diff --git a/src/Fenom/Compiler.php b/src/Fenom/Compiler.php
index 026ab2b..b4d46d5 100644
--- a/src/Fenom/Compiler.php
+++ b/src/Fenom/Compiler.php
@@ -134,24 +134,23 @@ class Compiler
      */
     public static function foreachOpen(Tokenizer $tokens, Tag $scope)
     {
-        $p      = array("index" => false, "first" => false, "last" => false);
-        $key    = null;
-        $before = $body = array();
+        $p       = array("index" => false, "first" => false, "last" => false);
+        $key     = null;
+        $before  = $body = array();
+        $prepend = "";
         if ($tokens->is(T_VARIABLE)) {
             $from    = $scope->tpl->parseTerm($tokens, $is_var);
             if($is_var) {
                 $check = '!empty('.$from.')';
-                $prepend = "";
             } else {
                 $scope["var"] = $scope->tpl->tmpVar();
                 $prepend = $scope["var"].' = (array)('.$from.')';
                 $from = $check = $scope["var"];
             }
         } elseif ($tokens->is('[')) {
-            $from    = $scope->tpl->parseArray($tokens);
-            $scope["var"] = $scope->tpl->tmpVar();
-            $prepend = $scope["var"].' = (array)('.$from.')';
-            $from = $check = $scope["var"];
+            $count = 0;
+            $from = $scope->tpl->parseArray($tokens, $count);
+            $check = $count;
         } else {
             throw new UnexpectedTokenException($tokens, null, "tag {foreach}");
         }
diff --git a/src/Fenom/Template.php b/src/Fenom/Template.php
index d869345..d2d6136 100644
--- a/src/Fenom/Template.php
+++ b/src/Fenom/Template.php
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class Template extends Render
 
     /**
      * @param string $tag
-     * @return bool|\Fenom\Scope
+     * @return bool|\Fenom\Tag
      */
     public function getParentScope($tag)
     {
@@ -1281,35 +1281,28 @@ class Template extends Render
     public function parseArray(Tokenizer $tokens, &$count = 0)
     {
         if ($tokens->is("[")) {
-            $_arr = "array(";
-            $key  = $val = false;
+            $arr = array();
             $tokens->next();
             while ($tokens->valid()) {
-                if ($tokens->is(',') && $val) {
-                    $key = true;
-                    $val = false;
-                    $_arr .= $tokens->getAndNext() . ' ';
-                } elseif ($tokens->is(Tokenizer::MACRO_SCALAR, T_VARIABLE, T_STRING, T_EMPTY, T_ISSET, "(") && !$val) {
-                    $_arr .= $this->parseExpr($tokens);
-                    $key = false;
-                    $val = true;
-                } elseif ($tokens->is('"') && !$val) {
-                    $_arr .= $this->parseQuote($tokens);
-                    $key = false;
-                    $val = true;
-                } elseif ($tokens->is(T_DOUBLE_ARROW) && $val) {
-                    $_arr .= ' ' . $tokens->getAndNext() . ' ';
-                    $key = true;
-                    $val = false;
-                } elseif (!$val && $tokens->is('[')) {
-                    $_arr .= $this->parseArray($tokens);
-                    $key = false;
-                    $val = true;
-                } elseif ($tokens->is(']') && (!$key || $tokens->prev[0] === ',')) {
+                if ($tokens->is(']')) {
                     $tokens->next();
-                    return $_arr . ')';
+                    return 'array(' . implode(', ', $arr) . ')';
+                }
+                if ($tokens->is('[')) {
+                    $arr[] = $this->parseArray($tokens);
+                    $count++;
                 } else {
-                    break;
+                    $expr = $this->parseExpr($tokens);
+                    if($tokens->is(T_DOUBLE_ARROW)) {
+                        $tokens->next();
+                        $arr[] = $expr.' => '.$this->parseExpr($tokens);
+                    } else {
+                        $arr[] = $expr;
+                    }
+                    $count++;
+                }
+                if($tokens->is(',')) {
+                    $tokens->next();
