diff --git a/aclitem_array.go b/aclitem_array.go
index f4b14433..501074d6 100644
--- a/aclitem_array.go
+++ b/aclitem_array.go
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func (dst *ACLItemArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem ACLItem
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/array.go b/array.go
index b779cd9d..93c91897 100644
--- a/array.go
+++ b/array.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func (src ArrayHeader) EncodeBinary(ci *ConnInfo, buf []byte) []byte {
 
 type UntypedTextArray struct {
 	Elements   []string
+	Quoted     []bool
 	Dimensions []ArrayDimension
 }
 
@@ -196,13 +197,14 @@ func ParseUntypedTextArray(src string) (*UntypedTextArray, error) {
 			}
 		default:
 			buf.UnreadRune()
-			value, err := arrayParseValue(buf)
+			value, quoted, err := arrayParseValue(buf)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid array value: %v", err)
 			}
 			if currentDim == counterDim {
 				implicitDimensions[currentDim].Length++
 			}
+			dst.Quoted = append(dst.Quoted, quoted)
 			dst.Elements = append(dst.Elements, value)
 		}
 
@@ -239,10 +241,10 @@ func skipWhitespace(buf *bytes.Buffer) {
 	}
 }
 
-func arrayParseValue(buf *bytes.Buffer) (string, error) {
+func arrayParseValue(buf *bytes.Buffer) (string, bool, error) {
 	r, _, err := buf.ReadRune()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return "", false, err
 	}
 	if r == '"' {
 		return arrayParseQuotedValue(buf)
@@ -254,41 +256,41 @@ func arrayParseValue(buf *bytes.Buffer) (string, error) {
 	for {
 		r, _, err := buf.ReadRune()
 		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
+			return "", false, err
 		}
 
 		switch r {
 		case ',', '}':
 			buf.UnreadRune()
-			return s.String(), nil
+			return s.String(), false, nil
 		}
 
 		s.WriteRune(r)
 	}
 }
 
-func arrayParseQuotedValue(buf *bytes.Buffer) (string, error) {
+func arrayParseQuotedValue(buf *bytes.Buffer) (string, bool, error) {
 	s := &bytes.Buffer{}
 
 	for {
 		r, _, err := buf.ReadRune()
 		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
+			return "", false, err
 		}
 
