diff --git a/tests/issue_246_001.phpt b/tests/issue_246_001.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2b12ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue_246_001.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--TEST--
+Test V8::executeString() : Handle Z_TYPE == IS_REFERENCE (issue #246)
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/skipif.inc');
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$v8 = new V8Js();
+$array = ['lorem' => 'ipsum'];
+array_walk_recursive($array, function (&$item) {});
+$v8->some_array = $array;
+$v8->executeString('var_dump(PHP.some_array.lorem);');
+?>
+===EOF===
+--EXPECT--
+string(5) "ipsum"
+===EOF===
diff --git a/v8js_convert.cc b/v8js_convert.cc
index cbfef2b..ed29b0e 100644
--- a/v8js_convert.cc
+++ b/v8js_convert.cc
@@ -104,11 +104,16 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Value> zval_to_v8js(zval *value, v8::Isolate *isolate TSRMLS_DC)
 	long v;
 	zend_class_entry *ce;
 
-	if(Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_INDIRECT)
-		value = Z_INDIRECT_P(value);
-
 	switch (Z_TYPE_P(value))
 	{
+		case IS_INDIRECT:
+			jsValue = zval_to_v8js(Z_INDIRECT_P(value), isolate);
+			break;
+
+		case IS_REFERENCE:
+			jsValue = zval_to_v8js(Z_REFVAL_P(value), isolate);
+			break;
+
 		case IS_ARRAY:
 			jsValue = v8js_hash_to_jsarr(value, isolate TSRMLS_CC);
 			break;
@@ -163,8 +168,10 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Value> zval_to_v8js(zval *value, v8::Isolate *isolate TSRMLS_DC)
 		case IS_UNDEF:
 		default:
 			/* undefined -> return v8::Value left empty */
+			jsValue = v8::Undefined(isolate);
 			break;
 	}
+
 	return jsValue;
 }
 /* }}} */