diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Types.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Types.java
index 878c6404afb76..92f61b5a91c1a 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Types.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Types.java
@@ -188,10 +188,7 @@ private static void getTypeHandle(AssignableResultHandle variable, BytecodeCreat
 
         } else if (Kind.ARRAY.equals(type.kind())) {
             ArrayType array = type.asArrayType();
-            Type elementType = array.component();
-            while (elementType.kind() == Kind.ARRAY) {
-                elementType = elementType.asArrayType().component();
-            }
+            Type elementType = getArrayElementType(array);
 
             ResultHandle arrayHandle;
             if (elementType.kind() == Kind.PRIMITIVE || elementType.kind() == Kind.CLASS) {
@@ -351,6 +348,14 @@ static Type getProviderType(ClassInfo classInfo) {
         }
     }
 
+    static Type getArrayElementType(ArrayType array) {
+        Type elementType = array.component();
+        while (elementType.kind() == Kind.ARRAY) {
+            elementType = elementType.asArrayType().component();
+        }
+        return elementType;
+    }
+
     static Set<Type> getProducerMethodTypeClosure(MethodInfo producerMethod, BeanDeployment beanDeployment) {
         Set<Type> types;
         Set<Type> unrestrictedBeanTypes = new HashSet<>();
@@ -358,6 +363,9 @@ static Set<Type> getProducerMethodTypeClosure(MethodInfo producerMethod, BeanDep
         if (returnType.kind() == Kind.TYPE_VARIABLE) {
             throw new DefinitionException("A type variable is not a legal bean type: " + producerMethod);
         }
+        if (returnType.kind() == Kind.ARRAY) {
+            checkArrayType(returnType.asArrayType(), producerMethod);
+        }
         if (returnType.kind() == Kind.PRIMITIVE || returnType.kind() == Kind.ARRAY) {
             types = new HashSet<>();
             types.add(returnType);
@@ -393,6 +401,9 @@ static Set<Type> getProducerFieldTypeClosure(FieldInfo producerField, BeanDeploy
         if (fieldType.kind() == Kind.TYPE_VARIABLE) {
             throw new DefinitionException("A type variable is not a legal bean type: " + producerField);
         }
+        if (fieldType.kind() == Kind.ARRAY) {
+            checkArrayType(fieldType.asArrayType(), producerField);
+        }
         if (fieldType.kind() == Kind.PRIMITIVE || fieldType.kind() == Kind.ARRAY) {
             types = new HashSet<>();
             types.add(fieldType);
@@ -482,6 +493,18 @@ static List<Type> getResolvedParameters(ClassInfo classInfo, Map<String, Type> r
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Throws {@code DefinitionException} if given {@code producerFieldOrMethod},
+     * whose type is given {@code arrayType}, is invalid due to the rules for arrays.
+     */
+    static void checkArrayType(ArrayType arrayType, AnnotationTarget producerFieldOrMethod) {
+        Type elementType = getArrayElementType(arrayType);
+        if (elementType.kind() == Kind.TYPE_VARIABLE) {
+            throw new DefinitionException("A type variable array is not a legal bean type: " + producerFieldOrMethod);
+        }
+        containsWildcard(elementType, producerFieldOrMethod, true);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Detects wildcard for given type.
      * In case this is related to a producer field or method, it either logs or throws a {@link DefinitionException}
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/TypesTest.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/TypesTest.java
index 64f9539567b85..bcf5651f7bb2a 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/TypesTest.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/TypesTest.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -69,18 +70,13 @@ public void testGetTypeClosure() throws IOException {
             }
         }
         ClassInfo producerClass = index.getClassByName(producerName);
-        final String producersName = "produce";
-        assertThrows(DefinitionException.class,
-                () -> Types.getProducerMethodTypeClosure(producerClass.method(producersName), dummyDeployment));
-        assertThrows(DefinitionException.class,
-                () -> Types.getProducerFieldTypeClosure(producerClass.field(producersName), dummyDeployment));
-
-        // now assert the same with nested wildcard
-        final String nestedWildCardProducersName = "produceNested";
-        assertThrows(DefinitionException.class,
-                () -> Types.getProducerMethodTypeClosure(producerClass.method(nestedWildCardProducersName), dummyDeployment));
-        assertThrows(DefinitionException.class,
-                () -> Types.getProducerFieldTypeClosure(producerClass.field(nestedWildCardProducersName), dummyDeployment));
+        for (String name : Arrays.asList("produce", "produceNested", "produceTypeVar",
+                "produceArray", "produceNestedArray", "produceTypeVarArray")) {
+            assertThrows(DefinitionException.class,
+                    () -> Types.getProducerMethodTypeClosure(producerClass.method(name), dummyDeployment));
+            assertThrows(DefinitionException.class,
+                    () -> Types.getProducerFieldTypeClosure(producerClass.field(name), dummyDeployment));
+        }
 
         // now assert following ones do NOT throw, the wildcard in the hierarchy is just ignored
         final String wildcardInTypeHierarchy = "eagleProducer";
@@ -140,10 +136,34 @@ public List<Set<? extends Number>> produceNested() {
             return null;
         }
 
+        public T produceTypeVar() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public List<? extends Number>[][] produceArray() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public List<Set<? extends Number>>[][] produceNestedArray() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public T[][] produceTypeVarArray() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         List<? extends Number> produce;
 
         List<Set<? extends Number>> produceNested;
 
+        public T produceTypeVar;
+
+        List<? extends Number>[] produceArray;
+
+        List<Set<? extends Number>>[] produceNestedArray;
+
+        public T[] produceTypeVarArray;
+
         // following producer should NOT throw an exception because the return types doesn't contain wildcard
         // but the hierarchy of the return type actually contains one
         // taken from CDI TCK setup, see https://github.com/jakartaee/cdi-tck/blob/4.0.7/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/cdi/tck/tests/definition/bean/types/illegal/BeanTypesWithIllegalTypeTest.java