diff --git a/pgtype/convert.go b/pgtype/convert.go
index 3f3d9e5f..e35e2310 100644
--- a/pgtype/convert.go
+++ b/pgtype/convert.go
@@ -122,6 +122,28 @@ func underlyingSliceType(val interface{}) (interface{}, bool) {
 	return nil, false
 }
 
+func underlyingPtrSliceType(val interface{}) (interface{}, bool) {
+	refVal := reflect.ValueOf(val)
+
+	if refVal.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	if refVal.IsNil() {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	sliceVal := refVal.Elem().Interface()
+	baseSliceType := reflect.SliceOf(reflect.TypeOf(sliceVal).Elem())
+	ptrBaseSliceType := reflect.PtrTo(baseSliceType)
+
+	if refVal.Type().ConvertibleTo(ptrBaseSliceType) {
+		convVal := refVal.Convert(ptrBaseSliceType)
+		return convVal.Interface(), reflect.TypeOf(convVal.Interface()) != refVal.Type()
+	}
+
+	return nil, false
+}
+
 func int64AssignTo(srcVal int64, srcStatus Status, dst interface{}) error {
 	if srcStatus == Present {
 		switch v := dst.(type) {
diff --git a/pgtype/int2array.go b/pgtype/int2array.go
index 4ac0c409..e6809c1e 100644
--- a/pgtype/int2array.go
+++ b/pgtype/int2array.go
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ func (src *Int2Array) AssignTo(dst interface{}) error {
 			*v = nil
 		}
 	default:
+		if originalDst, ok := underlyingPtrSliceType(dst); ok {
+			return src.AssignTo(originalDst)
+		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot put decode %v into %T", src, dst)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pgtype/int2array_test.go b/pgtype/int2array_test.go
index 5ea81990..ced0eab4 100644
--- a/pgtype/int2array_test.go
+++ b/pgtype/int2array_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pgtype_test
 
 import (
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/pgtype"
@@ -50,38 +51,126 @@ func TestInt2ArrayTranscode(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-// func TestInt2ConvertFrom(t *testing.T) {
-// 	type _int8 int8
+func TestInt2ArrayConvertFrom(t *testing.T) {
+	successfulTests := []struct {
+		source interface{}
+		result pgtype.Int2Array
+	}{
+		{
+			source: []int16{1},
+			result: pgtype.Int2Array{
+				Elements:   []pgtype.Int2{{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
+				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{LowerBound: 1, Length: 1}},
+				Status:     pgtype.Present},
+		},
+		{
+			source: []uint16{1},
+			result: pgtype.Int2Array{
+				Elements:   []pgtype.Int2{{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
+				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{LowerBound: 1, Length: 1}},
+				Status:     pgtype.Present},
+		},
+		{
+			source: (([]int16)(nil)),
+			result: pgtype.Int2Array{Status: pgtype.Null},
+		},
+	}
 
-// 	successfulTests := []struct {
-// 		source interface{}
-// 		result pgtype.Int2
-// 	}{
-// 		{source: int8(1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: int16(1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: int32(1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: int64(1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: int8(-1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: -1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: int16(-1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: -1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: int32(-1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: -1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: int64(-1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: -1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: uint8(1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: uint16(1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: uint32(1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: uint64(1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: "1", result: pgtype.Int2{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 		{source: _int8(1), result: pgtype.Int2{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
-// 	}
+	for i, tt := range successfulTests {
+		var r pgtype.Int2Array
+		err := r.ConvertFrom(tt.source)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("%d: %v", i, err)
+		}
 
-// 	for i, tt := range successfulTests {
-// 		var r pgtype.Int2
-// 		err := r.ConvertFrom(tt.source)
-// 		if err != nil {
-// 			t.Errorf("%d: %v", i, err)
-// 		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(r, tt.result) {
+			t.Errorf("%d: expected %v to convert to %v, but it was %v", i, tt.source, tt.result, r)
+		}
+	}
+}
 
-// 		if r != tt.result {
-// 			t.Errorf("%d: expected %v to convert to %v, but it was %v", i, tt.source, tt.result, r)
-// 		}
-// 	}
-// }
+func TestInt2ArrayAssignTo(t *testing.T) {
+	var int16Slice []int16
+	var uint16Slice []uint16
+	var namedInt16Slice _int16Slice
+
+	simpleTests := []struct {
+		src      pgtype.Int2Array
+		dst      interface{}
+		expected interface{}
+	}{
+		{
+			src: pgtype.Int2Array{
+				Elements:   []pgtype.Int2{{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
+				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{LowerBound: 1, Length: 1}},
+				Status:     pgtype.Present,
+			},
+			dst:      &int16Slice,
+			expected: []int16{1},
+		},
+		{
+			src: pgtype.Int2Array{
+				Elements:   []pgtype.Int2{{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
+				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{LowerBound: 1, Length: 1}},
+				Status:     pgtype.Present,
+			},
+			dst:      &uint16Slice,
+			expected: []uint16{1},
+		},
+		{
+			src: pgtype.Int2Array{
+				Elements:   []pgtype.Int2{{Int: 1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
+				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{LowerBound: 1, Length: 1}},
+				Status:     pgtype.Present,
+			},
+			dst:      &namedInt16Slice,
+			expected: _int16Slice{1},
+		},
+		{
+			src:      pgtype.Int2Array{Status: pgtype.Null},
+			dst:      &int16Slice,
+			expected: (([]int16)(nil)),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, tt := range simpleTests {
+		err := tt.src.AssignTo(tt.dst)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("%d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+
+		if dst := reflect.ValueOf(tt.dst).Elem().Interface(); !reflect.DeepEqual(dst, tt.expected) {
+			t.Errorf("%d: expected %v to assign %v, but result was %v", i, tt.src, tt.expected, dst)
+		}
+	}
+
+	errorTests := []struct {
+		src pgtype.Int2Array
+		dst interface{}
+	}{
+		{
+			src: pgtype.Int2Array{
+				Elements:   []pgtype.Int2{{Status: pgtype.Null}},
+				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{LowerBound: 1, Length: 1}},
+				Status:     pgtype.Present,
+			},
+			dst: &int16Slice,
+		},
+		{
+			src: pgtype.Int2Array{
+				Elements:   []pgtype.Int2{{Int: -1, Status: pgtype.Present}},
+				Dimensions: []pgtype.ArrayDimension{{LowerBound: 1, Length: 1}},
+				Status:     pgtype.Present,
+			},
+			dst: &uint16Slice,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, tt := range errorTests {
+		err := tt.src.AssignTo(tt.dst)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("%d: expected error but none was returned (%v -> %v)", i, tt.src, tt.dst)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/pgtype/pgtype_test.go b/pgtype/pgtype_test.go
index 32ebebfe..a727e2e5 100644
--- a/pgtype/pgtype_test.go
+++ b/pgtype/pgtype_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 type _bool bool
 type _int8 int8
 type _int16 int16
+type _int16Slice []int16
 
 func mustConnectPgx(t testing.TB) *pgx.Conn {
 	config, err := pgx.ParseURI(os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL"))