diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/GeneratedType.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/GeneratedType.java
index 20fea924e..42e852d16 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/GeneratedType.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/GeneratedType.java
@@ -155,7 +155,13 @@ public abstract class GeneratedType extends ModelElement {
             typeToAdd.getPackageName() != null &&
             !typeToAdd.getPackageName().equals( packageName ) &&
             !typeToAdd.getPackageName().startsWith( "java.lang" ) ) {
-            collection.add( typeToAdd );
+
+            if ( typeToAdd.isArrayType() ) {
+                collection.add( typeToAdd.getComponentType() );
+            }
+            else {
+                collection.add( typeToAdd );
+            }
         }
 
         addWithDependents( collection, typeToAdd.getImplementationType() );
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/IterableMappingMethod.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/IterableMappingMethod.java
index aa81ff20d..28c72c66a 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/IterableMappingMethod.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/IterableMappingMethod.java
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ package org.mapstruct.ap.model;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+import javax.lang.model.type.TypeKind;
 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
 import javax.tools.Diagnostic;
 
 import org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.Assignment;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.LocalVarWrapper;
 import org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.SetterWrapper;
 import org.mapstruct.ap.model.common.Parameter;
 import org.mapstruct.ap.model.common.Type;
@@ -74,13 +76,21 @@ public class IterableMappingMethod extends MappingMethod {
         }
 
         public IterableMappingMethod build() {
-            Type sourceElementType =
-                method.getSourceParameters().iterator().next().getType().getTypeParameters().get( 0 );
-            Type targetElementType =
-                method.getResultType().getTypeParameters().get( 0 );
-            String loopVariableName =
-                Strings.getSaveVariableName( sourceElementType.getName(), method.getParameterNames() );
+            Type sourceParameterType = method.getSourceParameters().iterator().next().getType();
+            Type resultType = method.getResultType();
 
+            Type sourceElementType = sourceParameterType.isArrayType() ? sourceParameterType.getComponentType() :
+                    sourceParameterType.getTypeParameters().get( 0 );
+            Type targetElementType = resultType.isArrayType() ? resultType.getComponentType() :
+                    resultType.getTypeParameters().get( 0 );
+
+
+            String elementTypeName = sourceParameterType.isArrayType() ?
+                        sourceParameterType.getComponentType().getName() :
+                        sourceParameterType.getTypeParameters().get( 0 ).getName();
+
+            String loopVariableName =
+                Strings.getSaveVariableName( elementTypeName, method.getParameterNames() );
 
             Assignment assignment = ctx.getMappingResolver().getTargetAssignment(
                 method,
@@ -103,21 +113,25 @@ public class IterableMappingMethod extends MappingMethod {
             }
 
             // target accessor is setter, so decorate assignment as setter
-            assignment = new SetterWrapper( assignment, method.getThrownTypes() );
-
+            if ( resultType.isArrayType() ) {
+                assignment = new LocalVarWrapper( assignment, method.getThrownTypes() );
+            }
+            else {
+                assignment = new SetterWrapper( assignment, method.getThrownTypes() );
+            }
             // mapNullToDefault
             NullValueMappingPrism prism = NullValueMappingPrism.getInstanceOn( method.getExecutable() );
             boolean mapNullToDefault
                 = MapperConfig.getInstanceOn( ctx.getMapperTypeElement() ).isMapToDefault( prism );
 
             MethodReference factoryMethod = AssignmentFactory.createFactoryMethod( method.getReturnType(), ctx );
+
             return new IterableMappingMethod(
-                method,
-                assignment,
-                factoryMethod,
-                mapNullToDefault,
-                loopVariableName
-            );
+                    method,
+                    assignment,
+                    factoryMethod,
+                    mapNullToDefault,
+                    loopVariableName );
         }
     }
 
@@ -149,7 +163,6 @@ public class IterableMappingMethod extends MappingMethod {
     @Override
     public Set<Type> getImportTypes() {
         Set<Type> types = super.getImportTypes();
-
         if ( elementAssignment != null ) {
             types.addAll( elementAssignment.getImportTypes() );
         }
@@ -169,10 +182,59 @@ public class IterableMappingMethod extends MappingMethod {
         return loopVariableName;
     }
 
+    public String getDefaultValue() {
+        TypeKind kind = getResultElementType().getTypeMirror().getKind();
+        switch ( kind ) {
+            case BOOLEAN:
+                return "false";
+            case BYTE:
+            case SHORT:
+            case INT:
+            case CHAR:  /*"'\u0000'" would have been better, but depends on platformencoding */
+                return "0";
+            case LONG:
+                return "0L";
+            case FLOAT:
+                return "0.0f";
+            case DOUBLE:
+                return "0.0d";
+            default:
+                return "null";
+        }
+    }
+
     public MethodReference getFactoryMethod() {
         return this.factoryMethod;
     }
 
