diff --git a/core/Object.php b/core/Object.php
index 602b93b2e..00d7f1061 100755
--- a/core/Object.php
+++ b/core/Object.php
@@ -211,7 +211,12 @@ abstract class Object {
 				}
 
 			} else {
-				if($tName == ')') {
+				if($tName == '[') {
+					// Add an empty array to the bucket
+					$bucket[] = array();
+					$bucketStack[] = &$bucket;
+					$bucket = &$bucket[sizeof($bucket)-1];
+				} elseif($tName == ')' || $tName == ']') {
 					// Pop-by-reference
 					$bucket = &$bucketStack[sizeof($bucketStack)-1];
 					array_pop($bucketStack);
diff --git a/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifest.php b/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifest.php
index faa27c708..a972e88c4 100644
--- a/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifest.php
+++ b/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifest.php
@@ -282,10 +282,9 @@ class SS_ConfigStaticManifest_Parser {
 				$type = is_array($token) ? $token[0] : $token;
 
 				// Track array nesting depth
-				if($type == T_ARRAY) {
+				if($type == T_ARRAY || $type == '[') {
 					$depth += 1;
-				}
-				else if($type == ')') {
+				} elseif($type == ')' || $type == ']') {
 					$depth -= 1;
 				}
 
@@ -332,4 +331,4 @@ class SS_ConfigStaticManifest_Parser {
 
 		if($token == ',') $this->parseStatic($access, $class);
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/i18n/i18nTextCollector.php b/i18n/i18nTextCollector.php
index cd61929c4..da112c709 100644
--- a/i18n/i18nTextCollector.php
+++ b/i18n/i18nTextCollector.php
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class i18nTextCollector extends Object {
 				$inConcat = true;
 			} elseif($inTransFn && $token == ',') {
 				$inConcat = false;
-			} elseif($inTransFn && ($token == ')' || $finalTokenDueToArray)) {
+			} elseif($inTransFn && ($token == ')' || $finalTokenDueToArray || $token == '[')) {
 				// finalize definition
 				$inTransFn = false;
 				$inConcat = false;
@@ -630,4 +630,4 @@ class i18nTextCollector_Parser extends SSTemplateParser {
 
 		return self::$entities;
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/core/ObjectTest.php b/tests/core/ObjectTest.php
index 198bda1f4..9d64f65b8 100644
--- a/tests/core/ObjectTest.php
+++ b/tests/core/ObjectTest.php
@@ -395,6 +395,18 @@ class ObjectTest extends SapphireTest {
 			Object::parse_class_spec(
 				"Enum(array('Accepted', 'Pending', 'Declined', array('UnsubmittedA','UnsubmittedB')), 'Unsubmitted')")
 		);
+		// 5.4 Shorthand Array
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			array('Enum',array(array('Accepted', 'Pending', 'Declined', 'Unsubmitted'), 'Unsubmitted')),
+			Object::parse_class_spec("Enum(['Accepted', 'Pending', 'Declined', 'Unsubmitted'), 'Unsubmitted']")
+		);
+		// 5.4 Nested shorthand array
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			array('Enum',array(array('Accepted', 'Pending', 'Declined', array('UnsubmittedA','UnsubmittedB')),
+				'Unsubmitted')),
+			Object::parse_class_spec(
+				"Enum(['Accepted', 'Pending', 'Declined', ['UnsubmittedA','UnsubmittedB']], 'Unsubmitted')")
+		);
 		// Namespaced class
 		$this->assertEquals(
 			array('Test\MyClass', array()),
diff --git a/tests/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifestTest.php b/tests/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifestTest.php
index a062b09c1..cb87841b5 100644
--- a/tests/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifestTest.php
+++ b/tests/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifestTest.php
@@ -163,4 +163,23 @@ DOC;
 		$statics = $this->parseSelf()->getStatics();
 		$this->assertNull(@$statics[__CLASS__]['static_method']);
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	public function testParsingShortArray() {
+		if(version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.4', '<')) {
+			$this->markTestSkipped('This test requires PHP 5.4 or higher');
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$parser = new SS_ConfigStaticManifest_Parser(__DIR__ . '/ConfigStaticManifestTest/ConfigStaticManifestTestMyObject.php');
+		$parser->parse();
+
+		$statics = $parser->getStatics();
+
+		$expectedValue = array(
+			'Name' => 'Varchar',
+			'Description' => 'Text',
+		);
+
+		$this->assertEquals($expectedValue, $statics['ConfigStaticManifestTestMyObject']['db']['value']);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifestTest/ConfigStaticManifestTestMyObject.php b/tests/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifestTest/ConfigStaticManifestTestMyObject.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48b244261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifestTest/ConfigStaticManifestTestMyObject.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+class ConfigStaticManifestTestMyObject implements TestOnly {
+	static private $db = [
+		'Name' => 'Varchar',
+		'Description' => 'Text',
+	];
+}
diff --git a/tests/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifestTest/_manifest_exclude b/tests/core/manifest/ConfigStaticManifestTest/_manifest_exclude
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/i18n/i18nTextCollectorTest.php b/tests/i18n/i18nTextCollectorTest.php
index c62faf9b2..888f9998b 100644
--- a/tests/i18n/i18nTextCollectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/i18n/i18nTextCollectorTest.php
@@ -327,6 +327,14 @@ _t("i18nTestModule.INJECTIONS3", "Hello {name} {greeting}. But it is late, {good
 		"New context (this should be ignored)",
 		array("name"=>"Steffen", "greeting"=>"willkommen", "goodbye"=>"wiedersehen"));
 _t('i18nTestModule.INJECTIONS4', array("name"=>"Cat", "greeting"=>"meow", "goodbye"=>"meow"));
+_t('i18nTestModule.INJECTIONS5','_DOES_NOT_EXIST', "Hello {name} {greeting}. But it is late, {goodbye}",
+	["name"=>"Mark", "greeting"=>"welcome", "goodbye"=>"bye"]);
+_t('i18nTestModule.INJECTIONS6', "Hello {name} {greeting}. But it is late, {goodbye}",
+	["name"=>"Paul", "greeting"=>"good you are here", "goodbye"=>"see you"]);
+_t("i18nTestModule.INJECTIONS7", "Hello {name} {greeting}. But it is late, {goodbye}",
+		"New context (this should be ignored)",
+		["name"=>"Steffen", "greeting"=>"willkommen", "goodbye"=>"wiedersehen"]);
+_t('i18nTestModule.INJECTIONS8', ["name"=>"Cat", "greeting"=>"meow", "goodbye"=>"meow"]);
 PHP;
 
 		$collectedTranslatables = $c->collectFromCode($php, 'mymodule');
@@ -338,6 +346,11 @@ PHP;
 			'i18nTestModule.INJECTIONS2' => array("Hello {name} {greeting}. But it is late, {goodbye}"),
 			'i18nTestModule.INJECTIONS3' => array("Hello {name} {greeting}. But it is late, {goodbye}",
 				"New context (this should be ignored)"),
+			'i18nTestModule.INJECTIONS5' => array("_DOES_NOT_EXIST",
+				"Hello {name} {greeting}. But it is late, {goodbye}"),
+			'i18nTestModule.INJECTIONS6' => array("Hello {name} {greeting}. But it is late, {goodbye}"),
+			'i18nTestModule.INJECTIONS7' => array("Hello {name} {greeting}. But it is late, {goodbye}",
+				"New context (this should be ignored)"),
 		));
 
 		ksort($expectedArray);