diff --git a/common/json.c b/common/json.c
index cb33f1586..7d8248edc 100644
--- a/common/json.c
+++ b/common/json.c
@@ -782,11 +782,14 @@ static bool handle_percent(const char *buffer,
 	}
 }
 
-/* GUIDE := OBJ | '%'
+/* GUIDE := OBJ | ARRAY | '%'
  * OBJ := '{' FIELDLIST '}'
  * FIELDLIST := FIELD [',' FIELD]*
  * FIELD := LITERAL ':' FIELDVAL
- * FIELDVAL := OBJ | LITERAL | '%'
+ * FIELDVAL := OBJ | ARRAY | LITERAL | '%'
+ * ARRAY := '[' ARRLIST ']'
+ * ARRLIST := ARRELEM [',' ARRELEM]*
+ * ARRELEM := NUMBER ':' FIELDVAL
  */
 
 /* Returns NULL on failure, or offset into guide */
@@ -803,12 +806,34 @@ static const char *parse_literal(const char *guide,
 	return guide + *len;
 }
 
+static const char *parse_number(const char *guide, u32 *number)
+{
+	char *endp;
+	long int l;
+
+	l = strtol(guide, &endp, 10);
+	if (endp == guide || errno == ERANGE)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* Test for overflow */
+	*number = l;
+	if (*number != l)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return endp;
+}
+
 /* Recursion */
 static const char *parse_obj(const char *buffer,
 			     const jsmntok_t *tok,
 			     const char *guide,
 			     va_list *ap);
 
+static const char *parse_arr(const char *buffer,
+			     const jsmntok_t *tok,
+			     const char *guide,
+			     va_list *ap);
+
 static const char *parse_guide(const char *buffer,
 			       const jsmntok_t *tok,
 			       const char *guide,
@@ -820,6 +845,12 @@ static const char *parse_guide(const char *buffer,
 			return NULL;
 		assert(*guide == '}');
 		return guide + 1;
+	} else if (*guide == '[') {
+		guide = parse_arr(buffer, tok, guide, ap);
+		if (!guide)
+			return NULL;
+		assert(*guide == ']');
+		return guide + 1;
 	} else {
 		assert(*guide == '%');
 		if (!handle_percent(buffer, tok, ap))
@@ -839,6 +870,12 @@ static const char *parse_fieldval(const char *buffer,
 			return NULL;
 		assert(*guide == '}');
 		return guide + 1;
+	} else if (*guide == '[') {
+		guide = parse_arr(buffer, tok, guide, ap);
+		if (!guide)
+			return NULL;
+		assert(*guide == ']');
+		return guide + 1;
 	} else if (*guide == '%') {
 		if (!handle_percent(buffer, tok, ap))
 			return NULL;
@@ -907,6 +944,55 @@ static const char *parse_obj(const char *buffer,
 	return guide;
 }
 
+static const char *parse_arrelem(const char *buffer,
+				 const jsmntok_t *tok,
+				 const char *guide,
+				 va_list *ap)
+{
+	const jsmntok_t *member;
+	u32 idx;
+
+	guide = parse_number(guide, &idx);
+	assert(*guide == ':');
+
+	member = json_get_arr(tok, idx);
+	if (!member)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return parse_fieldval(buffer, member, guide + 1, ap);
+}
+
+static const char *parse_arrlist(const char *buffer,
+				   const jsmntok_t *tok,
+				   const char *guide,
+				   va_list *ap)
+{
+	for (;;) {
+		guide = parse_arrelem(buffer, tok, guide, ap);
+		if (!guide)
+			return NULL;
+		if (*guide != ',')
+			break;
+		guide++;
+	}
+	return guide;
+}
+static const char *parse_arr(const char *buffer,
+			     const jsmntok_t *tok,
+			     const char *guide,
+			     va_list *ap)
+{
+	assert(*guide == '[');
+
+	if (tok->type != JSMN_ARRAY)
+		return NULL;
+
+	guide = parse_arrlist(buffer, tok, guide + 1, ap);
+	if (!guide)
+		return NULL;
+	return guide;
+}
+
 bool json_scanv(const char *buffer,
 		const jsmntok_t *tok,
 		const char *guide,
diff --git a/common/test/run-json_scan.c b/common/test/run-json_scan.c
index 23de936d4..b736feed9 100644
--- a/common/test/run-json_scan.c
+++ b/common/test/run-json_scan.c
@@ -140,16 +140,19 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	common_setup(argv[0]);
 
-	buf = tal_strdup(tmpctx, "{\"1\":\"one\", \"2\":\"two\", \"3\":{\"three\": {\"deeper\": 17}}}");
+	buf = tal_strdup(tmpctx, "{\"1\":\"one\", \"2\":\"two\", \"3\":{\"three\": {\"deeper\": 17}}, \"arr\": [{\"1\": \"arrone\"}, 2, [3, 4]]}");
 	toks = json_parse_simple(tmpctx, buf, strlen(buf));
 	assert(toks);
-	assert(toks->size == 3);
+	assert(toks->size == 4);
 
 	/* These are direct matches, and they work. */
 	assert(json_scan(buf, toks, "{1:one}"));
 	assert(json_scan(buf, toks, "{1:one,2:two}"));
 	assert(json_scan(buf, toks, "{2:two,1:one}"));
 	assert(json_scan(buf, toks, "{2:two,1:one,3:{three:{deeper:17}}}"));
+	assert(json_scan(buf, toks, "{2:two,1:one,3:{three:{deeper:17}},arr:[0:{1:arrone}]}"));
+	assert(json_scan(buf, toks, "{2:two,1:one,3:{three:{deeper:17}},arr:[1:2]}"));
+	assert(json_scan(buf, toks, "{2:two,1:one,3:{three:{deeper:17}},arr:[1:2,2:[0:3,1:4]]}"));
 
 	/* These do not match */
 	assert(!json_scan(buf, toks, "{2:one}"));
@@ -159,6 +162,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	assert(!json_scan(buf, toks, "{2:two,1:one,3:three}"));
 	assert(!json_scan(buf, toks, "{3:{three:deeper}}"));
 	assert(!json_scan(buf, toks, "{3:{three:{deeper:{}}}}"));
+	assert(!json_scan(buf, toks, "{arr:{}}"));
+	assert(!json_scan(buf, toks, "{arr:[0:1]}"));
+	assert(!json_scan(buf, toks, "{arr:[4:0]}"));
+	assert(!json_scan(buf, toks, "{arr:[0:{1:arrtwo}]}"));
+	assert(!json_scan(buf, toks, "{arr:[1:3]}"));
+	assert(!json_scan(buf, toks, "{arr:[2:[0:1]]}"));
 
 	/* These capture simple values. */
 	assert(json_scan(buf, toks, "{3:{three:{deeper:%}}}",
@@ -177,5 +186,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	assert(json_scan(buf, toks, "{3:%}", JSON_SCAN(json_to_tok, &t)));
 	assert(t == &toks[6]);
 
+	assert(json_scan(buf, toks, "{arr:%}", JSON_SCAN(json_to_tok, &t)));
+	assert(t == &toks[12]);
+
+	assert(json_scan(buf, toks, "{arr:[1:%]}",
+			 JSON_SCAN(json_to_number, &u32val)));
+	assert(u32val == 2);
+
+	assert(json_scan(buf, toks, "{arr:[2:[1:%]]}",
+			 JSON_SCAN(json_to_number, &u32val)));
+	assert(u32val == 4);
+
 	common_shutdown();
 }