diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbAccess.c b/src/ioc/db/dbAccess.c
index b7a650282..a45aa9b93 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbAccess.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbAccess.c
@@ -812,11 +812,10 @@ long dbGet(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
     void *pbuffer, long *options, long *nRequest, void *pflin)
 {
     char *pbuf = pbuffer;
-    void *pfieldsave;
+    void *pfieldsave = paddr->pfield;
     db_field_log *pfl = (db_field_log *)pflin;
     short field_type;
-    long no_elements;
-    long offset;
+    long capacity, no_elements, offset;
     struct rset *prset;
     long status = 0;
 
@@ -826,18 +825,33 @@ long dbGet(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
         return 0;
 
     if (!pfl || pfl->type == dbfl_type_rec) {
-        field_type  = paddr->field_type;
-        no_elements = paddr->no_elements;
+        field_type = paddr->field_type;
+        no_elements = capacity = paddr->no_elements;
+
+        /* Update field info from record
+         * may modify paddr->pfield
+         */
+        if (paddr->pfldDes->special == SPC_DBADDR &&
+            (prset = dbGetRset(paddr)) &&
+            prset->get_array_info) {
+            status = prset->get_array_info(paddr, &no_elements, &offset);
+        } else
+            offset = 0;
     } else {
-        field_type  = pfl->field_type;
-        no_elements = pfl->no_elements;
+        field_type = pfl->field_type;
+        no_elements = capacity = pfl->no_elements;
+        offset = 0;
     }
 
-    if (field_type >= DBF_INLINK && field_type <= DBF_FWDLINK)
-        return getLinkValue(paddr, dbrType, pbuf, nRequest);
+    if (field_type >= DBF_INLINK && field_type <= DBF_FWDLINK) {
+        status = getLinkValue(paddr, dbrType, pbuf, nRequest);
+        goto done;
+    }
 
-    if (paddr->special == SPC_ATTRIBUTE)
-        return getAttrValue(paddr, dbrType, pbuf, nRequest);
+    if (paddr->special == SPC_ATTRIBUTE) {
+        status = getAttrValue(paddr, dbrType, pbuf, nRequest);
+        goto done;
+    }
 
     /* Check for valid request */
     if (INVALID_DB_REQ(dbrType) || field_type > DBF_DEVICE) {
@@ -845,26 +859,13 @@ long dbGet(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
 
         sprintf(message, "dbGet: Request type is %d\n", dbrType);
         recGblDbaddrError(S_db_badDbrtype, paddr, message);
-        return S_db_badDbrtype;
+        status = S_db_badDbrtype;
+        goto done;
     }
 
-    /* For SPC_DBADDR fields, the rset function
-     * get_array_info() is allowed to modify
-     * paddr->pfield.  So we store the original
-     * value and restore it later.
-     */
-    pfieldsave = paddr->pfield;
-
-    /* Update field info */
-    if (paddr->pfldDes->special == SPC_DBADDR &&
-        (prset = dbGetRset(paddr)) &&
-        prset->get_array_info) {
-        status = prset->get_array_info(paddr, &no_elements, &offset);
-    } else
-        offset = 0;
-
     if (offset == 0 && (!nRequest || no_elements == 1)) {
-        if (nRequest) *nRequest = 1;
+        if (nRequest)
+            *nRequest = 1;
         if (!pfl || pfl->type == dbfl_type_rec) {
             status = dbFastGetConvertRoutine[field_type][dbrType]
                 (paddr->pfield, pbuf, paddr);
@@ -883,10 +884,11 @@ long dbGet(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
         }
     } else {
         long n;
-        long (*convert)();
+        GETCONVERTFUNC convert;
 
         if (nRequest) {
-            if (no_elements<(*nRequest)) *nRequest = no_elements;
+            if (no_elements < *nRequest)
+                *nRequest = no_elements;
             n = *nRequest;
         } else {
             n = 1;
@@ -901,11 +903,11 @@ long dbGet(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
             status = S_db_badDbrtype;
             goto done;
         }
-        /* convert database field  and place it in the buffer */
+        /* convert data into the caller's buffer */
         if (n <= 0) {
             ;/*do nothing*/
         } else if (!pfl || pfl->type == dbfl_type_rec) {
-            status = convert(paddr, pbuf, n, no_elements, offset);
+            status = convert(paddr, pbuf, n, capacity, offset);
         } else {
             DBADDR localAddr = *paddr; /* Structure copy */
 
