diff --git a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser.cpp b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser.cpp
index 57301eff756..45e8f51e76a 100644
--- a/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser.cpp
+++ b/jbmc/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class java_bytecode_parsert:public parsert
   void rRuntimeAnnotation_attribute(annotationst &);
   void rRuntimeAnnotation(annotationt &);
   void relement_value_pairs(annotationt::element_value_pairst &);
-  void relement_value_pair(annotationt::element_value_pairt &);
+  exprt get_relement_value();
   void rmethod_attribute(methodt &method);
   void rfield_attribute(fieldt &);
   void rcode_attribute(methodt &method);
@@ -1511,16 +1511,17 @@ void java_bytecode_parsert::relement_value_pairs(
   {
     u2 element_name_index=read_u2();
     element_value_pair.element_name=pool_entry(element_name_index).s;
-
-    relement_value_pair(element_value_pair);
+    element_value_pair.value = get_relement_value();
   }
 }
 
 /// Corresponds to the element_value structure
 /// Described in Java 8 specification 4.7.16.1
 /// https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se8/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.16.1
-void java_bytecode_parsert::relement_value_pair(
-  annotationt::element_value_pairt &element_value_pair)
+/// \returns An exprt that represents the particular value of annotations field.
+///   This is usually one of: a byte, number of some sort, string, character,
+///   enum, Class type, array or another annotation.
+exprt java_bytecode_parsert::get_relement_value()
 {
   u1 tag=read_u1();
 
@@ -1531,50 +1532,46 @@ void java_bytecode_parsert::relement_value_pair(
       UNUSED_u2(type_name_index);
       UNUSED_u2(const_name_index);
       // todo: enum
+      return exprt();
     }
-    break;
 
   case 'c':
     {
       u2 class_info_index = read_u2();
-      element_value_pair.value = symbol_exprt(pool_entry(class_info_index).s);
+      return symbol_exprt(pool_entry(class_info_index).s);
     }
-    break;
 
   case '@':
     {
+      // TODO: return this wrapped in an exprt
       // another annotation, recursively
       annotationt annotation;
       rRuntimeAnnotation(annotation);
+      return exprt();
     }
-    break;
 
   case '[':
     {
+      array_exprt values;
       u2 num_values=read_u2();
       for(std::size_t i=0; i<num_values; i++)
       {
-        annotationt::element_value_pairt element_value;
-        relement_value_pair(element_value); // recursive call
+        values.operands().push_back(get_relement_value());
       }
+      return values;
     }
-    break;
 
   case 's':
     {
       u2 const_value_index=read_u2();
-      element_value_pair.value=string_constantt(
-        pool_entry(const_value_index).s);
+      return string_constantt(pool_entry(const_value_index).s);
     }
-    break;
 
   default:
     {
       u2 const_value_index=read_u2();
-      element_value_pair.value=constant(const_value_index);
+      return constant(const_value_index);
     }
-
-  break;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/AnnotationWithStringArray.class b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/AnnotationWithStringArray.class
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95e187131c2
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diff --git a/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/AnnotationWithStringArray.java b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/AnnotationWithStringArray.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae5bad91919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/AnnotationWithStringArray.java
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+public @interface AnnotationWithStringArray {
+    String[] value() default {};
+}
diff --git a/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/ClassWithArrayAnnotation.class b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/ClassWithArrayAnnotation.class
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7cd4048903f
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diff --git a/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/ClassWithArrayAnnotation.java b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/ClassWithArrayAnnotation.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee865d5f287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/ClassWithArrayAnnotation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@AnnotationWithStringArray({"Dave", "Another Dave"})
+public class ClassWithArrayAnnotation {
+}
diff --git a/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/parse_java_annotations.cpp b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/parse_java_annotations.cpp
index 5eeaa2dd097..aaac5ca4ac8 100644
--- a/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/parse_java_annotations.cpp
+++ b/jbmc/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser/parse_java_annotations.cpp
@@ -91,5 +91,30 @@ SCENARIO(
         REQUIRE(java_type == void_type());
       }
     }
+    WHEN("Parsing an annotation with an array field.")
+    {
+      const symbol_tablet &new_symbol_table = load_java_class(
+        "ClassWithArrayAnnotation", "./java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parser");
+
+      THEN("The annotation should store an array of type string.")
+      {
+        const symbolt &class_symbol =
+          *new_symbol_table.lookup("java::ClassWithArrayAnnotation");
+        const std::vector<java_annotationt> &java_annotations =
+          to_annotated_type(class_symbol.type).get_annotations();
+        java_bytecode_parse_treet::annotationst annotations;
+        convert_java_annotations(java_annotations, annotations);
+        REQUIRE(annotations.size() == 1);
+        const auto &annotation = annotations.front();
+        const auto &element_value_pair = annotation.element_value_pairs.front();
+        const auto &array = to_array_expr(element_value_pair.value);
+
+        REQUIRE(array.operands().size() == 2);
+        const auto &dave = array.op0().get(ID_value);
+        const auto &another_dave = array.op1().get(ID_value);
+        REQUIRE(id2string(dave) == "Dave");
+        REQUIRE(id2string(another_dave) == "Another Dave");
+      }
+    }
   }
 }