diff --git a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/src/SonarAnalyzer.CSharp/Rules/RedundantDeclaration.cs b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/src/SonarAnalyzer.CSharp/Rules/RedundantDeclaration.cs
index 6bf0d75f67a..6a91bae065c 100644
--- a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/src/SonarAnalyzer.CSharp/Rules/RedundantDeclaration.cs
+++ b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/src/SonarAnalyzer.CSharp/Rules/RedundantDeclaration.cs
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ private static void ReportRedundantArrayTypeSpecifier(SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext
         {
             if (array.Initializer == null ||
                 !array.Initializer.Expressions.Any() ||
-                array.Type == null)
+                array.Type == null ||
+                array.Type.RankSpecifiers.Count > 1)
             {
                 return;
             }
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ private static void ReportRedundantArrayTypeSpecifier(SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext
 
             var canBeSimplified = array.Initializer.Expressions
                 .Select(exp => context.SemanticModel.GetTypeInfo(exp).Type)
-                .All(type => object.Equals(type, arrayType.ElementType));
+                .All(type => Equals(type, arrayType.ElementType));
 
             if (canBeSimplified)
             {
diff --git a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ArraySize.Fixed.cs b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ArraySize.Fixed.cs
index 5281ce51d4a..04e04fbd033 100644
--- a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ArraySize.Fixed.cs
+++ b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ArraySize.Fixed.cs
@@ -32,8 +32,14 @@ public RedundantDeclaration()
 
             var xxx = new int[,] { { 1, 1, 1 }, { 2, 2, 2 }, { 3, 3, 3 } };
             var yyy = new int[,] { { 1, 1, 1 }, { 2, 2, 2 }, { 3, 3, 3 } };
-            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] }; // Fixed
-            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } }; // Fixed
+
+            // see https://github.com/SonarSource/sonar-csharp/issues/1840
+            var multiDimIntArray = new int[][] // Compliant - type specifier is mandatory here
+            {
+                new int[] { 1 } // Fixed
+            };
+            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] };
+            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } };
 
             int? xx = ((new int?(5))); // Fixed
             xx = new Nullable<int>(5); // Fixed
diff --git a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ArrayType.Fixed.cs b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ArrayType.Fixed.cs
index 63de4eb64ef..f775175e0ab 100644
--- a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ArrayType.Fixed.cs
+++ b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ArrayType.Fixed.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,14 @@ public RedundantDeclaration()
             var yyy = new int[3 // Fixed
                 , 3// Fixed
                 ] { { 1, 1, 1 }, { 2, 2, 2 }, { 3, 3, 3 } };
-            var zzz = new[] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] }; // Fixed
-            var www = new[] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } }; // Fixed
+
+            // see https://github.com/SonarSource/sonar-csharp/issues/1840
+            var multiDimIntArray = new int[][] // Compliant - type specifier is mandatory here
+            {
+new[]{ 1 } // Fixed
+            };
+            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] };
+            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } };
 
             int? xx = ((new int?(5))); // Fixed
             xx = new Nullable<int>(5); // Fixed
diff --git a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.DelegateParameterList.Fixed.cs b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.DelegateParameterList.Fixed.cs
index 6e4abfb52ef..103419da0ae 100644
--- a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.DelegateParameterList.Fixed.cs
+++ b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.DelegateParameterList.Fixed.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,14 @@ public RedundantDeclaration()
             var yyy = new int[3 // Fixed
                 , 3// Fixed
                 ] { { 1, 1, 1 }, { 2, 2, 2 }, { 3, 3, 3 } };
-            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] }; // Fixed
-            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } }; // Fixed
+
+            // see https://github.com/SonarSource/sonar-csharp/issues/1840
+            var multiDimIntArray = new int[][] // Compliant - type specifier is mandatory here
+            {
+                new int[] { 1 } // Fixed
+            };
+            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] };
+            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } };
 
             int? xx = ((new int?(5))); // Fixed
             xx = new Nullable<int>(5); // Fixed
diff --git a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ExplicitDelegate.Fixed.cs b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ExplicitDelegate.Fixed.cs
index 65d0f263772..1015326e7ae 100644
--- a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ExplicitDelegate.Fixed.cs
+++ b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ExplicitDelegate.Fixed.cs
@@ -33,8 +33,14 @@ public RedundantDeclaration()
             var yyy = new int[3 // Fixed
                 , 3// Fixed
                 ] { { 1, 1, 1 }, { 2, 2, 2 }, { 3, 3, 3 } };
-            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] }; // Fixed
-            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } }; // Fixed
+
+            // see https://github.com/SonarSource/sonar-csharp/issues/1840
+            var multiDimIntArray = new int[][] // Compliant - type specifier is mandatory here
+            {
+                new int[] { 1 } // Fixed
+            };
+            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] };
+            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } };
 