+    public Type getSourceElementType() {
+        Type sourceParameterType = getSourceParameter().getType();
+
+        if ( sourceParameterType.isArrayType() ) {
+            return sourceParameterType.getComponentType();
+        }
+        else {
+            return sourceParameterType.getTypeParameters().get( 0 );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Type getResultElementType() {
+        if ( getResultType().isArrayType() ) {
+            return getResultType().getComponentType();
+        }
+        else {
+            return getResultType().getTypeParameters().get( 0 );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public String getIndex1Name() {
+        return Strings.getSaveVariableName( "i", loopVariableName, getSourceParameter().getName(), getResultName() );
+    }
+
+    public String getIndex2Name() {
+        return Strings.getSaveVariableName( "j", loopVariableName, getSourceParameter().getName(), getResultName() );
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         final int prime = 31;
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/MappingMethod.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/MappingMethod.java
index ab3b4ab6a..e09160f31 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/MappingMethod.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/MappingMethod.java
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import org.mapstruct.ap.model.common.ModelElement;
 import org.mapstruct.ap.model.common.Parameter;
 import org.mapstruct.ap.model.common.Type;
 import org.mapstruct.ap.model.source.Method;
-import org.mapstruct.ap.util.Strings;
+import static org.mapstruct.ap.util.Strings.getSaveVariableName;
+import static org.mapstruct.ap.util.Strings.join;
 
 /**
  * A method implemented or referenced by a {@link Mapper} class.
@@ -78,8 +79,15 @@ public abstract class MappingMethod extends ModelElement {
     }
 
     public String getResultName() {
-        return targetParameter != null ? targetParameter.getName() :
-            Strings.getSaveVariableName( getResultType().getName(), getParameterNames() );
+        if ( targetParameter != null ) {
+            return targetParameter.getName();
+        }
+        else if ( getResultType().isArrayType() ) {
+            return getSaveVariableName( getResultType().getComponentType().getName() + "Tmp", getParameterNames() );
+        }
+        else {
+            return getSaveVariableName( getResultType().getName(), getParameterNames() );
+        }
     }
 
     public Type getReturnType() {
@@ -124,6 +132,6 @@ public abstract class MappingMethod extends ModelElement {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return returnType + " " + getName() + "(" + Strings.join( parameters, ", " ) + ")";
+        return returnType + " " + getName() + "(" + join( parameters, ", " ) + ")";
     }
 }
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/PropertyMapping.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/PropertyMapping.java
index 5c94375ce..a6ca797bf 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/PropertyMapping.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/PropertyMapping.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.mapstruct.ap.model;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
 import javax.tools.Diagnostic;
 
 import org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.AdderWrapper;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.ArrayCopyWrapper;
 import org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.Assignment;
 import org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.GetterCollectionOrMapWrapper;
 import org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.NewCollectionOrMapWrapper;
@@ -153,6 +155,11 @@ public class PropertyMapping extends ModelElement {
                 if ( targetType.isCollectionOrMapType() ) {
                     assignment = assignCollection( targetType, targetAccessorType, assignment );
                 }
+                else if ( targetType.isArrayType() && sourceType.isArrayType() && assignment.getType() == DIRECT ) {
+                    Type arrayType = ctx.getTypeFactory().getType( Arrays.class );
+                    assignment = new ArrayCopyWrapper( assignment, targetPropertyName, arrayType, targetType );
+                    assignment = new NullCheckWrapper( assignment );
+                }
                 else {
                     assignment = assignObject( sourceType, targetType, targetAccessorType, assignment );
                 }
@@ -367,7 +374,8 @@ public class PropertyMapping extends ModelElement {
                                                      ExecutableElement element) {
 
             Assignment assignment = null;
-            if ( sourceType.isCollectionType() && targetType.isCollectionType() ) {
+            if ( ( sourceType.isCollectionType() || sourceType.isArrayType() )
+                   && ( targetType.isCollectionType() || targetType.isArrayType() ) ) {
 
                 ForgedMethod methodToGenerate = new ForgedMethod( sourceType, targetType, element );
                 IterableMappingMethod.Builder builder = new IterableMappingMethod.Builder();
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/assignment/ArrayCopyWrapper.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/assignment/ArrayCopyWrapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afeaf0adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/assignment/ArrayCopyWrapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/**
+ *  Copyright 2012-2014 Gunnar Morling (http://www.gunnarmorling.de/)
+ *  and/or other contributors as indicated by the @authors tag. See the
+ *  copyright.txt file in the distribution for a full listing of all
+ *  contributors.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.mapstruct.ap.model.common.Type;
+import static org.mapstruct.ap.util.Strings.decapitalize;
+import static org.mapstruct.ap.util.Strings.getSaveVariableName;
+
+/**
+ * Decorates the assignment as a Map or Collection constructor
+ *
+ * @author Sjaak Derksen
+ */
+public class ArrayCopyWrapper extends AssignmentWrapper {
+
+    private final String targetPropertyName;
+    private final Type arraysType;
+    private final Type targetType;
+
+    public ArrayCopyWrapper(Assignment decoratedAssignment, String targetPropertyName, Type arraysType,
+            Type targetType) {
+        super( decoratedAssignment );
+        this.targetPropertyName = targetPropertyName;
+        this.arraysType = arraysType;
+        this.targetType = targetType;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<Type> getImportTypes() {
+        Set<Type> imported = new HashSet<Type>();
+        imported.addAll( getAssignment().getImportTypes() );
+        imported.add( arraysType );
+        imported.add( targetType );
+        return imported;
+    }
+
+    public String getLocalVarName() {
+        return getSaveVariableName( decapitalize( targetPropertyName ), Collections.<String>emptyList() );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/common/Type.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/common/Type.java
index a3b813340..e1d6132b2 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/common/Type.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/common/Type.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public class Type extends ModelElement implements Comparable<Type> {
     private final List<Type> typeParameters;
 
     private final Type implementationType;
+    private final Type componentType;
 
     private final String packageName;
     private final String name;
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ public class Type extends ModelElement implements Comparable<Type> {
 
