diff --git a/Source/ObjectContentEditor/ObjectContentEditor.tsx b/Source/ObjectContentEditor/ObjectContentEditor.tsx
index 93985683..59b1cbff 100644
--- a/Source/ObjectContentEditor/ObjectContentEditor.tsx
+++ b/Source/ObjectContentEditor/ObjectContentEditor.tsx
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ export const ObjectContentEditor = ({
         }
     }, [validationErrors, editMode, onValidationChange]);
 
-    const navigateToProperty = useCallback(
-        (key: string) => {
-            setNavigationPath([...navigationPath, key]);
+    const navigateTo = useCallback(
+        (segments: string[]) => {
+            setNavigationPath([...navigationPath, ...segments]);
         },
         [navigationPath],
     );
@@ -185,28 +185,15 @@ export const ObjectContentEditor = ({
             return object;
         }
 
-        const lastKey = navigationPath[navigationPath.length - 1];
-        const pathToParent = navigationPath.slice(0, -1);
+        const value = getValueAtPath(object, navigationPath);
+        return value !== null && typeof value === 'object' ? value : null;
+    }, [object, navigationPath]);
 
-        const parentValue =
-            pathToParent.length > 0 ? getValueAtPath(object, pathToParent) : object;
-
-        if (
-            parentValue &&
-            typeof parentValue === 'object' &&
-            !Array.isArray(parentValue)
-        ) {
-            const value = (parentValue as { [k: string]: Json })[lastKey];
-
-            if (Array.isArray(value)) {
-                return value;
-            } else if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
-                return value;
-            }
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (navigationPath.length > 0 && currentData === null) {
+            setNavigationPath([]);
         }
-
-        return object;
-    }, [object, navigationPath, getValueAtPath]);
+    }, [currentData, navigationPath]);
 
     const currentProperties = useMemo(() => {
         const properties = schema.properties || {};
@@ -447,7 +434,11 @@ export const ObjectContentEditor = ({
         );
     };
 
-    const renderValue = (value: Json, propertyName: string) => {
+    const renderValue = (
+        value: Json,
+        propertyName: string,
+        pathSegments: string[],
+    ) => {
         if (value === null || value === undefined) return '';
 
         if (Array.isArray(value)) {
@@ -455,7 +446,7 @@ export const ObjectContentEditor = ({
                 <button
                     type='button'
                     className='cratis:flex cratis:items-center cratis:gap-2 cratis:cursor-pointer'
-                    onClick={() => navigateToProperty(propertyName)}
+                    onClick={() => navigateTo(pathSegments)}
                     style={{
                         color: 'var(--cratis-primary-color)',
                         display: 'flex',
@@ -481,7 +472,7 @@ export const ObjectContentEditor = ({
                 <button
                     type='button'
                     className='cratis:flex cratis:items-center cratis:gap-2 cratis:cursor-pointer'
-                    onClick={() => navigateToProperty(propertyName)}
+                    onClick={() => navigateTo(pathSegments)}
                     style={{
                         color: 'var(--cratis-primary-color)',
                         display: 'flex',
@@ -506,6 +497,10 @@ export const ObjectContentEditor = ({
     };
 
