diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/array_dynamic/Prover.toml b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/array_dynamic/Prover.toml
index 1e652e28d1c..ff6f02ccdac 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/array_dynamic/Prover.toml
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/array_dynamic/Prover.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 x = [104, 101, 108, 108, 111]
 z = "59"
 t = "10"
+index = [0,1,2,3,4]
 
 
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/array_dynamic/src/main.nr b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/array_dynamic/src/main.nr
index 23041188724..a4073fd55cb 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/array_dynamic/src/main.nr
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/tests/test_data/array_dynamic/src/main.nr
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 
-fn main(x: [u32; 5], mut z: u32, t: u32) {
+fn main(x: [u32; 5], mut z: u32, t: u32, index: [Field;5]) {
     let idx = (z - 5*t - 5) as Field;
     //dynamic array test
     dyn_array(x, idx, idx - 3); 
+
+    // regression for issue 1283
+    let mut s = 0;
+    let x3 = [246,159,32,176,8];
+    for i in 0..5 {
+      s += x3[index[i]];
+    }
+    assert(s!=0);
 }
 
 fn dyn_array(mut x: [u32; 5], y: Field, z: Field) {
diff --git a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen.rs b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen.rs
index b964672e285..22b5390e2fa 100644
--- a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen.rs
+++ b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl Acir {
             //TODO we should rather follow the jumps
             current_block = block.left.map(|block_id| &ctx[block_id]);
         }
-        self.memory.acir_gen(evaluator);
+        self.memory.acir_gen(evaluator, ctx);
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/acir_mem.rs b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/acir_mem.rs
index 0c55f61ca20..ac3395d9411 100644
--- a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/acir_mem.rs
+++ b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/acir_gen/acir_mem.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use acvm::{
     acir::{
-        circuit::{directives::Directive, opcodes::Opcode as AcirOpcode},
+        circuit::{
+            directives::Directive,
+            opcodes::{BlockId as AcirBlockId, MemOp, MemoryBlock, Opcode as AcirOpcode},
+        },
         native_types::{Expression, Witness},
     },
     FieldElement,
@@ -22,15 +25,6 @@ use super::{
     operations::{self},
 };
 
-/// Represent a memory operation on the ArrayHeap, at the specified index
-/// Operation is one for a store and 0 for a load
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct MemOp {
-    operation: Expression,
-    value: Expression,
-    index: Expression,
-}
-
 type MemAddress = u32;
 
 enum ArrayType {
@@ -137,7 +131,7 @@ impl ArrayHeap {
         outputs
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn acir_gen(&self, evaluator: &mut Evaluator) {
+    pub(crate) fn acir_gen(&self, evaluator: &mut Evaluator, array_id: ArrayId, array_len: u32) {
         let (len, read_write) = match self.typ {
             ArrayType::Init(_, _) | ArrayType::WriteOnly => (0, true),
             ArrayType::ReadOnly(last) => (last.unwrap_or(self.trace.len()), false),
@@ -147,6 +141,11 @@ impl ArrayHeap {
         if len == 0 {
             return;
         }
+        evaluator.opcodes.push(AcirOpcode::Block(MemoryBlock {
+            id: AcirBlockId(array_id.as_u32()),
+            len: array_len,
+            trace: self.trace.clone(),
+        }));
         let len_bits = AcirMem::bits(len);
         // permutations
         let mut in_counter = Vec::new();
@@ -318,9 +317,10 @@ impl AcirMem {
         let item = MemOp { operation: op, value, index };
         self.array_heap_mut(*array_id).push(item);
     }
-    pub(crate) fn acir_gen(&self, evaluator: &mut Evaluator) {
+    pub(crate) fn acir_gen(&self, evaluator: &mut Evaluator, ctx: &SsaContext) {
         for mem in &self.virtual_memory {
-            mem.1.acir_gen(evaluator);
+            let array = &ctx.mem[*mem.0];
+            mem.1.acir_gen(evaluator, array.id, array.len);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/mem.rs b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/mem.rs
index e4a82a7e59c..09fdc33b704 100644
--- a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/mem.rs
+++ b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/mem.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ impl ArrayId {
     pub(crate) fn dummy() -> ArrayId {
         ArrayId(std::u32::MAX)
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn as_u32(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.0
+    }
 }
 
 /// MemArray represents a contiguous array of elements of the same type.