diff --git a/assert/assertions.go b/assert/assertions.go
index c276316b4..4d669d734 100644
--- a/assert/assertions.go
+++ b/assert/assertions.go
@@ -114,7 +114,19 @@ func copyExportedFields(expected interface{}) interface{} {
 		result.Elem().Set(reflect.ValueOf(unexportedRemoved))
 		return result.Interface()
 
-	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
+	case reflect.Array:
+		result := reflect.New(reflect.ArrayOf(expectedValue.Len(), expectedType.Elem())).Elem()
+		for i := 0; i < expectedValue.Len(); i++ {
+			index := expectedValue.Index(i)
+			if isNil(index) {
+				continue
+			}
+			unexportedRemoved := copyExportedFields(index.Interface())
+			result.Index(i).Set(reflect.ValueOf(unexportedRemoved))
+		}
+		return result.Interface()
+
+	case reflect.Slice:
 		result := reflect.MakeSlice(expectedType, expectedValue.Len(), expectedValue.Len())
 		for i := 0; i < expectedValue.Len(); i++ {
 			index := expectedValue.Index(i)
diff --git a/assert/assertions_test.go b/assert/assertions_test.go
index e1245b421..9a44f95eb 100644
--- a/assert/assertions_test.go
+++ b/assert/assertions_test.go
@@ -408,6 +408,11 @@ func TestEqualExportedValues(t *testing.T) {
 	            	+   Exported: (int) 2,
 	            	    notExported: (interface {}) <nil>`,
 		},
+		{
+			value1:        S{[2]int{1, 2}, Nested{2, 3}, 4, Nested{5, 6}},
+			value2:        S{[2]int{1, 2}, Nested{2, nil}, nil, Nested{}},
+			expectedEqual: true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {