diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/BuiltinTypes.td b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/BuiltinTypes.td
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/BuiltinTypes.td
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/BuiltinTypes.td
@@ -1125,6 +1125,24 @@
     /// provided shape is `std::nullopt`, the current shape of the type is used.
     VectorType cloneWith(std::optional<ArrayRef<int64_t>> shape,
                          Type elementType) const;
+
+    /// Return a new vector type which results from dropping the first \p n
+    /// dimensions of this vector type.
+    VectorType dropFrontDims(size_t n) const;
+
+    /// Return a new vector type which results from dropping the last \p n
+    /// dimensions of this vector type.
+    VectorType dropBackDims(size_t n) const;
+
+    /// Alias for dropFrontDims(1)
+    VectorType dropFrontDim() const { return dropFrontDims(1); }
+
+    /// Alias for dropBackDims(1)
+    VectorType dropBackDim() const { return dropBackDims(1); }
+
+    /// Return a new vector type which results from dropping the first \p n
+    /// dimensions and keeping \p m following dimensions.
+    VectorType sliceDims(size_t n, size_t m) const;
   }];
   let skipDefaultBuilders = 1;
   let genVerifyDecl = 1;
diff --git a/mlir/lib/IR/BuiltinTypes.cpp b/mlir/lib/IR/BuiltinTypes.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/IR/BuiltinTypes.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/IR/BuiltinTypes.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,21 @@
                          getScalableDims());
 }
 
+VectorType VectorType::dropFrontDims(size_t n) const {
+  assert(size_t(getRank()) >= n && "Dropping more dims than exist");
+  return sliceDims(n, size_t(getRank()) - n);
+}
+
+VectorType VectorType::dropBackDims(size_t n) const {
+  assert(size_t(getRank()) >= n && "Dropping more dims than exist");
+  return sliceDims(0, size_t(getRank()) - n);
+}
+
+VectorType VectorType::sliceDims(size_t n, size_t m) const {
+  return VectorType::get(getShape().slice(n, m), getElementType(),
+                         getScalableDims().slice(n, m));
+}
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 // TensorType
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//