diff --git a/src/urlMatcherFactory.js b/src/urlMatcherFactory.js
index cea6ffb63..db1ad11ba 100644
--- a/src/urlMatcherFactory.js
+++ b/src/urlMatcherFactory.js
@@ -496,9 +496,9 @@ Type.prototype.$asArray = function(mode, isSearch) {
   return new ArrayType(this, mode);
 
   function ArrayType(type, mode) {
-    function bindTo(thisObj, callback) {
+    function bindTo(thisObj, type, callbackName) {
       return function() {
-        return callback.apply(thisObj, arguments);
+        return type[callbackName].apply(thisObj, arguments);
       };
     }
 
@@ -537,10 +537,10 @@ Type.prototype.$asArray = function(mode, isSearch) {
       };
     }
 
-    this.encode = arrayHandler(bindTo(this, type.encode));
-    this.decode = arrayHandler(bindTo(this, type.decode));
-    this.is     = arrayHandler(bindTo(this, type.is), true);
-    this.equals = arrayEqualsHandler(bindTo(this, type.equals));
+    this.encode = arrayHandler(bindTo(this, type, 'encode'));
+    this.decode = arrayHandler(bindTo(this, type, 'decode'));
+    this.is     = arrayHandler(bindTo(this, type, 'is'), true);
+    this.equals = arrayEqualsHandler(bindTo(this, type, 'equals'));
     this.pattern = type.pattern;
     this.$arrayMode = mode;
   }
diff --git a/test/urlMatcherFactorySpec.js b/test/urlMatcherFactorySpec.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index b705b7ed9..44e735461
--- a/test/urlMatcherFactorySpec.js
+++ b/test/urlMatcherFactorySpec.js
@@ -402,6 +402,31 @@ describe("UrlMatcher", function () {
   });
 });
 
+describe("urlMatcherFactoryProvider", function () {
+
+  describe(".type()", function () {
+
+    var m;
+    beforeEach(module('ui.router.util', function($urlMatcherFactoryProvider) {
+      $urlMatcherFactoryProvider.type("myType", {}, function() {
+        return {
+          decode: function() {
+            return 'decoded';
+          }
+        };
+      });
+      m = new UrlMatcher("/test?{foo:myType}");
+    }));
+
+    it("should handle arrays properly with config-time custom type definitions", inject(function ($stateParams) {
+      expect(m.exec("/test", {foo: '1'})).toEqual({ foo: 'decoded' });
+      expect(m.exec("/test", {foo: ['1', '2']})).toEqual({ foo: ['decoded', 'decoded'] });
+    }));
+
+  });
+
+});
+
 describe("urlMatcherFactory", function () {
   
   var $umf;