diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/ArrayConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/ArrayConverter.java
index bfcc4e4e7..e2c1c112b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/ArrayConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/ArrayConverter.java
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ private List<String> parseElements(String value) {
             st.whitespaceChars(delimiter, delimiter); // Set the delimiters
             st.ordinaryChars('0', '9'); // Needed to turn off numeric flag
             st.wordChars('0', '9'); // Needed to make part of tokens
+            st.ordinaryChar('/'); // Turn off the default comment character so it splits like any other separator
             for (final char allowedChar : allowedChars) {
                 st.ordinaryChars(allowedChar, allowedChar);
                 st.wordChars(allowedChar, allowedChar);