diff --git a/pytato/target/python/numpy_like.py b/pytato/target/python/numpy_like.py
index 59b52149c228f18dd51a5fbe46232c3c4e967116..4d522e50714da5181ee816033378b797e9f2a934 100644
--- a/pytato/target/python/numpy_like.py
+++ b/pytato/target/python/numpy_like.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from pytato.array import (Stack, Concatenate, IndexLambda, DataWrapper,
                           AxisPermutation, Einsum,
                           Reshape, Array, DictOfNamedArrays, IndexBase,
                           DataInterface, NormalizedSlice, ShapeComponent,
-                          IndexExpr, ArrayOrScalar)
+                          IndexExpr, ArrayOrScalar, NamedArray)
 from immutables import Map
 from pytato.scalar_expr import SCALAR_CLASSES
 from pytato.utils import are_shape_components_equal
@@ -499,6 +499,10 @@ class NumpyCodegenMapper(CachedMapper[ArrayOrNames]):
 
         return self._record_line_and_return_lhs(lhs, rhs)
 
+    def map_named_array(self, expr: NamedArray) -> str:
+        # type-ignore-reason: CachedMapper.rec's types are imprecise
+        return self.rec(expr.expr)  # type: ignore[no-any-return]
+
     def map_dict_of_named_arrays(self, expr: DictOfNamedArrays) -> str:
         lhs = self.vng("_pt_tmp")