     //CHECKSTYLE:OFF
     public Type(Types typeUtils, Elements elementUtils, TypeMirror typeMirror, TypeElement typeElement,
-                List<Type> typeParameters, Type implementationType, String packageName, String name,
+                List<Type> typeParameters, Type implementationType, Type componentType, String packageName, String name,
                 String qualifiedName, boolean isInterface, boolean isEnumType, boolean isIterableType,
                 boolean isCollectionType, boolean isMapType, boolean isImported) {
 
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ public class Type extends ModelElement implements Comparable<Type> {
         this.typeMirror = typeMirror;
         this.typeElement = typeElement;
         this.typeParameters = typeParameters;
+        this.componentType = componentType;
         this.implementationType = implementationType;
 
         this.packageName = packageName;
@@ -147,6 +149,10 @@ public class Type extends ModelElement implements Comparable<Type> {
         return typeParameters;
     }
 
+    public Type getComponentType() {
+        return componentType;
+    }
+
     public boolean isPrimitive() {
         return typeMirror.getKind().isPrimitive();
     }
@@ -182,8 +188,13 @@ public class Type extends ModelElement implements Comparable<Type> {
         return implementationType;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether this type is a sub-type of {@link Iterable} or an array type.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if this type is a sub-type of {@link Iterable} or an array type, {@code false} otherwise.
+     */
     public boolean isIterableType() {
-        return isIterableType;
+        return isIterableType || isArrayType();
     }
 
     public boolean isCollectionType() {
@@ -198,13 +209,32 @@ public class Type extends ModelElement implements Comparable<Type> {
         return isCollectionType || isMapType;
     }
 
+    public boolean isArrayType() {
+        return componentType != null;
+    }
+
     public String getFullyQualifiedName() {
         return qualifiedName;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The name of this type as to be used within import statements.
+     */
+    public String getImportName() {
+        return isArrayType() ? qualifiedName.substring( 0, qualifiedName.length() - 2 ) : qualifiedName;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Set<Type> getImportTypes() {
-        return implementationType != null ? Collections.singleton( implementationType ) : Collections.<Type>emptySet();
+        if ( implementationType != null ) {
+            return Collections.singleton( implementationType );
+        }
+        else if ( componentType != null ) {
+            return Collections.singleton( componentType );
+        }
+        else {
+            return Collections.<Type>emptySet();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -244,6 +274,7 @@ public class Type extends ModelElement implements Comparable<Type> {
             typeElement,
             typeParameters,
             implementationType,
+            componentType,
             packageName,
             name,
             qualifiedName,
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/common/TypeFactory.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/common/TypeFactory.java
index d1405ad83..3b8046760 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/common/TypeFactory.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/common/TypeFactory.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import javax.lang.model.element.ElementKind;
 import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.VariableElement;
+import javax.lang.model.type.ArrayType;
 import javax.lang.model.type.DeclaredType;
 import javax.lang.model.type.ExecutableType;
 import javax.lang.model.type.PrimitiveType;
@@ -134,12 +135,14 @@ public class TypeFactory {
         boolean isInterface;
         String name;
         String packageName;
-        TypeElement typeElement;
         String qualifiedName;
+        TypeElement typeElement;
+        Type componentType;
 
-        DeclaredType declaredType = mirror.getKind() == TypeKind.DECLARED ? (DeclaredType) mirror : null;
 
-        if ( declaredType != null ) {
+        if ( mirror.getKind() == TypeKind.DECLARED ) {
+            DeclaredType declaredType = (DeclaredType) mirror;
+
             isEnumType = declaredType.asElement().getKind() == ElementKind.ENUM;
             isInterface = declaredType.asElement().getKind() == ElementKind.INTERFACE;
             name = declaredType.asElement().getSimpleName().toString();
@@ -154,14 +157,40 @@ public class TypeFactory {
                 packageName = null;
                 qualifiedName = name;
             }
+
+            componentType = null;
+        }
+        else if ( mirror.getKind() == TypeKind.ARRAY ) {
+            TypeMirror componentTypeMirror = getComponentType( mirror );
+
+            if ( componentTypeMirror.getKind() == TypeKind.DECLARED ) {
+                DeclaredType declaredType = (DeclaredType) componentTypeMirror;
+                TypeElement componentTypeElement =
+                        declaredType.asElement().accept( new TypeElementRetrievalVisitor(), null );
+
+                name = componentTypeElement.getSimpleName().toString() + "[]";
+                packageName = elementUtils.getPackageOf( componentTypeElement ).getQualifiedName().toString();
+                qualifiedName = componentTypeElement.getQualifiedName().toString() + "[]";
+            }
+            else {
+                name = mirror.toString();
+                packageName = null;
+                qualifiedName = name;
+            }
+
+            isEnumType = false;
+            isInterface = false;
+            typeElement = null;
+            componentType = getType( componentTypeMirror );
         }
         else {
             isEnumType = false;
             isInterface = false;
-            typeElement = null;
             name = mirror.toString();
             packageName = null;
             qualifiedName = name;
+            typeElement = null;
+            componentType = null;
         }
 
