diff --git a/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/python/ROOT/_pythonization/_stl_vector.py b/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/python/ROOT/_pythonization/_stl_vector.py
index 8e91fe6eb123a..a094c0bcf53a8 100644
--- a/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/python/ROOT/_pythonization/_stl_vector.py
+++ b/bindings/pyroot/pythonizations/python/ROOT/_pythonization/_stl_vector.py
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 # For the list of contributors see $ROOTSYS/README/CREDITS.                    #
 ################################################################################
 
+import sys
+
 from . import pythonization
-from ._rvec import add_array_interface_property
+from ._rvec import _array_interface_dtype_map
 
 
 def _data_vec_char(self):
@@ -24,6 +26,35 @@ def _data_vec_char(self):
     self.pop_back()
     return d
 
+
+def _get_array_interface(self):
+    import ROOT
+
+    value_type = getattr(type(self), "value_type", None)
+    dtype_numpy = _array_interface_dtype_map.get(value_type)
+    if dtype_numpy is not None:
+        dtype_size = ROOT._cppyy.sizeof(value_type)
+        endianness = "<" if sys.byteorder == "little" else ">"
+        size = self.size()
+        # Numpy breaks for data pointer of 0 even though the array is empty.
+        # We set the pointer to 1 but the value itself is arbitrary and never accessed.
+        if self.empty():
+            pointer = 1
+        else:
+            pointer = ROOT._cppyy.ll.addressof(self.data())
+        return {
+            "shape": (size,),
+            "typestr": "{}{}{}".format(endianness, dtype_numpy, dtype_size),
+            "version": 3,
+            "data": (pointer, False),
+        }
+
+
+def _add_array_interface_property(klass):
+    value_type = getattr(klass, "value_type", None)
+    if value_type in _array_interface_dtype_map:
+        klass.__array_interface__ = property(_get_array_interface)
+
 @pythonization("vector<", ns="std", is_prefix=True)
 def pythonize_stl_vector(klass, name):
     # Parameters:
@@ -31,8 +62,7 @@ def pythonize_stl_vector(klass, name):
     # name: string containing the name of the class
 
     # Add numpy array interface
-    # NOTE: The pythonization is reused from ROOT::VecOps::RVec
-    add_array_interface_property(klass, name)
+    _add_array_interface_property(klass)
 
     # Inject custom vector<char>::data()
     value_type = getattr(klass, 'value_type', None)