diff --git a/src/Nancy.Serialization.JsonNet/JsonNetBodyDeserializer.cs b/src/Nancy.Serialization.JsonNet/JsonNetBodyDeserializer.cs
index 12b053c..fcf9717 100644
--- a/src/Nancy.Serialization.JsonNet/JsonNetBodyDeserializer.cs
+++ b/src/Nancy.Serialization.JsonNet/JsonNetBodyDeserializer.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 {
     using System;
     using System.Collections;
+    using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.IO;
     using System.Linq;
     using System.Reflection;
@@ -14,6 +16,12 @@ public class JsonNetBodyDeserializer : IBodyDeserializer
     {
         private readonly JsonSerializer serializer;
 
+        private static MethodInfo arrayBuilderMethodDefinition = typeof(JsonNetBodyDeserializer)
+            .GetMethods(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.NonPublic)
+            .Single(method => method.Name == "ArrayBuilder");
+
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, Func<object, BindingContext, object>> arrayBuilders = new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, Func<object, BindingContext, object>>();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Empty constructor if no converters are needed
         /// </summary>
@@ -75,6 +83,29 @@ public object Deserialize(MediaRange mediaRange, Stream bodyStream, BindingConte
             return deserializedObject;
         }
 
+        private static object ArrayBuilder<T>(object items, BindingContext context)
+        {
+            var returnCollection = (List<T>)ConvertCollection(items, typeof(List<T>), context);
+
+            return returnCollection.ToArray();
+        }
+
+        private static Func<object, BindingContext, object> GetArrayBuilder(Type destinationType)
+        {
+            return arrayBuilders.GetOrAdd(
+                destinationType.GetElementType(),
+                (elementType) => arrayBuilderMethodDefinition
+                    .MakeGenericMethod(elementType)
+                    .CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<object, BindingContext, object>)) as Func<object, BindingContext, object>);
+        }
+
+        private static object ConvertArray(object items, Type destinationType, BindingContext context)
+        {
+            var builder = GetArrayBuilder(destinationType);
+
+            return builder(items, context);
+        }
+
         private static object ConvertCollection(object items, Type destinationType, BindingContext context)
         {
             var returnCollection = Activator.CreateInstance(destinationType);
@@ -92,13 +123,18 @@ private static object ConvertCollection(object items, Type destinationType, Bind
 
         private static object CreateObjectWithBlacklistExcluded(BindingContext context, object deserializedObject)
         {
-            var returnObject = Activator.CreateInstance(context.DestinationType, true);
+            if (context.DestinationType.IsArray())
+            {
+                return ConvertArray(deserializedObject, context.DestinationType, context);
+            }
 
             if (context.DestinationType.IsCollection())
             {
                 return ConvertCollection(deserializedObject, context.DestinationType, context);
             }
 
