diff --git a/src/data.cpp b/src/data.cpp
index 95af43f..7e9780b 100644
--- a/src/data.cpp
+++ b/src/data.cpp
@@ -635,8 +635,11 @@ void Value::copyIn(const void *ptr, StoreType type)
                 // assign array of scalar w/o convert
                 dest = src;
 
+            } else if(src.original_type()!=ArrayType::Value) {
+                // assign array of scalar w/ implicit conversion
+                dest = detail::copyAs(desc->code.arrayType(), src.original_type(), src.data(), src.size()).freeze();
+
             } else {
-                // TODO: alloc and convert
                 throw NoConvert(SB()<<"Unable to assign "<<desc->code<<" with "<<type);
             }
             break;
diff --git a/test/testdata.cpp b/test/testdata.cpp
index db3b03b..960bbc8 100644
--- a/test/testdata.cpp
+++ b/test/testdata.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@ void testAssign()
     testEq(val["alarm.severity"].as<epicsAlarmSeverity>(), INVALID_ALARM);
 }
 
+void testAssignArray()
+{
+    testDiag("%s", __func__);
+
+    auto val = TypeDef(TypeCode::Int32A).create();
+
+    val = shared_array<const int32_t>({1, 2, 3});
+
+    val = shared_array<const int16_t>({4, 5, 6}); // with implied conversion
+}
+
 void testAssignUnion()
 {
     testDiag("%s", __func__);
@@ -438,6 +449,7 @@ MAIN(testdata)
     testSetup();
     testTraverse();
     testAssign();
+    testAssignArray();
     testAssignUnion();
     testAssignAny();
     testName();