diff --git a/lib/liquid/variable.rb b/lib/liquid/variable.rb
index 372ee4dbf..2bcf871ea 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/variable.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/variable.rb
@@ -95,15 +95,21 @@ def render(context)
 
     def render_to_output_buffer(context, output)
       obj = render(context)
+      render_obj_to_output(obj, output)
+      output
+    end
 
-      if obj.is_a?(Array)
-        output << obj.join
-      elsif obj.nil?
-      else
+    def render_obj_to_output(obj, output)
+      case obj
+      when NilClass
+        # Do nothing
+      when Array
+        obj.each do |o|
+          render_obj_to_output(o, output)
+        end
+      when
         output << obj.to_s
       end
-
-      output
     end
 
     def disabled?(_context)
diff --git a/test/integration/variable_test.rb b/test/integration/variable_test.rb
index 22f2b64e8..19922c191 100644
--- a/test/integration/variable_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/variable_test.rb
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ def test_render_symbol
     assert_template_result('bar', '{{ foo }}', { 'foo' => :bar })
   end
 
+  def test_nested_array
+    assert_template_result('', '{{ foo }}', { 'foo' => [[nil]] })
+  end
+
   def test_dynamic_find_var
     assert_template_result('bar', '{{ [key] }}', { 'key' => 'foo', 'foo' => 'bar' })
   end