diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f6c9d4d1d..e43bd0c1f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - [#3145](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/3145) - Pending txs per address API endpoint
 
 ### Fixes
+- [#3207](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/3207) - Fix read contract bytes array type output
 - [#3203](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/3203) - Improve "get mined blocks" query performance
 - [#3202](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/3202) - Fix contracts verification with experimental features enabled
 - [#3201](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/3201) - Connect to Metamask button
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/reader.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/reader.ex
index 72eef9aa95..de04329147 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/reader.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/smart_contract/reader.ex
@@ -321,8 +321,19 @@ defmodule Explorer.SmartContract.Reader do
     Map.put_new(output, "value", bytes_to_string(value))
   end
 
-  defp new_value(%{"type" => "bytes" <> _number} = output, values, index) do
-    Map.put_new(output, "value", bytes_to_string(Enum.at(values, index)))
+  defp new_value(%{"type" => "bytes" <> number_rest} = output, values, index) do
+    if String.contains?(number_rest, "[]") do
+      values_array = Enum.at(values, index)
+
+      values_array_formatted =
+        Enum.map(values_array, fn value ->
+          bytes_to_string(value)
+        end)
+
+      Map.put_new(output, "value", values_array_formatted)
+    else
+      Map.put_new(output, "value", bytes_to_string(Enum.at(values, index)))
+    end
   end
 
   defp new_value(%{"type" => "bytes"} = output, values, index) do