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/cases/Fenom/TemplateTest.php b/tests/cases/Fenom/TemplateTest.php
index 7ce5f71..6bcca5e 100644
--- a/tests/cases/Fenom/TemplateTest.php
+++ b/tests/cases/Fenom/TemplateTest.php
@@ -572,6 +572,30 @@ class TemplateTest extends TestCase
         );
     }
 
+    public static function providerArrays()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array('{var $arr = []}', array()),
+            array('{var $arr = [1]}', array(1)),
+            array('{var $arr = [1,]}', array(1)),
+            array('{var $arr = [1, 2, 3, 5]}', array(1, 2, 3, 5)),
+            array('{var $arr = [1, true, false, null, -1, 1.1, -2.2, 5, "str"]}', array(1, true, false, null, -1, 1.1, -2.2, 5, "str")),
+            array('{var $arr = [5 => 1, "two" => 2, 3]}', array(5 => 1, "two" => 2, 3)),
+            array('{var $arr = [1 + 1, 2 * 2, 3 / 3 + 7,]}', array(1 + 1, 2 * 2, 3 / 3 + 7)),
+            array('{var $arr = [$zero, $two => $one, $num.3 => $.const.PHP_VERSION]}', array(0, 2 => 1, "three" => PHP_VERSION)),
+            array('{var $arr = [5 - 1 => 1, "two"|up => "two"|low, 3 => count([1,2])]}', array(4 => 1, "TWO" => "two", 3 => 2)),
+
+            array('{var $arr = [[1]]}', array(array(1))),
+            array('{var $arr = [[],[]]}', array(array(),array())),
+            array('{var $arr = [1, [2, 3], 5]}', array(1, array(2, 3), 5)),
+            array('{var $arr = [1, [true, false, null, -1, 1.1, -2.2, 5], "str"]}', array(1, array(true, false, null, -1, 1.1, -2.2, 5), "str")),
+            array('{var $arr = [5 => [1, "two" => 2], 3]}', array(5 => array(1, "two" => 2), 3)),
+            array('{var $arr = [1 + 1, [2 * 2, 3 / 3 + 7,],]}', array(1 + 1, array(2 * 2, 3 / 3 + 7))),
+            array('{var $arr = [$zero, [$two => $one, $num.3 => $.const.PHP_VERSION]]}', array(0, array(2 => 1, "three" => PHP_VERSION))),
+            array('{var $arr = [5 - 1 => 1, ["two"|up => ("two"|low ~ "..."), 3 => count([1,2])]]}', array(4 => 1, array("TWO" => "two...", 3 => 2))),
+        );
+    }
+
     public static function providerTernary()
     {
         $a = array(
@@ -683,6 +707,7 @@ class TemplateTest extends TestCase
             ),
             array('Foreach: {foreach $empty as $k => $e} {$k} => {$e}, {/foreach} end', $a, 'Foreach: end'),
             array('Foreach: {foreach [] as $k => $e} {$k} => {$e}, {/foreach} end', $a, 'Foreach: end'),
+            array('Foreach: {foreach $unexists as $k => $e} {$k} => {$e}, {/foreach} end', $a, 'Foreach: end'),
             array(
                 'Foreach: {foreach $empty as $k => $e} {$k} => {$e}, {foreachelse} empty {/foreach} end',
                 $a,
@@ -1276,14 +1301,14 @@ class TemplateTest extends TestCase
         try {
             var_dump(
                 $this->fenom->compileCode(
-                    '{var $a = [3, 5,6]}'
+                    '{foreach $fff as $k}{/foreach}'
                 )->getBody()
             );
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             print_r($e->getMessage() . "\n" . $e->getTraceAsString());
             while ($e->getPrevious()) {
                 $e = $e->getPrevious();
-                print_r("\n\n" . $e->getMessage() . "\n" . $e->getTraceAsString());
+                print_r("\n\n" . $e->getMessage() . " in {$e->getFile()}:{$e->getLine()}\n" . $e->getTraceAsString());
             }
         }
         exit;
@@ -1419,6 +1444,25 @@ class TemplateTest extends TestCase
         $this->execError($code, $exception, $message, $options);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider providerArrays
+     * @group arrays
+     */
+    public function testArrays($code, $vars)
+    {
+        $v = $this->getVars();
+        $v['vars'] = $vars;
+        $this->exec($code.'{if $arr === $vars}equal{/if}', $v, 'equal');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider providerCreateVarInvalid
+     */
+//    public function testCreateVarInvalid($code, $exception, $message, $options = 0)
+//    {
+//        $this->execError($code, $exception, $message, $options);
+//    }
+
     /**
      * @group ternary
      * @dataProvider providerTernary