diff --git a/src/nxt_conf.c b/src/nxt_conf.c
index 5ec86cd4..fd6a62f5 100644
--- a/src/nxt_conf.c
+++ b/src/nxt_conf.c
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ static void nxt_conf_json_parse_error(nxt_conf_json_error_t *error, u_char *pos,
 
 static nxt_int_t nxt_conf_copy_value(nxt_mp_t *mp, nxt_conf_op_t *op,
     nxt_conf_value_t *dst, nxt_conf_value_t *src);
+static nxt_int_t nxt_conf_copy_array(nxt_mp_t *mp, nxt_conf_op_t *op,
+    nxt_conf_value_t *dst, nxt_conf_value_t *src);
 static nxt_int_t nxt_conf_copy_object(nxt_mp_t *mp, nxt_conf_op_t *op,
     nxt_conf_value_t *dst, nxt_conf_value_t *src);
 
@@ -740,6 +742,7 @@ nxt_conf_op_compile(nxt_mp_t *mp, nxt_conf_op_t **ops, nxt_conf_value_t *root,
     nxt_str_t *path, nxt_conf_value_t *value)
 {
     nxt_str_t                 token;
+    nxt_int_t                 index;
     nxt_conf_op_t             *op, **parent;
     nxt_conf_value_t          *node;
     nxt_conf_path_parse_t     parse;
@@ -762,7 +765,27 @@ nxt_conf_op_compile(nxt_mp_t *mp, nxt_conf_op_t **ops, nxt_conf_value_t *root,
 
         nxt_conf_path_next_token(&parse, &token);
 
-        node = nxt_conf_get_object_member(root, &token, &op->index);
+        switch (root->type) {
+
+        case NXT_CONF_VALUE_OBJECT:
+            node = nxt_conf_get_object_member(root, &token, &op->index);
+            break;
+
+        case NXT_CONF_VALUE_ARRAY:
+            index = nxt_int_parse(token.start, token.length);
+
+            if (index < 0 || index > NXT_INT32_T_MAX) {
+                return NXT_DECLINED;
+            }
+
+            op->index = index;
+
+            node = nxt_conf_get_array_element(root, index);
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            node = NULL;
+        }
 
         if (parse.last) {
             break;
@@ -787,8 +810,23 @@ nxt_conf_op_compile(nxt_mp_t *mp, nxt_conf_op_t **ops, nxt_conf_value_t *root,
         return NXT_OK;
     }
 
-    if (node == NULL) {
+    if (node != NULL) {
+        op->action = NXT_CONF_OP_REPLACE;
+        op->ctx = value;
 
+        return NXT_OK;
+    }
+
+    op->action = NXT_CONF_OP_CREATE;
+
+    if (root->type == NXT_CONF_VALUE_ARRAY) {
+        if (op->index > root->u.array->count) {
+            return NXT_DECLINED;
+        }
+
+        op->ctx = value;
+
+    } else {
         member = nxt_mp_zget(mp, sizeof(nxt_conf_object_member_t));
         if (nxt_slow_path(member == NULL)) {
             return NXT_ERROR;
@@ -799,12 +837,7 @@ nxt_conf_op_compile(nxt_mp_t *mp, nxt_conf_op_t **ops, nxt_conf_value_t *root,
         member->value = *value;
 
         op->index = root->u.object->count;
-        op->action = NXT_CONF_OP_CREATE;
         op->ctx = member;
-
-    } else {
-        op->action = NXT_CONF_OP_REPLACE;
-        op->ctx = value;
     }
 
     return NXT_OK;
@@ -836,16 +869,13 @@ static nxt_int_t
 nxt_conf_copy_value(nxt_mp_t *mp, nxt_conf_op_t *op, nxt_conf_value_t *dst,
     nxt_conf_value_t *src)
 {
-    size_t      size;
-    nxt_int_t   rc;
-    nxt_uint_t  n;
-
-    if (op != NULL && src->type != NXT_CONF_VALUE_OBJECT) {
+    if (op != NULL
+        && src->type != NXT_CONF_VALUE_ARRAY
+        && src->type != NXT_CONF_VALUE_OBJECT)
+    {
         return NXT_ERROR;
     }
 
