diff --git a/ymraster/ymraster.py b/ymraster/ymraster.py
index 0114d7f72678771ea2644d91aceee35d3dcf897e..915dd208c0d5ac5f7432054b9078cc8f9f6a8249 100755
--- a/ymraster/ymraster.py
+++ b/ymraster/ymraster.py
@@ -540,6 +540,11 @@ class Raster(Sized):
         """The raster's count or number of bands (int)"""
         return self._count
 
+    @property
+    def shape(self):
+        """The raster's dimensions in numpy stype (rows, columns, band)"""
+        return (self.height, self.width, self.count)
+
     @property
     def dtype(self):
         """The raster's data type (RasterDataType object)"""