diff --git a/expr_test.go b/expr_test.go
index 57d2cfbbb..8214b954c 100644
--- a/expr_test.go
+++ b/expr_test.go
@@ -2765,3 +2765,20 @@ func TestMemoryBudget(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIssue802(t *testing.T) {
+	prog, err := expr.Compile(`arr[1:2][0]`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error compiling program: %v", err)
+	}
+	val, err := expr.Run(prog, map[string]any{
+		"arr": [5]int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error running program: %v", err)
+	}
+	valInt, ok := val.(int)
+	if !ok || valInt != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid result, expected 1, got %v", val)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vm/runtime/runtime.go b/vm/runtime/runtime.go
index cd48a280d..ccd499e0e 100644
--- a/vm/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/vm/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ func Slice(array, from, to any) any {
 		if a > b {
 			a = b
 		}
+		if v.Kind() == reflect.Array && !v.CanAddr() {
+			newValue := reflect.New(v.Type()).Elem()
+			newValue.Set(v)
+			v = newValue
+		}
 		value := v.Slice(a, b)
 		if value.IsValid() {
 			return value.Interface()