         return new Type(
@@ -170,6 +199,7 @@ public class TypeFactory {
             typeElement,
             getTypeParameters( mirror ),
             implementationType,
+            componentType,
             packageName,
             name,
             qualifiedName,
@@ -354,6 +384,7 @@ public class TypeFactory {
                 implementationType.getTypeElement(),
                 getTypeParameters( mirror ),
                 null,
+                null,
                 implementationType.getPackageName(),
                 implementationType.getName(),
                 implementationType.getFullyQualifiedName(),
@@ -369,6 +400,15 @@ public class TypeFactory {
         return null;
     }
 
+    private TypeMirror getComponentType(TypeMirror mirror) {
+        if ( mirror.getKind() != TypeKind.ARRAY ) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        ArrayType arrayType = (ArrayType) mirror;
+        return arrayType.getComponentType();
+    }
+
     private boolean isImported(String name, String qualifiedName) {
         String importedType = importedQualifiedTypesBySimpleName.get( name );
 
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/source/ForgedMethod.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/source/ForgedMethod.java
index 3729a4ae2..355012f0d 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/source/ForgedMethod.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/source/ForgedMethod.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class ForgedMethod implements Method {
      * @param positionHintElement element used to for reference to the position in the source file.
      */
     public ForgedMethod(Type sourceType, Type targetType, ExecutableElement positionHintElement) {
-        String sourceParamName = Strings.decapitalize( sourceType.getName() );
+        String sourceParamName = Strings.decapitalize( sourceType.getName().replace( "[]", "" ) );
         String sourceParamSafeName = Strings.getSaveVariableName( sourceParamName );
         this.parameters = Arrays.asList( new Parameter( sourceParamSafeName, sourceType ) );
         this.returnType = targetType;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class ForgedMethod implements Method {
      * @param positionHintElement element used to for reference to the position in the source file.
      */
     public ForgedMethod(String name, Type sourceType, Type targetType, ExecutableElement positionHintElement) {
-        String sourceParamName = Strings.decapitalize( sourceType.getName() );
+        String sourceParamName = Strings.decapitalize( sourceType.getName().replace( "[]", "" ) );
         String sourceParamSafeName = Strings.getSaveVariableName( sourceParamName );
         this.parameters = Arrays.asList( new Parameter( sourceParamSafeName, sourceType ) );
         this.returnType = targetType;
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ public class ForgedMethod implements Method {
     private String getName(Type type) {
         StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
         for ( Type typeParam : type.getTypeParameters() ) {
-            builder.append( typeParam.getName() );
+
+            builder.append( typeParam.getName().replace( "[]", "Array" ) );
         }
-        builder.append( type.getName() );
+        builder.append( type.getName().replace( "[]", "Array" ) );
         return builder.toString();
     }
 
diff --git a/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.GeneratedType.ftl b/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.GeneratedType.ftl
index f814d52a8..1c23da94b 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.GeneratedType.ftl
+++ b/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.GeneratedType.ftl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 package ${packageName};
 
 <#list importTypes as importedType>
-import ${importedType.fullyQualifiedName};
+import ${importedType.importName};
 </#list>
 
 @Generated(
diff --git a/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.IterableMappingMethod.ftl b/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.IterableMappingMethod.ftl
index 798a3ba94..071f58783 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.IterableMappingMethod.ftl
+++ b/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.IterableMappingMethod.ftl
@@ -22,30 +22,59 @@
 <#lt>${accessibility.keyword} <@includeModel object=returnType/> ${name}(<#list parameters as param><@includeModel object=param/><#if param_has_next>, </#if></#list>) <@throws/> {
     if ( ${sourceParameter.name} == null ) {
         <#if !mapNullToDefault>
+            <#-- returned target type starts to miss-align here with target handed via param, TODO is this right? -->
             return<#if returnType.name != "void"> null</#if>;
         <#else>
-            <#if existingInstanceMapping>
-                 ${resultName}.clear();
-                 return<#if returnType.name != "void"> ${resultName} </#if>;
+            <#if resultType.arrayType>
+                <#if existingInstanceMapping>
+                    <#-- we can't clear an existing array, so we've got to clear by setting values to default -->
+                    for (int ${index2Name} = 0; ${index2Name} < ${resultName}.length; ${index2Name}++ ) {
+                        ${resultName}[${index2Name}] = ${defaultValue};
+                    }
+                    return<#if returnType.name != "void"> ${resultName}</#if>;
+                <#else>
+                    return new <@includeModel object=resultElementType/>[];
+                </#if>
             <#else>
-                 return <@returnObjectCreation/>;
+                <#if existingInstanceMapping>
+                    ${resultName}.clear();
+                    return<#if returnType.name != "void"> ${resultName}</#if>;
+                <#else>
+                    return <@iterableCreation/>;
+                </#if>
             </#if>
         </#if>
     }
 