             int? xx = ((new int?(5))); // Fixed
             xx = new Nullable<int>(5); // Fixed
diff --git a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ExplicitNullable.Fixed.cs b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ExplicitNullable.Fixed.cs
index ca82121b841..50cb68a6ecc 100644
--- a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ExplicitNullable.Fixed.cs
+++ b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ExplicitNullable.Fixed.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,14 @@ public RedundantDeclaration()
             var yyy = new int[3 // Fixed
                 , 3// Fixed
                 ] { { 1, 1, 1 }, { 2, 2, 2 }, { 3, 3, 3 } };
-            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] }; // Fixed
-            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } }; // Fixed
+
+            // see https://github.com/SonarSource/sonar-csharp/issues/1840
+            var multiDimIntArray = new int[][] // Compliant - type specifier is mandatory here
+            {
+                new int[] { 1 } // Fixed
+            };
+            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] };
+            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } };
 
             int? xx = ((5)); // Fixed
             xx = 5; // Fixed
diff --git a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.LambdaParameterType.Fixed.cs b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.LambdaParameterType.Fixed.cs
index 265c07b8bfd..08952e0849e 100644
--- a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.LambdaParameterType.Fixed.cs
+++ b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.LambdaParameterType.Fixed.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,14 @@ public RedundantDeclaration()
             var yyy = new int[3 // Fixed
                 , 3// Fixed
                 ] { { 1, 1, 1 }, { 2, 2, 2 }, { 3, 3, 3 } };
-            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] }; // Fixed
-            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } }; // Fixed
+
+            // see https://github.com/SonarSource/sonar-csharp/issues/1840
+            var multiDimIntArray = new int[][] // Compliant - type specifier is mandatory here
+            {
+                new int[] { 1 } // Fixed
+            };
+            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] };
+            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } };
 
             int? xx = ((new int?(5))); // Fixed
             xx = new Nullable<int>(5); // Fixed
diff --git a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ObjectInitializer.Fixed.cs b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ObjectInitializer.Fixed.cs
index 174a68b5dcb..846dd55f5e7 100644
--- a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ObjectInitializer.Fixed.cs
+++ b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.ObjectInitializer.Fixed.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,14 @@ public RedundantDeclaration()
             var yyy = new int[3 // Fixed
                 , 3// Fixed
                 ] { { 1, 1, 1 }, { 2, 2, 2 }, { 3, 3, 3 } };
-            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] }; // Fixed
-            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } }; // Fixed
+
+            // see https://github.com/SonarSource/sonar-csharp/issues/1840
+            var multiDimIntArray = new int[][] // Compliant - type specifier is mandatory here
+            {
+                new int[] { 1 } // Fixed
+            };
+            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] };
+            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } };
 
             int? xx = ((new int?(5))); // Fixed
             xx = new Nullable<int>(5); // Fixed
diff --git a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.cs b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.cs
index c82cc44db87..c7b2bd03be1 100644
--- a/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.cs
+++ b/sonaranalyzer-dotnet/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/RedundantDeclaration.cs
@@ -40,8 +40,14 @@ public RedundantDeclaration()
             var yyy = new int[3 // Noncompliant, we report two issues on this to keep the comma unfaded
                 , 3// Noncompliant
                 ] { { 1, 1, 1 }, { 2, 2, 2 }, { 3, 3, 3 } };
-            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] }; // Noncompliant
-            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } }; // Noncompliant
+
+            // see https://github.com/SonarSource/sonar-csharp/issues/1840
+            var multiDimIntArray = new int[][] // Compliant - type specifier is mandatory here
+            {
+                new int[] { 1 } // Noncompliant
+            };
+            var zzz = new int[][] { new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new int[0], new int[0] };
+            var www = new int[][][] { new[] { new[] { 0 } } };
 
             int? xx = ((new int?(5))); // Noncompliant {{Remove the explicit nullable type creation; it is redundant.}}
 //                      ^^^^^^^^