diff --git a/core/interfaces/IPluginFunction.h b/core/interfaces/IPluginFunction.h
index c77e9552..8002cd9e 100644
--- a/core/interfaces/IPluginFunction.h
+++ b/core/interfaces/IPluginFunction.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ namespace SourceMod
 	#define SMFUNC_COPYBACK_NONE	(0)			/* Never copy an array back */
 	#define SMFUNC_COPYBACK_ONCE	(1<<0)		/* Copy an array back after call */
 	#define SMFUNC_COPYBACK_ALWAYS	(1<<1)		/* Copy an array back after subsequent calls (forwards) */
+	#define SMFUNC_ARRAY_NOINIT		(1<<2)		/* The array is not copied at first, but copyback is performed */
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief Represents what a function needs to implement in order to be callable.
diff --git a/core/systems/CFunction.cpp b/core/systems/CFunction.cpp
index 18d01909..851f51be 100644
--- a/core/systems/CFunction.cpp
+++ b/core/systems/CFunction.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ int CFunction::PushArray(cell_t *inarray, unsigned int cells, cell_t **phys_addr
 
 	if (inarray)
 	{
-		memcpy(info->phys_addr, inarray, sizeof(cell_t) * cells);
+		if (!(copyback & SMFUNC_ARRAY_NOINIT))
+		{
+			memcpy(info->phys_addr, inarray, sizeof(cell_t) * cells);
+		}
 		info->orig_addr = inarray;
 	} else {
 		info->orig_addr = info->phys_addr;
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ int CFunction::Execute(cell_t *result, IFunctionCopybackReader *reader)
 			}
 		}
 _skipcopy:
-		base->HeapRelease(temp_info[numparams].local_addr);
+		base->HeapPop(temp_info[numparams].local_addr);
 		temp_info[numparams].marked = false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/systems/ForwardSys.cpp b/core/systems/ForwardSys.cpp
index 428bf31c..99ecdf51 100644
--- a/core/systems/ForwardSys.cpp
+++ b/core/systems/ForwardSys.cpp
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ void CForward::_Int_PushArray(cell_t *inarray, unsigned int cells, int flags)
 		for (iter=m_functions.begin(); iter!=m_functions.end(); iter++)
 		{
 			func = (*iter);
-			func->PushArray(NULL, cells, NULL, flags);
+			func->PushArray(inarray, cells, NULL, flags|SMFUNC_ARRAY_NOINIT);
 		}
 		m_CopyBacks.recopy[m_CopyBacks.numrecopy++] = m_curparam;
 		m_CopyBacks.orig_addrs[m_curparam] = inarray;