 		switch r {
 		case '\\':
 			r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 			if err != nil {
-				return "", err
+				return "", false, err
 			}
 		case '"':
 			r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 			if err != nil {
-				return "", err
+				return "", false, err
 			}
 			buf.UnreadRune()
-			return s.String(), nil
+			return s.String(), true, nil
 		}
 		s.WriteRune(r)
 	}
diff --git a/array_test.go b/array_test.go
index 486171b8..2f3b9237 100644
--- a/array_test.go
+++ b/array_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func TestParseUntypedTextArray(t *testing.T) {
 			source: "{}",
 			result: pgtype.UntypedTextArray{
 				Elements:   nil,
+				Quoted:     nil,
 				Dimensions: nil,
 			},
 		},
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ func TestParseUntypedTextArray(t *testing.T) {
 			source: "{1}",
 			result: pgtype.UntypedTextArray{
 				Elements:   []string{"1"},
+				Quoted:     []bool{false},
 				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{Length: 1, LowerBound: 1}},
 			},
 		},
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ func TestParseUntypedTextArray(t *testing.T) {
 			source: "{a,b}",
 			result: pgtype.UntypedTextArray{
 				Elements:   []string{"a", "b"},
+				Quoted:     []bool{false, false},
 				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{Length: 2, LowerBound: 1}},
 			},
 		},
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ func TestParseUntypedTextArray(t *testing.T) {
 			source: `{"NULL"}`,
 			result: pgtype.UntypedTextArray{
 				Elements:   []string{"NULL"},
+				Quoted:     []bool{true},
 				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{Length: 1, LowerBound: 1}},
 			},
 		},
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ func TestParseUntypedTextArray(t *testing.T) {
 			source: `{""}`,
 			result: pgtype.UntypedTextArray{
 				Elements:   []string{""},
+				Quoted:     []bool{true},
 				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{Length: 1, LowerBound: 1}},
 			},
 		},
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ func TestParseUntypedTextArray(t *testing.T) {
 			source: `{"He said, \"Hello.\""}`,
 			result: pgtype.UntypedTextArray{
 				Elements:   []string{`He said, "Hello."`},
+				Quoted:     []bool{true},
 				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{Length: 1, LowerBound: 1}},
 			},
 		},
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@ func TestParseUntypedTextArray(t *testing.T) {
 			source: "{{a,b},{c,d},{e,f}}",
 			result: pgtype.UntypedTextArray{
 				Elements:   []string{"a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"},
+				Quoted:     []bool{false, false, false, false, false, false},
 				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{Length: 3, LowerBound: 1}, {Length: 2, LowerBound: 1}},
 			},
 		},
@@ -65,6 +72,7 @@ func TestParseUntypedTextArray(t *testing.T) {
 			source: "{{{a,b},{c,d},{e,f}},{{a,b},{c,d},{e,f}}}",
 			result: pgtype.UntypedTextArray{
 				Elements: []string{"a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f"},
+				Quoted:   []bool{false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false},
 				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{
 					{Length: 2, LowerBound: 1},
 					{Length: 3, LowerBound: 1},
@@ -76,6 +84,7 @@ func TestParseUntypedTextArray(t *testing.T) {
 			source: "[4:4]={1}",
 			result: pgtype.UntypedTextArray{
 				Elements:   []string{"1"},
+				Quoted:     []bool{false},
 				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{Length: 1, LowerBound: 4}},
 			},
 		},
@@ -83,6 +92,7 @@ func TestParseUntypedTextArray(t *testing.T) {
 			source: "[4:5][2:3]={{a,b},{c,d}}",
 			result: pgtype.UntypedTextArray{
 				Elements: []string{"a", "b", "c", "d"},
+				Quoted:   []bool{false, false, false, false},
 				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{
 					{Length: 2, LowerBound: 4},
 					{Length: 2, LowerBound: 2},
diff --git a/bool_array.go b/bool_array.go
index 41c6deda..232863ec 100644
--- a/bool_array.go
+++ b/bool_array.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (dst *BoolArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Bool
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/bpchar_array.go b/bpchar_array.go
index 5fd7381a..aad7c144 100644
--- a/bpchar_array.go
+++ b/bpchar_array.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (dst *BPCharArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem BPChar
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/bytea_array.go b/bytea_array.go
index 9b5c9ee9..1dee05fa 100644
--- a/bytea_array.go
+++ b/bytea_array.go
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func (dst *ByteaArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Bytea
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/cidr_array.go b/cidr_array.go
index 06192ddd..645c641a 100644
--- a/cidr_array.go
+++ b/cidr_array.go
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func (dst *CIDRArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem CIDR
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/date_array.go b/date_array.go
index 1961bf20..a546a854 100644
--- a/date_array.go
+++ b/date_array.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func (dst *DateArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Date
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/enum_array.go b/enum_array.go
index ebe838ad..d497dead 100644
--- a/enum_array.go
+++ b/enum_array.go
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func (dst *EnumArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem GenericText
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/float4_array.go b/float4_array.go
index 44ba1fee..c399697d 100644
--- a/float4_array.go
+++ b/float4_array.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (dst *Float4Array) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Float4
