diff --git a/src/kirin/dialects/ilist/rewrite/inline_getitem.py b/src/kirin/dialects/ilist/rewrite/inline_getitem.py
index 9120f1648..a84612a44 100644
--- a/src/kirin/dialects/ilist/rewrite/inline_getitem.py
+++ b/src/kirin/dialects/ilist/rewrite/inline_getitem.py
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ def rewrite_Statement(self, node: ir.Statement) -> abc.RewriteResult:
             node.result.replace_by(stmt.args[index])
             return abc.RewriteResult(has_done_something=True)
         elif isinstance(index, slice):
-            start, stop, step = index.indices(len(stmt.args))
-            new_tuple = New(
-                tuple(stmt.args[start:stop:step]),
-            )
+            new_tuple = New(tuple(stmt.args[index]))
             node.replace_by(new_tuple)
             return abc.RewriteResult(has_done_something=True)
         else:
diff --git a/src/kirin/dialects/py/indexing.py b/src/kirin/dialects/py/indexing.py
index a1d88243b..fab1ac038 100644
--- a/src/kirin/dialects/py/indexing.py
+++ b/src/kirin/dialects/py/indexing.py
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ def getitem(
             if isinstance(index.data, int) and 0 <= index.data < len(obj):
                 return (obj[index.data],)
             elif isinstance(index.data, slice):
-                start, stop, step = index.data.indices(len(obj))
-                return (const.PartialTuple(obj[start:stop:step]),)
+                return (const.PartialTuple(obj[index.data]),)
         return (const.Unknown(),)
 
 
diff --git a/src/kirin/rewrite/getitem.py b/src/kirin/rewrite/getitem.py
index 5cc91d024..47c10c130 100644
--- a/src/kirin/rewrite/getitem.py
+++ b/src/kirin/rewrite/getitem.py
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ def rewrite_Statement(self, node: ir.Statement) -> RewriteResult:
             node.result.replace_by(stmt.args[index])
             return RewriteResult(has_done_something=True)
         elif isinstance(index, slice):
-            start, stop, step = index.indices(len(stmt.args))
-            new_tuple = py.tuple.New(
-                tuple(stmt.args[start:stop:step]),
-            )
+            new_tuple = py.tuple.New(tuple(stmt.args[index]))
             node.replace_by(new_tuple)
             return RewriteResult(has_done_something=True)
         else:
diff --git a/test/dialects/ilist/test_inline_getitem.py b/test/dialects/ilist/test_inline_getitem.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..119a87e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dialects/ilist/test_inline_getitem.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import pytest
+
+from kirin import types
+from kirin.prelude import basic_no_opt
+from kirin.rewrite import Walk, Chain, Fixpoint, WrapConst
+from kirin.analysis import const
+from kirin.dialects import ilist
+from kirin.rewrite.dce import DeadCodeElimination
+from kirin.dialects.py.indexing import GetItem
+from kirin.dialects.ilist.rewrite.inline_getitem import InlineGetItem
+
+
+def apply_getitem_optimization(func):
+    constprop = const.Propagate(func.dialects)
+    frame, _ = constprop.run(func)
+    Fixpoint(Walk(WrapConst(frame))).rewrite(func.code)
+    inline_getitem = InlineGetItem()
+    Fixpoint(Walk(Chain([inline_getitem, DeadCodeElimination()]))).rewrite(func.code)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("index", [0, -1, 1])
+def test_getitem_index(index):
+    index = 0
+
+    @basic_no_opt
+    def func(x: int):
+        ylist = ilist.New(values=(x, x, 1, x), elem_type=types.PyClass(int))
+        return ylist[index]
+
+    before = func(1)
+    apply_getitem_optimization(func)
+    after = func(1)
+
+    assert before == after
+    assert len(func.callable_region.blocks[0].stmts) == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "sl",
+    [
+        slice(0, 2, 1),
+        slice(None, None, None),
+        slice(None, -1, None),
+        slice(-1, None, None),
+        slice(None, None, -1),
+        slice(1, 4, 2),
+    ],
+)
+def test_getitem_slice(sl):
+
+    @basic_no_opt
+    def func():
+        ylist = ilist.New(values=(0, 1, 2, 3, 4), elem_type=types.PyClass(int))
+        return ylist[sl]
+
+    stmt_types = [type(stmt) for stmt in func.callable_region.blocks[0].stmts]
+    assert GetItem in stmt_types
+
+    before = func()
+    apply_getitem_optimization(func)
+    after = func()
+
+    assert before == after
+    stmt_types = [type(stmt) for stmt in func.callable_region.blocks[0].stmts]
+    assert GetItem not in stmt_types
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "start, stop, step",
+    [
+        (0, 2, 1),
+        (None, None, None),
+        (None, -1, None),
+        (-1, None, None),
+        (None, None, -1),
+        (1, 4, 2),
+    ],
+)
+def test_getitem_slice_with_literal_indices(start, stop, step):
+
+    @basic_no_opt
+    def func():
+        ylist = ilist.New(values=(0, 1, 2, 3, 4), elem_type=types.PyClass(int))
+        return ylist[start:stop:step]
+
+    stmt_types = [type(stmt) for stmt in func.callable_region.blocks[0].stmts]
+    assert GetItem in stmt_types
+
+    before = func()
+
+    apply_getitem_optimization(func)
+
+    stmt_types = [type(stmt) for stmt in func.callable_region.blocks[0].stmts]
+    assert GetItem not in stmt_types
+    after = func()
+
+    assert before == after
diff --git a/test/rules/test_getitem.py b/test/rules/test_getitem.py
index b4a943c76..76e7633de 100644
--- a/test/rules/test_getitem.py
+++ b/test/rules/test_getitem.py
@@ -1,26 +1,94 @@
+import pytest
+
 from kirin.prelude import basic_no_opt
 from kirin.rewrite import Walk, Chain, Fixpoint, WrapConst
 from kirin.analysis import const
 from kirin.rewrite.dce import DeadCodeElimination
 from kirin.rewrite.getitem import InlineGetItem
+from kirin.dialects.py.indexing import GetItem
 
