diff --git a/lib/chai/utils/getPathInfo.js b/lib/chai/utils/getPathInfo.js
index 538b2a1c9..dac2194ad 100644
--- a/lib/chai/utils/getPathInfo.js
+++ b/lib/chai/utils/getPathInfo.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function parsePath (path) {
 
 function _getPathValue (parsed, obj, index) {
   var tmp = obj
-    , res;
+    , res = obj;
 
   index = (index === undefined ? parsed.length : index);
 
diff --git a/test/expect.js b/test/expect.js
index 9db12dee0..cd204a9b0 100644
--- a/test/expect.js
+++ b/test/expect.js
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ describe('expect', function () {
     expect(deepObj).to.have.deep.property('green.tea', 'matcha');
     expect(deepObj).to.have.deep.property('teas[1]', 'matcha');
     expect(deepObj).to.have.deep.property('teas[2].tea', 'konacha');
+
+    expect(deepObj).to.have.property('teas')
+      .that.is.an('array')
+      .with.deep.property('[2]')
+        .that.deep.equals({tea: 'konacha'});
+
     err(function(){
       expect(deepObj).to.have.deep.property('teas[3]');
     }, "expected { Object (green, teas) } to have a deep property 'teas[3]'");