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/float8_array.go b/float8_array.go
index 1065190d..9a961c2f 100644
--- a/float8_array.go
+++ b/float8_array.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (dst *Float8Array) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Float8
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/hstore_array.go b/hstore_array.go
index 3899ae49..0be072cc 100644
--- a/hstore_array.go
+++ b/hstore_array.go
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func (dst *HstoreArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Hstore
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/inet_array.go b/inet_array.go
index 5de138c0..d5d0a665 100644
--- a/inet_array.go
+++ b/inet_array.go
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func (dst *InetArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Inet
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/int2_array.go b/int2_array.go
index 6b4e4c8a..8aeb7d46 100644
--- a/int2_array.go
+++ b/int2_array.go
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ func (dst *Int2Array) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Int2
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/int4_array.go b/int4_array.go
index 8801947d..76ca811e 100644
--- a/int4_array.go
+++ b/int4_array.go
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ func (dst *Int4Array) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Int4
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/int8_array.go b/int8_array.go
index 13e20fca..45d8447f 100644
--- a/int8_array.go
+++ b/int8_array.go
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ func (dst *Int8Array) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Int8
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/jsonb_array.go b/jsonb_array.go
index f44f7fa5..c8ef1fcd 100644
--- a/jsonb_array.go
+++ b/jsonb_array.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (dst *JSONBArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem JSONB
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/macaddr_array.go b/macaddr_array.go
index 5a27046f..7f78c304 100644
--- a/macaddr_array.go
+++ b/macaddr_array.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func (dst *MacaddrArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Macaddr
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/numeric_array.go b/numeric_array.go
index c281bfb3..49c70855 100644
--- a/numeric_array.go
+++ b/numeric_array.go
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ func (dst *NumericArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Numeric
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/text_array.go b/text_array.go
index 599764d8..d7125237 100644
--- a/text_array.go
+++ b/text_array.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (dst *TextArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Text
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/text_array_test.go b/text_array_test.go
index 5a2317e3..a5d050f6 100644
--- a/text_array_test.go
+++ b/text_array_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,20 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgtype"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgtype/testutil"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+// https://github.com/jackc/pgtype/issues/78
+func TestTextArrayDecodeTextNull(t *testing.T) {
+	textArray := &pgtype.TextArray{}
+	err := textArray.DecodeText(nil, []byte(`{abc,"NULL",NULL,def}`))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, textArray.Elements, 4)
+	assert.Equal(t, pgtype.Present, textArray.Elements[1].Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, pgtype.Null, textArray.Elements[2].Status)
+}
+
 func TestTextArrayTranscode(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.TestSuccessfulTranscode(t, "text[]", []interface{}{
 		&pgtype.TextArray{
diff --git a/timestamp_array.go b/timestamp_array.go
index 2f7176b8..bb819017 100644
--- a/timestamp_array.go
+++ b/timestamp_array.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func (dst *TimestampArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Timestamp
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/timestamptz_array.go b/timestamptz_array.go
index a10aaa8b..f028e0f9 100644
--- a/timestamptz_array.go
+++ b/timestamptz_array.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func (dst *TimestamptzArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Timestamptz
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/tstzrange_array.go b/tstzrange_array.go
index 7e57acfe..4f03d838 100644
--- a/tstzrange_array.go
+++ b/tstzrange_array.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func (dst *TstzrangeArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Tstzrange
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/typed_array.go.erb b/typed_array.go.erb
index eb1a642e..60665270 100644
--- a/typed_array.go.erb
+++ b/typed_array.go.erb
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (dst *<%= pgtype_array_type %>) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem <%= pgtype_element_type %>
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/uuid_array.go b/uuid_array.go
index fc1ea3b3..894bbd40 100644
--- a/uuid_array.go
+++ b/uuid_array.go
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func (dst *UUIDArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem UUID
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)
diff --git a/varchar_array.go b/varchar_array.go
index 9326c72d..d515c2a4 100644
--- a/varchar_array.go
+++ b/varchar_array.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (dst *VarcharArray) DecodeText(ci *ConnInfo, src []byte) error {
 		for i, s := range uta.Elements {
 			var elem Varchar
 			var elemSrc []byte
-			if s != "NULL" {
+			if s != "NULL" || uta.Quoted[i] {
 				elemSrc = []byte(s)
 			}
 			err = elem.DecodeText(ci, elemSrc)