diff --git a/unix/modjni.c b/unix/modjni.c
index 789b3139aa..5d1de17f5d 100644
--- a/unix/modjni.c
+++ b/unix/modjni.c
@@ -654,6 +654,46 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t mod_jni_cls(mp_obj_t cls_name_in) {
 }
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(mod_jni_cls_obj, mod_jni_cls);
 
+STATIC mp_obj_t mod_jni_array(mp_obj_t type_in, mp_obj_t size_in) {
+    const char *type = mp_obj_str_get_str(type_in);
+    mp_int_t size = mp_obj_get_int(size_in);
+    if (!env) {
+        create_jvm();
+    }
+
+    jobject res = NULL;
+    switch (*type) {
+        case 'Z':
+            res = JJ(NewBooleanArray, size);
+            break;
+        case 'B':
+            res = JJ(NewByteArray, size);
+            break;
+        case 'C':
+            res = JJ(NewCharArray, size);
+            break;
+        case 'S':
+            res = JJ(NewShortArray, size);
+            break;
+        case 'I':
+            res = JJ(NewIntArray, size);
+            break;
+        case 'J':
+            res = JJ(NewLongArray, size);
+            break;
+        case 'F':
+            res = JJ(NewFloatArray, size);
+            break;
+        case 'D':
+            res = JJ(NewDoubleArray, size);
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return new_jobject(res);
+}
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(mod_jni_array_obj, mod_jni_array);
+
+
 STATIC mp_obj_t mod_jni_env() {
     return mp_obj_new_int((mp_int_t)env);
 }
@@ -662,6 +702,7 @@ MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(mod_jni_env_obj, mod_jni_env);
 STATIC const mp_map_elem_t mp_module_jni_globals_table[] = {
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_jni) },
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_cls), (mp_obj_t)&mod_jni_cls_obj },
+    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_array), (mp_obj_t)&mod_jni_array_obj },
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_env), (mp_obj_t)&mod_jni_env_obj },
 };