diff --git a/src/deep-model.js b/src/deep-model.js
index a38f2c1..00af145 100644
--- a/src/deep-model.js
+++ b/src/deep-model.js
@@ -237,12 +237,12 @@
             // and update `this.changed` accordingly. If we're inside of a `change`
             // call, also add a trigger to the list.
             //<custom code>
-            if (getNested(current, key) !== val) {
+            if (!_.isEqual(getNested(current, key), val)) {
 
               this.changed[key] = val;
               if (!loud) continue;
 
-              setNested(current, key, val);
+              setNested(current, key, (_.isArray(val) ? _.deepClone(val) : val));
 
               var separator = DeepModel.keyPathSeparator;
               var fields = key.split(separator);
diff --git a/test/deep-model.test.js b/test/deep-model.test.js
index 1d67e76..d4b01d9 100644
--- a/test/deep-model.test.js
+++ b/test/deep-model.test.js
@@ -365,6 +365,77 @@ test("set: options are passed to the change:[attribute] callback", function() {
     })();
 });
 
+
+test("set: check events are triggered when using array notation", function() {
+    var model = create();
+
+    var triggeredEvents = [];
+
+    model.bind('all', function(changedAttr, model, val) {
+        triggeredEvents.push(changedAttr);
+    });
+
+    model.set('list', new Array());
+    deepEqual(triggeredEvents, [
+        'change:list',
+        'change'
+    ]);
+
+    triggeredEvents = [];
+
+    model.set('list.0', {name: "John"});
+    deepEqual(triggeredEvents, [
+        'change:list.0.name',
+        'change:list.0.*',
+        'change:list.*',
+        'change'
+    ]);
+
+    triggeredEvents = [];
+
+    model.set('list.0.name', 'Bill');
+    deepEqual(triggeredEvents, [
+        'change:list.0.name',
+        'change:list.0.*',
+        'change:list.*',
+        'change'
+    ]);
+
+    triggeredEvents = [];
+
+    model.set('list.0.age', 21);
+    deepEqual(triggeredEvents, [
+        'change:list.0.age',
+        'change:list.0.*',
+        'change:list.*',
+        'change'
+    ]);
+
+    triggeredEvents = [];
+
+    model.set('list.1', {name: 'Kate', age: 20});
+    deepEqual(triggeredEvents, [
+        'change:list.1.name',
+        'change:list.1.age',
+        'change:list.1.*',
+        'change:list.*',
+        'change'
+    ]);
+
+    triggeredEvents = [];
+
+    deepEqual(model.get('list'), [
+        {
+            name: 'Bill',
+            age: 21
+        },
+        {
+            name: 'Kate',
+            age: 20
+        }
+    ]);
+});
+
 test("has: Check if model has root key", function(){
 	var model = create();
 
@@ -791,4 +862,4 @@ test("defaults: with deep attributes", function() {
     equal(model.get('details.name.first'), 'John');
     equal(model.get('details.name.last'), 'Smith');
     equal(model.get('details.name.initial'), 'Z');
-});
+});
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