diff --git a/include/cereal/archives/binary.hpp b/include/cereal/archives/binary.hpp
index f9a67d1a..9b8a2639 100644
--- a/include/cereal/archives/binary.hpp
+++ b/include/cereal/archives/binary.hpp
@@ -119,22 +119,6 @@ namespace cereal
     ar( t.size );
   }
 
-  //! Saving arrays
-  template <class T> inline
-  typename std::enable_if<std::is_array<T>::value, void>::type
-  save(BinaryOutputArchive & ar, T const & array)
-  {
-    ar.saveBinary(array, traits::sizeof_array<T>() * sizeof(typename std::remove_all_extents<T>::type));
-  }
-
-  //! Loading arrays
-  template <class T> inline
-  typename std::enable_if<std::is_array<T>::value, void>::type
-  load(BinaryInputArchive & ar, T & array)
-  {
-    ar.loadBinary(array, traits::sizeof_array<T>() * sizeof(typename std::remove_all_extents<T>::type));
-  }
-
   //! Saving binary data
   template <class T> inline
   void save(BinaryOutputArchive & ar, BinaryData<T> const & bd)
diff --git a/include/cereal/cereal.hpp b/include/cereal/cereal.hpp
index 433e08d0..35140ec8 100644
--- a/include/cereal/cereal.hpp
+++ b/include/cereal/cereal.hpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <cereal/details/traits.hpp>
 #include <cereal/details/helpers.hpp>
 #include <cereal/types/base_class.hpp>
-#include <cereal/types/common.hpp>
 
 namespace cereal
 {
@@ -556,4 +555,7 @@ namespace cereal
   }; // class InputArchive
 } // namespace cereal
 
+// This include needs to come after things such as binary_data, make_nvp, etc
+#include <cereal/types/common.hpp>
+
 #endif // CEREAL_CEREAL_HPP_
diff --git a/include/cereal/types/common.hpp b/include/cereal/types/common.hpp
index 43b9b23c..6ad0260b 100644
--- a/include/cereal/types/common.hpp
+++ b/include/cereal/types/common.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #ifndef CEREAL_TYPES_COMMON_HPP_
 #define CEREAL_TYPES_COMMON_HPP_
 
-#include <type_traits>
+#include <cereal/cereal.hpp>
 
 namespace cereal
 {
@@ -46,7 +46,34 @@ namespace cereal
     static_assert(!sizeof(T), "Cereal does not support serializing raw pointers - please use a smart pointer");
   }
 
-  // TODO: move C style arrays into here
+  namespace common_detail
+  {
+    //! Serialization for arrays if BinaryData is supported
+    /*! @internal */
+    template <class Archive, class T> inline
+    void serializeArray( Archive & ar, T & array, std::true_type /* binary_supported */ )
+    {
+      ar( binary_data( array, traits::sizeof_array<T>() * sizeof(typename std::remove_all_extents<T>::type) ) );
+    }
+
+    //! Serialization for arrays if BinaryData is not supported
+    /*! @internal */
+    template <class Archive, class T> inline
+    void serializeArray( Archive & ar, T & array, std::false_type /* binary_supported */ )
+    {
+      for( auto & i : array )
+        ar( i );
+    }
+  }
+
+  //! Serialization for arrays
+  template <class Archive, class T> inline
+  typename std::enable_if<std::is_array<T>::value, void>::type
+  serialize(Archive & ar, T & array)
+  {
+    common_detail::serializeArray( ar, array,
+        std::integral_constant<bool, traits::is_output_serializable<BinaryData<T>, Archive>()>() );
+  }
 } // namespace cereal
 
 #endif // CEREAL_TYPES_COMMON_HPP_
diff --git a/sandbox.cpp b/sandbox.cpp
index 501cd958..2248aa77 100644
--- a/sandbox.cpp
+++ b/sandbox.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,15 @@ int main()
 
   assert(e_in == e_out);
 
+  {
+    cereal::BinaryOutputArchive archive(std::cout);
+    int xxx[] = {-1, 95, 3};
+    archive( xxx );
+
+    cereal::XMLOutputArchive archive2(std::cout);
+    archive2( xxx );
+  }
+
   {
     std::ofstream os("out.xml");
     cereal::XMLOutputArchive oar( os );