diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/parser/Compiler.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/parser/Compiler.cs
index 9972e7ff1f8..390adadc84c 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/parser/Compiler.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/parser/Compiler.cs
@@ -5477,6 +5477,8 @@ public object VisitInvokeMemberExpression(InvokeMemberExpressionAst invokeMember
         public object VisitArrayExpression(ArrayExpressionAst arrayExpressionAst)
         {
             Expression values = null;
+            ExpressionAst pureExprAst = null;
+
             var subExpr = arrayExpressionAst.SubExpression;
             if (subExpr.Traps == null)
             {
@@ -5485,10 +5487,10 @@ public object VisitArrayExpression(ArrayExpressionAst arrayExpressionAst)
                     var pipelineBase = subExpr.Statements[0] as PipelineBaseAst;
                     if (pipelineBase != null)
                     {
-                        var exprAst = pipelineBase.GetPureExpression();
-                        if (exprAst != null)
+                        pureExprAst = pipelineBase.GetPureExpression();
+                        if (pureExprAst != null)
                         {
-                            values = Compile(exprAst);
+                            values = Compile(pureExprAst);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -5500,16 +5502,12 @@ public object VisitArrayExpression(ArrayExpressionAst arrayExpressionAst)
             }
             values = values ?? CaptureAstResults(subExpr, CaptureAstContext.Enumerable);
 
-            if (values.Type.IsArray)
+            if (pureExprAst is ArrayLiteralAst)
             {
-                // If the result is already an array, don't wrap the array.
+                // If the pure expression is ArrayLiteralAst, just return the result.
                 return values;
             }
-            if (values.Type == typeof(List<object>))
-            {
-                return Expression.Call(values, CachedReflectionInfo.ObjectList_ToArray);
-            }
-            if (values.Type.GetTypeInfo().IsPrimitive || values.Type == typeof(string))
+            if (values.Type.IsPrimitive || values.Type == typeof(string))
             {
                 // Slight optimization - no need for a dynamic site.  We could special case other
                 // types as well, but it's probably not worth it.
diff --git a/test/powershell/Language/Scripting/Array.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Language/Scripting/Array.Tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c66ce5fc216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/powershell/Language/Scripting/Array.Tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+Describe "ArrayExpression Tests" -Tags "CI" {
+    It "@([object[]](1,2,3)) should return a 3-element array of object[]" {
+        $result = @([object[]](1,2,3))
+        $result.GetType().FullName | Should Be "System.Object[]"
+        $result.Length | Should Be 3
+    }
+
+    It "@([int[]](1,2,3)) should return a 3-element array of object[]" {
+        $result = @([int[]](1,2,3))
+        $result.GetType().FullName | Should Be "System.Object[]"
+        $result.Length | Should Be 3
+    }
+
+    It "@([object[]]`$null) should return a 1-element(`$null) array of object[]" {
+        $result = @([object[]]$null)
+        $result.GetType().FullName | Should Be "System.Object[]"
+        $result.Length | Should Be 1
+        $result[0] | Should Be $null
+    }
+
+    It "@([int[]]`$null) should return a 1-element(`$null) array of object[]" {
+        $result = @([int[]]$null)
+        $result.GetType().FullName | Should Be "System.Object[]"
+        $result.Length | Should Be 1
+        $result[0] | Should Be $null
+    }
+
+    It "@([object[]][System.Management.Automation.Internal.AutomationNull]::Value) should return a 1-element(`$null) array of object[]" {
+        $result = @([object[]][System.Management.Automation.Internal.AutomationNull]::Value)
+        $result.GetType().FullName | Should Be "System.Object[]"
+        $result.Length | Should Be 1
+        $result[0] | Should Be $null
+    }
+
+    It "@([int[]][System.Management.Automation.Internal.AutomationNull]::Value) should return a 1-element(`$null) array of object[]" {
+        $result = @([int[]][System.Management.Automation.Internal.AutomationNull]::Value)
+        $result.GetType().FullName | Should Be "System.Object[]"
+        $result.Length | Should Be 1
+        $result[0] | Should Be $null
+    }
+
+    It "@(`$null) should return a 1-element(`$null) array of object[]" {
+        $result = @($null)
+        $result.GetType().FullName | Should Be "System.Object[]"
+        $result.Length | Should Be 1
+        $result[0] | Should Be $null
+    }
+
+    It "@([System.Management.Automation.Internal.AutomationNull]::Value) should return an empty array of object[]" {
+        $result = @([System.Management.Automation.Internal.AutomationNull]::Value)
+        $result.GetType().FullName | Should Be "System.Object[]"
+        $result.Length | Should Be 0
+    }
+
+    It "@([object[]]`$a) should return a new array" {
+        $a = 1,2,3
+        $result = @([object[]]$a)
+        $result.GetType().FullName | Should Be "System.Object[]"
+        $result.Length | Should Be 3
+    }
+
+    It "@([int[]]`$a) should return a new array" {
+        $a = 1,2,3
+        $result = @([int[]]$a)
+        $result.GetType().FullName | Should Be "System.Object[]"
+        $result.Length | Should Be 3
+    }
+
+    It "@([System.Collections.Generic.List[object]]`$null) should return a 1-element(`$null) array of object[]" {
+        $result = @([System.Collections.Generic.List[object]]$null)
+        $result.GetType().FullName | Should Be "System.Object[]"
+        $result.Length | Should Be 1
+        $result[0] | Should Be $null
+    }
+}