diff --git a/src/translate_c/ast.zig b/src/translate_c/ast.zig
index 4be0fead973faed99b06dc794d44a9e17da079b8..dfc72b2a69ca499723d22c107c4ab950ed79dbf3 100644
--- a/src/translate_c/ast.zig
+++ b/src/translate_c/ast.zig
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ fn renderNode(c: *Context, node: Node) Allocator.Error!NodeIndex {
         },
         .array_access => {
             const payload = node.castTag(.array_access).?.data;
-            const lhs = try renderNode(c, payload.lhs);
+            const lhs = try renderNodeGrouped(c, payload.lhs);
             const l_bracket = try c.addToken(.l_bracket, "[");
             const index_expr = try renderNode(c, payload.rhs);
             _ = try c.addToken(.r_bracket, "]");
diff --git a/test/run_translated_c.zig b/test/run_translated_c.zig
index 35686c11f9aff4c01df953e83adaf86c14bc88e2..314ef2889de25335c72e6dd917b4484aaf104231 100644
--- a/test/run_translated_c.zig
+++ b/test/run_translated_c.zig
@@ -1467,4 +1467,13 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.RunTranslatedCContext) void {
         \\    return 0;
         \\}
     , "");
+
+    cases.add("Render array LHS as grouped node if necessary",
+        \\#include <stdlib.h>
+        \\int main(void) {
+        \\    int arr[] = {40, 41, 42, 43};
+        \\    if ((arr + 1)[1] != 42) abort();
+        \\    return 0;
+        \\}
+    , "");
 }