diff --git a/lib/textParsers.js b/lib/textParsers.js
index 599c6792..939754af 100644
--- a/lib/textParsers.js
+++ b/lib/textParsers.js
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ var init = function(register) {
     register(1021, parseFloatArray); // _float4
     register(1022, parseFloatArray); // _float8
     register(1231, parseIntegerArray); // _numeric
+    register(1014, parseStringArray); //char
+    register(1015, parseStringArray); //varchar
     register(1008, parseStringArray);
     register(1009, parseStringArray);
     register(1186, parseInterval);
diff --git a/test/unit/client/typed-query-results-tests.js b/test/unit/client/typed-query-results-tests.js
index b963c552..5520245f 100644
--- a/test/unit/client/typed-query-results-tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/client/typed-query-results-tests.js
@@ -165,6 +165,31 @@ test('typed results', function() {
     }
   },
 
+  {
+    name : 'array/char',
+    format : 'text',
+    dataTypeID: 1014,
+    actual: '{asdf,asdf}',
+    expected : function(val){
+      assert.deepEqual(val, ['asdf','asdf']);
+    }
+  },{
+    name : 'array/varchar',
+    format : 'text',
+    dataTypeID: 1015,
+    actual: '{asdf,asdf}',
+    expected :function(val){
+      assert.deepEqual(val, ['asdf','asdf']);
+    }
+  },{
+    name : 'array/text',
+    format : 'text',
+    dataTypeID: 1008,
+    actual: '{"hello world"}',
+    expected :function(val){
+      assert.deepEqual(val, ['hello world']);
+    }
+  },
 
   {
     name: 'binary-string/varchar',