diff --git a/src/SilbinaryWolf/Components/ComponentService.php b/src/SilbinaryWolf/Components/ComponentService.php
index 6a1b5d4..934c700 100644
--- a/src/SilbinaryWolf/Components/ComponentService.php
+++ b/src/SilbinaryWolf/Components/ComponentService.php
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public function generateTemplateCode(array $res, $parser)
                         }
                         foreach ($jsonData as $propertyName => $value) {
                             if (is_array($value)) {
+                                $value = self::recursivelyConvertFlatArraysToArrayList($value);
                                 $value = 'new '.ArrayList::class.'('.var_export($value, true).')';
                             }
                             $phpCodeValueParts[] = "\$_props['".$propertyName."'][] = ".$value.";";
@@ -244,4 +245,19 @@ public function renderComponent($name, array $props, SSViewer_Scope $scope)
         //
         return $result;
     }
+
+    private static function recursivelyConvertFlatArraysToArrayList(array $array)
+    {
+        foreach ($array as $prop => &$value) {
+            if (is_array($value)) {
+                $value = self::recursivelyConvertFlatArraysToArrayList($value);
+            }
+            unset($value);
+        }
+        if (isset($array[0])) {
+            $array = new ArrayList($array);
+            //$array = 'new '.ArrayList::class.'('.var_export($array, true).')';
+        }
+        return $array;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ComponentTest.php b/tests/ComponentTest.php
index 7af0594..d309dee 100644
--- a/tests/ComponentTest.php
+++ b/tests/ComponentTest.php
@@ -527,6 +527,64 @@ public function testJSONPropertyErrorHandling()
         }
     }
 
+    public function testJSONDeeplyNested()
+    {
+        $template = <<<SSTemplate
+<:JSONNestedTest
+    _json='{
+        "SubMenu": [
+            {
+                "Title": "Subnav item number one with children",
+                "Link": "https://google.com",
+                "LinkingMode": "section",
+                "Children": [
+                    {
+                        "Title": "Tertiary item number one",
+                        "Link": "https://google.com",
+                        "LinkingMode": "link"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "Title": "Tertiary item number two",
+                        "Link": "https://google.com",
+                        "LinkingMode": "link"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "Title": "Tertiary item number three",
+                        "Link": "https://google.com",
+                        "LinkingMode": "link"
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            {
+                "Title": "Subnav item number two",
+                "Link": "https://google.com",
+                "LinkingMode": "link",
+                "Children": ""
+            },
+            {
+                "Title": "Subnav item number three",
+                "Link": "https://google.com",
+                "LinkingMode": "current",
+                "Children": ""
+            },
+            {
+                "Title": "Subnav item number four",
+                "Link": "https://google.com",
+                "LinkingMode": "link",
+                "Children": ""
+            }
+        ]
+    }'
+/>
+SSTemplate;
+        $expectedHTML = <<<HTML
+        <div></div>
+HTML;
+
+        $resultHTML = SSViewer::fromString($template)->process(null);
+        $this->assertEqualIgnoringWhitespace($expectedHTML, $resultHTML, 'Unexpected output');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Taken from "framework\tests\view\SSViewerTest.php"
      */
diff --git a/tests/templates/components/JSONNestedTest.ss b/tests/templates/components/JSONNestedTest.ss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4174a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/templates/components/JSONNestedTest.ss
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<% if $SubMenu %>
+    <% loop $SubMenu %>
+        <h2>$Title</h2>
+        <% if $Children %>
+        <ul>
+            <% loop $Children %>
+            <li>
+                <a class="$LinkingMode" href="$Link">$Title</a>
+            </li>
+            <% end_loop %>
+        </ul>
+        <% end_if %>
+    <% end_loop %>
+<% end_if %>