-    <#if existingInstanceMapping>
-        ${resultName}.clear();
+    <#if resultType.arrayType>
+        <#if !existingInstanceMapping>
+            <@includeModel object=resultElementType/>[] ${resultName} = new <@includeModel object=resultElementType/>[ <@iterableSize/> ];
+        </#if>
+        int ${index1Name} = 0;
+        for ( <@includeModel object=sourceElementType/> ${loopVariableName} : ${sourceParameter.name} ) {
+            <#if existingInstanceMapping>
+            if ( ( ${index1Name} >= ${resultName}.length ) || ( ${index1Name} >= <@iterableSize/> ) ) {
+                break;
+            }
+            </#if>
+            <@includeModel object=elementAssignment targetAccessorName=resultName+"[${index1Name}]" targetType=resultElementType isTargetDefined=true/>
+            ${index1Name}++;
+        }
     <#else>
-    <#-- Use the interface type on the left side, except it is java.lang.Iterable; use the implementation type - if present - on the right side -->
-        <@localVarDefinition/> = <@returnObjectCreation/>;
-   </#if>
+        <#if existingInstanceMapping>
+            ${resultName}.clear();
+        <#else>
+            <#-- Use the interface type on the left side, except it is java.lang.Iterable; use the implementation type - if present - on the right side -->
+            <@iterableLocalVarDef/> ${resultName} = <@iterableCreation/>;
+        </#if>
+
+        for ( <@includeModel object=sourceElementType/> ${loopVariableName} : ${sourceParameter.name} ) {
+            <@includeModel object=elementAssignment targetBeanName=resultName targetAccessorName="add" targetType=resultElementType/>
+        }
+    </#if>
 
