diff --git a/api/src/env.ts b/api/src/env.ts
index c6822fe823..99a6d01460 100644
--- a/api/src/env.ts
+++ b/api/src/env.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,15 @@ function getEnvVariableValue(variableValue: string, variableType: string) {
 	return variableValue.split(`${variableType}:`)[1];
 }
 
+function getEnvironmentValueWithPrefix(envArray: Array<string>): Array<string | number | RegExp> {
+	return envArray.map((item: string) => {
+		if (isEnvSyntaxPrefixPresent(item)) {
+			return getEnvironmentValueByType(item);
+		}
+		return item;
+	});
+}
+
 function getEnvironmentValueByType(envVariableString: string) {
 	const variableType = getVariableType(envVariableString);
 	const envVariableValue = getEnvVariableValue(envVariableString, variableType);
@@ -171,7 +180,7 @@ function getEnvironmentValueByType(envVariableString: string) {
 		case 'number':
 			return toNumber(envVariableValue);
 		case 'array':
-			return toArray(envVariableValue);
+			return getEnvironmentValueWithPrefix(toArray(envVariableValue));
 		case 'regex':
 			return new RegExp(envVariableValue);
 		case 'string':
@@ -181,6 +190,10 @@ function getEnvironmentValueByType(envVariableString: string) {
 	}
 }
 
+function isEnvSyntaxPrefixPresent(value: string): boolean {
+	return acceptedEnvTypes.some((envType) => value.includes(`${envType}:`));
+}
+
 function processValues(env: Record<string, any>) {
 	env = clone(env);
 
@@ -205,7 +218,7 @@ function processValues(env: Record<string, any>) {
 
 		// Convert values with a type prefix
 		// (see https://docs.directus.io/reference/environment-variables/#environment-syntax-prefix)
-		if (typeof value === 'string' && acceptedEnvTypes.some((envType) => value.includes(`${envType}:`))) {
+		if (typeof value === 'string' && isEnvSyntaxPrefixPresent(value)) {
 			env[key] = getEnvironmentValueByType(value);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/docs/reference/environment-variables.md b/docs/reference/environment-variables.md
index e6e236b4d0..6c7f086aa9 100644
--- a/docs/reference/environment-variables.md
+++ b/docs/reference/environment-variables.md
@@ -429,12 +429,12 @@ Directus will attempt to automatically type cast environment variables based on
 ([see above](#type-casting-and-nesting)). If you have a specific need for a given type, you can tell Directus what type
 to use for the given value by prefixing the value with `{type}:`. The following types are available:
 
-| Syntax Prefix | Example                                          | Output                                           |
-| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ |
-| `string`      | `string:value`                                   | `"value"`                                        |
-| `number`      | `number:3306`                                    | `3306`                                           |
-| `regex`       | `regex:/\.example\.com$/`                        | `/\.example\.com$/`                              |
-| `array`       | `array:https://example.com,https://example2.com` | `["https://example.com","https://example2.com"]` |
+| Syntax Prefix | Example                                                                                                           | Output                                                                                                                       |
+| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `string`      | `string:value`                                                                                                    | `"value"`                                                                                                                    |
+| `number`      | `number:3306`                                                                                                     | `3306`                                                                                                                       |
+| `regex`       | `regex:/\.example\.com$/`                                                                                         | `/\.example\.com$/`                                                                                                          |
+| `array`       | `array:https://example.com,https://example2.com` <br> `array:string:https://example.com,regex:/\.example3\.com$/` | `["https://example.com", "https://example2.com"]` <br> `["https://example.com", "https://example2.com", /\.example3\.com$/]` |
 
 ## File Based Environment Variables (Docker Secrets)