diff --git a/inspect.lua b/inspect.lua
index d6c159a..71f3b75 100644
--- a/inspect.lua
+++ b/inspect.lua
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ local inspect ={
 inspect.KEY       = setmetatable({}, {__tostring = function() return 'inspect.KEY' end})
 inspect.METATABLE = setmetatable({}, {__tostring = function() return 'inspect.METATABLE' end})
 
-local rawlen = rawlen or function(t)
-  return #t
-end
+-- returns the length of a table, ignoring __len (if it exists)
+local rawlen = _G.rawlen or function(t) return #t end
 
 -- Apostrophizes the string if it has quotes, but not aphostrophes
 -- Otherwise, it returns a regular quoted string
diff --git a/spec/inspect_spec.lua b/spec/inspect_spec.lua
index 4d7ef2a..5f9d46e 100644
--- a/spec/inspect_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/inspect_spec.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local inspect         = require 'inspect'
 local unindent        = require 'spec.unindent'
 local is_luajit, ffi  = pcall(require, 'ffi')
+local has_rawlen      = type(_G.rawlen) == 'function'
 
 describe( 'inspect', function()
 
@@ -74,6 +75,13 @@ describe( 'inspect', function()
       assert.equals('{ "a", "b", "c", { "d", "e" }, "f" }', inspect({'a','b','c', {'d','e'}, 'f'}))
     end)
 
+    if has_rawlen then
+      it('handles arrays with a __len metatable correctly (ignoring the __len metatable and using rawlen)', function()
+        local arr = setmetatable({1,2,3}, {__len = function() return nil end})
+        assert.equals("{ 1, 2, 3,\n  <metatable> = {\n    __len = <function 1>\n  }\n}", inspect(arr))
+      end)
+    end
+
     it('works with simple dictionary tables', function()
       assert.equals("{\n  a = 1,\n  b = 2\n}", inspect({a = 1, b = 2}))
     end)