diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/JavaTypeInference.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/JavaTypeInference.scala
index 933a6dbeb705..39132139237c 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/JavaTypeInference.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/JavaTypeInference.scala
@@ -362,7 +362,12 @@ object JavaTypeInference {
     def toCatalystArray(input: Expression, elementType: TypeToken[_]): Expression = {
       val (dataType, nullable) = inferDataType(elementType)
       if (ScalaReflection.isNativeType(dataType)) {
-        createSerializerForGenericArray(input, dataType, nullable = nullable)
+        val cls = input.dataType.asInstanceOf[ObjectType].cls
+        if (cls.isArray && cls.getComponentType.isPrimitive) {
+          createSerializerForPrimitiveArray(input, dataType)
+        } else {
+          createSerializerForGenericArray(input, dataType, nullable = nullable)
+        }
       } else {
         createSerializerForMapObjects(input, ObjectType(elementType.getRawType),
           serializerFor(_, elementType))
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/ScalaReflection.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/ScalaReflection.scala
index 5b3109af6a53..d8d268a77ca1 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/ScalaReflection.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/ScalaReflection.scala
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@ object ScalaReflection extends ScalaReflection {
           createSerializerForMapObjects(input, dt,
             serializerFor(_, elementType, newPath, seenTypeSet))
 
-         case dt @ (BooleanType | ByteType | ShortType | IntegerType | LongType |
-                    FloatType | DoubleType) =>
+        case dt @ (BooleanType | ByteType | ShortType | IntegerType | LongType |
+                   FloatType | DoubleType) =>
           val cls = input.dataType.asInstanceOf[ObjectType].cls
           if (cls.isArray && cls.getComponentType.isPrimitive) {
             createSerializerForPrimitiveArray(input, dt)
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/java/test/org/apache/spark/sql/JavaBeanDeserializationSuite.java b/sql/core/src/test/java/test/org/apache/spark/sql/JavaBeanDeserializationSuite.java
index 49ff522cee8e..f59afef36a5a 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/java/test/org/apache/spark/sql/JavaBeanDeserializationSuite.java
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/java/test/org/apache/spark/sql/JavaBeanDeserializationSuite.java
@@ -47,25 +47,28 @@ public void tearDown() {
 
   static {
     ARRAY_RECORDS.add(
-      new ArrayRecord(1, Arrays.asList(new Interval(111, 211), new Interval(121, 221)))
+      new ArrayRecord(1, Arrays.asList(new Interval(111, 211), new Interval(121, 221)),
+              new int[] { 11, 12, 13, 14 })
     );
     ARRAY_RECORDS.add(
-      new ArrayRecord(2, Arrays.asList(new Interval(112, 212), new Interval(122, 222)))
+      new ArrayRecord(2, Arrays.asList(new Interval(112, 212), new Interval(122, 222)),
+              new int[] { 21, 22, 23, 24 })
     );
     ARRAY_RECORDS.add(
-      new ArrayRecord(3, Arrays.asList(new Interval(113, 213), new Interval(123, 223)))
+      new ArrayRecord(3, Arrays.asList(new Interval(113, 213), new Interval(123, 223)),
+              new int[] { 31, 32, 33, 34 })
     );
   }
 
   @Test
   public void testBeanWithArrayFieldDeserialization() {
-
     Encoder<ArrayRecord> encoder = Encoders.bean(ArrayRecord.class);
 
     Dataset<ArrayRecord> dataset = spark
       .read()
       .format("json")
-      .schema("id int, intervals array<struct<startTime: bigint, endTime: bigint>>")
+      .schema("id int, intervals array<struct<startTime: bigint, endTime: bigint>>, " +
+          "ints array<int>")
       .load("src/test/resources/test-data/with-array-fields.json")
       .as(encoder);
 
@@ -223,12 +226,14 @@ public static class ArrayRecord {
 
     private int id;
     private List<Interval> intervals;
+    private int[] ints;
 
     public ArrayRecord() { }
 
-    ArrayRecord(int id, List<Interval> intervals) {
+    ArrayRecord(int id, List<Interval> intervals, int[] ints) {
       this.id = id;
       this.intervals = intervals;
+      this.ints = ints;
     }
 
     public int getId() {
@@ -247,21 +252,31 @@ public void setIntervals(List<Interval> intervals) {
       this.intervals = intervals;
     }
 
+    public int[] getInts() {
+      return ints;
+    }
+
+    public void setInts(int[] ints) {
+      this.ints = ints;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-      return id ^ Objects.hashCode(intervals);
+      return id ^ Objects.hashCode(intervals) ^ Objects.hashCode(ints);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
       if (!(obj instanceof ArrayRecord)) return false;
       ArrayRecord other = (ArrayRecord) obj;
-      return (other.id == this.id) && Objects.equals(other.intervals, this.intervals);
+      return (other.id == this.id) && Objects.equals(other.intervals, this.intervals) &&
+              Arrays.equals(other.ints, ints);
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-      return String.format("{ id: %d, intervals: %s }", id, intervals);
+      return String.format("{ id: %d, intervals: %s, ints: %s }", id, intervals,
+              Arrays.toString(ints));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/resources/test-data/with-array-fields.json b/sql/core/src/test/resources/test-data/with-array-fields.json
index ff3674af2fbc..09022ec02895 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/resources/test-data/with-array-fields.json
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/resources/test-data/with-array-fields.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-{ "id": 1, "intervals": [{ "startTime": 111, "endTime": 211 }, { "startTime": 121, "endTime": 221 }]}
-{ "id": 2, "intervals": [{ "startTime": 112, "endTime": 212 }, { "startTime": 122, "endTime": 222 }]}
-{ "id": 3, "intervals": [{ "startTime": 113, "endTime": 213 }, { "startTime": 123, "endTime": 223 }]}
\ No newline at end of file
+{ "id": 1, "intervals": [{ "startTime": 111, "endTime": 211 }, { "startTime": 121, "endTime": 221 }], "ints": [11, 12, 13, 14]}
+{ "id": 2, "intervals": [{ "startTime": 112, "endTime": 212 }, { "startTime": 122, "endTime": 222 }], "ints": [21, 22, 23, 24]}
+{ "id": 3, "intervals": [{ "startTime": 113, "endTime": 213 }, { "startTime": 123, "endTime": 223 }], "ints": [31, 32, 33, 34]}
\ No newline at end of file