diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 4a02cc3e0..d6a5b1ba3 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ indicates the contributor was also the author of the fix; Thanks!
 
 ****  Fix array slicing of non-const indexes, bug1006. [Johan Bjork]
 
+****  Fix dotted generated array error, bug1005. [Jeff Bush, Johan Bjork]
 
 
 * Verilator 3.878 2015-11-01
diff --git a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
index 2609dbb7a..7dd0034f5 100644
--- a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
+++ b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
@@ -1905,7 +1905,9 @@ private:
 	    m_ds.m_dotp = NULL;
 	} else if (m_ds.m_dotp && m_ds.m_dotPos == DP_FINAL) {
 	    if (m_ds.m_unresolved && m_ds.m_unlinkedScope) {
-		AstNode* newp = new AstUnlinkedRef(nodep->fileline(), nodep->cloneTree(false), nodep->name(), m_ds.m_unlinkedScope->unlinkFrBack());
+		AstNodeFTaskRef *newftaskp = nodep->cloneTree(false);
+		newftaskp->dotted(m_ds.m_dotText);
+		AstNode* newp = new AstUnlinkedRef(nodep->fileline(), newftaskp, nodep->name(), m_ds.m_unlinkedScope->unlinkFrBack());
 		m_ds.m_unlinkedScope = NULL;
 		m_ds.m_unresolved = false;
 		nodep->replaceWith(newp);
diff --git a/src/V3Param.cpp b/src/V3Param.cpp
index bc7ae336b..bb02cf483 100644
--- a/src/V3Param.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Param.cpp
@@ -256,16 +256,22 @@ private:
     }
 
     virtual void visit(AstUnlinkedRef* nodep, AstNUser*) {
-	m_unlinkedTxt.clear();
-	nodep->cellrefp()->iterate(*this);
 	AstVarXRef* varxrefp = nodep->op1p()->castVarXRef();
-	AstNodeFTaskRef* taskref = nodep->op1p()->castNodeFTaskRef();
+	AstNodeFTaskRef* taskrefp = nodep->op1p()->castNodeFTaskRef();
 	if (varxrefp) {
-	    varxrefp->dotted(m_unlinkedTxt);
-	} else if (taskref) {
-	    taskref->dotted(m_unlinkedTxt);
+	    m_unlinkedTxt = varxrefp->dotted();
+	} else if (taskrefp) {
+	    m_unlinkedTxt = taskrefp->dotted();
 	} else {
 	    nodep->v3fatalSrc("Unexpected AstUnlinkedRef node");
+	    return;
+	}
+	nodep->cellrefp()->iterate(*this);
+
+	if (varxrefp) {
+	    varxrefp->dotted(m_unlinkedTxt);
+	} else {
+	    taskrefp->dotted(m_unlinkedTxt);
 	}
 	nodep->replaceWith(nodep->op1p()->unlinkFrBack());
 	pushDeletep(nodep); VL_DANGLING(nodep);
@@ -274,30 +280,18 @@ private:
 	V3Const::constifyParamsEdit(nodep->selp());
 	if (AstConst* constp = nodep->selp()->castConst()) {
 	    string index = AstNode::encodeNumber(constp->toSInt());
-	    m_unlinkedTxt += nodep->name() + "__BRA__"+index+"__KET__";
+	    string replacestr = nodep->name() + "__BRA__??__KET__";
+	    size_t pos = m_unlinkedTxt.find(replacestr);
+	    if (pos == string::npos) {
+		nodep->v3error("Could not find array index in unlinked text: '" << m_unlinkedTxt << "' for node: " << nodep);
+		return;
+	    }
+	    m_unlinkedTxt.replace(pos, replacestr.length(), nodep->name() + "__BRA__"+index+"__KET__");
 	} else {
 	    nodep->v3error("Could not expand constant selection inside dotted reference: "<<nodep->selp()->prettyName());
 	    return;
 	}
     }
-    virtual void visit(AstCellRef* nodep, AstNUser*) {
-	// Children must be CellArrayRef, CellRef or ParseRef
-	if (nodep->cellp()->castCellArrayRef() || nodep->cellp()->castCellRef()) {
-	    nodep->cellp()->iterate(*this);
-	} else if (nodep->cellp()->castParseRef()) {
-	    m_unlinkedTxt += nodep->cellp()->name();
-	} else {
-	    nodep->v3error("Could not elaborate dotted reference (LHS): "<<nodep->cellp()->prettyName());
-	}
-	m_unlinkedTxt += ".";
-	if (nodep->exprp()->castCellArrayRef() || nodep->exprp()->castCellRef()) {
-	    nodep->exprp()->iterate(*this);
-	} else if (nodep->exprp()->castParseRef()) {
-	    m_unlinkedTxt += nodep->exprp()->name();
-	} else {
-	    nodep->v3error("Could not elaborate dotted reference (RHS): "<<nodep->exprp()->prettyName());
-	}
-    }
 
     // Generate Statements
     virtual void visit(AstGenerate* nodep, AstNUser*) {
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_interface_array_bad.pl b/test_regress/t/t_interface_array_bad.pl
index 6cd6a6d0d..1e9145239 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_interface_array_bad.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_interface_array_bad.pl
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ compile (
 	expect=>
 '%Error: t/t_interface_array_bad.v:\d+: Expecting expression to be constant, but variable isn\'t const: bar
 %Error: t/t_interface_array_bad.v:\d+: Could not expand constant selection inside dotted reference: bar
-%Error: t/t_interface_array_bad.v:\d+: Can\'t find definition of \'a\' in dotted signal: .a
-%Error:      Known scopes under \'a\':.*
 %Error: Exiting due to.*',
     );
 
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_interface_gen12.pl b/test_regress/t/t_interface_gen12.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1118f2e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_interface_gen12.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003-2009 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+
+compile (
+    );
+
+execute (
+    check_finished=>1,
+    );
+
+ok(1);
+1;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_interface_gen12.v b/test_regress/t/t_interface_gen12.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d93315bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_interface_gen12.v
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed into the Public Domain, for any use,
+// without warranty.
+
+// bug1005
+
+module foo_module;
+   generate
+      for (genvar i = 0; i < 2; i = i + 1) begin : my_gen_block
+	 logic baz;
+      end
+   endgenerate
+endmodule
+
+module bar_module;
+   foo_module foo();
+endmodule
+
+module t;
+   bar_module bar();
+   initial begin
+      bar.foo.my_gen_block[0].baz = 1;
+      if (bar.foo.my_gen_block[0].baz) begin
+	 $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+	 $finish;
+      end
+   end
+endmodule