diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Twig/TwigExtension.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Twig/TwigExtension.php
index 1e8ef609c..7addcc223 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Twig/TwigExtension.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Twig/TwigExtension.php
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class TwigExtension extends \Twig_Extension
             new \Twig_SimpleFunction('debug', [$this, 'dump'], ['needs_context' => true, 'needs_environment' => true]),
             new \Twig_SimpleFunction('gist', [$this, 'gistFunc']),
             new \Twig_simpleFunction('random_string', [$this, 'randomStringFunc']),
+            new \Twig_SimpleFunction('array', [$this, 'arrayFunc']),
             new \Twig_simpleFunction('t', [$this, 'translate']),
             new \Twig_simpleFunction('ta', [$this, 'translateArray'])
         ];
@@ -481,6 +482,11 @@ class TwigExtension extends \Twig_Extension
         return Utils::generateRandomString($count);
     }
 
+    public function arrayFunc($value)
+    {
+        return (array) $value;
+    }
+
     public function translateFunc()
     {
         return $this->grav['language']->translate(func_get_args());