diff --git a/unmarshaler.go b/unmarshaler.go
index 1307a337..9c7ef526 100644
--- a/unmarshaler.go
+++ b/unmarshaler.go
@@ -688,21 +688,78 @@ func unmarshalArrayFnForSlice(vt reflect.Type) unmarshalArrayFn {
 	return fn
 }
 
+func unmarshalArraySliceInterface(d *decoder, array *ast.Node, v reflect.Value) error {
+	sp := (*danger.Slice)(unsafe.Pointer(v.UnsafeAddr()))
+
+	sp.Len = 0
+
+	var x interface{}
+
+	it := array.Children()
+	for it.Next() {
+		n := it.Node()
+
+		idx := sp.Len
+
+		if sp.Len == sp.Cap {
+			c := sp.Cap
+			if c == 0 {
+				c = 16
+			} else {
+				c *= 2
+			}
+			*sp = danger.ExtendSlice(sliceInterfaceType, sp, c)
+		}
+
+		datap := unsafe.Pointer(sp.Data)
+		elemp := danger.Stride(datap, unsafe.Sizeof(x), idx)
+		elem := reflect.NewAt(sliceInterfaceType.Elem(), elemp).Elem()
+
+		err := d.handleValue(n, elem)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		sp.Len++
+	}
+
+	if sp.Data == nil {
+		*sp = danger.ExtendSlice(sliceInterfaceType, sp, 0)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (d *decoder) unmarshalArray(array *ast.Node, v reflect.Value) error {
-	var vt reflect.Type
 	switch v.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Slice:
-		vt = v.Type()
-		fn := unmarshalArrayFnForSlice(vt)
+		fn := unmarshalArrayFnForSlice(v.Type())
 		return fn(d, array, v)
 	case reflect.Array:
-		vt = v.Type()
 		// arrays are always initialized
+
+		it := array.Children()
+		idx := 0
+		for it.Next() {
+			n := it.Node()
+
+			if idx >= v.Len() {
+				return nil
+			}
+			elem := v.Index(idx)
+			err := d.handleValue(n, elem)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			idx++
+		}
 	case reflect.Interface:
+		elemIsSliceInterface := false
 		elem := v.Elem()
 		if !elem.IsValid() {
 			s := make([]interface{}, 0, 16)
 			elem = reflect.ValueOf(&s).Elem()
+			elemIsSliceInterface = true
 		} else if elem.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
 			if elem.Type() != sliceInterfaceType {
 				s := make([]interface{}, 0, 16)
@@ -713,49 +770,24 @@ func (d *decoder) unmarshalArray(array *ast.Node, v reflect.Value) error {
 				reflect.Copy(nelem, elem)
 				elem = nelem
 			}
+			elemIsSliceInterface = true
 		}
-		err := d.unmarshalArray(array, elem)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+
+		var err error
+		if elemIsSliceInterface {
+			err = unmarshalArraySliceInterface(d, array, elem)
+		} else {
+			err = d.unmarshalArray(array, elem)
 		}
+
 		v.Set(elem)
-		return nil
+		return err
 	default:
 		// TODO: use newDecodeError, but first the parser needs to fill
 		//   array.Data.
 		return fmt.Errorf("toml: cannot store array in Go type %s", v.Kind())
 	}
 
-	elemType := vt.Elem()
-
-	it := array.Children()
-	idx := 0
-	for it.Next() {
-		n := it.Node()
-
-		// TODO: optimize
-		if v.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
-			elem := reflect.New(elemType).Elem()
-
-			err := d.handleValue(n, elem)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			v.Set(reflect.Append(v, elem))
-		} else { // array
-			if idx >= v.Len() {
-				return nil
-			}
-			elem := v.Index(idx)
-			err := d.handleValue(n, elem)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			idx++
-		}
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }