diff --git a/pkg/orderedmap/convert.go b/pkg/orderedmap/convert.go
index c29db025..61ea5d1f 100644
--- a/pkg/orderedmap/convert.go
+++ b/pkg/orderedmap/convert.go
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ func (c Conversion) fromUnorderedMaps(object interface{}) interface{} {
 		}
 		return typedObj
 
+	// some sources (e.g. toml library) yield specific type of slices.
+	// slices in Go are not covariant, so each flavor of slice must have its own case, here.
+	// process these exactly the same way we do for generic slices (prior case)
+	case []map[string]interface{}:
+		resultArray := make([]interface{}, len(typedObj))
+		for i, item := range typedObj {
+			resultArray[i] = c.fromUnorderedMaps(item)
+		}
+		return resultArray
 	default:
 		return typedObj
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/yamltemplate/filetests/ytt-library/toml.tpltest b/pkg/yamltemplate/filetests/ytt-library/toml.tpltest
index 38039a14..24b7a6f4 100644
--- a/pkg/yamltemplate/filetests/ytt-library/toml.tpltest
+++ b/pkg/yamltemplate/filetests/ytt-library/toml.tpltest
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ fragment:
 - piece2
 #@ end
 
+#@ arrayOfTables = '''
+#@  [[stuff]]
+#@    a = 1
+#@
+#@  [[stuff]]
+#@    b = 2
+#@ '''
+
 encode:
   test1: #@ toml.encode({})
   test2: #@ toml.encode({"a": [1,2,3,456], "b": "str"})
@@ -17,6 +25,7 @@ encode:
 decode:
   test1: #@ toml.decode("")
   test2: #@ toml.decode('a = [ 1, 2, 3, 456 ]\nb = "str"')
+  test3: #@ toml.decode(arrayOfTables)
 
 +++
 
@@ -55,3 +64,7 @@ decode:
     - 3
     - 456
     b: str
+  test3:
+    stuff:
+    - a: 1
+    - b: 2