@@ -916,7 +918,7 @@ long dbGet(DBADDR *paddr, short dbrType,
                 localAddr.pfield = (char *) &pfl->u.v.field;
             else
                 localAddr.pfield = (char *)  pfl->u.r.field;
-            status = convert(&localAddr, pbuf, n, no_elements, offset);
+            status = convert(&localAddr, pbuf, n, capacity, offset);
         }
     }
 done:
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/Makefile b/src/ioc/db/test/Makefile
index c16016378..b844a0bd6 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/test/Makefile
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 
 TESTLIBRARY = dbTestIoc
 
+dbTestIoc_SRCS += arrRecord.c
 dbTestIoc_SRCS += xRecord.c
 dbTestIoc_SRCS += dbLinkdset.c
 dbTestIoc_LIBS = dbCore ca Com
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ TARGETS += $(COMMON_DIR)/dbTestIoc.dbd
 dbTestIoc_DBD += menuGlobal.dbd
 dbTestIoc_DBD += menuConvert.dbd
 dbTestIoc_DBD += menuScan.dbd
+#dbTestIoc_DBD += arrRecord.dbd
 dbTestIoc_DBD += xRecord.dbd
 dbTestIoc_DBD += dbLinkdset.dbd
 TESTFILES += $(COMMON_DIR)/dbTestIoc.dbd ../xRecord.db
@@ -95,6 +97,16 @@ dbChannelTest_SRCS += dbTestIoc_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
 testHarness_SRCS += dbChannelTest.c
 TESTS += dbChannelTest
 
+TARGETS += $(COMMON_DIR)/dbChArrTest.dbd
+dbChArrTest_DBD += arrRecord.dbd
+TESTPROD_HOST += dbChArrTest
+dbChArrTest_SRCS += dbChArrTest.cpp
+dbChArrTest_SRCS += dbChArrTest_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
+testHarness_SRCS += dbChArrTest.cpp
+testHarness_SRCS += dbChArrTest_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
+TESTFILES += $(COMMON_DIR)/dbChArrTest.dbd ../dbChArrTest.db
+TESTS += dbChArrTest
+
 TESTPROD_HOST += chfPluginTest
 chfPluginTest_SRCS += chfPluginTest.c
 chfPluginTest_SRCS += dbTestIoc_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
@@ -132,6 +144,7 @@ TESTSCRIPTS_HOST += $(TESTS:%=%.t)
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
 
