diff --git a/packages/form-core/src/utils.ts b/packages/form-core/src/utils.ts
index 6060cb68f..99ecaf2a4 100644
--- a/packages/form-core/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/form-core/src/utils.ts
@@ -135,11 +135,13 @@ export function deleteBy(obj: any, _path: any) {
   return doDelete(obj)
 }
 
-const reFindNumbers0 = /^(\d*)$/gm
-const reFindNumbers1 = /\.(\d*)\./gm
-const reFindNumbers2 = /^(\d*)\./gm
-const reFindNumbers3 = /\.(\d*$)/gm
-const reFindMultiplePeriods = /\.{2,}/gm
+const reLineOfOnlyDigits = /^(\d+)$/gm
+// the second dot must be in a lookahead or the engine
+// will skip subsequent numbers (like foo.0.1.)
+const reDigitsBetweenDots = /\.(\d+)(?=\.)/gm
+const reStartWithDigitThenDot = /^(\d+)\./gm
+const reDotWithDigitsToEnd = /\.(\d+$)/gm
+const reMultipleDots = /\.{2,}/gm
 
 const intPrefix = '__int__'
 const intReplace = `${intPrefix}$1`
@@ -156,21 +158,25 @@ export function makePathArray(str: string | Array<string | number>) {
     throw new Error('Path must be a string.')
   }
 
-  return str
-    .replace(/\[/g, '.')
-    .replace(/\]/g, '')
-    .replace(reFindNumbers0, intReplace)
-    .replace(reFindNumbers1, `.${intReplace}.`)
-    .replace(reFindNumbers2, `${intReplace}.`)
-    .replace(reFindNumbers3, `.${intReplace}`)
-    .replace(reFindMultiplePeriods, '.')
-    .split('.')
-    .map((d) => {
-      if (d.indexOf(intPrefix) === 0) {
-        return parseInt(d.substring(intPrefix.length), 10)
-      }
-      return d
-    })
+  return (
+    str
+      // Leading `[` may lead to wrong parsing down the line
+      // (Example: '[0][1]' should be '0.1', not '.0.1')
+      .replace(/(^\[)|]/gm, '')
+      .replace(/\[/g, '.')
+      .replace(reLineOfOnlyDigits, intReplace)
+      .replace(reDigitsBetweenDots, `.${intReplace}.`)
+      .replace(reStartWithDigitThenDot, `${intReplace}.`)
+      .replace(reDotWithDigitsToEnd, `.${intReplace}`)
+      .replace(reMultipleDots, '.')
+      .split('.')
+      .map((d) => {
+        if (d.indexOf(intPrefix) === 0) {
+          return parseInt(d.substring(intPrefix.length), 10)
+        }
+        return d
+      })
+  )
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/form-core/tests/utils.spec.ts b/packages/form-core/tests/utils.spec.ts
index 18a493ae0..27464cac9 100644
--- a/packages/form-core/tests/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/form-core/tests/utils.spec.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,43 @@ describe('setBy', () => {
       kids: [...structure.kids, { name: 'John' }],
     })
   })
+
+  it('should preserve arrays when setting them within other arrays', () => {
+    const table: { field: { value: number }[][] } = {
+      field: [
+        [
+          {
+            value: 0,
+          },
+          {
+            value: 1,
+          },
+        ],
+        [
+          {
+            value: 2,
+          },
+        ],
+      ],
+    }
+
+    const newTable = setBy(table, 'field[0][1].value', 2)
+    expect(newTable.field).toStrictEqual([
+      [
+        {
+          value: 0,
+        },
+        {
+          value: 2,
+        },
+      ],
+      [
+        {
+          value: 2,
+        },
+      ],
+    ])
+  })
 })
 
 describe('deleteBy', () => {
@@ -138,27 +175,54 @@ describe('deleteBy', () => {
 })
 
 describe('makePathArray', () => {
-  it('should convert dot notation to array', () => {
-    expect(makePathArray('name')).toEqual(['name'])
-    expect(makePathArray('mother.name')).toEqual(['mother', 'name'])
-    expect(makePathArray('kids[0].name')).toEqual(['kids', 0, 'name'])
-    expect(makePathArray('kids[0].name[1]')).toEqual(['kids', 0, 'name', 1])
-    expect(makePathArray('kids[0].name[1].age')).toEqual([
-      'kids',
-      0,
-      'name',
-      1,
-      'age',
-    ])
-    expect(makePathArray('kids[0].name[1].age[2]')).toEqual([
-      'kids',
+  it('should convert chained property access', () => {
+    expect(makePathArray('a')).toEqual(['a'])
+    expect(makePathArray('a.b')).toEqual(['a', 'b'])
+    expect(makePathArray('foo.bar.baz')).toEqual(['foo', 'bar', 'baz'])
+  })
+
+  it('should convert property access followed by array indeces', () => {
+    expect(makePathArray('a[0]')).toEqual(['a', 0])
+    expect(makePathArray('foo[1]')).toEqual(['foo', 1])
+    expect(makePathArray('a.b[2]')).toEqual(['a', 'b', 2])
+  })
+
+  it('should convert chained array indeces', () => {
+    expect(makePathArray('a[0][1]')).toEqual(['a', 0, 1])
+    expect(makePathArray('foo[3][4][5]')).toEqual(['foo', 3, 4, 5])
+  })
+
+  it('should convert array indeces followed by property access', () => {
+    expect(makePathArray('a[0].b')).toEqual(['a', 0, 'b'])
+    expect(makePathArray('foo[1].bar')).toEqual(['foo', 1, 'bar'])
+    expect(makePathArray('[2].bar')).toEqual([2, 'bar'])
+    expect(makePathArray('[1][5].baz')).toEqual([1, 5, 'baz'])
+  })
+
+  it('should convert mixed chains of access', () => {
+    expect(makePathArray('a.b[0].c[1].d')).toEqual(['a', 'b', 0, 'c', 1, 'd'])
+    expect(makePathArray('x[0].y[1].z')).toEqual(['x', 0, 'y', 1, 'z'])
+  })
+
+  it('should handle deeply nested paths', () => {
+    expect(makePathArray('a.b[0][1].c.d[2][3].e')).toEqual([
+      'a',
+      'b',
       0,
-      'name',
       1,
-      'age',
+      'c',
+      'd',
       2,
+      3,
+      'e',
     ])
   })
+
+  it('should convert paths starting with multiple array indeces', () => {
+    expect(makePathArray('[0][1]')).toEqual([0, 1])
+    expect(makePathArray('[2][3].a')).toEqual([2, 3, 'a'])
+    expect(makePathArray('[4][5][6].b[7]')).toEqual([4, 5, 6, 'b', 7])
+  })
 })
 
 describe('determineFormLevelErrorSourceAndValue', () => {