diff --git a/gguf-py/gguf/gguf_writer.py b/gguf-py/gguf/gguf_writer.py
index 57ca2035fe2..8ddd895cb7c 100644
--- a/gguf-py/gguf/gguf_writer.py
+++ b/gguf-py/gguf/gguf_writer.py
@@ -371,10 +371,13 @@ def add_tensor_info(
 
     def add_tensor(
         self, name: str, tensor: np.ndarray[Any, Any], raw_shape: Sequence[int] | None = None,
-        raw_dtype: GGMLQuantizationType | None = None,
+        raw_dtype: GGMLQuantizationType | None = None, tensor_endianess: GGUFEndian | None = None
     ) -> None:
-        if (self.endianess == GGUFEndian.BIG and sys.byteorder != 'big') or \
-                (self.endianess == GGUFEndian.LITTLE and sys.byteorder != 'little'):
+        # if tensor endianness is not passed, assume it's native to system
+        if tensor_endianess is None:
+            tensor_endianess = GGUFEndian.BIG if sys.byteorder == 'big' else GGUFEndian.LITTLE
+
+        if tensor_endianess != self.endianess:
             # Don't byteswap inplace since lazy copies cannot handle it
             tensor = tensor.byteswap(inplace=False)
         if self.use_temp_file and self.temp_file is None:
@@ -397,13 +400,16 @@ def write_padding(self, fp: IO[bytes], n: int, align: int | None = None) -> None
         if pad != 0:
             fp.write(bytes([0] * pad))
 
-    def write_tensor_data(self, tensor: np.ndarray[Any, Any]) -> None:
+    def write_tensor_data(self, tensor: np.ndarray[Any, Any], tensor_endianess: GGUFEndian | None = None) -> None:
         if self.state is not WriterState.TI_DATA and self.state is not WriterState.WEIGHTS:
             raise ValueError(f'Expected output file to contain tensor info or weights, got {self.state}')
         assert self.fout is not None
 
-        if (self.endianess == GGUFEndian.BIG and sys.byteorder != 'big') or \
-                (self.endianess == GGUFEndian.LITTLE and sys.byteorder != 'little'):
+        # if tensor endianness is not passed, assume it's native to system
+        if tensor_endianess is None:
+            tensor_endianess = GGUFEndian.BIG if sys.byteorder == 'big' else GGUFEndian.LITTLE
+
+        if tensor_endianess != self.endianess:
             # Don't byteswap inplace since lazy copies cannot handle it
             tensor = tensor.byteswap(inplace=False)
 
diff --git a/gguf-py/gguf/scripts/gguf_editor_gui.py b/gguf-py/gguf/scripts/gguf_editor_gui.py
index 05f4db0f8cd..293316afed4 100755
--- a/gguf-py/gguf/scripts/gguf_editor_gui.py
+++ b/gguf-py/gguf/scripts/gguf_editor_gui.py
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ def save_file(self):
 
             # Add tensors (including data)
             for tensor in self.reader.tensors:
-                writer.add_tensor(tensor.name, tensor.data, raw_shape=tensor.data.shape, raw_dtype=tensor.tensor_type)
+                writer.add_tensor(tensor.name, tensor.data, raw_shape=tensor.data.shape, raw_dtype=tensor.tensor_type, tensor_endianess=self.reader.endianess)
 
             # Write header and metadata
             writer.open_output_file(Path(file_path))
diff --git a/gguf-py/gguf/scripts/gguf_new_metadata.py b/gguf-py/gguf/scripts/gguf_new_metadata.py
index 2fa5800cf74..c67436bad4a 100755
--- a/gguf-py/gguf/scripts/gguf_new_metadata.py
+++ b/gguf-py/gguf/scripts/gguf_new_metadata.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def copy_with_new_metadata(reader: gguf.GGUFReader, writer: gguf.GGUFWriter, new
     writer.write_ti_data_to_file()
 
     for tensor in reader.tensors:
-        writer.write_tensor_data(tensor.data)
+        writer.write_tensor_data(tensor.data, tensor_endianess=reader.endianess)
         bar.update(tensor.n_bytes)
 
     writer.close()