diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/PropertyAccessor.php b/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/PropertyAccessor.php
index 42e3671754..46e7923122 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/PropertyAccessor.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/PropertyAccessor.php
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class PropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessorInterface
                     if ($propertyPath->isIndex($i)) {
                         if ($overwrite = !isset($zval[self::REF])) {
                             $ref = &$zval[self::REF];
+                            $ref = $zval[self::VALUE];
                         }
                         $this->writeIndex($zval, $property, $value);
                         if ($overwrite) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/Tests/Fixtures/TestClass.php b/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/Tests/Fixtures/TestClass.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b1b927529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/Tests/Fixtures/TestClass.php
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\Tests\Fixtures;
+
+class TestClass
+{
+    public $publicProperty;
+    protected $protectedProperty;
+    private $privateProperty;
+
+    private $publicAccessor;
+    private $publicMethodAccessor;
+    private $publicGetSetter;
+    private $publicAccessorWithDefaultValue;
+    private $publicAccessorWithRequiredAndDefaultValue;
+    private $publicAccessorWithMoreRequiredParameters;
+    private $publicIsAccessor;
+    private $publicHasAccessor;
+    private $publicGetter;
+
+    public function __construct($value)
+    {
+        $this->publicProperty = $value;
+        $this->publicAccessor = $value;
+        $this->publicMethodAccessor = $value;
+        $this->publicGetSetter = $value;
+        $this->publicAccessorWithDefaultValue = $value;
+        $this->publicAccessorWithRequiredAndDefaultValue = $value;
+        $this->publicAccessorWithMoreRequiredParameters = $value;
+        $this->publicIsAccessor = $value;
+        $this->publicHasAccessor = $value;
+        $this->publicGetter = $value;
+    }
+
+    public function setPublicAccessor($value)
+    {
+        $this->publicAccessor = $value;
+    }
+
+    public function setPublicAccessorWithDefaultValue($value = null)
+    {
+        $this->publicAccessorWithDefaultValue = $value;
+    }
+
+    public function setPublicAccessorWithRequiredAndDefaultValue($value, $optional = null)
+    {
+        $this->publicAccessorWithRequiredAndDefaultValue = $value;
+    }
+
+    public function setPublicAccessorWithMoreRequiredParameters($value, $needed)
+    {
+        $this->publicAccessorWithMoreRequiredParameters = $value;
+    }
+
+    public function getPublicAccessor()
+    {
+        return $this->publicAccessor;
+    }
+
+    public function getPublicAccessorWithDefaultValue()
+    {
+        return $this->publicAccessorWithDefaultValue;
+    }
+
+    public function getPublicAccessorWithRequiredAndDefaultValue()
+    {
+        return $this->publicAccessorWithRequiredAndDefaultValue;
+    }
+
+    public function getPublicAccessorWithMoreRequiredParameters()
+    {
+        return $this->publicAccessorWithMoreRequiredParameters;
+    }
+
+    public function setPublicIsAccessor($value)
+    {
+        $this->publicIsAccessor = $value;
+    }
+
+    public function isPublicIsAccessor()
+    {
+        return $this->publicIsAccessor;
+    }
+
+    public function setPublicHasAccessor($value)
+    {
+        $this->publicHasAccessor = $value;
+    }
+
+    public function hasPublicHasAccessor()
+    {
+        return $this->publicHasAccessor;
+    }
+
+    public function publicGetSetter($value = null)
+    {
+        if (null !== $value) {
+            $this->publicGetSetter = $value;
+        }
+
+        return $this->publicGetSetter;
+    }
+
+    public function getPublicMethodMutator()
+    {
+        return $this->publicGetSetter;
+    }
+
+    protected function setProtectedAccessor($value)
+    {
+    }
+
+    protected function getProtectedAccessor()
+    {
+        return 'foobar';
+    }
+
+    protected function setProtectedIsAccessor($value)
+    {
+    }
+
+    protected function isProtectedIsAccessor()
+    {
+        return 'foobar';
+    }
+
+    protected function setProtectedHasAccessor($value)
+    {
+    }
+
+    protected function hasProtectedHasAccessor()
+    {
+        return 'foobar';
+    }
+
+    private function setPrivateAccessor($value)
+    {
+    }
+
+    private function getPrivateAccessor()
+    {
+        return 'foobar';
+    }
+
+    private function setPrivateIsAccessor($value)
+    {
+    }
+
+    private function isPrivateIsAccessor()
+    {
+        return 'foobar';
+    }
+
+    private function setPrivateHasAccessor($value)
+    {
+    }
+
+    private function hasPrivateHasAccessor()
+    {
+        return 'foobar';
+    }
+
+    public function getPublicGetter()
+    {
+        return $this->publicGetter;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/Tests/PropertyAccessorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/Tests/PropertyAccessorTest.php
index 8429b7f3d5..889c3491c2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/Tests/PropertyAccessorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/PropertyAccess/Tests/PropertyAccessorTest.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccessor;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\Tests\Fixtures\Author;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\Tests\Fixtures\Magician;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\Tests\Fixtures\MagicianCall;
+use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\Tests\Fixtures\TestClass;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\Tests\Fixtures\Ticket5775Object;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\Tests\Fixtures\TypeHinted;
 
@@ -422,4 +423,14 @@ class PropertyAccessorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->propertyAccessor->setValue($object, 'date', $date);
         $this->assertSame($date, $object->getDate());
     }
+
+    public function testArrayNotBeeingOverwritten()
+    {
+        $value = array('value1' => 'foo', 'value2' => 'bar');
+        $object = new TestClass($value);
+
+        $this->propertyAccessor->setValue($object, 'publicAccessor[value2]', 'baz');
+        $this->assertSame('baz', $this->propertyAccessor->getValue($object, 'publicAccessor[value2]'));
+        $this->assertSame(array('value1' => 'foo', 'value2' => 'baz'), $object->getPublicAccessor());
+    }
 }