diff --git a/src/lua/zencode_array.lua b/src/lua/zencode_array.lua
index 849fada3e..593867fd6 100644
--- a/src/lua/zencode_array.lua
+++ b/src/lua/zencode_array.lua
@@ -112,7 +112,13 @@ When("create the copy of element '' in array ''", function(pos, arr)
 	ZEN.assert(num, "Argument is not a position number: "..pos)
 	ZEN.assert(src[num], "No element found in: "..arr.."["..pos.."]")
 	ACK.copy = src[num]
-	new_codec('copy', {encoding = src_codec.encoding})
+	local n_codec = { encoding = src_codec.encoding }
+	-- table of schemas can only contain elements
+	if src_codec.schema then
+		n_codec.schema = src_codec.schema
+		n_codec.zentype = "e"
+	end
+	new_codec('copy', n_codec)
 end)
 
 local function _insert_in(what, dest)
diff --git a/test/zencode/array.bats b/test/zencode/array.bats
index 22b0deb14..dee839a9c 100755
--- a/test/zencode/array.bats
+++ b/test/zencode/array.bats
@@ -970,3 +970,29 @@ EOF
     save_output "copy_element.json"
     assert_output '{"dictionary_from_dictionary":{"paperino":"duck"},"string_from_array_1":"pluto","string_from_array_2":"paperino","string_from_array_3":"topolino","string_from_dictionary_1":"dog","string_from_dictionary_2":"mouse"}'
 }
+
+@test "copy element from schemas" {
+    cat << EOF | save_asset copy_from_schema_array.data
+{
+    "addresses_signatures": [
+        {
+            "address": "0x2B8070975AF995Ef7eb949AE28ee7706B9039504",
+            "signature": "0xed8f36c71989f8660e8f5d4adbfd8f1c0288cca90d3a5330b7bf735d71ab52fe7ba0a7827dc4ba707431f1c10babd389f658f8e208b89390a9be3c097579a2ff1b",
+        },
+        {
+            "address": "0x3028806AC293B5aC9b863B685c73813626311DaD",
+            "signature": "0x40d305373c648bb6b2bbadebe02ada256a9d0b3d3c37367c0a2795e367b22f7372e40dfc3497927764d1585783d058e4367bb4d24d2107777d7aa4ddcb6593c71b"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+EOF
+
+    cat << EOF | zexe copy_from_schema_array.zen copy_from_schema_array.data
+Scenario 'ethereum': copy element
+Given I have a 'ethereum address signature pair array' named 'addresses_signatures'
+When I create the copy of element '1' in array 'addresses_signatures'
+Then print the 'copy'
+EOF
+    save_output 'copy_from_schema_array.json'
+    assert_output '{"copy":{"address":"0x2B8070975AF995Ef7eb949AE28ee7706B9039504","signature":"0xed8f36c71989f8660e8f5d4adbfd8f1c0288cca90d3a5330b7bf735d71ab52fe7ba0a7827dc4ba707431f1c10babd389f658f8e208b89390a9be3c097579a2ff1b"}}'
+}