diff --git a/lib/chai/utils/getPathInfo.js b/lib/chai/utils/getPathInfo.js
index 538b2a1c9..67aa66198 100644
--- a/lib/chai/utils/getPathInfo.js
+++ b/lib/chai/utils/getPathInfo.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = function getPathInfo(path, obj) {
       last = parsed[parsed.length - 1];
 
   var info = {
-    parent: _getPathValue(parsed, obj, parsed.length - 1),
+    parent: parsed.length > 1 ? _getPathValue(parsed, obj, parsed.length - 1) : obj,
     name: last.p || last.i,
     value: _getPathValue(parsed, obj),
   };
diff --git a/test/expect.js b/test/expect.js
index 9db12dee0..cd204a9b0 100644
--- a/test/expect.js
+++ b/test/expect.js
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ describe('expect', function () {
     expect(deepObj).to.have.deep.property('green.tea', 'matcha');
     expect(deepObj).to.have.deep.property('teas[1]', 'matcha');
     expect(deepObj).to.have.deep.property('teas[2].tea', 'konacha');
+
+    expect(deepObj).to.have.property('teas')
+      .that.is.an('array')
+      .with.deep.property('[2]')
+        .that.deep.equals({tea: 'konacha'});
+
     err(function(){
       expect(deepObj).to.have.deep.property('teas[3]');
     }, "expected { Object (green, teas) } to have a deep property 'teas[3]'");