diff --git a/gjson.go b/gjson.go
index eac523c..9849311 100644
--- a/gjson.go
+++ b/gjson.go
@@ -138,16 +138,17 @@ func (t Result) Float() float64 {
 	}
 }
 
-// Array returns back an array of children. The result must be a JSON array.
+// Array returns back an array of children. If the result is not
+// a JSON array, the return will be an array containing one result.
 func (t Result) Array() []Result {
 	if t.Type != JSON {
-		return nil
+		return []Result{t}
 	}
 	r := t.arrayOrMap('[', false)
 	return r.a
 }
 
-//  Map returns back an map of children. The result should be a JSON array.
+// Map returns back an map of children. The result should be a JSON array.
 func (t Result) Map() map[string]Result {
 	if t.Type != JSON {
 		return map[string]Result{}
diff --git a/gjson_test.go b/gjson_test.go
index 0740211..d91b2cd 100644
--- a/gjson_test.go
+++ b/gjson_test.go
@@ -105,18 +105,18 @@ var basicJSON = `{"age":100, "name":{"here":"B\\\"R"},
 	"loggy":{
 		"programmers": [
     	    {
-    	        "firstName": "Brett", 
-    	        "lastName": "McLaughlin", 
+    	        "firstName": "Brett",
+    	        "lastName": "McLaughlin",
     	        "email": "aaaa"
-    	    }, 
+    	    },
     	    {
-    	        "firstName": "Jason", 
-    	        "lastName": "Hunter", 
+    	        "firstName": "Jason",
+    	        "lastName": "Hunter",
     	        "email": "bbbb"
-    	    }, 
+    	    },
     	    {
-    	        "firstName": "Elliotte", 
-    	        "lastName": "Harold", 
+    	        "firstName": "Elliotte",
+    	        "lastName": "Harold",
     	        "email": "cccc"
     	    },
 			{
@@ -445,6 +445,18 @@ func TestUnmarshalMap(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSingleArrayValue(t *testing.T) {
+	var json = `{"key": "value"}`
+	var result = Get(json, "key")
+	var array = result.Array()
+	if len(array) != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("array is empty")
+	}
+	if array[0].String() != "value" {
+		t.Fatal("got %s, should be %s", array[0].String(), "value")
+	}
+}
+
 type BenchStruct struct {
 	Widget struct {
 		Window struct {