diff --git a/src/zarr/api/asynchronous.py b/src/zarr/api/asynchronous.py
index 0584f19c3f..eaa211dd64 100644
--- a/src/zarr/api/asynchronous.py
+++ b/src/zarr/api/asynchronous.py
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ async def save_array(
     if np.isscalar(arr):
         arr = np.array(arr)
     shape = arr.shape
-    chunks = getattr(arr, "chunks", None)  # for array-likes with chunks attribute
+    chunks = kwargs.pop('chunks', getattr(arr, "chunks", None))  # for array-likes with chunks attribute
     overwrite = kwargs.pop("overwrite", None) or _infer_overwrite(mode)
     new = await AsyncArray._create(
         store_path,