+arrRecord$(DEP): $(COMMON_DIR)/arrRecord.h
 xRecord$(DEP): $(COMMON_DIR)/xRecord.h
 dbPutLinkTest$(DEP): $(COMMON_DIR)/xRecord.h
 scanIoTest$(DEP): $(COMMON_DIR)/yRecord.h
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/arrRecord.c b/src/ioc/db/test/arrRecord.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e9b2f02c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/arrRecord.c
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2010 Brookhaven National Laboratory.
+* Copyright (c) 2010 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
+*     fuer Materialien und Energie GmbH.
+* Copyright (c) 2008 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+*     National Laboratory.
+* Copyright (c) 2002 The Regents of the University of California, as
+*     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to a Software License Agreement found
+* in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+/* arrRecord.c - minimal array record for test purposes: no processing */
+
+/*
+ *  Author: Ralph Lange <Ralph.Lange@bessy.de>
+ *
+ * vaguely implemented like parts of recWaveform.c by Bob Dalesio
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "dbDefs.h"
+#include "epicsPrint.h"
+#include "dbAccess.h"
+#include "dbEvent.h"
+#include "dbFldTypes.h"
+#include "recSup.h"
+#include "recGbl.h"
+#include "cantProceed.h"
+#define GEN_SIZE_OFFSET
+#include "arrRecord.h"
+#undef  GEN_SIZE_OFFSET
+#include "epicsExport.h"
+
+/* Create RSET - Record Support Entry Table*/
+#define report NULL
+#define initialize NULL
+static long init_record(arrRecord *, int);
+static long process(arrRecord *);
+#define special NULL
+#define get_value NULL
+static long cvt_dbaddr(DBADDR *);
+static long get_array_info(DBADDR *, long *, long *);
+static long put_array_info(DBADDR *, long);
+#define get_units NULL
+#define get_precision NULL
+#define get_enum_str NULL
+#define get_enum_strs NULL
+#define put_enum_str NULL
+#define get_graphic_double NULL
+#define get_control_double NULL
+#define get_alarm_double NULL
+
+rset arrRSET = {
+        RSETNUMBER,
+        report,
+        initialize,
+        init_record,
+        process,
+        special,
+        get_value,
+        cvt_dbaddr,
+        get_array_info,
+        put_array_info,
+        get_units,
+        get_precision,
+        get_enum_str,
+        get_enum_strs,
+        put_enum_str,
+        get_graphic_double,
+        get_control_double,
+        get_alarm_double
+};
+epicsExportAddress(rset, arrRSET);
+
+static long init_record(arrRecord *prec, int pass)
+{
+    if (pass == 0) {
+        if (prec->nelm <= 0)
+            prec->nelm = 1;
+        if (prec->ftvl > DBF_ENUM)
+            prec->ftvl = DBF_UCHAR;
+        prec->bptr = callocMustSucceed(prec->nelm, dbValueSize(prec->ftvl),
+            "arr calloc failed");
+
+        if (prec->nelm == 1) {
+            prec->nord = 1;
+        } else {
+            prec->nord = 0;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static long process(arrRecord *prec)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static long cvt_dbaddr(DBADDR *paddr)
+{
+    arrRecord *prec = (arrRecord *) paddr->precord;
+
+    paddr->pfield = prec->bptr;
+    paddr->no_elements = prec->nelm;
+    paddr->field_type = prec->ftvl;
+    paddr->field_size = dbValueSize(prec->ftvl);
+    paddr->dbr_field_type = prec->ftvl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static long get_array_info(DBADDR *paddr, long *no_elements, long *offset)
+{
+    arrRecord *prec = (arrRecord *) paddr->precord;
+
+    *no_elements = prec->nord;
+    *offset = prec->off;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static long put_array_info(DBADDR *paddr, long nNew)
+{
+    arrRecord *prec = (arrRecord *) paddr->precord;
+
+    prec->nord = nNew;
+    if (prec->nord > prec->nelm)
+        prec->nord = prec->nelm;
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/arrRecord.dbd b/src/ioc/db/test/arrRecord.dbd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b115b500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/arrRecord.dbd
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+include "menuGlobal.dbd"
+include "menuConvert.dbd"
+include "menuScan.dbd"
+recordtype(arr) {
+  include "dbCommon.dbd"
+  field(VAL, DBF_NOACCESS) {
+    prompt("Value")
+    special(SPC_DBADDR)
+    pp(TRUE)
+    extra("void *val")
+  }
+  field(NELM, DBF_ULONG) {
+    prompt("Number of Elements")
+    special(SPC_NOMOD)
+    initial("1")
+  }
+  field(FTVL, DBF_MENU) {
+    prompt("Field Type of Value")
+    special(SPC_NOMOD)
+    menu(menuFtype)
+  }
+  field(NORD, DBF_ULONG) {
+    prompt("Number elements read")
+    special(SPC_NOMOD)
+  }
