diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2db1ecfd..39a84d5e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- Add `ArraySubset::inbounds_shape()` (matches the old `ArraySubset::inbounds` behaviour)
+
+### Changed
+- **Breaking**: change `ArraySubset::inbounds` to take another subset rather than a shape
+
 ## [0.19.1] - 2025-01-19
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/zarrs/src/array/array_async_readable.rs b/zarrs/src/array/array_async_readable.rs
index 79ca0f72..8139b356 100644
--- a/zarrs/src/array/array_async_readable.rs
+++ b/zarrs/src/array/array_async_readable.rs
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ impl<TStorage: ?Sized + AsyncReadableStorageTraits + 'static> Array<TStorage> {
         options: &CodecOptions,
     ) -> Result<ArrayBytes<'_>, ArrayError> {
         let chunk_representation = self.chunk_array_representation(chunk_indices)?;
-        if !chunk_subset.inbounds(&chunk_representation.shape_u64()) {
+        if !chunk_subset.inbounds_shape(&chunk_representation.shape_u64()) {
             return Err(ArrayError::InvalidArraySubset(
                 chunk_subset.clone(),
                 self.shape().to_vec(),
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ impl<TStorage: ?Sized + AsyncReadableStorageTraits + 'static> Array<TStorage> {
         options: &CodecOptions,
     ) -> Result<(), ArrayError> {
         let chunk_representation = self.chunk_array_representation(chunk_indices)?;
-        if !chunk_subset.inbounds(&chunk_representation.shape_u64()) {
+        if !chunk_subset.inbounds_shape(&chunk_representation.shape_u64()) {
             return Err(ArrayError::InvalidArraySubset(
                 chunk_subset.clone(),
                 self.shape().to_vec(),
diff --git a/zarrs/src/array/array_sync_readable.rs b/zarrs/src/array/array_sync_readable.rs
index 200e0ba6..a2b8d4b2 100644
--- a/zarrs/src/array/array_sync_readable.rs
+++ b/zarrs/src/array/array_sync_readable.rs
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ impl<TStorage: ?Sized + ReadableStorageTraits + 'static> Array<TStorage> {
         options: &CodecOptions,
     ) -> Result<ArrayBytes<'_>, ArrayError> {
         let chunk_representation = self.chunk_array_representation(chunk_indices)?;
-        if !chunk_subset.inbounds(&chunk_representation.shape_u64()) {
+        if !chunk_subset.inbounds_shape(&chunk_representation.shape_u64()) {
             return Err(ArrayError::InvalidArraySubset(
                 chunk_subset.clone(),
                 self.shape().to_vec(),
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ impl<TStorage: ?Sized + ReadableStorageTraits + 'static> Array<TStorage> {
         options: &CodecOptions,
     ) -> Result<(), ArrayError> {
         let chunk_representation = self.chunk_array_representation(chunk_indices)?;
-        if !chunk_subset.inbounds(&chunk_representation.shape_u64()) {
+        if !chunk_subset.inbounds_shape(&chunk_representation.shape_u64()) {
             return Err(ArrayError::InvalidArraySubset(
                 chunk_subset.clone(),
                 self.shape().to_vec(),
diff --git a/zarrs/src/array/chunk_cache/array_chunk_cache_ext_sync.rs b/zarrs/src/array/chunk_cache/array_chunk_cache_ext_sync.rs
index db3f3fee..03cd7036 100644
--- a/zarrs/src/array/chunk_cache/array_chunk_cache_ext_sync.rs
+++ b/zarrs/src/array/chunk_cache/array_chunk_cache_ext_sync.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ impl<TStorage: ?Sized + ReadableStorageTraits + 'static> ArrayChunkCacheExt<TSto
         options: &CodecOptions,
     ) -> Result<ArrayBytes<'_>, ArrayError> {
         let chunk_representation = self.chunk_array_representation(chunk_indices)?;
-        if !chunk_subset.inbounds(&chunk_representation.shape_u64()) {
+        if !chunk_subset.inbounds_shape(&chunk_representation.shape_u64()) {
             return Err(ArrayError::InvalidArraySubset(
                 chunk_subset.clone(),
                 self.shape().to_vec(),
diff --git a/zarrs/src/array/codec.rs b/zarrs/src/array/codec.rs
index 1850b43c..31e7aa43 100644
--- a/zarrs/src/array/codec.rs
+++ b/zarrs/src/array/codec.rs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ pub trait ArrayPartialDecoderTraits: Any + Send + Sync {
         output_subset: &ArraySubset,
         options: &CodecOptions,
     ) -> Result<(), CodecError> {
-        debug_assert!(output_subset.inbounds(output_shape));
+        debug_assert!(output_subset.inbounds_shape(output_shape));
         debug_assert_eq!(array_subset.num_elements(), output_subset.num_elements());
         let decoded_value = self
             .partial_decode(&[array_subset.clone()], options)?