+            var returnObject = Activator.CreateInstance(context.DestinationType, true);
+
             foreach (var property in context.ValidModelBindingMembers)
             {
                 CopyPropertyValue(property, deserializedObject, returnObject);
@@ -112,4 +148,4 @@ private static void CopyPropertyValue(BindingMemberInfo property, object sourceO
             property.SetValue(destinationObject, property.GetValue(sourceObject));
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/Nancy.Serialization.JsonNet.Tests/JsonNetBodyDeserializerFixture.cs b/test/Nancy.Serialization.JsonNet.Tests/JsonNetBodyDeserializerFixture.cs
index 80a2f8d..ed1d41a 100644
--- a/test/Nancy.Serialization.JsonNet.Tests/JsonNetBodyDeserializerFixture.cs
+++ b/test/Nancy.Serialization.JsonNet.Tests/JsonNetBodyDeserializerFixture.cs
@@ -1,93 +1,184 @@
-namespace Nancy.Serialization.JsonNet.Tests
-{
-    using System;
-    using System.IO;
-    using System.Linq;
-    using System.Reflection;
-    using System.Text;
-    using Nancy.ModelBinding;
-    using Newtonsoft.Json;
-    using Xunit;
-
-    public class JsonNetBodyDeserializerFixture
-    {
-        public class TestData
-        {
-            private TestData()
-            {
-            }
-
-            public TestData(string randomStuff)
-            {
-                // Should never get here as it should use the NonPublicDefaultConstructor first.
-                if (randomStuff == null)
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException("randomStuff");
-            }
-
-            public string SomeString { get; set; }
-
-            public Guid SomeGuid { get; set; }
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void when_deserializing()
-        {
-            // Given
-            JsonConvert.DefaultSettings = JsonNetSerializerFixture.GetJsonSerializerSettings;
-
-            var guid = Guid.NewGuid();
-            string source = string.Format("{{\"someString\":\"some string value\",\"someGuid\":\"{0}\"}}", guid);
-
-            var context = new BindingContext
-            {
-                DestinationType = typeof (TestData),
-                ValidModelBindingMembers = typeof (TestData).GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance).Select(p => new BindingMemberInfo(p)),
-            };
-
-            // When
-            object actual;
-            using (var bodyStream = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(source)))
-            {
-                IBodyDeserializer sut = new JsonNetBodyDeserializer();
-                actual = sut.Deserialize("application/json", bodyStream, context);
-            }
-
-            // Then
-            var actualData = Assert.IsType<TestData>(actual);
-            Assert.Equal("some string value", actualData.SomeString);
-            Assert.Equal(guid, actualData.SomeGuid);
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void when_deserializing_while_the_body_stream_was_not_at_position_zero()
-        {
-            // Repro of https://github.com/NancyFx/Nancy.Serialization.JsonNet/issues/22
-
-            // Given
-            JsonConvert.DefaultSettings = JsonNetSerializerFixture.GetJsonSerializerSettings;
-
-            var guid = Guid.NewGuid();
-            string source = string.Format("{{\"someString\":\"some string value\",\"someGuid\":\"{0}\"}}", guid);
-
-            var context = new BindingContext
-            {
-                DestinationType = typeof(TestData),
-                ValidModelBindingMembers = typeof(TestData).GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance).Select(p => new BindingMemberInfo(p)),
-            };
-
-            // When
-            object actual;
-            using (var bodyStream = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(source)))
-            {
-                IBodyDeserializer sut = new JsonNetBodyDeserializer();
-                bodyStream.Position = 1;
-                actual = sut.Deserialize("application/json", bodyStream, context);
-            }
-
-            // Then
-            var actualData = Assert.IsType<TestData>(actual);
-            Assert.Equal("some string value", actualData.SomeString);
-            Assert.Equal(guid, actualData.SomeGuid);
-        }
-    }
-}
+namespace Nancy.Serialization.JsonNet.Tests
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.IO;
+    using System.Linq;
+    using System.Reflection;
+    using System.Text;
+    using Nancy.ModelBinding;
+    using Newtonsoft.Json;
+    using Xunit;
+
+    public class JsonNetBodyDeserializerFixture
+    {
+        public class TestData
+        {
+            private TestData()
+            {
+            }
+
+            public TestData(string randomStuff)
+            {
+                // Should never get here as it should use the NonPublicDefaultConstructor first.
+                if (randomStuff == null)
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException("randomStuff");
+            }
+
+            public string SomeString { get; set; }
+
+            public Guid SomeGuid { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void when_deserializing()
+        {
+            // Given
+            JsonConvert.DefaultSettings = JsonNetSerializerFixture.GetJsonSerializerSettings;
+
+            var guid = Guid.NewGuid();
+            string source = string.Format("{{\"someString\":\"some string value\",\"someGuid\":\"{0}\"}}", guid);
+
+            var context = new BindingContext
+            {
+                DestinationType = typeof (TestData),
+                ValidModelBindingMembers = typeof (TestData).GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance).Select(p => new BindingMemberInfo(p)),
+            };
+
+            // When
