diff --git a/ext/oci8/oci8.c b/ext/oci8/oci8.c
index e38cc6b8496..1c4967ae49d 100644
--- a/ext/oci8/oci8.c
+++ b/ext/oci8/oci8.c
@@ -778,13 +778,16 @@ void php_oci_bind_hash_dtor(void *data)
 	if (bind->array.elements) {
 		efree(bind->array.elements);
 	}
+
 	if (bind->array.element_lengths) {
 		efree(bind->array.element_lengths);
 	}
-/*
+
 	if (bind->array.indicators) {
 		efree(bind->array.indicators);
-	} 
+	}
+
+/*
 	if (bind->array.retcodes) {
 		efree(bind->array.retcodes);
 	} 
diff --git a/ext/oci8/oci8_statement.c b/ext/oci8/oci8_statement.c
index 8a07f8b0666..36b8cb1ca45 100644
--- a/ext/oci8/oci8_statement.c
+++ b/ext/oci8/oci8_statement.c
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ int php_oci_bind_array_by_name(php_oci_statement *statement, zstr name, int name
 								(dvoid *) bindp->array.elements, 
 								(sb4) bind->array.max_length,
 								type,
-								(dvoid *)0, /* bindp->array.indicators, */
+								(dvoid *)bindp->array.indicators,
 								(ub2 *)bind->array.element_lengths,
 								(ub2 *)0, /* bindp->array.retcodes, */
 								(ub4) max_table_length,
@@ -1391,13 +1391,18 @@ php_oci_bind *php_oci_bind_array_helper_string(zval* var, long max_table_length,
 	bind->array.max_length		= TEXT_BYTES(maxlength);
 	bind->array.element_lengths	= safe_emalloc(max_table_length, sizeof(ub2), 0);
 	memset(bind->array.element_lengths, 0, max_table_length * sizeof(ub2));
-	
+	bind->array.indicators      = safe_emalloc(max_table_length, sizeof(sb2), 0);
+	memset(bind->array.indicators, 0, max_table_length*sizeof(sb2));
+
 	zend_hash_internal_pointer_reset(hash);
 	
 	for (i = 0; i < bind->array.current_length; i++) {
 		if (zend_hash_get_current_data(hash, (void **) &entry) != FAILURE) {
 			convert_to_text_ex(entry);
 			bind->array.element_lengths[i] = TEXT_BYTES(Z_UNILEN_PP(entry)); 
+			if (Z_UNILEN_PP(entry) == 0) {
+				bind->array.indicators[i] = -1;
+			}
 			zend_hash_move_forward(hash);
 		} else {
 			break;
@@ -1447,6 +1452,7 @@ php_oci_bind *php_oci_bind_array_helper_number(zval* var, long max_table_length
 	bind->array.max_length		= sizeof(ub4);
 	bind->array.element_lengths	= safe_emalloc(max_table_length, sizeof(ub2), 0);
 	memset(bind->array.element_lengths, 0, max_table_length * sizeof(ub2));
+	bind->array.indicators		= NULL;
 	
 	zend_hash_internal_pointer_reset(hash);
 	for (i = 0; i < max_table_length; i++) {
@@ -1484,6 +1490,7 @@ php_oci_bind *php_oci_bind_array_helper_double(zval* var, long max_table_length
 	bind->array.max_length		= sizeof(double);
 	bind->array.element_lengths	= safe_emalloc(max_table_length, sizeof(ub2), 0);
 	memset(bind->array.element_lengths, 0, max_table_length * sizeof(ub2));
+	bind->array.indicators		= NULL;
 	
 	zend_hash_internal_pointer_reset(hash);
 	for (i = 0; i < max_table_length; i++) {
@@ -1521,6 +1528,7 @@ php_oci_bind *php_oci_bind_array_helper_date(zval* var, long max_table_length, p
 	bind->array.max_length		= sizeof(OCIDate);
 	bind->array.element_lengths	= safe_emalloc(max_table_length, sizeof(ub2), 0);
 	memset(bind->array.element_lengths, 0, max_table_length * sizeof(ub2));
+	bind->array.indicators		= NULL;
 
 	zend_hash_internal_pointer_reset(hash);
 	for (i = 0; i < max_table_length; i++) {
diff --git a/ext/oci8/php_oci8_int.h b/ext/oci8/php_oci8_int.h
index e2573f532d1..2c28295e7a2 100644
--- a/ext/oci8/php_oci8_int.h
+++ b/ext/oci8/php_oci8_int.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ typedef struct { /* php_oci_bind {{{ */
 	php_oci_statement *parent_statement;     /* pointer to the parent statement */
 	struct {
 		void *elements;
-/*		ub2 *indicators; */
+		sb2 *indicators;
 		ub2 *element_lengths;
 /*		ub2 *retcodes;		*/
 		ub4 current_length;
diff --git a/ext/oci8/tests/bug40078.phpt b/ext/oci8/tests/bug40078.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f5ecb710d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/oci8/tests/bug40078.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #40078 (ORA-01405 when fetching NULL values using oci_bind_array_by_name())
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (!extension_loaded('oci8')) die("skip no oci8 extension"); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+require dirname(__FILE__).'/connect.inc';
+
+$create_pkg = "
+CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE ARRAYBINDPKG1 AS
+    TYPE ARRTYPE IS TABLE OF VARCHAR(20) INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
+    PROCEDURE nullbind(c1 OUT ARRTYPE);
+END ARRAYBINDPKG1;";
+$statement = oci_parse($c, $create_pkg);
+oci_execute($statement);
+
+$create_pkg_body = "
+CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY ARRAYBINDPKG1 AS
+    PROCEDURE nullbind(c1 OUT ARRTYPE) IS
+    BEGIN
+        c1(1) := 'one';
+        c1(2) := 'two';
+        c1(3) := '';
+        c1(4) := 'four';
+        c1(5) := 'five';
+    END nullbind;
+END ARRAYBINDPKG1;";
+$statement = oci_parse($c, $create_pkg_body);
+oci_execute($statement);
+
+$statement = oci_parse($c, "BEGIN ARRAYBINDPKG1.nullbind(:c1); END;");
+
+oci_bind_array_by_name($statement, ":c1", $array, 5, 20, SQLT_CHR);
+
+oci_execute($statement);
+
+var_dump($array);
+
+echo "Done\n";
+?>
+--EXPECTF--	
+array(5) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(3) "one"
+  [1]=>
+  string(3) "two"
+  [2]=>
+  string(0) ""
+  [3]=>
+  string(4) "four"
+  [4]=>
+  string(4) "five"
+}
+Done
+--UEXPECTF--
+array(5) {
+  [0]=>
+  unicode(3) "one"
+  [1]=>
+  unicode(3) "two"
+  [2]=>
+  unicode(0) ""
+  [3]=>
+  unicode(4) "four"
+  [4]=>
+  unicode(4) "five"
+}
+Done