diff --git a/Foundation/include/Poco/Dynamic/Var.h b/Foundation/include/Poco/Dynamic/Var.h
index 0a58c755f..e5a49824a 100644
--- a/Foundation/include/Poco/Dynamic/Var.h
+++ b/Foundation/include/Poco/Dynamic/Var.h
@@ -788,7 +788,11 @@ inline bool Var::isEmpty() const
 
 inline bool Var::isArray() const
 {
-	return !isEmpty() && !isString();
+	if (isEmpty() || 
+		isString()) return false;
+
+	VarHolder* pHolder = content();
+	return pHolder ? pHolder->isArray() : false;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Foundation/testsuite/src/VarTest.cpp b/Foundation/testsuite/src/VarTest.cpp
index fc6ab83a1..5ffcd4a4f 100644
--- a/Foundation/testsuite/src/VarTest.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/testsuite/src/VarTest.cpp
@@ -1863,22 +1863,22 @@ void VarTest::testIsArray()
 
 	assert (!d0.isArray());
 	assert (!d1.isArray());
-	assert (d2.isArray());
-	assert (d3.isArray());
-	assert (d4.isArray());
-	assert (d5.isArray());
-	assert (d6.isArray());
-	assert (d7.isArray());
-	assert (d8.isArray());
-	assert (d9.isArray());
-	assert (d10.isArray());
-	assert (d11.isArray());
-	assert (d12.isArray());
-	assert (d13.isArray());
-	assert (d14.isArray());
-	assert (d15.isArray());
+	assert (!d2.isArray());
+	assert (!d3.isArray());
+	assert (!d4.isArray());
+	assert (!d5.isArray());
+	assert (!d6.isArray());
+	assert (!d7.isArray());
+	assert (!d8.isArray());
+	assert (!d9.isArray());
+	assert (!d10.isArray());
+	assert (!d11.isArray());
+	assert (!d12.isArray());
+	assert (!d13.isArray());
+	assert (!d14.isArray());
+	assert (!d15.isArray());
 	assert (d16.isArray());
-	assert (d17.isArray());
+	assert (!d17.isArray());
 }