     const renderTable = () => {
+        if (currentData === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         if (Array.isArray(currentData)) {
             if (currentData.length === 0)
                 return (
@@ -549,6 +544,7 @@ export const ObjectContentEditor = ({
                                                 {renderValue(
                                                     (item as Record<string, Json>)[key],
                                                     key,
+                                                    [String(index), key],
                                                 )}
                                             </td>
                                         </tr>
@@ -566,7 +562,9 @@ export const ObjectContentEditor = ({
                                 <tr key={index} style={rowStyle}>
                                     <td style={labelStyle}>[{index}]</td>
                                     <td style={valueStyle}>
-                                        {renderValue(item, `[${index}]`)}
+                                        {renderValue(item, `[${index}]`, [
+                                            String(index),
+                                        ])}
                                     </td>
                                 </tr>
                             ))}
@@ -647,7 +645,9 @@ export const ObjectContentEditor = ({
                                                   property,
                                                   value,
                                               )
-                                            : renderValue(value as Json, propertyName)}
+                                            : renderValue(value as Json, propertyName, [
+                                                  propertyName,
+                                              ])}
                                     </td>
                                 </tr>
                             );
diff --git a/Source/ObjectContentEditor/for_ObjectContentEditor/when_navigating_into_an_object_within_an_array.tsx b/Source/ObjectContentEditor/for_ObjectContentEditor/when_navigating_into_an_object_within_an_array.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b7a0d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/ObjectContentEditor/for_ObjectContentEditor/when_navigating_into_an_object_within_an_array.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// Copyright (c) Cratis. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import { act } from 'react';
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it } from 'vitest';
+import { ObjectContentEditor } from '../ObjectContentEditor';
+import type { Json } from '../../types/JsonSchema';
+
+const object: Json = {
+    eventType: 'PurchaseOrderRaised',
+    causation: [
+        {
+            type: 'Command',
+            properties: { commandType: 'RaisePurchaseOrder' },
+        },
+        {
+            type: 'Reactor',
+            properties: { reactorType: 'PurchaseOrderReactor' },
+        },
+    ],
+};
+
+const schema = {
+    type: 'object' as const,
+    properties: {
+        eventType: { type: 'string' as const },
+        causation: {
+            type: 'array' as const,
+            items: {
+                type: 'object' as const,
+                properties: {
+                    type: { type: 'string' as const },
+                    properties: { type: 'object' as const },
+                },
+            },
+        },
+    },
+};
+
+describe('when navigating into an object within an array', () => {
+    let container: HTMLDivElement;
+    let root: Root;
+
+    const click = async (selector: string) => {
+        const element = container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(selector);
+        if (!element) throw new Error(`Nothing matched '${selector}'.`);
+        await act(async () => element.click());
+    };
+
+    const labels = () =>
+        Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('tbody tr td:first-child')).map(
+            (cell) => cell.textContent,
+        );
+
+    const breadcrumb = () =>
+        container.querySelector('.cratis-object-navigational-bar')?.textContent ?? '';
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+        (
+            globalThis as unknown as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT: boolean }
+        ).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+        container = document.createElement('div');
+        document.body.append(container);
+        root = createRoot(container);
+        await act(async () => {
+            root.render(<ObjectContentEditor object={object} schema={schema} />);
+        });
+        await click('button[aria-label="Open causation, 2 items"]');
+    });
+
+    afterEach(async () => {
+        await act(async () => root.unmount());
+        container.remove();
+    });
+
+    it('should show the nested object of the element that was navigated into', async () => {
+        await click('button[aria-label="Open properties"]');
+        expect(labels()).to.deep.equal(['commandType']);
+    });
+
+    it('should show the nested object of a later element', async () => {
+        const buttons = Array.from(
+            container.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>(
+                'button[aria-label="Open properties"]',
+            ),
+        );
+        await act(async () => buttons[1].click());
+        expect(labels()).to.deep.equal(['reactorType']);
+    });
+
+    it('should include the array index in the breadcrumb', async () => {
+        await click('button[aria-label="Open properties"]');
+        expect(breadcrumb()).to.contain('causation').and.to.contain('[0]').and.to.contain('properties');
+    });
+
+    it('should navigate back out to the array element', async () => {
+        await click('button[aria-label="Open properties"]');
+        await click('button[aria-label="Navigate back"]');
+        expect(labels()).to.deep.equal(['type', 'properties']);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/Source/ObjectContentEditor/for_getValueAtPath/when_addressing_an_array_by_property_name.ts b/Source/ObjectContentEditor/for_getValueAtPath/when_addressing_an_array_by_property_name.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3df66ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/ObjectContentEditor/for_getValueAtPath/when_addressing_an_array_by_property_name.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Cratis. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+import { getValueAtPath } from '../objectHelpers';
+import type { Json } from '../../types/JsonSchema';
+
+describe('when addressing an array by property name rather than index', () => {
+    const data: Json = { causation: [{ properties: { eventType: 'Raised' } }] };
+    let result: Json | null;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        result = getValueAtPath(data, ['causation', 'properties']);
+    });
+
+    it('should return null rather than falling back to another value', () => {
+        (result === null).should.be.true;
+    });
+});
diff --git a/Source/ObjectContentEditor/for_getValueAtPath/when_array_index_is_out_of_range.ts b/Source/ObjectContentEditor/for_getValueAtPath/when_array_index_is_out_of_range.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6c07551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/ObjectContentEditor/for_getValueAtPath/when_array_index_is_out_of_range.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Cratis. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+import { getValueAtPath } from '../objectHelpers';
+import type { Json } from '../../types/JsonSchema';
+
+describe('when getting a value at an array index that is out of range', () => {
+    const data: Json = { causation: [{ type: 'Command' }] };
+    let result: Json | null;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        result = getValueAtPath(data, ['causation', '1']);
+    });
+
+    it('should return null', () => {
+        (result === null).should.be.true;
+    });
+});
diff --git a/Source/ObjectContentEditor/for_getValueAtPath/when_path_traverses_an_array.ts b/Source/ObjectContentEditor/for_getValueAtPath/when_path_traverses_an_array.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa51373d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/ObjectContentEditor/for_getValueAtPath/when_path_traverses_an_array.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Cratis. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+import { getValueAtPath } from '../objectHelpers';
+import type { Json } from '../../types/JsonSchema';
+
+describe('when getting a value inside an array element', () => {
+    const data: Json = { causation: [{ properties: { eventType: 'Raised' } }] };
+    let result: Json | null;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        result = getValueAtPath(data, ['causation', '0', 'properties', 'eventType']);
+    });
+
+    it('should return the value reached through the array index', () => {
+        result.should.equal('Raised');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/Source/ObjectContentEditor/objectHelpers.ts b/Source/ObjectContentEditor/objectHelpers.ts
index 7f2048b5..087b4bec 100644
--- a/Source/ObjectContentEditor/objectHelpers.ts
+++ b/Source/ObjectContentEditor/objectHelpers.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
 // Copyright (c) Cratis. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 
+import { isArrayIndexSegment } from '../ObjectNavigationalBar/breadcrumbHelpers';
 import { Json } from '../types/JsonSchema';
 
