diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Types.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Types.java
index 5066d07f874d2..878c6404afb76 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Types.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Types.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationInstance;
 import org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationTarget;
 import org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationValue;
+import org.jboss.jandex.ArrayType;
 import org.jboss.jandex.ClassInfo;
 import org.jboss.jandex.DotName;
 import org.jboss.jandex.FieldInfo;
@@ -186,13 +187,26 @@ private static void getTypeHandle(AssignableResultHandle variable, BytecodeCreat
             getParameterizedType(variable, creator, tccl, type.asParameterizedType(), cache, typeVariables);
 
         } else if (Kind.ARRAY.equals(type.kind())) {
-            Type componentType = type.asArrayType().component();
-            // E.g. String[] -> new GenericArrayTypeImpl(String.class)
-            AssignableResultHandle componentTypeHandle = creator.createVariable(Object.class);
-            getTypeHandle(componentTypeHandle, creator, componentType, tccl, cache, typeVariables);
-            ResultHandle arrayHandle = creator.newInstance(
-                    MethodDescriptor.ofConstructor(GenericArrayTypeImpl.class, java.lang.reflect.Type.class),
-                    componentTypeHandle);
+            ArrayType array = type.asArrayType();
+            Type elementType = array.component();
+            while (elementType.kind() == Kind.ARRAY) {
+                elementType = elementType.asArrayType().component();
+            }
+
+            ResultHandle arrayHandle;
+            if (elementType.kind() == Kind.PRIMITIVE || elementType.kind() == Kind.CLASS) {
+                // can produce a java.lang.Class representation of the array type
+                // E.g. String[] -> String[].class
+                arrayHandle = doLoadClass(creator, array.name().toString(), tccl);
+            } else {
+                // E.g. List<String>[] -> new GenericArrayTypeImpl(new ParameterizedTypeImpl(List.class, String.class))
+                Type componentType = type.asArrayType().component();
+                AssignableResultHandle componentTypeHandle = creator.createVariable(Object.class);
+                getTypeHandle(componentTypeHandle, creator, componentType, tccl, cache, typeVariables);
+                arrayHandle = creator.newInstance(
+                        MethodDescriptor.ofConstructor(GenericArrayTypeImpl.class, java.lang.reflect.Type.class),
+                        componentTypeHandle);
+            }
             if (cache != null) {
                 cache.put(type, arrayHandle, creator);
             }
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/bean/types/ArrayBeanTypesTest.java b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/bean/types/ArrayBeanTypesTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..90d3ae1b2b2fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/bean/types/ArrayBeanTypesTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package io.quarkus.arc.test.bean.types;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import javax.enterprise.context.Dependent;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.Produces;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.Bean;
+import javax.enterprise.util.TypeLiteral;
+import javax.inject.Named;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.quarkus.arc.Arc;
+import io.quarkus.arc.InjectableBean;
+import io.quarkus.arc.test.ArcTestContainer;
+
+public class ArrayBeanTypesTest {
+    @RegisterExtension
+    ArcTestContainer container = new ArcTestContainer(Producer.class);
+
+    @Test
+    public <T> void test() {
+        InjectableBean<Object> intArray = Arc.container().instance("intArray").getBean();
+        assertBeanTypes(intArray, Object.class, int[][].class);
+
+        InjectableBean<Object> stringArray = Arc.container().instance("stringArray").getBean();
+        assertBeanTypes(stringArray, Object.class, String[].class);
+
+        InjectableBean<Object> listArray = Arc.container().instance("listArray").getBean();
+        assertBeanTypes(listArray, Object.class, new TypeLiteral<List<String>[]>() {
+        }.getType());
+    }
+
+    private void assertBeanTypes(Bean<?> bean, Type... expectedTypes) {
+        Set<Type> types = bean.getTypes();
+
+        assertEquals(expectedTypes.length, types.size());
+        for (Type expectedType : expectedTypes) {
+            assertTrue(types.contains(expectedType));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Dependent
+    static class Producer<T extends Number> {
+        @Produces
+        @Dependent
+        @Named("intArray")
+        int[][] intArray() {
+            return new int[0][0];
+        }
+
+        @Produces
+        @Dependent
+        @Named("stringArray")
+        String[] stringArray() {
+            return new String[0];
+        }
+
+        @Produces
+        @Dependent
+        @Named("listArray")
+        List<String>[] listArray() {
+            return (List<String>[]) new List<?>[0];
+        }
+    }
+}