diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 868a9621976..9846710f78a 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkPassByReference()
             continue;
 
         const bool isConst = var->isConst();
-        if (isConst) {
+        if (isConst && !var->isArray()) {
             passedByValueError(var, inconclusive, isRangeBasedFor);
             continue;
         }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index f43cd28a6a8..51f71b935dd 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -2333,6 +2333,10 @@ class TestOther : public TestFixture {
               "};\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
 
+        check("void f(const std::vector<int> v[2]);\n" // #13052
+              "int g(const std::array<std::vector<int>, 2> a) { return a[0][0]; }\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (performance) Function parameter 'a' should be passed by const reference.\n", errout_str());
+
         /*const*/ Settings settings1 = settingsBuilder().platform(Platform::Type::Win64).build();
         check("using ui64 = unsigned __int64;\n"
               "ui64 Test(ui64 one, ui64 two) { return one + two; }\n",