 /**
  * Retrieves the value at the specified path within a JSON data structure.
+ * Object properties are addressed by name and array elements by their
+ * zero-based index (e.g. `['causation', '0', 'properties']`).
  * Returns null if the path cannot be followed.
  */
 export function getValueAtPath(data: Json, path: string[]): Json | null {
     let current: Json = data;
     for (const segment of path) {
         if (current === null || current === undefined) return null;
-        if (typeof current === 'object' && !Array.isArray(current) && current !== null) {
+        if (Array.isArray(current)) {
+            if (!isArrayIndexSegment(segment)) return null;
+            const index = Number(segment);
+            if (index >= current.length) return null;
+            current = current[index];
+        } else if (typeof current === 'object') {
             current = (current as { [key: string]: Json })[segment];
         } else {
             return null;
         }
     }
-    return current;
+    return current ?? null;
 }
diff --git a/Source/ObjectNavigationalBar/breadcrumbHelpers.ts b/Source/ObjectNavigationalBar/breadcrumbHelpers.ts
index 1356f719..599c19de 100644
--- a/Source/ObjectNavigationalBar/breadcrumbHelpers.ts
+++ b/Source/ObjectNavigationalBar/breadcrumbHelpers.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,27 @@
 // Copyright (c) Cratis. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 
+/**
+ * Determines whether a navigation path segment addresses an element in an array
+ * rather than a property on an object. Array elements are addressed by their
+ * zero-based index, written as a plain decimal string (e.g. `'0'`).
+ */
+export function isArrayIndexSegment(segment: string): boolean {
+    return /^\d+$/.test(segment);
+}
+
 /**
  * Builds the breadcrumb items for an object navigation bar from a navigation path.
- * Always starts with a 'Root' item at index 0.
+ * Always starts with a 'Root' item at index 0. Array index segments are rendered
+ * in bracket notation (`'0'` becomes `'[0]'`) so they read as elements rather than
+ * as properties.
  */
 export function buildNavigationBreadcrumbs(navigationPath: string[]): { name: string; index: number }[] {
     const items: { name: string; index: number }[] = [{ name: 'Root', index: 0 }];
     for (let i = 0; i < navigationPath.length; i++) {
+        const segment = navigationPath[i];
         items.push({
-            name: navigationPath[i],
+            name: isArrayIndexSegment(segment) ? `[${segment}]` : segment,
             index: i + 1,
         });
     }
diff --git a/Source/ObjectNavigationalBar/for_buildNavigationBreadcrumbs/when_navigation_path_has_an_array_index.ts b/Source/ObjectNavigationalBar/for_buildNavigationBreadcrumbs/when_navigation_path_has_an_array_index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da328509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/ObjectNavigationalBar/for_buildNavigationBreadcrumbs/when_navigation_path_has_an_array_index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (c) Cratis. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+import { buildNavigationBreadcrumbs } from '../breadcrumbHelpers';
+
+describe('when building breadcrumbs with an array index in the navigation path', () => {
+    let result: { name: string; index: number }[];
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        result = buildNavigationBreadcrumbs(['causation', '0', 'properties']);
+    });
+
+    it('should render the index segment in bracket notation', () => {
+        result[2].name.should.equal('[0]');
+    });
+
+    it('should leave property segments unchanged', () => {
+        result[1].name.should.equal('causation');
+        result[3].name.should.equal('properties');
+    });
+});