diff --git a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
index 56ba06216d..9abc9b7a7e 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@ const (
 	A = 8
 )
 
+fn test_pointer() {
+	mut arr := []*int
+	a := 1
+	b := 2
+	c := 3
+	arr << &a
+	arr << &b
+	arr << &c
+	assert *arr[0] == 1
+	arr[1] = &c
+	assert *arr[1] == 3
+}
+
 fn test_ints() {
 	mut a := [1, 5, 2, 3]
 	assert a.len == 4
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/expression.v b/vlib/compiler/expression.v
index 655d550abe..c2eb9756b8 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/expression.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/expression.v
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) expression() string {
 			// a << 7 => int tmp = 7; array_push(&a, &tmp);
 			// _PUSH(&a, expression(), tmp, string)
 			tmp := p.get_tmp()
-			tmp_typ := typ[6..]// skip "array_"
+			tmp_typ := typ[6..].replace('_ptr','*')// skip "array_"
 			p.check_space(.left_shift)
 			// Get the value we are pushing
 			p.gen(', (')
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/for.v b/vlib/compiler/for.v
index 5badadfaf2..5ba2dfaa16 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/for.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/for.v
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) for_st() {
 			p.gen_for_varg_header(i, expr, typ, val)
 		}
 		else if is_arr {
-			typ = typ[6..]
+			typ = typ[6..].replace('_ptr','*')
 			p.gen_for_header(i, tmp, typ, val)
 		}
 		else if is_map {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) for_st() {
 			p.gen_for_range_header(i, range_end, tmp, typ, val)
 		}
 		else if is_arr {
-			typ = typ[6..]// all after `array_`
+			typ = typ[6..].replace('_ptr','*')// all after `array_`
 			p.gen_for_header(i, tmp, typ, val)
 		}
 		else if is_str {
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/gen_c.v b/vlib/compiler/gen_c.v
index 90f7c39101..38ebecd82c 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/gen_c.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/gen_c.v
@@ -676,11 +676,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) gen_array_push(ph int, typ, expr_type, tmp, elm_type string) {
 		// Don't dereference if it's already a mutable array argument  (`fn foo(mut []int)`)
 		push_call := if typ.contains('*'){'_PUSH('} else { '_PUSH(&'}
 		p.cgen.set_placeholder(ph, push_call)
-		if elm_type.ends_with('*') {
-			p.gen('), $tmp, ${elm_type[..elm_type.len - 1]})')
-		} else {
-			p.gen('), $tmp, $elm_type)')
-		}
+		p.gen('), $tmp, $elm_type)')
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/parser.v b/vlib/compiler/parser.v
index 5d038b5e98..26ed66a4cd 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/parser.v
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) index_expr(typ_ string, fn_ph int) string {
 		}
 		if is_arr {
 			if is_arr0 {
-				typ = typ[6..]
+				typ = typ[6..].replace('_ptr', '*')
 			   }
 			p.gen_array_at(typ, is_arr0, fn_ph)
 		}
@@ -2203,6 +2203,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) index_expr(typ_ string, fn_ph int) string {
 	// }
 	// `m[key]`. no =, just a getter
 	else if (is_map || is_arr || (is_str && !p.builtin_mod)) && is_indexer {
+		typ = typ.replace('_ptr','*')
 		p.index_get(typ, fn_ph, IndexConfig{
 			is_arr: is_arr
 			is_map: is_map
@@ -2496,16 +2497,16 @@ fn (p mut Parser) array_init() string {
 	p.check(.rsbr)
 	// type after `]`? (e.g. "[]string")
 	exp_array := p.expected_type.starts_with('array_')
-	if p.tok != .name && p.tok != .lsbr && i == 0 && !exp_array {
-		p.error('specify array type: `[]typ` instead of `[]`')
-	}
-	if p.tok == .name && i == 0 &&
+	if p.tok != .name && p.tok != .mul && p.tok != .lsbr && i == 0 && !exp_array {
+        p.error('specify array type: `[]typ` instead of `[]`')
+    }
+	if i == 0 && (p.tok == .name || p.tok == .mul) &&
 		p.tokens[p.token_idx-2].line_nr == p.tokens[p.token_idx-1].line_nr { // TODO
 		// vals.len == 0 {
 		if exp_array {
 			p.error('no need to specify the full array type here, use `[]` instead of `[]${p.expected_type[6..]}`')
 		}
-		typ = p.get_type()
+        typ = p.get_type().replace('*','_ptr')
 	} else if exp_array && i == 0 {
 		// allow `known_array = []`
 		typ = p.expected_type[6..]
@@ -2536,7 +2537,9 @@ fn (p mut Parser) array_init() string {
 	// if ptr {
 	// typ += '_ptr"
 	// }
-	p.gen_array_init(typ, no_alloc, new_arr_ph, i)
+
+	real := typ.replace('_ptr','*')
+	p.gen_array_init(real, no_alloc, new_arr_ph, i)
 	typ = 'array_$typ'
 	p.register_array(typ)
 	return typ