+  field(OFF, DBF_ULONG) {
+    prompt("Offset into array")
+  }
+  field(BPTR, DBF_NOACCESS) {
+    prompt("Buffer Pointer")
+    special(SPC_NOMOD)
+    extra("void *bptr")
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/dbChArrTest.cpp b/src/ioc/db/test/dbChArrTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6451fa35a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/dbChArrTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+/*************************************************************************\
+* Copyright (c) 2010 Brookhaven National Laboratory.
+* Copyright (c) 2010 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
+*     fuer Materialien und Energie GmbH.
+* Copyright (c) 2016 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne
+*     National Laboratory.
+* Copyright (c) 2003 The Regents of the University of California, as
+*     Operator of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
+* EPICS BASE is distributed subject to the Software License Agreement
+* found in the file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
+\*************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ *  Authors: Ralph Lange <ralph.lange@gmx.de>,
+ *           Andrew Johnson <anj@aps.anl.gov>
+ */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "registryFunction.h"
+#include "epicsThread.h"
+#include "epicsExit.h"
+#include "epicsStdio.h"
+#include "epicsString.h"
+#include "envDefs.h"
+#include "dbStaticLib.h"
+#include "dbmf.h"
+#include "registry.h"
+#include "dbAddr.h"
+#include "dbAccess.h"
+#include "asDbLib.h"
+#include "iocInit.h"
+#include "iocsh.h"
+#include "dbChannel.h"
+#include "epicsUnitTest.h"
+#include "testMain.h"
+#include "osiFileName.h"
+
+extern "C" {
+    int dbChArrTest_registerRecordDeviceDriver(struct dbBase *pdbbase);
+}
+
+#define CA_SERVER_PORT "65535"
+
+const char *server_port = CA_SERVER_PORT;
+
+static void createAndOpen(const char *name, dbChannel**pch)
+{
+    testOk(!!(*pch = dbChannelCreate(name)), "dbChannel %s created", name);
+    testOk(!(dbChannelOpen(*pch)), "dbChannel opened");
+    testOk((ellCount(&(*pch)->pre_chain) == 0), "no filters in pre chain");
+    testOk((ellCount(&(*pch)->post_chain) == 0), "no filters in post chain");
+}
+
+static void freeArray(db_field_log *pfl) {
+    if (pfl->type == dbfl_type_ref) {
+        free(pfl->u.r.field);
+    }
+}
+
+static void testHead (const char *title, const char *typ = "") {
+    const char *line = "------------------------------------------------------------------------------";
+    testDiag("%s", line);
+    testDiag(title, typ);
+    testDiag("%s", line);
+}
+
+static void check(short dbr_type) {
+    dbChannel *pch;
+    db_field_log *pfl;
+    dbAddr valaddr;
+    dbAddr offaddr;
+    const char *offname = NULL, *valname = NULL, *typname = NULL;
+    epicsInt32 buf[26];
+    long off, req;
+    int i;
+
+    switch (dbr_type) {
+    case DBR_LONG:
+        offname = "i32.OFF";
+        valname = "i32.VAL";
+        typname = "long";
+        break;
+    case DBR_DOUBLE:
+        offname = "f64.OFF";
+        valname = "f64.VAL";
+        typname = "double";
+        break;
+    case DBR_STRING:
+        offname = "c40.OFF";
+        valname = "c40.VAL";
+        typname = "string";
+        break;
+    default:
+        testDiag("Invalid data type %d", dbr_type);
+    }
+
+    (void) dbNameToAddr(offname, &offaddr);
+    (void) dbNameToAddr(valname, &valaddr);
+
+    testHead("Ten %s elements", typname);
+
+    /* Fill the record's array field with data, 10..19 */
+
+    epicsInt32 ar[10] = {10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19};
+    (void) dbPutField(&valaddr, DBR_LONG, ar, 10);
+
+    /* Open a channel to it, make sure no filters present */
+
+    createAndOpen(valname, &pch);
+    testOk(pch->final_type == valaddr.field_type,
+           "final type unchanged (%d->%d)", valaddr.field_type, pch->final_type);
+    testOk(pch->final_no_elements == valaddr.no_elements,
+           "final no_elements unchanged (%ld->%ld)", valaddr.no_elements, pch->final_no_elements);
+
+    /* TEST1 sets the record's OFF field, then requests 10 elements from the channel,
+     * passing in a transparent db_field_log and converting the data to LONG on the way in.
+     * It checks that it got back the expected data and the right number of elements.
+     */
+
+#define TEST1(Size, Offset, Text, Expected) \
+    testDiag("Reading from offset = %d (%s)", Offset, Text); \
+    off = Offset; req = 10; \
+    memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf)); \
+    (void) dbPutField(&offaddr, DBR_LONG, &off, 1); \
+    pfl = db_create_read_log(pch); \
+    testOk(pfl && pfl->type == dbfl_type_rec, "Valid pfl, type = rec"); \
