diff --git a/src/mango_selector.erl b/src/mango_selector.erl
index 21c55ae..c6004cd 100644
--- a/src/mango_selector.erl
+++ b/src/mango_selector.erl
@@ -471,6 +471,8 @@
     Pred = fun(Arg) -> Cmp(Value, Arg) == 0 end,
     lists:any(Pred, Args);
 
+match({[{<<"$nin">>, Args}]}, Values, Cmp) when is_list(Values)->
+    not match({[{<<"$in">>, Args}]}, Values, Cmp);
 match({[{<<"$nin">>, Args}]}, Value, Cmp) ->
     Pred = fun(Arg) -> Cmp(Value, Arg) /= 0 end,
     lists:all(Pred, Args);
diff --git a/test/03-operator-test.py b/test/03-operator-test.py
index d8a7c29..50d5bd2 100644
--- a/test/03-operator-test.py
+++ b/test/03-operator-test.py
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@
         assert docs[0]["user_id"] == 2
         assert docs[1]["user_id"] == 12
 
+    def test_nin_operator_array(self):
+        docs = self.db.find({
+                "manager": True,
+                "favorites": {"$nin": ["Erlang", "Python"]}
+            })
+        assert len(docs) == 4
+        for doc in docs:
+            if isinstance(doc["favorites"], list):
+                assert "Erlang" not in doc["favorites"]
+                assert "Python" not in doc["favorites"]
+
     def test_regex(self):
         docs = self.db.find({
                 "age": {"$gt": 40},