diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Common/Annotations/Parser.php b/lib/Doctrine/Common/Annotations/Parser.php
index c395d222b..bde253d58 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Common/Annotations/Parser.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Common/Annotations/Parser.php
@@ -410,12 +410,11 @@ class Parser
         $this->match(Lexer::T_CLOSE_CURLY_BRACES);
 
         foreach ($values as $value) {
-            $key = key($value);
-
-            if (is_string($key)) {
-                $array[$key] = $value[$key];
+            list ($key, $val) = $value;
+            if ($key !== null) {
+                $array[$key] = $val;
             } else {
-                $array[] = $value[$key];
+                $array[] = $val;
             }
         }
 
@@ -441,9 +440,9 @@ class Parser
             $key = $this->_lexer->token['value'];
             $this->match(Lexer::T_EQUALS);
 
-            return array($key => $this->PlainValue());
+            return array($key, $this->PlainValue());
         }
 
-        return array($this->Value());
+        return array(null, $this->Value());
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Common/Annotations/ParserTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Common/Annotations/ParserTest.php
index bb7d5a7b9..db043f35b 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Common/Annotations/ParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/Common/Annotations/ParserTest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ class ParserTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\DoctrineTestCase
         $this->assertNull($annot->value);
         $this->assertTrue(is_array($annot->foo));
         $this->assertTrue(isset($annot->foo['key1']));
+
+        // Numerical arrays
+        $result = $parser->parse('@Name({2="foo", 4="bar"})');
+        $annot = $result['Doctrine\Tests\Common\Annotations\Name'];
+        $this->assertTrue(is_array($annot->value));
+        $this->assertEquals('foo', $annot->value[2]);
+        $this->assertEquals('bar', $annot->value[4]);
+        $this->assertFalse(isset($annot->value[0]));
+        $this->assertFalse(isset($annot->value[1]));
+        $this->assertFalse(isset($annot->value[3]));
         
         // Nested arrays with nested annotations
         $result = $parser->parse('@Name(foo={1,2, {"key"=@Name}})');