diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index da2fc46d6..c9255abaf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -139,10 +139,13 @@ yup.addMethod
 yup.ValidationError
 ```
 
-#### `.reach(Schema schema, String path, Object options)`
+#### `.reach(Schema schema, String path, [Object value, Object context])`
 
 For nested schema's `yup.reach` will retrieve a nested schema based on the provided path.
 
+For nested schema that need to resolve dynamically, you can provide a `value` and optionally
+a `context` object.
+
 ```js
 var schema = object().shape({
       nested: object()
diff --git a/src/array.js b/src/array.js
index 32acccabc..0749b2bc0 100644
--- a/src/array.js
+++ b/src/array.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ function ArraySchema(){
 
   MixedSchema.call(this, { type: 'array'})
 
+  this._subType = null;
+  
   this.withMutation(() => {
     this.transform(function(values) {
       if (typeof values === 'string')
diff --git a/src/util/reach.js b/src/util/reach.js
index 33f1f4ceb..bcdfc3394 100644
--- a/src/util/reach.js
+++ b/src/util/reach.js
@@ -1,19 +1,38 @@
 'use strict';
-let { forEach } = require('property-expr');
+let { forEach } = require('property-expr')
+  , { has } = require('./_');
 
 let trim = part => part.substr(0, part.length - 1).substr(1)
 
-module.exports = function (obj, path) {
-  forEach(path, (part, isBracket, isArray) => {
-    if( isArray) 
-      obj = obj._subType  
-    else {
-      if (obj._subType) // we skipped an array
-        obj = obj._subType
-  
-      obj = obj.fields[isBracket ? trim(part) : part] 
-    } 
+module.exports = function (obj, path, value, context) {
+  // if only one "value" arg then use it for both
+  context = context || value;
+
+  let parent, lastPart;
+
+  forEach(path, (_part, isBracket, isArray) => {
+    let part = isBracket ? trim(_part) : _part;
+
+    if (isArray || has(obj, '_subType')) { // we skipped an array
+      obj = obj._resolve(context, parent)._subType;
+      value = value && value[0]
+    }
+
+    if (!isArray) {
+      obj = obj._resolve(context, parent);
+
+      if (!has(obj, 'fields'))
+        throw new Error(
+          `The schema does not contain the path: ${path}. ` +
+          `(failed at: ${lastPart} which is a type: "${obj._type}") `
+        )
+
+      obj = obj.fields[part]
+      parent = value;
+      value = value && value[part]
+      lastPart = isBracket ? '[' + _part + ']' : '.' + _part
+    }
   })
 
-  return obj
+  return obj._resolve(parent)
 }
diff --git a/src/util/reference.js b/src/util/reference.js
index 2af39d3f7..47ebd7f5f 100644
--- a/src/util/reference.js
+++ b/src/util/reference.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default class Ref {
     this.prefix = prefix;
     this.isContext = key.indexOf(prefix) === 0
     this.path = this.isContext ? this.key.slice(this.prefix.length) : this.key
+    this._get = getter(this.path)
     this.map = mapFn || (value => value);
   }
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export default class Ref {
     if ((isContext && !context) || (!isContext && !context && !parent))
       throw new Error('missing the context necessary to cast this value')
 
-    let value = getter(this.path)(isContext ? context : (parent || context))
+    let value = this._get(isContext ? context : (parent || context))
 
     return this.map(value)
   }
diff --git a/test/yup.js b/test/yup.js
index c198c3766..f881e39a9 100644
--- a/test/yup.js
+++ b/test/yup.js
@@ -85,6 +85,50 @@ describe('Yup', function(){
     })
   })
 
+  it('should REACH conditionally correctly', function(){
+    var num = number()
+      , inst = object().shape({
+          num: number().max(4),
+          nested: object()
+            .shape({
+              arr: array().when('$bar', function(bar) {
+                return bar !== 3
+                  ? array().of(number())
+                  : array().of(
+                    object().shape({
+                      foo: number(),
+                      num: number().when('foo', (foo) => {
+                        if (foo === 5)
+                          return num
+                      })
+                    })
+                  )
+              })
+          })
+        })
+
+    let context = { bar: 3 }
+    let value = {
+      bar: 3,
+      nested: {
+        arr: [{ foo: 5 }]
+      }
+    }
+
+    reach(inst, 'nested.arr.num', value).should.equal(num)
+    reach(inst, 'nested.arr[].num', value).should.equal(num)
+
+    reach(inst, 'nested.arr.num', value, context).should.equal(num)
+    reach(inst, 'nested.arr[].num', value, context).should.equal(num)
+    reach(inst, 'nested.arr[1].num', value, context).should.equal(num)
+    reach(inst, 'nested["arr"][1].num', value, context).should.not.equal(number())
+
+    return reach(inst, 'nested.arr[].num', value, context).isValid(5)
+      .then((valid) => {
+        valid.should.equal(true)
+      })
+  })
+
   describe('BadSet', function(){
     it('should preserve primitive types', function(){
       var set = new BadSet()