diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index edf121d..04691d3 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -288,12 +288,11 @@ function getDotValue (obj, field) {
 
 /**
  * Test for field equality
- * @param {Object} obj The model to check
- * @param {String} field Can contain dots, in that case that means we will set a subfield recursively
- * @param {Model} value
+ * @param {Object} objValue The value from the object to check
+ * @param {Model} value The value from the query to check against
  */
-matcherFunctions.$eq = function (obj, field, value) {
-  return areThingsEqual(getDotValue(obj, field), value);
+matcherFunctions.$eq = function (objValue, value) {
+  return areThingsEqual(objValue, value);
 };
 
 
@@ -302,10 +301,21 @@ matcherFunctions.$eq = function (obj, field, value) {
  */
 function match (obj, query) {
   var match = true
+    , objValue, arrayMatch
     , i, k;
 
   Object.keys(query).forEach(function (k) {
-    if (!matcherFunctions.$eq(obj, k, query[k])) { match = false; }
+    objValue = getDotValue(obj, k);
+
+    if (util.isArray(objValue)) {
+      arrayMatch = false;   // We only need one match in the array for a success
+      for (i = 0; i < objValue.length; i += 1) {
+        if (matcherFunctions.$eq(objValue[i], query[k])) { arrayMatch = true; }
+      }
+      match = match && arrayMatch;
+    } else {
+      if (!matcherFunctions.$eq(objValue, query[k])) { match = false; }
+    }
   });
 
   return match;
diff --git a/test/db.test.js b/test/db.test.js
index ae4eca4..aa5ac1e 100644
--- a/test/db.test.js
+++ b/test/db.test.js
@@ -284,6 +284,35 @@ describe('Database', function () {
       });
     });
 
+    it('Array fields match if any element matches', function (done) {
+      d.insert({ fruits: ['pear', 'apple', 'banana'] }, function (err, doc1) {
+        d.insert({ fruits: ['coconut', 'orange', 'pear'] }, function (err, doc2) {
+          d.insert({ fruits: ['banana'] }, function (err, doc3) {
+            d.find({ fruits: 'pear' }, function (err, docs) {
+              assert.isNull(err);
+              docs.length.should.equal(2);
+              _.pluck(docs, '_id').should.contain(doc1._id);
+              _.pluck(docs, '_id').should.contain(doc2._id);
+
+              d.find({ fruits: 'banana' }, function (err, docs) {
+                assert.isNull(err);
+                docs.length.should.equal(2);
+                _.pluck(docs, '_id').should.contain(doc1._id);
+                _.pluck(docs, '_id').should.contain(doc3._id);
+
+                d.find({ fruits: 'doesntexist' }, function (err, docs) {
+                  assert.isNull(err);
+                  docs.length.should.equal(0);
+
+                  done();
+                });
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
   });   // ==== End of 'Find' ==== //