diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.cpp b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.cpp
index 4baca471..80fdad7b 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.cpp
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.cpp
@@ -2720,8 +2720,11 @@ static cell initvector(int ident,int tag,cell size,int fillzero,
     } while (matchtoken(',')); /* do */
     needtoken('}');
   } else {
-    init(ident,&ctag,errorfound);
-    matchtag(tag,ctag,TRUE);
+    if (!lexpeek('}'))
+    {
+      init(ident,&ctag,errorfound);
+      matchtag(tag,ctag,TRUE);
+    }
   } /* if */
   /* fill up the literal queue with a series */
   if (ellips) {
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/ok-trailing-comma-in-literal.sp b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/ok-trailing-comma-in-literal.sp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1876f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/ok-trailing-comma-in-literal.sp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+new String:oldArray[][] =
+{
+	"string",
+	"string2",
+};
+
+char newArray[][] =
+{
+	"another string",
+	"more strings",
+};
+
+native Print( const String:string[] );
+
+public OnPluginStart()
+{
+	Print( oldArray[ 0 ] );
+	Print( newArray[ 0 ] );
+}