diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/env/SpringApplicationJsonEnvironmentPostProcessor.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/env/SpringApplicationJsonEnvironmentPostProcessor.java
index 0042d5c87be2..333f9dbaa92c 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/env/SpringApplicationJsonEnvironmentPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/env/SpringApplicationJsonEnvironmentPostProcessor.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.env;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -116,15 +117,28 @@ private void flatten(String prefix, Map<String, Object> result,
 		for (String key : map.keySet()) {
 			String name = prefix + key;
 			Object value = map.get(key);
-			if (value instanceof Map) {
-				@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-				Map<String, Object> nested = (Map<String, Object>) value;
-				flatten(name, result, nested);
-			}
-			else {
-				result.put(name, value);
+			extract(name, result, value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void extract(String name, Map<String, Object> result, Object value) {
+		if (value instanceof Map) {
+			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+			Map<String, Object> nested = (Map<String, Object>) value;
+			flatten(name, result, nested);
+		}
+		if (value instanceof Collection) {
+			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+			Collection<Object> nested = (Collection<Object>) value;
+			int index = 0;
+			for (Object object : nested) {
+				extract(name + "[" + index + "]", result, object);
+				index++;
 			}
 		}
+		else {
+			result.put(name, value);
+		}
 	}
 
 	private String findPropertySource(MutablePropertySources sources) {
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/env/SpringApplicationJsonEnvironmentPostProcessorTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/env/SpringApplicationJsonEnvironmentPostProcessorTests.java
index 9ce7c320cfab..59e755ededc1 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/env/SpringApplicationJsonEnvironmentPostProcessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/env/SpringApplicationJsonEnvironmentPostProcessorTests.java
@@ -95,4 +95,22 @@ public void prefixed() {
 		assertEquals("spam", this.environment.resolvePlaceholders("${foo.bar:}"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void list() {
+		assertEquals("", this.environment.resolvePlaceholders("${foo[1]:}"));
+		EnvironmentTestUtils.addEnvironment(this.environment,
+				"SPRING_APPLICATION_JSON={\"foo\":[\"bar\",\"spam\"]}");
+		this.processor.postProcessEnvironment(this.environment, null);
+		assertEquals("spam", this.environment.resolvePlaceholders("${foo[1]:}"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void listOfObject() {
+		assertEquals("", this.environment.resolvePlaceholders("${foo[0].bar:}"));
+		EnvironmentTestUtils.addEnvironment(this.environment,
+				"SPRING_APPLICATION_JSON={\"foo\":[{\"bar\":\"spam\"}]}");
+		this.processor.postProcessEnvironment(this.environment, null);
+		assertEquals("spam", this.environment.resolvePlaceholders("${foo[0].bar:}"));
+	}
+
 }