-    for ( <@includeModel object=sourceParameter.type.typeParameters[0]/> ${loopVariableName} : ${sourceParameter.name} ) {
-     <@includeModel object=elementAssignment targetBeanName=resultName targetAccessorName="add" targetType=resultType.typeParameters[0]/>
-    }
     <#if returnType.name != "void">
-
-    return ${resultName};
+        return ${resultName};
     </#if>
 }
 <#macro throws>
@@ -57,16 +86,25 @@
         </#list>
     </@compress>
 </#macro>
-<#macro localVarDefinition>
+<#macro iterableSize>
+    <@compress single_line=true>
+        <#if sourceParameter.type.arrayType>
+           ${sourceParameter.name}.length
+        <#else>
+           ${sourceParameter.name}.size()
+        </#if>
+    </@compress>
+</#macro>
+<#macro iterableLocalVarDef>
     <@compress single_line=true>
         <#if resultType.fullyQualifiedName == "java.lang.Iterable">
             <@includeModel object=resultType.implementationType/>
         <#else>
             <@includeModel object=resultType/>
-        </#if> ${resultName}
+        </#if>
     </@compress>
 </#macro>
-<#macro returnObjectCreation>
+<#macro iterableCreation>
     <@compress single_line=true>
         <#if factoryMethod??>
             <@includeModel object=factoryMethod/>
@@ -79,4 +117,4 @@
             </#if>()
         </#if>
     </@compress>
-</#macro>
\ No newline at end of file
+</#macro>
diff --git a/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.ArrayCopyWrapper.ftl b/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.ArrayCopyWrapper.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..887b9d9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.ArrayCopyWrapper.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<#--
+
+     Copyright 2012-2014 Gunnar Morling (http://www.gunnarmorling.de/)
+     and/or other contributors as indicated by the @authors tag. See the
+     copyright.txt file in the distribution for a full listing of all
+     contributors.
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+
+-->
+<#if (exceptionTypes?size == 0) >
+    <@includeModel object=ext.targetType/> ${localVarName} = <@_assignment/>;
+    ${ext.targetBeanName}.${ext.targetAccessorName}( Arrays.copyOf( ${localVarName}, ${localVarName}.length ) );
+<#else>
+    try {
+        <@includeModel object=ext.targetType/> ${localVarName} = <@_assignment/>;
+        ${ext.targetBeanName}.${ext.targetAccessorName}( Arrays.copyOf( ${localVarName}, ${localVarName}.length ) );
+    }
+    <#list exceptionTypes as exceptionType>
+    catch ( <@includeModel object=exceptionType/> e ) {
+        throw new RuntimeException( e );
+    }
+    </#list>
+</#if>
+<#macro _assignment>
+    <@includeModel object=assignment raw=ext.raw targetType=ext.targetType/>
+</#macro>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.LocalVarWrapper.ftl b/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.LocalVarWrapper.ftl
index cf48d2419..5b862b949 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.LocalVarWrapper.ftl
+++ b/processor/src/main/resources/org.mapstruct.ap.model.assignment.LocalVarWrapper.ftl
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 
 -->
 <#if (exceptionTypes?size == 0) >
-    ${ext.targetType.name} ${ext.targetAccessorName} = <@includeModel object=assignment targetType=ext.targetType raw=ext.raw/>;
+    <#if !ext.isTargetDefined?? >${ext.targetType.name}</#if> ${ext.targetAccessorName} = <@includeModel object=assignment targetType=ext.targetType raw=ext.raw/>;
 <#else>
-    ${ext.targetType.name} ${ext.targetAccessorName};
+    <#if !ext.isTargetDefined?? >${ext.targetType.name} ${ext.targetAccessorName};</#if>
     try {
         ${ext.targetAccessorName} = <@includeModel object=assignment targetType=ext.targetType raw=ext.raw/>;
     }
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
        throw new RuntimeException( e );
     }
     </#list>
-</#if>
\ No newline at end of file
+</#if>
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/array/ArrayMappingTest.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/array/ArrayMappingTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ac87b342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/array/ArrayMappingTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+/**
+ *  Copyright 2012-2014 Gunnar Morling (http://www.gunnarmorling.de/)
+ *  and/or other contributors as indicated by the @authors tag. See the
+ *  copyright.txt file in the distribution for a full listing of all
+ *  contributors.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.array;
+
+import static org.fest.assertions.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.test.array.source.Scientist;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.test.array.target.ScientistDto;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.IssueKey;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.WithClasses;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.runner.AnnotationProcessorTestRunner;
+
+@WithClasses( { Scientist.class, ScientistDto.class, ScienceMapper.class } )
+@RunWith(AnnotationProcessorTestRunner.class)
+@IssueKey("108")
+public class ArrayMappingTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldCopyArraysInBean() {
+
+        Scientist source = new Scientist("Bob");
+        source.setPublications( new String[]{ "the Lancet", "Nature" } );
+
+        ScientistDto dto = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE.scientistToDto( source );
+
+        assertThat( dto ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( dto ).isNotEqualTo( source );
+        assertThat( dto.getPublications() ).containsOnly( "the Lancet", "Nature");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldForgeMappingForIntToString() {
+
+        Scientist source = new Scientist("Bob");
+        source.setPublicationYears( new String[]{"1993", "1997"} );
+
+        ScientistDto dto = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE.scientistToDto( source );
+
+        assertThat( dto ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( dto.getPublicationYears() ).containsOnly( 1993, 1997 );
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapArrayToArray() {
+        ScientistDto[] dtos = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE
+            .scientistsToDtos( new Scientist[]{ new Scientist( "Bob" ), new Scientist( "Larry" ) } );
+
+        assertThat( dtos ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( dtos ).onProperty( "name" ).containsOnly( "Bob", "Larry" );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapListToArray() {
+        ScientistDto[] dtos = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE
+            .scientistsToDtos( Arrays.asList( new Scientist( "Bob" ), new Scientist( "Larry" ) ) );
+
+        assertThat( dtos ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( dtos ).onProperty( "name" ).containsOnly( "Bob", "Larry" );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapArrayToList() {
+        List<ScientistDto> dtos = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE
+            .scientistsToDtosAsList( new Scientist[]{ new Scientist( "Bob" ), new Scientist( "Larry" ) } );
+
+        assertThat( dtos ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( dtos ).onProperty( "name" ).containsOnly( "Bob", "Larry" );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapArrayToArrayExistingSmallerSizedTarget() {
+
+        ScientistDto[] existingTarget =  new ScientistDto[]{ new ScientistDto( "Jim" ) };
+
+        ScientistDto[] target = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE
