diff --git a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 053be8f744..c683d2522f 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -3695,15 +3695,25 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             if (idx >= m_value.array->size())
             {
 #if JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
-                // remember array size before resizing
-                const auto previous_size = m_value.array->size();
+                // remember array size & capacity before resizing
+                const auto old_size = m_value.array->size();
+                const auto old_capacity = m_value.array->capacity();
 #endif
                 m_value.array->resize(idx + 1);
 
 #if JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
-                // set parent for values added above
-                set_parents(begin() + static_cast<typename iterator::difference_type>(previous_size), static_cast<typename iterator::difference_type>(idx + 1 - previous_size));
+                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(m_value.array->capacity() != old_capacity))
+                {
+                    // capacity has changed: update all parents
+                    set_parents();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // set parent for values added above
+                    set_parents(begin() + static_cast<typename iterator::difference_type>(old_size), static_cast<typename iterator::difference_type>(idx + 1 - old_size));
+                }
 #endif
+                assert_invariant();
             }
 
             return m_value.array->operator[](idx);
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 9c27aabbe5..5899a79450 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -21101,15 +21101,25 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             if (idx >= m_value.array->size())
             {
 #if JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
-                // remember array size before resizing
-                const auto previous_size = m_value.array->size();
+                // remember array size & capacity before resizing
+                const auto old_size = m_value.array->size();
+                const auto old_capacity = m_value.array->capacity();
 #endif
                 m_value.array->resize(idx + 1);
 
 #if JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
-                // set parent for values added above
-                set_parents(begin() + static_cast<typename iterator::difference_type>(previous_size), static_cast<typename iterator::difference_type>(idx + 1 - previous_size));
+                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(m_value.array->capacity() != old_capacity))
+                {
+                    // capacity has changed: update all parents
+                    set_parents();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // set parent for values added above
+                    set_parents(begin() + static_cast<typename iterator::difference_type>(old_size), static_cast<typename iterator::difference_type>(idx + 1 - old_size));
+                }
 #endif
+                assert_invariant();
             }
 
             return m_value.array->operator[](idx);
diff --git a/test/src/unit-diagnostics.cpp b/test/src/unit-diagnostics.cpp
index 8e4f2ffc36..4feee29c87 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-diagnostics.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-diagnostics.cpp
@@ -234,4 +234,21 @@ TEST_CASE("Better diagnostics")
             root.push_back(lower);
         }
     }
+
+    SECTION("Regression test for https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/3032")
+    {
+        // reference operator[](size_type idx)
+        {
+            json j_arr = json::array();
+            j_arr[0] = 0;
+            j_arr[1] = 1;
+            j_arr[2] = 2;
+            j_arr[3] = 3;
+            j_arr[4] = 4;
+            j_arr[5] = 5;
+            j_arr[6] = 6;
+            j_arr[7] = 7;
+            json j_arr_copy = j_arr;
+        }
+    }
 }