diff --git a/mjx/mujoco/mjx/_src/support.py b/mjx/mujoco/mjx/_src/support.py
index 24031821e1..fb96bcf29b 100644
--- a/mjx/mujoco/mjx/_src/support.py
+++ b/mjx/mujoco/mjx/_src/support.py
@@ -328,7 +328,13 @@ def name2id(
 class BindModel(object):
   """Class holding the requested MJX Model and spec id for binding a spec to Model."""
 
-  def __init__(self, model: Model, specs: Sequence[mujoco.MjStruct]):
+  def __init__(
+      self,
+      model: Model,
+      specs: Sequence[mujoco.MjStruct],
+      *,
+      squeeze: bool,
+  ):
     self.model = model
     self.prefix = ''
     ids = []
@@ -383,7 +389,7 @@ def __init__(self, model: Model, specs: Sequence[mujoco.MjStruct]):
       else:
         raise ValueError('invalid spec type')
       ids.append(spec.id)
-    if len(ids) == 1:
+    if len(ids) == 1 and squeeze:
       self.id = ids[0]
     else:
       self.id = ids
@@ -405,18 +411,24 @@ def _bind_model(
     self: Model, obj: mujoco.MjStruct | Iterable[mujoco.MjStruct]
 ) -> BindModel:
   """Bind a Mujoco spec to an MJX Model."""
-  if isinstance(obj, mujoco.MjStruct):
+  squeeze = isinstance(obj, mujoco.MjStruct)
+  if squeeze:
     obj = (obj,)
   else:
     obj = tuple(obj)
-  return BindModel(self, obj)
+  return BindModel(self, obj, squeeze=squeeze)
 
 
 class BindData(object):
   """Class holding the requested MJX Data and spec id for binding a spec to Data."""
 
   def __init__(
-      self, data: Data, model: Model, specs: Sequence[mujoco.MjStruct]
+      self,
+      data: Data,
+      model: Model,
+      specs: Sequence[mujoco.MjStruct],
+      *,
+      squeeze: bool,
   ):
     self.data = data
     self.model = model
@@ -453,7 +465,7 @@ def __init__(
       else:
         raise ValueError('invalid spec type')
       ids.append(spec.id)
-    if len(ids) == 1:
+    if len(ids) == 1 and squeeze:
       self.id = ids[0]
     else:
       self.id = ids
@@ -571,11 +583,12 @@ def _bind_data(
     self: Data, model: Model, obj: mujoco.MjStruct | Iterable[mujoco.MjStruct]
 ) -> BindData:
   """Bind a Mujoco spec to an MJX Data."""
-  if isinstance(obj, mujoco.MjStruct):
+  squeeze = isinstance(obj, mujoco.MjStruct)
+  if squeeze:
     obj = (obj,)
   else:
     obj = tuple(obj)
-  return BindData(self, model, obj)
+  return BindData(self, model, obj, squeeze=squeeze)
 
 
 Model.bind = _bind_model
diff --git a/python/mujoco/__init__.py b/python/mujoco/__init__.py
index 799a13a59b..c99eb9d877 100644
--- a/python/mujoco/__init__.py
+++ b/python/mujoco/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import os
 import platform
 import subprocess
-from typing import Any, IO, Union, Sequence
+from typing import Any, IO, Union, Sequence, List
 from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
 import warnings
 import zipfile
@@ -158,6 +158,28 @@ def from_zip(file: Union[str, IO[bytes]]) -> _specs.MjSpec:
   return _specs.MjSpec.from_string(xml_string, assets=assets)
 
 
+def _extend_bind_items(items: List[Any], value: Any) -> None:
+  size = getattr(value, 'size', None)
+  if size is None:
+    if isinstance(value, Sequence) and not isinstance(value, (str, bytes)):
+      if len(value) == 1:
+        items.extend(value)
+      else:
+        items.append(value)
+      return
+    items.append(value)
+    return
+  if size == 1:
+    try:
+      iter(value)
+    except TypeError:
+      items.append(value)
+    else:
+      items.extend(value)
+  else:
+    items.append(value)
+
+
 class _MjBindModel:
   """Wrapper for MjModel that allows binding multiple specs."""
 
@@ -167,7 +189,7 @@ def __init__(self, elements: Sequence[Any]):
   def __getattr__(self, key: str):
     items = []
     for e in self.elements:
-      items.extend(getattr(e, key))
+      _extend_bind_items(items, getattr(e, key))
     return items
 
   def __setattr__(self, key: str, value: Any):
@@ -183,7 +205,7 @@ def __init__(self, elements: Sequence[Any]):
   def __getattr__(self, key: str):
     items = []
     for e in self.elements:
-      items.extend(getattr(e, key))
+      _extend_bind_items(items, getattr(e, key))
     return items
 
   def __setattr__(self, key: str, value: Any):
diff --git a/python/mujoco/specs_test.py b/python/mujoco/specs_test.py
index 8b472a3cd3..c3deb8bca8 100644
--- a/python/mujoco/specs_test.py
+++ b/python/mujoco/specs_test.py
@@ -1423,6 +1423,12 @@ def test_bind(self):
     np.testing.assert_array_equal(mj_model.bind(joint_box).qposadr, 7)
     np.testing.assert_array_equal(mj_data.bind(joints).qpos, [0, 0])
     np.testing.assert_array_equal(mj_model.bind(joints).qposadr, [7, 8])
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(
+        mj_model.bind(spec.geoms[0:1]).size, mj_model.geom_size[0:1]
+    )
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(
+        mj_data.bind(spec.geoms[0:1]).xpos, mj_data.geom_xpos[0:1]
+    )
     np.testing.assert_array_equal(mj_data.bind([]).qpos, [])
     np.testing.assert_array_equal(mj_model.bind([]).qposadr, [])
     mj_data.bind(joints).qpos = np.array([1, 2])