diff --git a/accounts/abi/abi.go b/accounts/abi/abi.go
index c3d49da66e..627a2a0c4c 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/abi.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/abi.go
@@ -91,8 +91,30 @@ func toGoSlice(i int, t Argument, output []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 	// first we need to create a slice of the type
 	var refSlice reflect.Value
 	switch elem.T {
-	case IntTy, UintTy, BoolTy: // int, uint, bool can all be of type big int.
-		refSlice = reflect.ValueOf([]*big.Int(nil))
+	case IntTy, UintTy, BoolTy:
+		// create a new reference slice matching the element type
+		switch t.Type.Kind {
+		case reflect.Bool:
+			refSlice = reflect.ValueOf([]bool(nil))
+		case reflect.Uint8:
+			refSlice = reflect.ValueOf([]uint8(nil))
+		case reflect.Uint16:
+			refSlice = reflect.ValueOf([]uint16(nil))
+		case reflect.Uint32:
+			refSlice = reflect.ValueOf([]uint32(nil))
+		case reflect.Uint64:
+			refSlice = reflect.ValueOf([]uint64(nil))
+		case reflect.Int8:
+			refSlice = reflect.ValueOf([]int8(nil))
+		case reflect.Int16:
+			refSlice = reflect.ValueOf([]int16(nil))
+		case reflect.Int32:
+			refSlice = reflect.ValueOf([]int32(nil))
+		case reflect.Int64:
+			refSlice = reflect.ValueOf([]int64(nil))
+		default:
+			refSlice = reflect.ValueOf([]*big.Int(nil))
+		}
 	case AddressTy: // address must be of slice Address
 		refSlice = reflect.ValueOf([]common.Address(nil))
 	case HashTy: // hash must be of slice hash
@@ -147,7 +169,27 @@ func toGoSlice(i int, t Argument, output []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 		// set inter to the correct type (cast)
 		switch elem.T {
 		case IntTy, UintTy:
-			inter = common.BytesToBig(returnOutput)
+			bigNum := common.BytesToBig(returnOutput)
+			switch t.Type.Kind {
+			case reflect.Uint8:
+				inter = uint8(bigNum.Uint64())
+			case reflect.Uint16:
+				inter = uint16(bigNum.Uint64())
+			case reflect.Uint32:
+				inter = uint32(bigNum.Uint64())
+			case reflect.Uint64:
+				inter = bigNum.Uint64()
+			case reflect.Int8:
+				inter = int8(bigNum.Int64())
+			case reflect.Int16:
+				inter = int16(bigNum.Int64())
+			case reflect.Int32:
+				inter = int32(bigNum.Int64())
+			case reflect.Int64:
+				inter = bigNum.Int64()
+			default:
+				inter = common.BytesToBig(returnOutput)
+			}
 		case BoolTy:
 			inter = common.BytesToBig(returnOutput).Uint64() > 0
 		case AddressTy:
diff --git a/accounts/abi/abi_test.go b/accounts/abi/abi_test.go
index 1e5ee0efe5..a45bd6cc0f 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/abi_test.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/abi_test.go
@@ -332,6 +332,30 @@ func TestUnpackSetInterfaceSlice(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestUnpackSetInterfaceArrayOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		var1 = new([1]uint32)
+		var2 = new([1]uint32)
+	)
+	out := []interface{}{var1, var2}
+	abi, err := JSON(strings.NewReader(`[{"type":"function", "name":"ints", "outputs":[{"type":"uint32[1]"}, {"type":"uint32[1]"}]}]`))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	marshalledReturn := append(pad([]byte{1}, 32, true), pad([]byte{2}, 32, true)...)
+	err = abi.Unpack(&out, "ints", marshalledReturn)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if *var1 != [1]uint32{1} {
+		t.Error("expected var1 to be [1], got", *var1)
+	}
+	if *var2 != [1]uint32{2} {
+		t.Error("expected var2 to be [2], got", *var2)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPack(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, test := range []struct {
 		typ string
diff --git a/accounts/abi/type.go b/accounts/abi/type.go
index 2bd341bd25..ed3e33f395 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/type.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/type.go
@@ -91,7 +91,12 @@ func NewType(t string) (typ Type, err error) {
 		}
 		typ.Elem = &sliceType
 		typ.stringKind = sliceType.stringKind + t[len(res[1]):]
-		return typ, nil
+		// Altough we know that this is an array, we cannot return
+		// as we don't know the type of the element, however, if it
+		// is still an array, then don't determine the type.
+		if typ.Elem.IsArray || typ.Elem.IsSlice {
+			return typ, nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	// parse the type and size of the abi-type.
