diff --git a/opt_einsum/parser.py b/opt_einsum/parser.py
index 47567ae..d24e9be 100644
--- a/opt_einsum/parser.py
+++ b/opt_einsum/parser.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def parse_einsum_input(operands: Any, shapes: bool = False) -> Tuple[str, str, L
         subscripts, operands = convert_interleaved_input(operands)
 
     if shapes:
-        operand_shapes = operands
+        operand_shapes = [list(s) for s in operands]
     else:
         operand_shapes = [o.shape for o in operands]
 
diff --git a/opt_einsum/tests/test_parser.py b/opt_einsum/tests/test_parser.py
index d582ca4..ed1a30b 100644
--- a/opt_einsum/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/opt_einsum/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -41,3 +41,12 @@ def test_parse_einsum_input_shapes() -> None:
     assert input_subscripts == eq
     assert output_subscript == "ad"
     assert np.allclose([possibly_convert_to_numpy(shp) for shp in shps], operands)
+
+
+def test_parse_with_ellisis():
+    eq = "...a,ab"
+    shps = [(2, 3), (3, 4)]
+    input_subscripts, output_subscript, operands = parse_einsum_input([eq, *shps], shapes=True)
+    assert input_subscripts == "da,ab"
+    assert output_subscript == "db"
+    assert np.allclose([possibly_convert_to_numpy(shp) for shp in shps], operands)