diff --git a/src/HexManiac.Core/Models/PokemonModel.cs b/src/HexManiac.Core/Models/PokemonModel.cs
index c8b80b77..a6ab1134 100644
--- a/src/HexManiac.Core/Models/PokemonModel.cs
+++ b/src/HexManiac.Core/Models/PokemonModel.cs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ namespace HavenSoft.HexManiac.Core.Models {
             var arrayName = GetAnchorFromAddress(-1, array.Start);
             var arrayIndex = (address - array.Start) / array.ElementLength;
             var indexMod = (address - array.Start) % array.ElementLength;
-            if (indexMod == 0) return $"{arrayName}/{arrayIndex}";
+            if (indexMod == 0) return $"{arrayName}{ArrayAnchorSeparator}{arrayIndex}";
          }
 
          return string.Empty;
@@ -337,7 +337,13 @@ namespace HavenSoft.HexManiac.Core.Models {
          var destination = ReadPointer(start);
          if (destination < 0 || destination >= Count) return;
          int index = BinarySearch(destination);
-         if (index < 0) {
+         if (index < 0 && ~index > 0 && runs[~index - 1] is ArrayRun array && array.SupportsPointersToElements && (destination - array.Start) % array.ElementLength == 0) {
+            // the pointer points into an array that supports inner anchors
+            index = ~index - 1;
+            changeToken.RemoveRun(array);
+            runs[index] = array.AddSourcePointingWithinArray(start);
+            changeToken.AddRun(runs[index]);
+         } else if (index < 0) {
             // the pointer is brand new
             index = ~index;
             var newRun = new NoInfoRun(destination, new[] { start });
diff --git a/src/HexManiac.Core/Models/Runs/ArrayRun.cs b/src/HexManiac.Core/Models/Runs/ArrayRun.cs
index 01f3eb47..2a03f49f 100644
--- a/src/HexManiac.Core/Models/Runs/ArrayRun.cs
+++ b/src/HexManiac.Core/Models/Runs/ArrayRun.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ namespace HavenSoft.HexManiac.Core.Models.Runs {
       public const char ArrayEnd = ']';
       public const char SingleByteIntegerFormat = '.';
       public const char DoubleByteIntegerFormat = ':';
+      public const char ArrayAnchorSeparator = '/';
 
       private readonly IDataModel owner;
 
@@ -254,6 +255,16 @@ namespace HavenSoft.HexManiac.Core.Models.Runs {
          return new ArrayRun(owner, newFormat, Start, ElementCount + elementCount, ElementContent, PointerSources, PointerSourcesForInnerElements);
       }
 
+      public ArrayRun AddSourcePointingWithinArray(int source) {
+         var destination = owner.ReadPointer(source);
+         var index = (destination - Start) / ElementLength;
+         if (index < 0 || index >= ElementCount) throw new IndexOutOfRangeException();
+         if (index == 0) throw new NotImplementedException();
+         var newInnerPointerSources = PointerSourcesForInnerElements.ToList();
+         newInnerPointerSources[index] = newInnerPointerSources[index].Concat(new[] { source }).ToList();
+         return new ArrayRun(owner, FormatString, Start, ElementCount, ElementContent, PointerSources, newInnerPointerSources);
+      }
+
       public ArrayRun AddSourcesPointingWithinArray(ModelDelta changeToken) {
          if (ElementCount < 2) return this;
 
diff --git a/src/HexManiac.Core/ViewModels/ViewPort.cs b/src/HexManiac.Core/ViewModels/ViewPort.cs
index a796f9ca..651b9cc6 100644
--- a/src/HexManiac.Core/ViewModels/ViewPort.cs
+++ b/src/HexManiac.Core/ViewModels/ViewPort.cs
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ namespace HavenSoft.HexManiac.Core.ViewModels {
                return true;
             }
          } else if (underEdit.CurrentText.StartsWith(PointerStart.ToString())) {
-            return char.IsLetterOrDigit(input) || input == PointerEnd;
+            return char.IsLetterOrDigit(input) || input == ArrayAnchorSeparator || input == PointerEnd;
          } else if (underEdit.CurrentText.StartsWith(GotoMarker.ToString())) {
             return char.IsLetterOrDigit(input) || char.IsWhiteSpace(input);
          } else if (underEdit.CurrentText.StartsWith(AnchorStart.ToString())) {
diff --git a/src/HexManiac.Tests/ArrayRunTests.cs b/src/HexManiac.Tests/ArrayRunTests.cs
index 483cf633..423c13b4 100644
--- a/src/HexManiac.Tests/ArrayRunTests.cs
+++ b/src/HexManiac.Tests/ArrayRunTests.cs
@@ -588,6 +588,22 @@ namespace HavenSoft.HexManiac.Tests {
          Assert.StartsWith("^", run.FormatString);
       }
 
+      [Fact]
+      public void CanCreateNewPointerUsingArrayNameAndIndex() {
+         var data = new byte[0x200];
+         var changeToken = new ModelDelta();
+         var model = new PokemonModel(data);
+         var viewport = new ViewPort("name", model) { Width = 0x10, Height = 0x10 };
+
+         viewport.Edit("^array^[content\"\"8]8 ");
+
+         viewport.SelectionStart = new Point(0, 6);
+         viewport.Edit("<array/3>");
+
+         var run = (ArrayRun)model.GetNextRun(0);
+         Assert.Single(run.PointerSourcesForInnerElements[3]);
+      }
+
       private static void WriteStrings(byte[] buffer, int start, params string[] content) {
          foreach (var item in content) {
             var bytes = PCSString.Convert(item).ToArray();