@@ -112,7 +117,12 @@ func NewType(t string) (typ Type, err error) {
 		varSize = 256
 		t += "256"
 	}
-	typ.stringKind = t
+
+	// only set stringKind if not array or slice, as for those,
+	// the correct string type has been set
+	if !(typ.IsArray || typ.IsSlice) {
+		typ.stringKind = t
+	}
 
 	switch varType {
 	case "int":
diff --git a/accounts/abi/type_test.go b/accounts/abi/type_test.go
index bf776cf09d..1557c2a41b 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/type_test.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/type_test.go
@@ -34,17 +34,17 @@ func TestTypeRegexp(t *testing.T) {
 		{"int", Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int256"}},
 		{"int8", Type{Kind: reflect.Int8, Type: big_t, Size: 8, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int8"}},
 		{"int256", Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int256"}},
-		{"int[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int256"}, stringKind: "int256[]"}},
-		{"int[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int256"}, stringKind: "int256[2]"}},
-		{"int32[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Int32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int32"}, stringKind: "int32[]"}},
-		{"int32[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Int32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int32"}, stringKind: "int32[2]"}},
+		{"int[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int256"}, stringKind: "int256[]"}},
+		{"int[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: big_t, Size: 256, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int256"}, stringKind: "int256[2]"}},
+		{"int32[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Kind: reflect.Int32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: IntTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Int32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int32"}, stringKind: "int32[]"}},
+		{"int32[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Kind: reflect.Int32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: IntTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Int32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: IntTy, stringKind: "int32"}, stringKind: "int32[2]"}},
 		{"uint", Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint256"}},
 		{"uint8", Type{Kind: reflect.Uint8, Type: ubig_t, Size: 8, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint8"}},
 		{"uint256", Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint256"}},
-		{"uint[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint256"}, stringKind: "uint256[]"}},
-		{"uint[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint256"}, stringKind: "uint256[2]"}},
-		{"uint32[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint32"}, stringKind: "uint32[]"}},
-		{"uint32[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint32"}, stringKind: "uint32[2]"}},
+		{"uint[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint256"}, stringKind: "uint256[]"}},
+		{"uint[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Ptr, Type: ubig_t, Size: 256, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint256"}, stringKind: "uint256[2]"}},
+		{"uint32[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Kind: reflect.Uint32, Type: ubig_t, Size: 32, T: UintTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint32"}, stringKind: "uint32[]"}},
+		{"uint32[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Kind: reflect.Uint32, Type: ubig_t, Size: 32, T: UintTy, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint32, Type: big_t, Size: 32, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint32"}, stringKind: "uint32[2]"}},
 		{"bytes", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint8, Type: ubig_t, Size: 8, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint8"}, T: BytesTy, stringKind: "bytes"}},
 		{"bytes32", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 32, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint8, Type: ubig_t, Size: 8, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint8"}, T: FixedBytesTy, stringKind: "bytes32"}},
 		{"bytes[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint8, Type: ubig_t, Size: 8, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint8"}, T: BytesTy, stringKind: "bytes"}, stringKind: "bytes[]"}},
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ func TestTypeRegexp(t *testing.T) {
 		{"bytes32[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 32, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint8, Type: ubig_t, Size: 8, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint8"}, T: FixedBytesTy, stringKind: "bytes32"}, stringKind: "bytes32[]"}},
 		{"bytes32[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 32, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Uint8, Type: ubig_t, Size: 8, T: UintTy, stringKind: "uint8"}, T: FixedBytesTy, stringKind: "bytes32"}, stringKind: "bytes32[2]"}},
 		{"string", Type{Kind: reflect.String, Size: -1, T: StringTy, stringKind: "string"}},
-		{"string[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.String, Size: -1, T: StringTy, stringKind: "string"}, stringKind: "string[]"}},
-		{"string[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.String, Size: -1, T: StringTy, stringKind: "string"}, stringKind: "string[2]"}},
+		{"string[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Kind: reflect.String, T: StringTy, Size: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.String, T: StringTy, Size: -1, stringKind: "string"}, stringKind: "string[]"}},
+		{"string[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Kind: reflect.String, T: StringTy, Size: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.String, T: StringTy, Size: -1, stringKind: "string"}, stringKind: "string[2]"}},
 		{"address", Type{Kind: reflect.Array, Type: address_t, Size: 20, T: AddressTy, stringKind: "address"}},
-		{"address[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Array, Type: address_t, Size: 20, T: AddressTy, stringKind: "address"}, stringKind: "address[]"}},
-		{"address[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Array, Type: address_t, Size: 20, T: AddressTy, stringKind: "address"}, stringKind: "address[2]"}},
+		{"address[]", Type{IsSlice: true, SliceSize: -1,Kind: reflect.Array, Type:address_t, T: AddressTy, Size:20, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Array, Type: address_t, Size: 20, T: AddressTy, stringKind: "address"}, stringKind: "address[]"}},
+		{"address[2]", Type{IsArray: true, SliceSize: 2,Kind: reflect.Array, Type:address_t, T: AddressTy, Size:20, Elem: &Type{Kind: reflect.Array, Type: address_t, Size: 20, T: AddressTy, stringKind: "address"}, stringKind: "address[2]"}},
 
 		// TODO when fixed types are implemented properly
 		// {"fixed", Type{}},