diff --git a/lib/types/textParsers.js b/lib/types/textParsers.js
index 1266423fc..a0519063e 100644
--- a/lib/types/textParsers.js
+++ b/lib/types/textParsers.js
@@ -89,9 +89,24 @@ var parseIntegerArray = function(val) {
   return p.parse();
 };
 
+var parseBigIntegerArray = function(val) {
+  if(!val) { return null; }
+  var p = arrayParser.create(val, function(entry){
+    if(entry !== null) {
+      entry = parseBigInteger(entry).trim();
+    }
+    return entry;
+  });
+
+  return p.parse();
+};
+
 var parseFloatArray = function(val) {
   if(!val) { return null; }
   var p = arrayParser.create(val, function(entry) {
+    if(entry !== null) {
+      entry = parseFloat(entry);
+    }
     return entry;
   });
 
@@ -202,7 +217,7 @@ var init = function(register) {
   register(1184, parseDate); // timestamp
   register(1005, parseIntegerArray); // _int2
   register(1007, parseIntegerArray); // _int4
-  register(1016, parseIntegerArray); // _int8
+  register(1016, parseBigIntegerArray); // _int8
   register(1021, parseFloatArray); // _float4
   register(1022, parseFloatArray); // _float8
   register(1231, parseFloatArray); // _numeric
diff --git a/test/unit/client/typed-query-results-tests.js b/test/unit/client/typed-query-results-tests.js
index 2f2f14f9b..abac25db2 100644
--- a/test/unit/client/typed-query-results-tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/client/typed-query-results-tests.js
@@ -197,6 +197,51 @@ test('typed results', function() {
     expected :function(val){
       assert.deepEqual(val, [1.2,3.4]);
     }
+  },{
+    name : 'array/int2',
+    format : 'text',
+    dataTypeID: 1005,
+    actual: '{-32768, -32767, 32766, 32767}',
+    expected :function(val){
+      assert.deepEqual(val, [-32768, -32767, 32766, 32767]);
+    }
+  },{
+    name : 'array/int4',
+    format : 'text',
+    dataTypeID: 1007,
+    actual: '{-2147483648, -2147483647, 2147483646, 2147483647}',
+    expected :function(val){
+      assert.deepEqual(val, [-2147483648, -2147483647, 2147483646, 2147483647]);
+    }
+  },{
+    name : 'array/int8',
+    format : 'text',
+    dataTypeID: 1016,
+    actual: '{-9223372036854775808, -9223372036854775807, 9223372036854775806, 9223372036854775807}',
+    expected :function(val){
+      assert.deepEqual(val, [
+        '-9223372036854775808',
+        '-9223372036854775807',
+        '9223372036854775806',
+        '9223372036854775807'
+      ]);
+    }
+  },{
+    name : 'array/float4',
+    format : 'text',
+    dataTypeID: 1021,
+    actual: '{1.2, 3.4}',
+    expected :function(val){
+      assert.deepEqual(val, [1.2, 3.4]);
+    }
+  },{
+    name : 'array/float8',
+    format : 'text',
+    dataTypeID: 1022,
+    actual: '{-12345678.1234567, 12345678.12345678}',
+    expected :function(val){
+      assert.deepEqual(val, [-12345678.1234567, 12345678.12345678]);
+    }
   },
 
   {