2]``) is computed against the
+        wrong per-axis decomposition and silently returns a wrong-shaped
+        result (see issue #2187).
+        """
+        # Accept the same axis-spec forms as ``numpy.ndarray.transpose``:
+        # no args, a single ``None``, a single tuple/list, or per-arg.
+        if len(axes) == 1:
+            axes = as_tuple(axes[0])
+        new_order = (
+            tuple(range(self.ndim - 1, -1, -1)) if not axes
+            else tuple(ax % self.ndim for ax in axes)
+        )
+
+        ret = super().transpose(*axes)
+        ret._decomposition = tuple(self._decomposition[i] for i in new_order)
+        ret._modulo = tuple(self._modulo[i] for i in new_order)
+        ret._is_distributed = any(d is not None for d in ret._decomposition)
+        return ret
+
+    def swapaxes(self, axis1, axis2):
+        """
+        Return a view of ``self`` with ``axis1`` and ``axis2`` swapped, with
+        ``_decomposition`` / ``_modulo`` swapped in the same way (see
+        :meth:`transpose`).
+        """
+        axis1 = axis1 % self.ndim
+        axis2 = axis2 % self.ndim
+        ret = super().swapaxes(axis1, axis2)
+        order = list(range(self.ndim))
+        order[axis1], order[axis2] = order[axis2], order[axis1]
+        ret._decomposition = tuple(self._decomposition[i] for i in order)
+        ret._modulo = tuple(self._modulo[i] for i in order)
+        ret._is_distributed = any(d is not None for d in ret._decomposition)
+        return ret
+
+    @property
+    def T(self):
+        """
+        The transposed array. Overridden so the C-level ``ndarray.T`` shortcut
+        also permutes the per-axis metadata (see :meth:`transpose`).
+        """
+        return self.transpose()
+
     @_check_idx
     def __getitem__(self, glb_idx, comm_type, gather_rank=None):
         loc_idx = self._index_glb_to_loc(glb_idx)
diff --git a/tests/test_data.py b/tests/test_data.py
index f5d0e8d177..fb09d4ef47 100644
--- a/tests/test_data.py
+++ b/tests/test_data.py
@@ -211,6 +211,78 @@ def test_indexing_into_sparse(self):
         sf.data[1:-1, 0] = np.arange(8)
         assert np.all(sf.data[1:-1, 0] == np.arange(8))
 
+    def test_slice_after_transpose(self):
+        """
+        Slicing a ``Data`` view that has been transposed (via ``.T``,
+        ``transpose`` or ``swapaxes``) must use the new axis ordering for
+        per-axis metadata. Previously the metadata was copied verbatim from
+        the un-transposed array, so a subsequent slice was computed against
+        the wrong decomposition and silently returned a wrong-shaped result
+        (see issue #2187).
+        """
+        grid = Grid(shape=(4, 6))
+        f = Function(name='f', grid=grid)
+        f.data[:] = np.arange(24).reshape((4, 6)).astype(np.float32)
+        ref = np.array(f.data)
+
+        # ``.T`` (C-level shortcut) then slice
+        assert np.array_equal(f.data.T[::2, ::2], ref.T[::2, ::2])
+
+        # Equivalent: slice then ``.T``
+        assert np.array_equal(f.data[::2, ::2].T, ref[::2, ::2].T)
+
+        # Explicit ``transpose`` call -- same behavior as ``.T``
+        assert np.array_equal(f.data.transpose()[::2, ::2],
+                              ref.transpose()[::2, ::2])
+
+        # ``swapaxes`` between non-conforming dims
+        assert np.array_equal(f.data.swapaxes(0, 1)[::2, ::2],
+                              ref.swapaxes(0, 1)[::2, ::2])
+
+        # 3D transpose with an explicit axis order, then per-axis slice
+        grid3 = Grid(shape=(2, 4, 6))
+        g = Function(name='g3', grid=grid3)
+        g.data[:] = np.arange(48).reshape((2, 4, 6)).astype(np.float32)
+        ref3 = np.array(g.data)
+
+        assert np.array_equal(g.data.T[::2, ::2, ::2], ref3.T[::2, ::2, ::2])
+        assert np.array_equal(g.data.transpose((1, 0, 2))[::2, ::1, ::3],
+                              ref3.transpose((1, 0, 2))[::2, ::1, ::3])
+
+    def test_transpose_permutes_data_metadata(self):
+        """
+        After a transpose-like operation, ``_decomposition`` and ``_modulo``
+        must be permuted to match the new axis order so that subsequent
+        ``__getitem__`` translations use the right per-axis ranges.
+        """
+        grid = Grid(shape=(4, 6))
+        f = Function(name='f', grid=grid)
+
+        original_decomp = f.data._decomposition
+        assert len(original_decomp) == 2
+
+        # ``.T`` reverses everything
+        tdata = f.data.T
+        assert tdata._decomposition == original_decomp[::-1]
+        assert tdata._modulo == f.data._modulo[::-1]
+
+        # ``transpose()`` with no args == ``.T``
+        tdata2 = f.data.transpose()
+        assert tdata2._decomposition == original_decomp[::-1]
+
+        # ``swapaxes`` swaps the two named axes
+        sdata = f.data.swapaxes(0, 1)
+        assert sdata._decomposition == (original_decomp[1], original_decomp[0])
+
+        # Explicit axis-order
+        grid3 = Grid(shape=(2, 4, 6))
+        g = Function(name='g3', grid=grid3)
+        gdec = g.data._decomposition
+        perm = g.data.transpose((1, 2, 0))
+        assert perm._decomposition == (gdec[1], gdec[2], gdec[0])
+        assert perm._modulo == (g.data._modulo[1], g.data._modulo[2],
+                                g.data._modulo[0])
+
     @pytest.mark.parallel(mode=1)
     def test_indexing_into_sparse_subfunc_singlempi(self, mode):
         grid = Grid(shape=(4, 4))