-    dst->type = src->type;
-
     switch (src->type) {
 
     case NXT_CONF_VALUE_STRING:
@@ -863,27 +893,7 @@ nxt_conf_copy_value(nxt_mp_t *mp, nxt_conf_op_t *op, nxt_conf_value_t *dst,
         break;
 
     case NXT_CONF_VALUE_ARRAY:
-
-        size = sizeof(nxt_conf_array_t)
-               + src->u.array->count * sizeof(nxt_conf_value_t);
-
-        dst->u.array = nxt_mp_get(mp, size);
-        if (nxt_slow_path(dst->u.array == NULL)) {
-            return NXT_ERROR;
-        }
-
-        dst->u.array->count = src->u.array->count;
-
-        for (n = 0; n < src->u.array->count; n++) {
-            rc = nxt_conf_copy_value(mp, NULL, &dst->u.array->elements[n],
-                                               &src->u.array->elements[n]);
-
-            if (nxt_slow_path(rc != NXT_OK)) {
-                return NXT_ERROR;
-            }
-        }
-
-        break;
+        return nxt_conf_copy_array(mp, op, dst, src);
 
     case NXT_CONF_VALUE_OBJECT:
         return nxt_conf_copy_object(mp, op, dst, src);
@@ -892,6 +902,108 @@ nxt_conf_copy_value(nxt_mp_t *mp, nxt_conf_op_t *op, nxt_conf_value_t *dst,
         dst->u = src->u;
     }
 
+    dst->type = src->type;
+
+    return NXT_OK;
+}
+
+
+static nxt_int_t
+nxt_conf_copy_array(nxt_mp_t *mp, nxt_conf_op_t *op, nxt_conf_value_t *dst,
+    nxt_conf_value_t *src)
+{
+    size_t            size;
+    nxt_int_t         rc;
+    nxt_uint_t        s, d, count, index;
+    nxt_conf_op_t     *pass_op;
+    nxt_conf_value_t  *value;
+
+    count = src->u.array->count;
+
+    if (op != NULL) {
+        if (op->action == NXT_CONF_OP_CREATE) {
+            count++;
+
+        } else if (op->action == NXT_CONF_OP_DELETE) {
+            count--;
+        }
+    }
+
+    size = sizeof(nxt_conf_array_t) + count * sizeof(nxt_conf_value_t);
+
+    dst->u.array = nxt_mp_get(mp, size);
+    if (nxt_slow_path(dst->u.array == NULL)) {
+        return NXT_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    dst->u.array->count = count;
+
+    s = 0;
+    d = 0;
+
+    pass_op = NULL;
+
+    /*
+     * This initialization is needed only to
+     * suppress a warning on GCC 4.8 and older.
+     */
+    index = 0;
+
+    do {
+        if (pass_op == NULL) {
+            index = (op == NULL) ? src->u.array->count : op->index;
+        }
+
+        while (s != index) {
+            rc = nxt_conf_copy_value(mp, pass_op, &dst->u.array->elements[d],
+                                                  &src->u.array->elements[s]);
+            if (nxt_slow_path(rc != NXT_OK)) {
+                return NXT_ERROR;
+            }
+
+            s++;
+            d++;
+        }
+
+        if (pass_op != NULL) {
+            pass_op = NULL;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (op != NULL) {
+            switch (op->action) {
+            case NXT_CONF_OP_PASS:
+                pass_op = op->ctx;
+                index++;
+                break;
+
+            case NXT_CONF_OP_CREATE:
+                value = op->ctx;
+                dst->u.array->elements[d] = *value;
+
+                d++;
+                break;
+
+            case NXT_CONF_OP_REPLACE:
+                value = op->ctx;
+                dst->u.array->elements[d] = *value;
+
+                s++;
+                d++;
+                break;
+
+            case NXT_CONF_OP_DELETE:
+                s++;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            op = NULL;
+        }
+
+    } while (d != count);
+
+    dst->type = src->type;
+
     return NXT_OK;
 }