diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
index e17a29d1a..8317521c7 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@ std::size_t packSize(const std::unordered_map<T1,T2,H,P,A>& data, Dune::MPIHelpe
     return totalSize;
 }
 
+template<class T, std::size_t N>
+std::size_t packSize(const std::array<T,N>& data, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    return N*packSize(data[0], comm);
+}
+
 HANDLE_AS_POD(Actdims)
 HANDLE_AS_POD(Aqudims)
 HANDLE_AS_POD(data::Connection)
@@ -1486,6 +1492,14 @@ void pack(const std::unordered_set<T,H,KE,A>& data,
     }
 }
 
+template<class T, size_t N>
+void pack(const std::array<T,N>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    for (const T& entry : data)
+        pack(entry, buffer, position, comm);
+}
+
 template<class A>
 void pack(const std::vector<bool,A>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
           Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
@@ -2931,6 +2945,14 @@ void unpack(std::unordered_set<T,H,KE,A>& data,
     }
 }
 
+template<class T, size_t N>
+void unpack(std::array<T,N>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    for (T& entry : data)
+        unpack(entry, buffer, position, comm);
+}
+
 template<class Key, class Value>
 void unpack(OrderedMap<Key,Value>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
             Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
index 78685ac32..7accf8d36 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ template<class T>
 std::size_t packSize(const std::shared_ptr<T>& data,
                      Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm);
 
+template<class T, std::size_t N>
+std::size_t packSize(const std::array<T,N>& data, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm);
+
 std::size_t packSize(const char* str, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm);
 
 std::size_t packSize(const std::string& str, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm);
@@ -313,6 +316,10 @@ template<class T>
 void pack(const std::shared_ptr<T>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
           Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm);
 
+template<class T, size_t N>
+void pack(const std::array<T,N>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm);
+
 template<class T1, class T2, class C, class A>
 void pack(const std::map<T1,T2,C,A>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
           Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm);
@@ -463,6 +470,10 @@ template<class T>
 void unpack(std::shared_ptr<T>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
           Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm);
 
+template<class T, size_t N>
+void unpack(std::array<T,N>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm);
+
 template<class T1, class T2, class C, class A>
 void unpack(std::map<T1,T2,C,A>& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
             Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm);