diff --git a/vertx-oracle-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/oracleclient/OracleConnection.java b/vertx-oracle-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/oracleclient/OracleConnection.java
index 6b4d0cbdc..eaa1107eb 100644
--- a/vertx-oracle-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/oracleclient/OracleConnection.java
+++ b/vertx-oracle-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/oracleclient/OracleConnection.java
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ static Future<OracleConnection> connect(Vertx vertx, String connectionUri) {
     return connect(vertx, fromUri(connectionUri));
   }
 
+  Object createArray(String typeName, Object elements);
+
   /**
    * {@inheritDoc}
    */
diff --git a/vertx-oracle-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/oracleclient/impl/OracleConnectionImpl.java b/vertx-oracle-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/oracleclient/impl/OracleConnectionImpl.java
index 6e6286e7e..520fa243b 100644
--- a/vertx-oracle-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/oracleclient/impl/OracleConnectionImpl.java
+++ b/vertx-oracle-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/oracleclient/impl/OracleConnectionImpl.java
@@ -37,4 +37,9 @@ public static Future<OracleConnection> connect(Vertx vertx, OracleConnectOptions
       return impl;
     });
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public Object createArray(String typeName, Object elements) {
+    return ((OracleJdbcConnection) conn.unwrap()).createArray(typeName, elements);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/vertx-oracle-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/oracleclient/impl/OracleJdbcConnection.java b/vertx-oracle-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/oracleclient/impl/OracleJdbcConnection.java
index e0790416b..02119b6dd 100644
--- a/vertx-oracle-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/oracleclient/impl/OracleJdbcConnection.java
+++ b/vertx-oracle-client/src/main/java/io/vertx/oracleclient/impl/OracleJdbcConnection.java
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ public OracleJdbcConnection(ContextInternal ctx, ClientMetrics metrics, OracleCo
     this.metadata = metadata;
   }
 
+  public Object createArray(String typeName, Object elements) {
+    try {
+      return connection.createARRAY(typeName, elements);
+    } catch (SQLException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public ClientMetrics metrics() {
     return metrics;
diff --git a/vertx-oracle-client/src/test/java/tests/oracleclient/OracleArrayTest.java b/vertx-oracle-client/src/test/java/tests/oracleclient/OracleArrayTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3f2d0930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vertx-oracle-client/src/test/java/tests/oracleclient/OracleArrayTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package tests.oracleclient;
+
+import io.vertx.ext.unit.TestContext;
+import io.vertx.ext.unit.junit.VertxUnitRunner;
+import io.vertx.oracleclient.OracleBuilder;
+import io.vertx.oracleclient.OracleConnection;
+import io.vertx.sqlclient.Pool;
+import io.vertx.sqlclient.Tuple;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.ClassRule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import tests.oracleclient.junit.OracleRule;
+
+@RunWith(VertxUnitRunner.class)
+public class OracleArrayTest extends OracleTestBase {
+
+  @ClassRule
+  public static OracleRule oracle = OracleRule.SHARED_INSTANCE;
+
+  Pool pool;
+
+  @Before
+  public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    pool = OracleBuilder.pool(builder -> builder
+      .connectingTo(oracle.options())
+      .using(vertx));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testStringArray(TestContext ctx) {
+    String[] elements = {"str1", "str2", "str3"};
+    pool.withConnection(conn -> {
+      Object stringsArray = ((OracleConnection) conn).createArray("STRING_ARRAY", elements);
+      String insertSql = "INSERT INTO test_collections( id, string_array_element) VALUES (?, ?)";
+      return conn.preparedQuery(insertSql).execute(Tuple.of(1, stringsArray));
+    }).onComplete(ctx.asyncAssertSuccess());
+  }
+
+  @After
+  public void tearDown(TestContext ctx) throws Exception {
+    pool.close().onComplete(ctx.asyncAssertSuccess());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/vertx-oracle-client/src/test/resources/tck/import.sql b/vertx-oracle-client/src/test/resources/tck/import.sql
index 406cb38fa..58f73c07d 100644
--- a/vertx-oracle-client/src/test/resources/tck/import.sql
+++ b/vertx-oracle-client/src/test/resources/tck/import.sql
@@ -170,5 +170,16 @@ CREATE TABLE passenger
   address_id     NUMBER
 );
 
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE STRING_ARRAY AS VARYING ARRAY(127) of VARCHAR2(255 char);
+/
+
+CREATE TABLE test_collections
+(
+  id                   number(10, 0),
+  string_array_element STRING_ARRAY,
+  primary key (id)
+);
+
 -- Don't forget to commit...
 COMMIT;