diff --git a/src/test/java/spoon/test/template/TemplateArrayAccessTest.java b/src/test/java/spoon/test/template/TemplateArrayAccessTest.java
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+package spoon.test.template;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import spoon.Launcher;
+import spoon.reflect.code.CtStatement;
+import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtClass;
+import spoon.reflect.factory.Factory;
+import spoon.support.compiler.FileSystemFile;
+import spoon.test.template.testclasses.SubstituteArrayAccessTemplate;
+
+public class TemplateArrayAccessTest {
+
+	@Test
+	public void testArrayAccess() throws Exception {
+		//contract: the template engine supports variable access, typed as Array substitution
+		Launcher spoon = new Launcher();
+		spoon.addTemplateResource(new FileSystemFile("./src/test/java/spoon/test/template/testclasses/SubstituteArrayAccessTemplate.java"));
+
+		spoon.buildModel();
+		Factory factory = spoon.getFactory();
+
+		CtClass<?> resultKlass = factory.Class().create("Result");
+		CtStatement result = new SubstituteArrayAccessTemplate(new String[]{"a","b"}).apply(resultKlass);
+		assertEquals("new java.lang.String[]{ \"a\" , \"b\" }.toString()", result.toString());
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/spoon/test/template/testclasses/SubstituteArrayAccessTemplate.java b/src/test/java/spoon/test/template/testclasses/SubstituteArrayAccessTemplate.java
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+package spoon.test.template.testclasses;
+
+import spoon.template.Local;
+import spoon.template.Parameter;
+import spoon.template.StatementTemplate;
+
+public class SubstituteArrayAccessTemplate extends StatementTemplate {
+
+	@Override
+	public void statement() throws Throwable {
+		anArray.toString();
+	}
+	
+	@Parameter
+	String[] anArray;
+
+	@Local
+	public SubstituteArrayAccessTemplate(String[] anArray) {
+		this.anArray = anArray;
+	}
+}
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