diff --git a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/EvaluateRequestHandler.java b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/EvaluateRequestHandler.java
index 30f98d7a8..55174c189 100644
--- a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/EvaluateRequestHandler.java
+++ b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/EvaluateRequestHandler.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public CompletableFuture<Response> handle(Command command, Arguments arguments,
                 }
                 long threadId = stackFrameReference.getThread().uniqueID();
                 if (value instanceof ObjectReference) {
-                    VariableProxy varProxy = new VariableProxy(stackFrameReference.getThread(), "eval", value);
+                    VariableProxy varProxy = new VariableProxy(stackFrameReference.getThread(), "eval", value, null, expression);
                     int indexedVariables = -1;
                     Value sizeValue = null;
                     if (value instanceof ArrayReference) {
diff --git a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/ScopesRequestHandler.java b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/ScopesRequestHandler.java
index 375752a3b..e7b1a9485 100644
--- a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/ScopesRequestHandler.java
+++ b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/ScopesRequestHandler.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public CompletableFuture<Response> handle(Command command, Arguments arguments,
             return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(response);
         }
         ThreadReference thread = stackFrameReference.getThread();
-        VariableProxy localScope = new VariableProxy(thread, "Local", stackFrameReference);
+        VariableProxy localScope = new VariableProxy(thread, "Local", stackFrameReference, null, null);
         int localScopeId = context.getRecyclableIdPool().addObject(thread.uniqueID(), localScope);
         scopes.add(new Types.Scope(localScope.getScope(), localScopeId, false));
 
diff --git a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/SetVariableRequestHandler.java b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/SetVariableRequestHandler.java
index 568d22c47..c2d3aa1d2 100644
--- a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/SetVariableRequestHandler.java
+++ b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/SetVariableRequestHandler.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public CompletableFuture<Response> handle(Command command, Arguments arguments,
         if (newValue instanceof ObjectReference && VariableUtils.hasChildren(newValue, showStaticVariables)) {
             long threadId = ((VariableProxy) container).getThreadId();
             String scopeName = ((VariableProxy) container).getScope();
-            VariableProxy varProxy = new VariableProxy(((VariableProxy) container).getThread(), scopeName, newValue);
+            VariableProxy varProxy = new VariableProxy(((VariableProxy) container).getThread(), scopeName, newValue, (VariableProxy) container, name);
             referenceId = context.getRecyclableIdPool().addObject(threadId, varProxy);
         }
 
diff --git a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/VariablesRequestHandler.java b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/VariablesRequestHandler.java
index 45ed9fc34..6cff05823 100644
--- a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/VariablesRequestHandler.java
+++ b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/handler/VariablesRequestHandler.java
@@ -230,14 +230,21 @@ public CompletableFuture<Response> handle(Command command, Arguments arguments,
             }
 
             int referenceId = 0;
+
+            boolean containerIsArray = containerNode.getProxiedVariable() instanceof ArrayReference;
+            String evaluateName;
+
             if (indexedVariables > 0 || (indexedVariables < 0 && VariableUtils.hasChildren(value, showStaticVariables))) {
-                VariableProxy varProxy = new VariableProxy(containerNode.getThread(), containerNode.getScope(), value);
+                VariableProxy varProxy = new VariableProxy(containerNode.getThread(), containerNode.getScope(), value, containerNode, javaVariable.name);
                 referenceId = context.getRecyclableIdPool().addObject(containerNode.getThreadId(), varProxy);
+                evaluateName = varProxy.getEvaluateName();
+            } else {
+                evaluateName = VariableUtils.getEvaluateName(javaVariable.name, containerNode.getEvaluateName(), containerIsArray);
             }
 
             Types.Variable typedVariables = new Types.Variable(name, variableFormatter.valueToString(value, options),
                     variableFormatter.typeToString(value == null ? null : value.type(), options),
-                    referenceId, null);
+                    referenceId, evaluateName);
             typedVariables.indexedVariables = Math.max(indexedVariables, 0);
             String detailsValue = null;
             if (sizeValue != null) {
diff --git a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/variables/VariableProxy.java b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/variables/VariableProxy.java
index 52c4cd535..249586553 100644
--- a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/variables/VariableProxy.java
+++ b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/variables/VariableProxy.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 import java.util.Objects;
 
+import com.sun.jdi.ArrayReference;
 import com.sun.jdi.ThreadReference;
 
 public class VariableProxy {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ public class VariableProxy {
     private final String scopeName;
     private Object variable;
     private int hashCode;
+    private final String evaluateName;
 
     /**
      * Create a variable reference.
@@ -29,11 +31,20 @@ public class VariableProxy {
      *              the scope name
      * @param variable
      *              the variable object
+     * @param container
+     *              the variable container, if any
+     * @param evaluateName
+     *              the variable evaluate name for the container context, if any
      */
-    public VariableProxy(ThreadReference thread, String scopeName, Object variable) {
+    public VariableProxy(ThreadReference thread, String scopeName, Object variable, VariableProxy container, String evaluateName) {
         this.thread = thread;
         this.scopeName = scopeName;
         this.variable = variable;
+
+        this.evaluateName = VariableUtils.getEvaluateName(evaluateName,
+                container == null ? null : container.getEvaluateName(),
+                container != null && container.getProxiedVariable() instanceof ArrayReference);
+
         hashCode = Objects.hash(scopeName, thread, variable);
     }
 
@@ -78,4 +89,8 @@ public String getScope() {
     public Object getProxiedVariable() {
         return variable;
     }
+
+    public String getEvaluateName() {
+        return evaluateName;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/variables/VariableUtils.java b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/variables/VariableUtils.java
index 6362d0cee..c3e9faaf8 100644
--- a/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/variables/VariableUtils.java
+++ b/com.microsoft.java.debug.core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/java/debug/core/adapter/variables/VariableUtils.java
@@ -250,6 +250,33 @@ public static void applyFormatterOptions(Map<String, Object> defaultOptions, boo
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the name for evaluation of variable.
+     *
+     * @param name the variable name, if any
+     * @param containerName the container name, if any
+     * @param isArrayElement is the variable an array element?
+     */
+    public static String getEvaluateName(String name, String containerName, boolean isArrayElement) {
+        if (name == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (isArrayElement) {
+            if (containerName == null) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return String.format("%s[%s]", containerName, name);
+        }
+
+        if (containerName == null) {
+            return name;
+        }
+
+        return String.format("%s.%s", containerName, name);
+    }
+
     private VariableUtils() {
 
     }