diff --git a/spec/private/core_ext/hash_spec.rb b/spec/private/core_ext/hash_spec.rb
index dbd65a9..768cdb9 100644
--- a/spec/private/core_ext/hash_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/private/core_ext/hash_spec.rb
@@ -234,6 +234,44 @@ describe Hash, "from_xml" do
     
     Hash.from_xml(xml).should == hash
   end
+  
+  it "should correctly transform arrays" do
+    xml = <<-XML
+    <zoo>
+      <name>Los Angeles Zoo</name>
+      <animals>
+        <animal>
+          <name>Lion</name>
+        </animal>
+        <animal>
+          <name>Tiger</name>
+        </animal>
+      </animals>
+    </zoo>
+    XML
+    
+    hash = { 
+      "zoo" => {
+        "name" => 'Los Angeles Zoo',
+        "animals" => [
+          { "name" => 'Lion' },
+          { "name" => 'Tiger' }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+    
+    Hash.from_xml(xml).should == hash
+  end
+  
+  it "should correctly transform nil hash values" do
+    xml = <<-XML
+    <name type="integer"></name>
+    XML
+    
+    hash = {"name" => nil}
+    
+    Hash.from_xml(xml).should == hash
+  end
 end
 
 describe Hash, 'to_params' do