diff --git a/sanitize.go b/sanitize.go
index 7a07352f..0f60b21a 100644
--- a/sanitize.go
+++ b/sanitize.go
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ func (c *Connection) SanitizeSql(sql string, args ...interface{}) (output string
 			return strconv.FormatFloat(arg, 'f', -1, 64)
 		case []byte:
 			return `E'\\x` + hex.EncodeToString(arg) + `'`
+		case []int16:
+			var s string
+			s, err = int16SliceToArrayString(arg)
+			return c.QuoteString(s)
+		case []int32:
+			var s string
+			s, err = int32SliceToArrayString(arg)
+			return c.QuoteString(s)
+		case []int64:
+			var s string
+			s, err = int64SliceToArrayString(arg)
+			return c.QuoteString(s)
 		default:
 			err = fmt.Errorf("Unable to sanitize type: %T", arg)
 			return ""
diff --git a/sanitize_test.go b/sanitize_test.go
index 1bd18270..c668ece2 100644
--- a/sanitize_test.go
+++ b/sanitize_test.go
@@ -44,4 +44,34 @@ func TestSanitizeSql(t *testing.T) {
 	if san, err := conn.SanitizeSql("select $1", bytea); err != nil || san != `select E'\\x000fff11'` {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to sanitize []byte: %v - %v", san, err)
 	}
+
+	int2a := make([]int16, 4)
+	int2a[0] = 42
+	int2a[1] = 0
+	int2a[2] = -1
+	int2a[3] = 32123
+
+	if san, err := conn.SanitizeSql("select $1::int2[]", int2a); err != nil || san != `select '{42,0,-1,32123}'::int2[]` {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to sanitize []int16: %v - %v", san, err)
+	}
+
+	int4a := make([]int32, 4)
+	int4a[0] = 42
+	int4a[1] = 0
+	int4a[2] = -1
+	int4a[3] = 32123
+
+	if san, err := conn.SanitizeSql("select $1::int4[]", int4a); err != nil || san != `select '{42,0,-1,32123}'::int4[]` {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to sanitize []int32: %v - %v", san, err)
+	}
+
+	int8a := make([]int64, 4)
+	int8a[0] = 42
+	int8a[1] = 0
+	int8a[2] = -1
+	int8a[3] = 32123
+
+	if san, err := conn.SanitizeSql("select $1::int8[]", int8a); err != nil || san != `select '{42,0,-1,32123}'::int8[]` {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to sanitize []int64: %v - %v", san, err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/value_transcoder.go b/value_transcoder.go
index 2a16184a..26dc6298 100644
--- a/value_transcoder.go
+++ b/value_transcoder.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package pgx
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -86,6 +88,21 @@ func init() {
 		EncodeTo:     encodeFloat8,
 		EncodeFormat: 1}
 
+	// int2[]
+	ValueTranscoders[Oid(1005)] = &ValueTranscoder{
+		DecodeText: decodeInt2ArrayFromText,
+		EncodeTo:   encodeInt2Array}
+
+	// int4[]
+	ValueTranscoders[Oid(1007)] = &ValueTranscoder{
+		DecodeText: decodeInt4ArrayFromText,
+		EncodeTo:   encodeInt4Array}
+
+	// int8[]
+	ValueTranscoders[Oid(1016)] = &ValueTranscoder{
+		DecodeText: decodeInt8ArrayFromText,
+		EncodeTo:   encodeInt8Array}
+
 	// varchar -- same as text
 	ValueTranscoders[Oid(1043)] = ValueTranscoders[Oid(25)]
 
@@ -104,6 +121,24 @@ func init() {
 	defaultTranscoder = ValueTranscoders[Oid(25)]
 }
 
+var arrayEl *regexp.Regexp = regexp.MustCompile(`[{,](?:"((?:[^"\\]|\\.)*)"|(NULL)|([^,}]+))`)
+
+// SplitArrayText
+func SplitArrayText(text string) (elements []string) {
+	matches := arrayEl.FindAllStringSubmatch(text, -1)
+	elements = make([]string, 0, len(matches))
+	for _, match := range matches {
+		if match[1] != "" {
+			elements = append(elements, match[1])
+		} else if match[2] != "" {
