diff --git a/vhdlpp/parse_misc.cc b/vhdlpp/parse_misc.cc
index 7134faf76..734443d3e 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/parse_misc.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/parse_misc.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ static const VType* calculate_subtype_array(const YYLTYPE&loc, const char*base_n
 
       assert(array_left==0 || array_right!=0);
 
-      // unfold typedef, if it is the case
+      // unfold typedef, there might be VTypeArray inside
+      const VType*origin_type = base_type;
       const VTypeDef*type_def = dynamic_cast<const VTypeDef*> (base_type);
       if (type_def) {
           base_type = type_def->peek_definition();
@@ -99,7 +100,11 @@ static const VType* calculate_subtype_array(const YYLTYPE&loc, const char*base_n
 
 	    range[0] = VTypeArray::range_t(array_left, array_right, downto);
 
-	    VTypeArray*subtype = new VTypeArray(base_array->element_type(), range, base_array->signed_vector());
+	      // use typedef as the element type if possible
+	    const VType*element = type_def ? origin_type : base_array->element_type();
+
+	    VTypeArray*subtype = new VTypeArray(element, range,
+                                                base_array->signed_vector());
 	    return subtype;
       }
 
diff --git a/vhdlpp/vtype_stream.cc b/vhdlpp/vtype_stream.cc
index d9fef3df2..1392a6c50 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/vtype_stream.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/vtype_stream.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,14 @@ void VTypeArray::write_to_stream(ostream&fd) const
 	    return;
       }
 
-      fd << "array ";
+      bool typedefed = false;
+      if(const VTypeDef*tdef = dynamic_cast<const VTypeDef*>(etype_)) {
+            tdef->write_to_stream(fd);
+            typedefed = true;
+      } else {
+            fd << "array ";
+      }
+
       if (! ranges_.empty()) {
 	    assert(ranges_.size() < 2);
 	    if (ranges_[0].is_box()) {
@@ -57,8 +64,10 @@ void VTypeArray::write_to_stream(ostream&fd) const
 	    }
       }
 
-      fd << "of ";
-      etype_->write_to_stream(fd);
+      if(!typedefed) {
+            fd << "of ";
+            etype_->write_to_stream(fd);
+      }
 }
 
 void VTypeArray::write_range_to_stream_(std::ostream&fd) const