diff --git a/lib/datatypes.js b/lib/datatypes.js
index 252e9021..f1d2b826 100644
--- a/lib/datatypes.js
+++ b/lib/datatypes.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ datatypes = {
       // Sure, Arrays are technically Objects, but we're treating Array as a
       // separate datatype. Remember, instanceof Array fails across window
       // boundaries, so let's also make sure the Object isn't Array-ish
-      if (typeof val != 'object' || _isArray(val)) {
+      if (typeof val != 'object'/* || _isArray(val)*/) { // by der_On: allow saving of arrays as the datatype array only saves arrays of numbers or strings correctly, but not arrays of objects
         return {
           err: i18n.getText('model.validatesObject', {name: name}, locale)
         , val: null
@@ -210,8 +210,17 @@ datatypes = {
   , serialize: function (input, options) {
       var val
         , opts = options || {};
-      if (typeof input.toString == 'function') {
+      
+      // Arrays will be converted to JSON
+      if (_isArray(input)) {
+          val = JSON.stringify(input);
+      } else if (typeof input.toString == 'function') {
         val = input.toString();
+
+        // if this happens the object had no usefull toString() method and we should make JSON out of it
+        if (val == "[object Object]") {
+          val = JSON.stringify(input);
+        }
       }
       else {
         val = JSON.stringify(input);
diff --git a/lib/generators/sql.js b/lib/generators/sql.js
index 8f2bedb9..d5d7cd95 100644
--- a/lib/generators/sql.js
+++ b/lib/generators/sql.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 var model = require('../index')
   , utils = require('utilities')
   , generator
@@ -13,6 +12,8 @@ datatypeMap = {
 , 'date': 'date'
 , 'datetime': 'timestamp'
 , 'time': 'time'
+, 'object': 'text'
+, 'array': 'text'
 };
 
 generator = new (function () {