+			elements = append(elements, match[2])
+		} else if match[3] != "" {
+			elements = append(elements, match[3])
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func decodeBoolFromText(mr *MessageReader, size int32) interface{} {
 	s := mr.ReadString(size)
 	switch s {
@@ -320,3 +355,126 @@ func encodeTimestampTz(w *MessageWriter, value interface{}) {
 	w.Write(int32(len(s)))
 	w.WriteString(s)
 }
+
+func decodeInt2ArrayFromText(mr *MessageReader, size int32) interface{} {
+	s := mr.ReadString(size)
+
+	elements := SplitArrayText(s)
+
+	numbers := make([]int16, 0, len(elements))
+
+	for _, e := range elements {
+		n, err := strconv.ParseInt(e, 10, 16)
+		if err != nil {
+			return ProtocolError(fmt.Sprintf("Received invalid int2[]: %v", s))
+		}
+		numbers = append(numbers, int16(n))
+	}
+
+	return numbers
+}
+
+func int16SliceToArrayString(nums []int16) (string, error) {
+	w := newMessageWriter(&bytes.Buffer{})
+	w.WriteString("{")
+	for i, n := range nums {
+		if i > 0 {
+			w.WriteString(",")
+		}
+		w.WriteString(strconv.FormatInt(int64(n), 10))
+	}
+	w.WriteString("}")
+	return w.buf.String(), w.Err
+}
+
+func encodeInt2Array(w *MessageWriter, value interface{}) {
+	v := value.([]int16)
+	s, err := int16SliceToArrayString(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.Err = fmt.Errorf("Failed to encode []int16: %v", err)
+	}
+	w.Write(int32(len(s)))
+	w.WriteString(s)
+}
+
+func decodeInt4ArrayFromText(mr *MessageReader, size int32) interface{} {
+	s := mr.ReadString(size)
+
+	elements := SplitArrayText(s)
+
+	numbers := make([]int32, 0, len(elements))
+
+	for _, e := range elements {
+		n, err := strconv.ParseInt(e, 10, 16)
+		if err != nil {
+			return ProtocolError(fmt.Sprintf("Received invalid int4[]: %v", s))
+		}
+		numbers = append(numbers, int32(n))
+	}
+
+	return numbers
+}
+
+func int32SliceToArrayString(nums []int32) (string, error) {
+	w := newMessageWriter(&bytes.Buffer{})
+	w.WriteString("{")
+	for i, n := range nums {
+		if i > 0 {
+			w.WriteString(",")
+		}
+		w.WriteString(strconv.FormatInt(int64(n), 10))
+	}
+	w.WriteString("}")
+	return w.buf.String(), w.Err
+}
+
+func encodeInt4Array(w *MessageWriter, value interface{}) {
+	v := value.([]int32)
+	s, err := int32SliceToArrayString(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.Err = fmt.Errorf("Failed to encode []int32: %v", err)
+	}
+	w.Write(int32(len(s)))
+	w.WriteString(s)
+}
+
+func decodeInt8ArrayFromText(mr *MessageReader, size int32) interface{} {
+	s := mr.ReadString(size)
+
+	elements := SplitArrayText(s)
+
+	numbers := make([]int64, 0, len(elements))
+
+	for _, e := range elements {
+		n, err := strconv.ParseInt(e, 10, 16)
+		if err != nil {
+			return ProtocolError(fmt.Sprintf("Received invalid int8[]: %v", s))
+		}
+		numbers = append(numbers, int64(n))
+	}
+
+	return numbers
+}
+
+func int64SliceToArrayString(nums []int64) (string, error) {
+	w := newMessageWriter(&bytes.Buffer{})
+	w.WriteString("{")
+	for i, n := range nums {
+		if i > 0 {
+			w.WriteString(",")
+		}
+		w.WriteString(strconv.FormatInt(int64(n), 10))
+	}
+	w.WriteString("}")
+	return w.buf.String(), w.Err
+}
+
+func encodeInt8Array(w *MessageWriter, value interface{}) {
+	v := value.([]int64)
+	s, err := int64SliceToArrayString(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.Err = fmt.Errorf("Failed to encode []int64: %v", err)
+	}
+	w.Write(int32(len(s)))
+	w.WriteString(s)
+}