+            object actual;
+            using (var bodyStream = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(source)))
+            {
+                IBodyDeserializer sut = new JsonNetBodyDeserializer();
+                actual = sut.Deserialize("application/json", bodyStream, context);
+            }
+
+            // Then
+            var actualData = Assert.IsType<TestData>(actual);
+            Assert.Equal("some string value", actualData.SomeString);
+            Assert.Equal(guid, actualData.SomeGuid);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void when_deserializing_while_the_body_stream_was_not_at_position_zero()
+        {
+            // Repro of https://github.com/NancyFx/Nancy.Serialization.JsonNet/issues/22
+
+            // Given
+            JsonConvert.DefaultSettings = JsonNetSerializerFixture.GetJsonSerializerSettings;
+
+            var guid = Guid.NewGuid();
+            string source = string.Format("{{\"someString\":\"some string value\",\"someGuid\":\"{0}\"}}", guid);
+
+            var context = new BindingContext
+            {
+                DestinationType = typeof(TestData),
+                ValidModelBindingMembers = typeof(TestData).GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance).Select(p => new BindingMemberInfo(p)),
+            };
+
+            // When
+            object actual;
+            using (var bodyStream = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(source)))
+            {
+                IBodyDeserializer sut = new JsonNetBodyDeserializer();
+                bodyStream.Position = 1;
+                actual = sut.Deserialize("application/json", bodyStream, context);
+            }
+
+            // Then
+            var actualData = Assert.IsType<TestData>(actual);
+            Assert.Equal("some string value", actualData.SomeString);
+            Assert.Equal(guid, actualData.SomeGuid);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void when_deserializing_directly_to_array_of_string()
+        {
+            // Given
+            string source = "['first', 'second', 'third']";
+
+            var context = new BindingContext
+            {
+                DestinationType = typeof(string[]),
+                ValidModelBindingMembers = new BindingMemberInfo[0],
+            };
+
+            // When
+            object actual;
+            using (var bodyStream = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(source)))
+            {
+                IBodyDeserializer sut = new JsonNetBodyDeserializer();
+                actual = sut.Deserialize("application/json", bodyStream, context);
+            }
+
+            // Then
+            var actualData = Assert.IsType<string[]>(actual);
+            Assert.Equal(3, actualData.Length);
+            Assert.Equal("first", actualData[0]);
+            Assert.Equal("second", actualData[1]);
+            Assert.Equal("third", actualData[2]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void when_deserializing_directly_to_array_of_tuple()
+        {
+            // Given
+            string source = "[{'Item1': 'first', 'Item2': 'second'}, {'Item1': 'third', 'Item2': 'fourth'}]";
+
+            var context = new BindingContext
+            {
+                DestinationType = typeof(Tuple<string, string>[]),
+                ValidModelBindingMembers = typeof(Tuple<string, string>).GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance).Select(p => new BindingMemberInfo(p)),
+            };
+
+            // When
+            object actual;
+            using (var bodyStream = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(source)))
+            {
+                IBodyDeserializer sut = new JsonNetBodyDeserializer();
+                actual = sut.Deserialize("application/json", bodyStream, context);
+            }
+
+            // Then
+            var actualData = Assert.IsType<Tuple<string, string>[]>(actual);
+            Assert.Equal(2, actualData.Length);
+            Assert.Equal("first", actualData[0].Item1);
+            Assert.Equal("second", actualData[0].Item2);
+            Assert.Equal("third", actualData[1].Item1);
+            Assert.Equal("fourth", actualData[1].Item2);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void when_deserializing_directly_to_array_of_pod_type()
+        {
+            // Given
+            string source = "[{'someString': 'first', 'someGuid': '<GUID>'}, {'someString': 'second', 'someGuid': '<GUID>'}]";
+
+            source = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(
+                source,
+                @"\<GUID\>",
+                (match) => Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
+
+            var context = new BindingContext
+            {
+                DestinationType = typeof(TestData[]),
+                ValidModelBindingMembers = typeof(TestData).GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance).Select(p => new BindingMemberInfo(p)),
+            };
+
+            // When
+            object actual;
+            using (var bodyStream = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(source)))
+            {
+                IBodyDeserializer sut = new JsonNetBodyDeserializer();
+                actual = sut.Deserialize("application/json", bodyStream, context);
+            }
+
+            // Then
+            var actualData = Assert.IsType<TestData[]>(actual);
+            Assert.Equal(2, actualData.Length);
+            Assert.Equal("first", actualData[0].SomeString);
+            Assert.NotEqual(Guid.Empty, actualData[0].SomeGuid);
+            Assert.Equal("second", actualData[1].SomeString);
+            Assert.NotEqual(Guid.Empty, actualData[1].SomeGuid);
+        }
+    }
+}