diff --git a/src/validation/array.rs b/src/validation/array.rs
index e5a484a670..8e591c6871 100644
--- a/src/validation/array.rs
+++ b/src/validation/array.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ pub(super) fn validate_array_assignment<T: AnnotationMap>(
     context: &ValidationContext<T>,
     wrapper: Wrapper,
 ) {
-    let Some(lhs_type) = wrapper.datatype_info_lhs(context) else { return };
-    let Some(rhs_stmt) = wrapper.get_rhs() else { return };
+    let Some(lhs_type) = wrapper.datatype_info_lhs(context) else { return; };
+    let Some(rhs_stmt) = wrapper.get_rhs() else { return; };
 
     if !lhs_type.is_array() {
         return;
@@ -71,16 +71,29 @@ fn validate_array_of_structs<T: AnnotationMap>(
     lhs_type: &DataTypeInformation,
     rhs_stmt: &AstNode,
 ) {
-    let Some(array_type_name) = lhs_type.get_inner_array_type_name() else { return };
-    let Some(dti) = context.index.find_effective_type_by_name(array_type_name) else { return };
+    let Some(array_type_name) = lhs_type.get_inner_array_type_name() else { return; };
+    let Some(dti) = context.index.find_effective_type_by_name(array_type_name) else { return; };
 
-    if dti.is_struct() {
-        let AstStatement::Literal(AstLiteral::Array(array)) = rhs_stmt.get_stmt() else { return };
-        let Some(AstStatement::ExpressionList(expressions)) = array.elements().map(AstNode::get_stmt) else { return };
+    if !dti.is_struct() {
+        return;
+    }
 
-        for invalid in expressions.iter().filter(|it| !it.is_paren()) {
-            validator.push_diagnostic(Diagnostic::array_struct_assignment(invalid.get_location()));
+    let AstStatement::Literal(AstLiteral::Array(array)) = rhs_stmt.get_stmt() else { return; };
+    let Some(elements) = array.elements().map(AstNode::get_stmt) else { return; };
+
+    match elements {
+        AstStatement::ExpressionList(expressions) => {
+            for invalid in expressions.iter().filter(|it| !it.is_paren()) {
+                validator.push_diagnostic(Diagnostic::array_struct_assignment(invalid.get_location()));
+            }
         }
+
+        // arr := [foo := 0]
+        AstStatement::Assignment(..) => {
+            validator.push_diagnostic(Diagnostic::array_struct_assignment(rhs_stmt.get_location()));
+        }
+
+        _ => (),
     }
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +139,7 @@ impl<'a> Wrapper<'a> {
     {
         match self {
             Wrapper::Statement(statement) => {
-                let AstNode { stmt: AstStatement::Assignment(data), .. } = statement else { return None };
+                let AstNode { stmt: AstStatement::Assignment(data), .. } = statement else { return None; };
                 context.annotations.get_type(&data.left, context.index).map(|it| it.get_type_information())
             }
 
diff --git a/src/validation/tests/array_validation_test.rs b/src/validation/tests/array_validation_test.rs
index 93700c4df9..e541b62237 100644
--- a/src/validation/tests/array_validation_test.rs
+++ b/src/validation/tests/array_validation_test.rs
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ fn parenthesized_struct_initializers() {
                 foo_invalid_a : ARRAY[1..2] OF foo := [idx := 0, val := 0, idx := 1, val := 1];     // Both initializers missing parens
                 foo_invalid_b : ARRAY[1..2] OF foo := [idx := 0, val := 0, (idx := 1, val := 1)];   // First initializer missing parens
                 foo_invalid_c : ARRAY[1..2] OF foo := [(idx := 0, val := 0), idx := 1, val := 1];   // Second initializer missing parens
+                foo_invalid_d : ARRAY[1..2] OF foo := [idx := 0];
             END_VAR
         END_FUNCTION
         ",
diff --git a/src/validation/tests/snapshots/rusty__validation__tests__array_validation_test__parenthesized_struct_initializers.snap b/src/validation/tests/snapshots/rusty__validation__tests__array_validation_test__parenthesized_struct_initializers.snap
index 6ecd65b7f3..8041c5ec8f 100644
--- a/src/validation/tests/snapshots/rusty__validation__tests__array_validation_test__parenthesized_struct_initializers.snap
+++ b/src/validation/tests/snapshots/rusty__validation__tests__array_validation_test__parenthesized_struct_initializers.snap
@@ -50,4 +50,10 @@ error: Struct initializers within arrays have to be wrapped by `()`
 12 │                 foo_invalid_c : ARRAY[1..2] OF foo := [(idx := 0, val := 0), idx := 1, val := 1];   // Second initializer missing parens
    │                                                                                        ^^^^^^^^ Struct initializers within arrays have to be wrapped by `()`
 
+error: Struct initializers within arrays have to be wrapped by `()`
+   ┌─ <internal>:13:55
+   │
+13 │                 foo_invalid_d : ARRAY[1..2] OF foo := [idx := 0];
+   │                                                       ^^^^^^^^^^ Struct initializers within arrays have to be wrapped by `()`
+