diff --git a/value_transcoder_test.go b/value_transcoder_test.go
index 0d0227a4..cce7cd62 100644
--- a/value_transcoder_test.go
+++ b/value_transcoder_test.go
@@ -60,3 +60,96 @@ func TestTimestampTzTranscode(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Did not transcode time successfully: %v is not %v", outputTime, inputTime)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestInt2SliceTranscode(t *testing.T) {
+	testEqual := func(a, b []int16) {
+		if len(a) != len(b) {
+			t.Errorf("Did not transcode []int16 successfully: %v is not %v", a, b)
+		}
+		for i := range a {
+			if a[i] != b[i] {
+				t.Errorf("Did not transcode []int16 successfully: %v is not %v", a, b)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	conn := getSharedConnection(t)
+
+	inputNumbers := []int16{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
+	var outputNumbers []int16
+
+	outputNumbers = mustSelectValue(t, conn, "select $1::int2[]", inputNumbers).([]int16)
+	testEqual(inputNumbers, outputNumbers)
+
+	mustPrepare(t, conn, "testTranscode", "select $1::int2[]")
+	defer func() {
+		if err := conn.Deallocate("testTranscode"); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unable to deallocate prepared statement: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	outputNumbers = mustSelectValue(t, conn, "testTranscode", inputNumbers).([]int16)
+	testEqual(inputNumbers, outputNumbers)
+}
+
+func TestInt4SliceTranscode(t *testing.T) {
+	testEqual := func(a, b []int32) {
+		if len(a) != len(b) {
+			t.Errorf("Did not transcode []int32 successfully: %v is not %v", a, b)
+		}
+		for i := range a {
+			if a[i] != b[i] {
+				t.Errorf("Did not transcode []int32 successfully: %v is not %v", a, b)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	conn := getSharedConnection(t)
+
+	inputNumbers := []int32{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
+	var outputNumbers []int32
+
+	outputNumbers = mustSelectValue(t, conn, "select $1::int4[]", inputNumbers).([]int32)
+	testEqual(inputNumbers, outputNumbers)
+
+	mustPrepare(t, conn, "testTranscode", "select $1::int4[]")
+	defer func() {
+		if err := conn.Deallocate("testTranscode"); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unable to deallocate prepared statement: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	outputNumbers = mustSelectValue(t, conn, "testTranscode", inputNumbers).([]int32)
+	testEqual(inputNumbers, outputNumbers)
+}
+
+func TestInt8SliceTranscode(t *testing.T) {
+	testEqual := func(a, b []int64) {
+		if len(a) != len(b) {
+			t.Errorf("Did not transcode []int64 successfully: %v is not %v", a, b)
+		}
+		for i := range a {
+			if a[i] != b[i] {
+				t.Errorf("Did not transcode []int64 successfully: %v is not %v", a, b)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	conn := getSharedConnection(t)
+
+	inputNumbers := []int64{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
+	var outputNumbers []int64
+
+	outputNumbers = mustSelectValue(t, conn, "select $1::int8[]", inputNumbers).([]int64)
+	testEqual(inputNumbers, outputNumbers)
+
+	mustPrepare(t, conn, "testTranscode", "select $1::int8[]")
+	defer func() {
+		if err := conn.Deallocate("testTranscode"); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unable to deallocate prepared statement: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	outputNumbers = mustSelectValue(t, conn, "testTranscode", inputNumbers).([]int64)
+	testEqual(inputNumbers, outputNumbers)
+}