diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/data.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/data.c
index 5f9a3d4604f..3ec774ca6d0 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/data.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/data.c
@@ -455,6 +455,14 @@ ecpg_get_data(const PGresult *results, int act_tuple, int act_field, int lineno,
 					{
 						char	   *str = (char *) (var + offset * act_tuple);
 
+						/*
+						 * If varcharsize is unknown and the offset is that of
+						 * char *, then this variable represents the array of
+						 * character pointers. So, use extra indirection.
+						 */
+						if (varcharsize == 0 && offset == sizeof(char *))
+							str = *(char **)str;
+
 						if (varcharsize == 0 || varcharsize > size)
 						{
 							strncpy(str, pval, size + 1);
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c
index 1a7876ecf2d..4acb345972c 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/execute.c
@@ -1850,7 +1850,14 @@ ECPGdo(const int lineno, const int compat, const int force_indicator, const char
 			var->arrsize = va_arg(args, long);
 			var->offset = va_arg(args, long);
 
-			if (var->arrsize == 0 || var->varcharsize == 0)
+			/* 
+			 * Unknown array size means pointer to an array.
+			 * Unknown varcharsize usually also means pointer. But if the
+			 * type is character and the array size is known, it is an
+			 * array of pointers to char, so use var->pointer as it is.
+			 */
+			if (var->arrsize == 0 ||
+			    (var->varcharsize == 0 && ((var->type != ECPGt_char && var->type != ECPGt_unsigned_char) || (var->arrsize <= 1))))
 				var->value = *((char **) (var->pointer));
 			else
 				var->value = var->pointer;
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c
index 64e8361f1f4..9fb979febb0 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/type.c
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ ECPGdump_a_simple(FILE *o, const char *name, enum ECPGttype type,
 			case ECPGt_unsigned_char:
 			case ECPGt_char_variable:
 			case ECPGt_string:
-
+			{
+				char	*sizeof_name = "char";
 				/*
 				 * we have to use the pointer except for arrays with given
 				 * bounds, ecpglib will distinguish between * and []
@@ -420,12 +421,24 @@ ECPGdump_a_simple(FILE *o, const char *name, enum ECPGttype type,
 				 (atoi(varcharsize) == 0 && strcmp(varcharsize, "0") != 0) ||
 					 (atoi(arrsize) == 0 && strcmp(arrsize, "0") != 0))
 					&& siz == NULL)
+				{
 					sprintf(variable, "(%s%s)", prefix ? prefix : "", name);
+					if ((type == ECPGt_char || type == ECPGt_unsigned_char) &&
+						strcmp(varcharsize, "0") == 0)
+					{
+						/*
+						 * If this is an array of char *, the offset would be
+						 * sizeof(char *) and not sizeof(char).
+						 */
+						sizeof_name = "char *";
+					}
+				}
 				else
 					sprintf(variable, "&(%s%s)", prefix ? prefix : "", name);
 
-				sprintf(offset, "(%s)*sizeof(char)", strcmp(varcharsize, "0") == 0 ? "1" : varcharsize);
+				sprintf(offset, "(%s)*sizeof(%s)", strcmp(varcharsize, "0") == 0 ? "1" : varcharsize, sizeof_name);
 				break;
+			}
 			case ECPGt_numeric:
 
 				/*