diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/io/Translations.as b/src/as/com/threerings/io/Translations.as
index c03daaeae..301efe22e 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/io/Translations.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/io/Translations.as
@@ -36,5 +36,8 @@ public class Translations
     // initialize some standard classes
     addTranslation("Object", "java.lang.Object");
     addTranslation("com.threerings.util.langBoolean", "java.lang.Boolean");
+    // handle lists
+    _fromServer.put("java.util.List", "[Ljava.lang.Object;");
+    _fromServer.put("java.util.ArrayList", "[Ljava.lang.Object;");
 }
 }