+            .scientistsToDtos( new Scientist[]{ new Scientist( "Bob" ), new Scientist( "Larry" ) }, existingTarget );
+
+        assertThat( target ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( target ).isEqualTo( existingTarget );
+        assertThat( target ).onProperty( "name" ).containsOnly( "Bob" );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapArrayToArrayExistingEqualSizedTarget() {
+
+        ScientistDto[] existingTarget =  new ScientistDto[]{ new ScientistDto( "Jim" ), new ScientistDto( "Bart" ) };
+
+        ScientistDto[] target = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE
+            .scientistsToDtos( new Scientist[]{ new Scientist( "Bob" ), new Scientist( "Larry" ) }, existingTarget );
+
+        assertThat( target ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( target ).isEqualTo( existingTarget );
+        assertThat( target ).onProperty( "name" ).containsOnly( "Bob", "Larry"  );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapArrayToArrayExistingLargerSizedTarget() {
+
+        ScientistDto[] existingTarget =
+                new ScientistDto[]{ new ScientistDto( "Jim" ), new ScientistDto( "Bart" ), new ScientistDto( "John" ) };
+
+        ScientistDto[] target = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE
+            .scientistsToDtos( new Scientist[]{ new Scientist( "Bob" ), new Scientist( "Larry" ) }, existingTarget );
+
+        assertThat( target ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( target ).isEqualTo( existingTarget );
+        assertThat( target ).onProperty( "name" ).containsOnly( "Bob", "Larry", "John"  );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapTargetToNullWhenNullSource() {
+        // TODO: What about existing target?
+
+        ScientistDto[] existingTarget =
+                new ScientistDto[]{ new ScientistDto( "Jim" ) };
+
+        ScientistDto[] target = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE.scientistsToDtos( null, existingTarget );
+
+        assertThat( target ).isNull();
+        assertThat( existingTarget ).onProperty( "name" ).containsOnly( "Jim" );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapbooleanWhenReturnDefault() {
+
+        boolean[] existingTarget = new boolean[]{true};
+        boolean[] target = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE.nvmMapping( null, existingTarget );
+
+        assertThat( target ).containsOnly( false );
+        assertThat( existingTarget ).containsOnly( false );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapshortWhenReturnDefault() {
+        short[] existingTarget = new short[]{ 5 };
+        short[] target = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE.nvmMapping( null, existingTarget );
+
+        assertThat( target ).containsOnly( new short[] { 0 } );
+        assertThat( existingTarget ).containsOnly( new short[] { 0 } );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapcharWhenReturnDefault() {
+        char[] existingTarget = new char[]{ 'a' };
+        char[] target = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE.nvmMapping( null, existingTarget );
+
+        assertThat( target ).containsOnly( new char[] { 0 } );
+        assertThat( existingTarget ).containsOnly( new char[] { 0 } );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapintWhenReturnDefault() {
+        int[] existingTarget = new int[]{ 5 };
+        int[] target = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE.nvmMapping( null, existingTarget );
+
+        assertThat( target ).containsOnly( new int[] { 0 } );
+        assertThat( existingTarget ).containsOnly( new int[] { 0 } );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMaplongWhenReturnDefault() {
+        long[] existingTarget = new long[]{ 5L };
+        long[] target = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE.nvmMapping( null, existingTarget );
+
+        assertThat( target ).containsOnly( new long[] { 0L } );
+        assertThat( existingTarget ).containsOnly( new long[] { 0L } );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapfloatWhenReturnDefault() {
+        float[] existingTarget = new float[]{ 3.1f };
+        float[] target = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE.nvmMapping( null, existingTarget );
+
+        assertThat( target ).containsOnly( new float[] { 0.0f } );
+        assertThat( existingTarget ).containsOnly( new float[] { 0.0f } );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldMapdoubleWhenReturnDefault() {
+        double[] existingTarget = new double[]{ 5.0d };
+        double[] target = ScienceMapper.INSTANCE.nvmMapping( null, existingTarget );
+
+        assertThat( target ).containsOnly( new double[] { 0.0d } );
+        assertThat( existingTarget ).containsOnly( new double[] { 0.0d } );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldVoidMapintWhenReturnNull() {
+        long[] existingTarget = new long[]{ 5L };
+        ScienceMapper.INSTANCE.nvmMappingVoidReturnNull( null, existingTarget );
+        assertThat( existingTarget ).containsOnly( new long[] { 5L } );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldVoidMapintWhenReturnDefault() {
+        long[] existingTarget = new long[]{ 5L };
+        ScienceMapper.INSTANCE.nvmMappingVoidReturnDefault( null, existingTarget );
+        assertThat( existingTarget ).containsOnly( new long[] { 0L } );
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/array/ScienceMapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/array/ScienceMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4137406b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/array/ScienceMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/**
+ *  Copyright 2012-2014 Gunnar Morling (http://www.gunnarmorling.de/)
+ *  and/or other contributors as indicated by the @authors tag. See the
+ *  copyright.txt file in the distribution for a full listing of all
+ *  contributors.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.array;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+import org.mapstruct.MappingTarget;
+import org.mapstruct.NullValueMapping;
+import org.mapstruct.NullValueMappingStrategy;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.test.array.source.Scientist;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.test.array.target.ScientistDto;
+import org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers;
+
+@Mapper
+public interface ScienceMapper {
+
+    ScienceMapper INSTANCE = Mappers.getMapper( ScienceMapper.class );
+
+    ScientistDto scientistToDto(Scientist scientist);
+
+    ScientistDto[] scientistsToDtos(Scientist[] scientists);
+
+    ScientistDto[] scientistsToDtos(List<Scientist> scientists);
+
+    List<ScientistDto> scientistsToDtosAsList(Scientist[] scientists);
+
+    ScientistDto[] scientistsToDtos(Scientist[] scientists, @MappingTarget ScientistDto[] target);
+
+    @NullValueMapping( NullValueMappingStrategy.RETURN_DEFAULT )
+    boolean[] nvmMapping(boolean[] source, @MappingTarget boolean[] target);
+
+    @NullValueMapping( NullValueMappingStrategy.RETURN_DEFAULT )
+    short[] nvmMapping(int[] source, @MappingTarget short[] target);
+
+    @NullValueMapping( NullValueMappingStrategy.RETURN_DEFAULT )
+    char[] nvmMapping(String[] source, @MappingTarget char[] target);
+
+    @NullValueMapping( NullValueMappingStrategy.RETURN_DEFAULT )
+    int[] nvmMapping(int[] source, @MappingTarget int[] target);
+
+    @NullValueMapping( NullValueMappingStrategy.RETURN_DEFAULT )
+    long[] nvmMapping(int[] source, @MappingTarget long[] target);
