diff --git a/spec/stdlib/cson-spec.coffee b/spec/stdlib/cson-spec.coffee
index 361eaf330..1ed14b3a9 100644
--- a/spec/stdlib/cson-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/stdlib/cson-spec.coffee
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ describe "CSON", ->
         it "formats the undefined value as null", ->
           expect(CSON.stringify(['a', undefined, 'b'])).toBe "[\n  'a'\n  null\n  'b'\n]"
 
+      describe "when the array contains an object", ->
+        it "wraps the object in {}", ->
+          expect(CSON.stringify([{a:'b', a1: 'b1'}, {c: 'd'}])).toBe "[\n  {\n    'a': 'b'\n    'a1': 'b1'\n  }\n  {\n    'c': 'd'\n  }\n]"
+
     describe "when formatting an object", ->
       describe "when the object is empty", ->
         it "returns the empty string", ->
diff --git a/src/stdlib/cson.coffee b/src/stdlib/cson.coffee
index 63158f006..b2797d7c4 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/cson.coffee
+++ b/src/stdlib/cson.coffee
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ module.exports =
 
     cson = '[\n'
     for value in array
-      cson += @stringifyIndent(indentLevel + 2)
+      indent = @stringifyIndent(indentLevel + 2)
+      cson += indent
       if _.isString(value)
         cson += @stringifyString(value)
       else if _.isBoolean(value)
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports =
       else if _.isArray(value)
         cson += @stringifyArray(value, indentLevel + 2)
       else if _.isObject(value)
-        cson += @stringifyObject(value, indentLevel + 2)
+        cson += "{\n#{@stringifyObject(value, indentLevel + 4)}\n#{indent}}"
       else
         throw new Error("Unrecognized type for array value: #{value}")
       cson += '\n'