diff --git a/lib/contracts/contracts.js b/lib/contracts/contracts.js
index bcd9882c2..13efc8948 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/contracts.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/contracts.js
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ class ContractsManager {
         self.logger.trace(self.contracts);
         callback();
       },
+      /*eslint complexity: ["error", 16]*/
+      /*eslint max-depth: ["error", 16]*/
       function determineDependencies(callback) {
         let className, contract;
         for (className in self.contracts) {
@@ -167,6 +169,14 @@ class ContractsManager {
               self.contractDependencies[className] = self.contractDependencies[className] || [];
               self.contractDependencies[className].push(arg.substr(1));
             }
+            if (Array.isArray(arg)) {
+              for (let sub_arg of arg) {
+                if (sub_arg[0] === "$") {
+                  self.contractDependencies[className] = self.contractDependencies[className] || [];
+                  self.contractDependencies[className].push(sub_arg.substr(1));
+                }
+              }
+            }
           }
 
           // look in onDeploy for dependencies
diff --git a/lib/contracts/deploy.js b/lib/contracts/deploy.js
index 3a3b09bb5..d14deab78 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/deploy.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/deploy.js
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ class Deploy {
         contractName = arg.substr(1);
         referedContract = this.contractsManager.getContract(contractName);
         realArgs.push(referedContract.deployedAddress);
+      } else if (Array.isArray(arg)) {
+        let subRealArgs = [];
+        for (let sub_arg of arg) {
+          if (sub_arg[0] === "$") {
+            contractName = sub_arg.substr(1);
+            referedContract = this.contractsManager.getContract(contractName);
+            subRealArgs.push(referedContract.deployedAddress);
+          } else {
+            subRealArgs.push(sub_arg);
+          }
+        }
+        realArgs.push(subRealArgs);
       } else {
         realArgs.push(arg);
       }
diff --git a/test_app/app/contracts/some_contract.sol b/test_app/app/contracts/some_contract.sol
index a8b0d7f99..fa69a88b3 100644
--- a/test_app/app/contracts/some_contract.sol
+++ b/test_app/app/contracts/some_contract.sol
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ contract SomeContract {
 
   function() public payable { }
 
-  function SomeContract(address _addresses, uint initialValue) public {
-    //addr_1 = _addresses[0];
-    //addr_2 = _addresses[1];
+  function SomeContract(address[] _addresses, uint initialValue) public {
+    addr_1 = _addresses[0];
+    addr_2 = _addresses[1];
     value = initialValue;
   }
 
diff --git a/test_app/config/contracts.json b/test_app/config/contracts.json
index 5dca2a91d..633a227ec 100644
--- a/test_app/config/contracts.json
+++ b/test_app/config/contracts.json
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
       },
       "MyToken3": {
         "instanceOf": "Tokn"
+      },
+      "SomeContract": {
+        "args": [
+          ["$MyToken2", "$SimpleStorage"],
+          100
+        ]
       }
     },
     "afterDeploy": [
diff --git a/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js b/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
index f0feec87c..8b65fa74f 100644
--- a/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
+++ b/test_app/test/another_storage_spec.js
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ contract("AnotherStorage", function() {
       "MyToken2": {
         instanceOf: "Token",
         args: [2000]
+      },
+      "SomeContract": {
+        "args": [
+          ["$MyToken2", "$SimpleStorage"],
+          100
+        ]
       }
     };
     EmbarkSpec.deployAll(contractsConfig, () => { done() });
diff --git a/test_app/test/array_references_spec.js b/test_app/test/array_references_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..238697b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_app/test/array_references_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+contract("SomeContract", function() {
+  this.timeout(0);
+  before(function(done) {
+    this.timeout(0);
+    var contractsConfig = {
+      "SimpleStorage": {
+        args: [100]
+      },
+      "AnotherStorage": {
+        args: ["$SimpleStorage"]
+      },
+      "Token": {
+        deploy: false,
+        args: [1000]
+      },
+      "MyToken": {
+        instanceOf: "Token"
+      },
+      "MyToken2": {
+        instanceOf: "Token",
+        args: [2000]
+      },
+      "SomeContract": {
+        "args": [
+          ["$MyToken2", "$SimpleStorage"],
+          100
+        ]
+      }
+    };
+    EmbarkSpec.deployAll(contractsConfig, () => { done() });
+  });
+
+  it("set MyToken2 address", function(done) {
+    SomeContract.methods.addr_1().call().then(function(address) {
+      assert.equal(address, MyToken2.options.address);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("set SimpleStorage address", function(done) {
+    SomeContract.methods.addr_2().call().then(function(address) {
+      assert.equal(address, SimpleStorage.options.address);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+});
+
diff --git a/test_app/test/lib_test_spec.js b/test_app/test/lib_test_spec.js
index f1886be2c..a0b878d45 100644
--- a/test_app/test/lib_test_spec.js
+++ b/test_app/test/lib_test_spec.js
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ contract("Test", function() {
       "MyToken2": {
         instanceOf: "Token",
         args: [2000]
+      },
+      "SomeContract": {
+        "args": [
+          ["$MyToken2", "$SimpleStorage"],
+          100
+        ]
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/test_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js b/test_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
index e8f2cedf6..c0d7eeffd 100644
--- a/test_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
+++ b/test_app/test/simple_storage_spec.js
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ contract("SimpleStorage", function() {
       "MyToken2": {
         instanceOf: "Token",
         args: [2000]
+      },
+      "SomeContract": {
+        "args": [
+          ["$MyToken2", "$SimpleStorage"],
+          100
+        ]
       }
     };
     EmbarkSpec.deployAll(contractsConfig, () => { done() });
diff --git a/test_app/test/token_spec.js b/test_app/test/token_spec.js
index 9974dbabf..51a9c68b1 100644
--- a/test_app/test/token_spec.js
+++ b/test_app/test/token_spec.js
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ describe("Token", function() {
         onDeploy: [
           "Test.methods.changeAddress('$MyToken').send()"
         ]
+      },
+      "SomeContract": {
+        "args": [
+          ["$MyToken2", "$SimpleStorage"],
+          100
+        ]
       }
     };
     EmbarkSpec.deployAll(contractsConfig, () => { done() });