diff --git a/src/structs/types.ts b/src/structs/types.ts
index 372aa5b1..c1cfccfa 100644
--- a/src/structs/types.ts
+++ b/src/structs/types.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   print,
   run,
   isObject,
+  isNonArrayObject,
   AnyStruct,
   InferStructTuple,
   UnionToIntersection,
@@ -316,11 +317,12 @@ export function object<S extends ObjectSchema>(schema?: S): any {
     },
     validator(value) {
       return (
-        isObject(value) || `Expected an object, but received: ${print(value)}`
+        isNonArrayObject(value) ||
+        `Expected an object, but received: ${print(value)}`
       )
     },
     coercer(value, ctx) {
-      if (!isObject(value) || Array.isArray(value)) {
+      if (!isNonArrayObject(value)) {
         return value
       }
 
@@ -380,7 +382,8 @@ export function record<K extends string, V>(
     },
     validator(value) {
       return (
-        isObject(value) || `Expected an object, but received: ${print(value)}`
+        isNonArrayObject(value) ||
+        `Expected an object, but received: ${print(value)}`
       )
     },
   })
@@ -496,11 +499,12 @@ export function type<S extends ObjectSchema>(
     },
     validator(value) {
       return (
-        isObject(value) || `Expected an object, but received: ${print(value)}`
+        isNonArrayObject(value) ||
+        `Expected an object, but received: ${print(value)}`
       )
     },
     coercer(value) {
-      return isObject(value) ? { ...value } : value
+      return isNonArrayObject(value) ? { ...value } : value
     },
   })
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index aa80983e..5c05d1e1 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ export function isObject(x: unknown): x is object {
   return typeof x === 'object' && x != null
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check if a value is a non-array object.
+ */
+
+export function isNonArrayObject(x: unknown): x is object {
+  return isObject(x) && !Array.isArray(x)
+}
+
 /**
  * Check if a value is a plain object.
  */
diff --git a/test/validation/object/invalid-array.ts b/test/validation/object/invalid-array.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0555dae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validation/object/invalid-array.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { object } from '../../../src'
+
+export const Struct = object()
+
+export const data = []
+
+export const failures = [
+  {
+    value: [],
+    type: 'object',
+    refinement: undefined,
+    path: [],
+    branch: [data],
+  },
+]
diff --git a/test/validation/record/invalid-array.ts b/test/validation/record/invalid-array.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1e58fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validation/record/invalid-array.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { record, string, number } from '../../../src'
+
+export const Struct = record(string(), number())
+
+export const data = []
+
+export const failures = [
+  {
+    value: [],
+    type: 'record',
+    refinement: undefined,
+    path: [],
+    branch: [data],
+  },
+]
diff --git a/test/validation/type/invalid-array.ts b/test/validation/type/invalid-array.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0ec3972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validation/type/invalid-array.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { type } from '../../../src'
+
+export const Struct = type({})
+
+export const data = []
+
+export const failures = [
+  {
+    value: [],
+    type: 'type',
+    refinement: undefined,
+    path: [],
+    branch: [data],
+  },
+]