diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f061b57..8c3d4af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ FlexUnitCompilerApplication.mxml
 *.ipr
 *.iws
 .project
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hamcrest-unit-test/src/org/hamcrest/collection/IsArrayContainingTest.as b/hamcrest-unit-test/src/org/hamcrest/collection/IsArrayContainingTest.as
index eff7b02..f46ab1c 100755
--- a/hamcrest-unit-test/src/org/hamcrest/collection/IsArrayContainingTest.as
+++ b/hamcrest-unit-test/src/org/hamcrest/collection/IsArrayContainingTest.as
@@ -68,5 +68,13 @@ package org.hamcrest.collection
                 matcher5,
                 [ "e", "c", "b", "d" ]); // 'a' is missing
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public function matchesAllWithArray() : void{
+            var matcherArray:Array = [equalTo("a"), equalTo("b"), equalTo("c")];
+            var matcher:Matcher = hasItems(matcherArray);
+
+            assertMatches("should match array containing matchers", matcher, ["a", "b", "c"]);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/hamcrest/src/org/hamcrest/collection/hasItems.as b/hamcrest/src/org/hamcrest/collection/hasItems.as
index f0eda37..22f4da9 100644
--- a/hamcrest/src/org/hamcrest/collection/hasItems.as
+++ b/hamcrest/src/org/hamcrest/collection/hasItems.as
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ package org.hamcrest.collection
      */
     public function hasItems(... rest):Matcher
     {
-        return allOf.apply(null, rest.map(hasItemsIterator));
+        var matchers:Array = rest;
+
+        if (rest.length == 1 && rest[0] is Array)
+        {
+            matchers = rest[0];
+        }
+
+        return allOf.apply(null, matchers.map(hasItemsIterator));
     }
 }