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ pub trait AsyncArrayPartialDecoderTraits: Any + Send + Sync {
         output_subset: &ArraySubset,
         options: &CodecOptions,
     ) -> Result<(), CodecError> {
-        debug_assert!(output_subset.inbounds(output_shape));
+        debug_assert!(output_subset.inbounds_shape(output_shape));
         debug_assert_eq!(array_subset.shape(), output_subset.shape());
         let decoded_value = self
             .partial_decode(&[array_subset.clone()], options)
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ pub trait ArrayToBytesCodecTraits: ArrayCodecTraits + core::fmt::Debug {
         output_subset: &ArraySubset,
         options: &CodecOptions,
     ) -> Result<(), CodecError> {
-        debug_assert!(output_subset.inbounds(output_shape));
+        debug_assert!(output_subset.inbounds_shape(output_shape));
         debug_assert_eq!(
             decoded_representation.num_elements(),
             output_subset.num_elements()
diff --git a/zarrs/src/array_subset.rs b/zarrs/src/array_subset.rs
index ac7b8cde..ef8846e0 100644
--- a/zarrs/src/array_subset.rs
+++ b/zarrs/src/array_subset.rs
@@ -564,9 +564,26 @@ impl ArraySubset {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns true if the array subset is within the bounds of `array_shape`.
+    /// Returns true if this array subset is within the bounds of `subset`.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn inbounds(&self, array_shape: &[u64]) -> bool {
+    pub fn inbounds(&self, subset: &ArraySubset) -> bool {
+        if self.dimensionality() != subset.dimensionality() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        for (self_start, self_shape, other_start, other_shape) in
+            izip!(self.start(), self.shape(), subset.start(), subset.shape())
+        {
+            if self_start < other_start || self_start + self_shape > other_start + other_shape {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        true
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true if the array subset is within the bounds of an `ArraySubset` with zero origin and a shape of `array_shape`.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn inbounds_shape(&self, array_shape: &[u64]) -> bool {
         if self.dimensionality() != array_shape.len() {
             return false;
         }
@@ -646,9 +663,14 @@ mod tests {
             ArraySubset::new_with_ranges(&[0..4, 1..5])
         );
         assert!(array_subset0.relative_to(&[1, 1, 1]).is_err());
-        assert!(array_subset0.inbounds(&[10, 10]));
-        assert!(!array_subset0.inbounds(&[2, 2]));
-        assert!(!array_subset0.inbounds(&[10, 10, 10]));
+        assert!(array_subset0.inbounds_shape(&[10, 10]));
+        assert!(!array_subset0.inbounds_shape(&[2, 2]));
+        assert!(!array_subset0.inbounds_shape(&[10, 10, 10]));
+        assert!(array_subset0.inbounds(&ArraySubset::new_with_ranges(&[0..6, 1..7])));
+        assert!(array_subset0.inbounds(&ArraySubset::new_with_ranges(&[1..5, 2..6])));
+        assert!(!array_subset0.inbounds(&ArraySubset::new_with_ranges(&[2..5, 2..6])));
+        assert!(!array_subset0.inbounds(&ArraySubset::new_with_ranges(&[1..5, 2..5])));
+        assert!(!array_subset0.inbounds(&ArraySubset::new_with_ranges(&[2..5])));
         assert_eq!(array_subset0.to_ranges(), vec![1..5, 2..6]);
 
         let array_subset2 = ArraySubset::new_with_ranges(&[3..6, 4..7, 0..1]);