 
-@basic_no_opt
-def main_simplify_getitem(x: int):
-    ylist = (x, x, 1, 2)
-    return ylist[0]
+def apply_getitem_optimization(func):
+    constprop = const.Propagate(func.dialects)
+    frame, _ = constprop.run(func)
+    Fixpoint(Walk(WrapConst(frame))).rewrite(func.code)
+    inline_getitem = InlineGetItem()
+    Fixpoint(Walk(Chain([inline_getitem, DeadCodeElimination()]))).rewrite(func.code)
 
 
-def test_getitem():
-    before = main_simplify_getitem(1)
-    constprop = const.Propagate(main_simplify_getitem.dialects)
-    frame, _ = constprop.run(main_simplify_getitem)
-    Fixpoint(Walk(WrapConst(frame))).rewrite(main_simplify_getitem.code)
-    inline_getitem = InlineGetItem()
-    Fixpoint(Walk(Chain([inline_getitem, DeadCodeElimination()]))).rewrite(
-        main_simplify_getitem.code
-    )
-    main_simplify_getitem.code.print()
-    after = main_simplify_getitem(1)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("index", [0, -1, 1])
+def test_getitem_index(index):
+
+    @basic_no_opt
+    def func(x: int):
+        ylist = (x, x, 1, x)
+        return ylist[index]
+
+    before = func(1)
+    apply_getitem_optimization(func)
+    after = func(1)
+
+    assert before == after
+    assert len(func.callable_region.blocks[0].stmts) == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "sl",
+    [
+        slice(0, 2, 1),
+        slice(None, None, None),
+        slice(None, -1, None),
+        slice(-1, None, None),
+        slice(None, None, -1),
+        slice(1, 4, 2),
+    ],
+)
+def test_getitem_slice(sl):
+
+    @basic_no_opt
+    def func():
+        ylist = (0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
+        return ylist[sl]
+
+    stmt_types = [type(stmt) for stmt in func.callable_region.blocks[0].stmts]
+    assert GetItem in stmt_types
+
+    before = func()
+    apply_getitem_optimization(func)
+    after = func()
+
+    assert before == after
+    stmt_types = [type(stmt) for stmt in func.callable_region.blocks[0].stmts]
+    assert GetItem not in stmt_types
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "start, stop, step",
+    [
+        (0, 2, 1),
+        (None, None, None),
+        (None, -1, None),
+        (-1, None, None),
+        (None, None, -1),
+        (1, 4, 2),
+    ],
+)
+def test_getitem_slice_with_literal_indices(start, stop, step):
+
+    @basic_no_opt
+    def func():
+        ylist = (0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
+        return ylist[start:stop:step]
+
+    stmt_types = [type(stmt) for stmt in func.callable_region.blocks[0].stmts]
+    assert GetItem in stmt_types
+
+    before = func()
+
+    apply_getitem_optimization(func)
+
+    stmt_types = [type(stmt) for stmt in func.callable_region.blocks[0].stmts]
+    assert GetItem not in stmt_types
+    after = func()
+
     assert before == after
-    assert len(main_simplify_getitem.callable_region.blocks[0].stmts) == 1