+    testOk(!dbChannelGetField(pch, DBR_LONG, buf, NULL, &req, pfl), "Got Field value"); \
+    testOk(req == Size, "Got %ld elements (expected %d)", req, Size); \
+    if (!testOk(!memcmp(buf, Expected, sizeof(Expected)), "Data correct")) \
+        for (i=0; i<Size; i++) \
+            testDiag("Element %d expected %d got %d", i, Expected[i], buf[i]); \
+    db_delete_field_log(pfl);
+
+    const epicsInt32 res_10_0[] = {10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19};
+    TEST1(10, 0, "no offset", res_10_0);
+
+    const epicsInt32 res_10_4[] = {14,15,16,17,18,19,10,11,12,13};
+    TEST1(10, 4, "wrapped", res_10_4);
+
+    /* Partial array */
+
+    testHead("Five %s elements", typname);
+    off = 0;    /* Reset offset for writing the next buffer */
+    (void) dbPutField(&offaddr, DBR_LONG, &off, 1);
+    (void) dbPutField(&valaddr, DBR_LONG, &ar[5], 5);
+
+    createAndOpen(valname, &pch);
+    testOk(pch->final_type == valaddr.field_type,
+           "final type unchanged (%d->%d)", valaddr.field_type, pch->final_type);
+    testOk(pch->final_no_elements == valaddr.no_elements,
+           "final no_elements unchanged (%ld->%ld)", valaddr.no_elements, pch->final_no_elements);
+
+    const epicsInt32 res_5_0[] = {15,16,17,18,19};
+    TEST1(5, 0, "no offset", res_5_0);
+
+    const epicsInt32 res_5_3[] = {18,19,15,16,17};
+    TEST1(5, 3, "wrapped", res_5_3);
+
+    /* TEST2 sets the record's OFF field, then requests 15 elements from the channel
+     * but passes in a db_field_log with alternate data, converting that data to LONG.
+     * It checks that it got back the expected data and the right number of elements.
+     */
+
+#define TEST2(Size, Offset, Text, Expected) \
+    testDiag("Reading from offset = %d (%s)", Offset, Text); \
+    off = Offset; req = 15; \
+    memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf)); \
+    (void) dbPutField(&offaddr, DBR_LONG, &off, 1); \
+    pfl = db_create_read_log(pch); \
+    pfl->type = dbfl_type_ref; \
+    pfl->field_type = DBF_CHAR; \
+    pfl->field_size = 1; \
+    pfl->no_elements = 26; \
+    pfl->u.r.dtor = freeArray; \
+    pfl->u.r.field = epicsStrDup("abcdefghijklmnopqrsstuvwxyz"); \
+    testOk(!dbChannelGetField(pch, DBR_LONG, buf, NULL, &req, pfl), "Got Field value"); \
+    testOk(req == Size, "Got %ld elements (expected %d)", req, Size); \
+    if (!testOk(!memcmp(buf, Expected, sizeof(Expected)), "Data correct")) \
+        for (i=0; i<Size; i++) \
+            testDiag("Element %d expected '%c' got '%c'", i, Expected[i], buf[i]); \
+    db_delete_field_log(pfl);
+
+    testHead("Fifteen letters from field-log instead of %s", typname);
+
+    const epicsInt32 res_15[] = {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l',
+        'm', 'n', 'o'};
+    TEST2(15, 0, "no offset", res_15);
+    TEST2(15, 10, "ignored", res_15);
+
+    dbChannelDelete(pch);
+}
+
+static dbEventCtx evtctx;
+
+static void dbChArrTestCleanup(void* junk)
+{
+    dbFreeBase(pdbbase);
+    registryFree();
+    pdbbase=0;
+
+    db_close_events(evtctx);
+
+    dbmfFreeChunks();
+}
+
+MAIN(dbChArrTest)
+{
+    testPlan(102);
+
+    /* Prepare the IOC */
+
+    epicsEnvSet("EPICS_CA_SERVER_PORT", server_port);
+
+    if (dbReadDatabase(&pdbbase, "dbChArrTest.dbd",
+            "." OSI_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR ".." OSI_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR
+            "../O.Common" OSI_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR "O.Common", NULL))
+        testAbort("Database description not loaded");
+
+    dbChArrTest_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase);
+
+    if (dbReadDatabase(&pdbbase, "dbChArrTest.db",
+            "." OSI_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR "..", NULL))
+        testAbort("Test database not loaded");
+
+    epicsAtExit(&dbChArrTestCleanup,NULL);
+
+    /* Start the IOC */
+
+    iocInit();
+    evtctx = db_init_events();
+
+    check(DBR_LONG);
+    check(DBR_DOUBLE);
+    check(DBR_STRING);
+
+    return testDone();
+}
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/dbChArrTest.db b/src/ioc/db/test/dbChArrTest.db
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dea25d6ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/dbChArrTest.db
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+record(arr, "i32") {
+    field(DESC, "test array record")
+    field(NELM, "10")
+    field(FTVL, "LONG")
+}
+record(arr, "f64") {
+    field(DESC, "test array record")
+    field(NELM, "10")
+    field(FTVL, "DOUBLE")
+}
+record(arr, "c40") {
+    field(DESC, "test array record")
+    field(NELM, "10")
+    field(FTVL, "STRING")
+}