+
+    @NullValueMapping( NullValueMappingStrategy.RETURN_DEFAULT )
+    float[] nvmMapping(int[] source, @MappingTarget float[] target);
+
+    @NullValueMapping( NullValueMappingStrategy.RETURN_DEFAULT )
+    double[] nvmMapping(int[] source, @MappingTarget double[] target);
+
+    @NullValueMapping( NullValueMappingStrategy.RETURN_DEFAULT )
+    String[] nvmMapping(int[] source, @MappingTarget String[] target);
+
+    void nvmMappingVoidReturnNull(int[] source, @MappingTarget long[] target);
+
+    @NullValueMapping( NullValueMappingStrategy.RETURN_DEFAULT )
+    void nvmMappingVoidReturnDefault(int[] source, @MappingTarget long[] target);
+
+
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/array/source/Scientist.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/array/source/Scientist.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b911ecd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/array/source/Scientist.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/**
+ *  Copyright 2012-2014 Gunnar Morling (http://www.gunnarmorling.de/)
+ *  and/or other contributors as indicated by the @authors tag. See the
+ *  copyright.txt file in the distribution for a full listing of all
+ *  contributors.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.array.source;
+
+public class Scientist {
+
+    private String name;
+    private String[] publications;
+    private String[] publicationYears;
+
+
+    public Scientist(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String[] getPublications() {
+        return publications;
+    }
+
+    public void setPublications(String[] publications) {
+        this.publications = publications;
+    }
+
+    public String[] getPublicationYears() {
+        return publicationYears;
+    }
+
+    public void setPublicationYears(String[] publicationYears) {
+        this.publicationYears = publicationYears;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/array/target/ScientistDto.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/array/target/ScientistDto.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..909325e9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/array/target/ScientistDto.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.array.target;
+
+public class ScientistDto {
+
+    private String name;
+    private String[] publications;
+    private int[] publicationYears;
+
+    public ScientistDto() {
+    }
+
+    public ScientistDto(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String[] getPublications() {
+        return publications;
+    }
+
+    public void setPublications(String[] publications) {
+        this.publications = publications;
+    }
+
+    public int[] getPublicationYears() {
+        return publicationYears;
+    }
+
+    public void setPublicationYears(int[] publicationYears) {
+        this.publicationYears = publicationYears;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/conversion/date/DateConversionTest.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/conversion/date/DateConversionTest.java
index 492ae2450..d982606c3 100644
--- a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/conversion/date/DateConversionTest.java
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/conversion/date/DateConversionTest.java
@@ -92,6 +92,20 @@ public class DateConversionTest {
         assertThat( stringDates ).containsExactly( "06.07.2013", "14.02.2013", "11.04.2013" );
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldApplyStringConversionForArrayMethod() {
+        List<Date> dates = Arrays.asList(
+            new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 6, 6 ).getTime(),
+            new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 1, 14 ).getTime(),
+            new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 3, 11 ).getTime()
+        );
+
+        String[] stringDates = SourceTargetMapper.INSTANCE.stringListToDateArray( dates );
+
+        assertThat( stringDates ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( stringDates ).isEqualTo( new String[]{ "06.07.2013", "14.02.2013", "11.04.2013" } );
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void shouldApplyStringConversionForReverseIterableMethod() {
         List<String> stringDates = Arrays.asList( "06.07.2013", "14.02.2013", "11.04.2013" );
@@ -105,4 +119,46 @@ public class DateConversionTest {
             new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 3, 11 ).getTime()
         );
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldApplyStringConversionForReverseArrayMethod() {
+        String[] stringDates = new String[]{ "06.07.2013", "14.02.2013", "11.04.2013" };
+
+        List<Date> dates = SourceTargetMapper.INSTANCE.stringArrayToDateList( stringDates );
+
+        assertThat( dates ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( dates ).containsExactly(
+            new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 6, 6 ).getTime(),
+            new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 1, 14 ).getTime(),
+            new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 3, 11 ).getTime()
+        );
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldApplyStringConversionForReverseArrayArrayMethod() {
+         Date[] dates = new Date[]{
+            new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 6, 6 ).getTime(),
+            new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 1, 14 ).getTime(),
+            new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 3, 11 ).getTime()
+         };
+        String[] stringDates = SourceTargetMapper.INSTANCE.dateArrayToStringArray( dates );
+
+        assertThat( stringDates ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( stringDates ).isEqualTo( new String[]{ "06.07.2013", "14.02.2013", "11.04.2013" } );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldApplyDateConversionForReverseArrayArrayMethod() {
+
+        String[] stringDates = new String[]{ "06.07.2013", "14.02.2013", "11.04.2013" };
+        Date[] dates = SourceTargetMapper.INSTANCE.stringArrayToDateArray( stringDates );
+
+        assertThat( dates ).isNotNull();
+        assertThat( dates ).isEqualTo( new Date[] {
+            new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 6, 6 ).getTime(),
+            new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 1, 14 ).getTime(),
+            new GregorianCalendar( 2013, 3, 11 ).getTime()
+        } );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/conversion/date/SourceTargetMapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/conversion/date/SourceTargetMapper.java
index d71d29856..c3d2eb13f 100644
--- a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/conversion/date/SourceTargetMapper.java
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/conversion/date/SourceTargetMapper.java
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ public interface SourceTargetMapper {
     @IterableMapping(dateFormat = "dd.MM.yyyy")
     List<String> stringListToDateList(List<Date> dates);
 
+    @IterableMapping(dateFormat = "dd.MM.yyyy")
+    String[] stringListToDateArray(List<Date> dates);
+
     @InheritInverseConfiguration
     List<Date> dateListToStringList(List<String> strings);
+
+    @InheritInverseConfiguration
+    List<Date> stringArrayToDateList(String[] dates);
+
+    @IterableMapping(dateFormat = "dd.MM.yyyy")
+    String[] dateArrayToStringArray(Date[] dates);
+
+    @InheritInverseConfiguration
+    Date[] stringArrayToDateArray(String[] dates);
 }