diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram.spec.js
index 579a1808d..781a8ca25 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram.spec.js
@@ -167,6 +167,21 @@ describe('Entity Relationship Diagram', () => {
     cy.get('svg');
   });
 
+  it.only('should render entities with generic and array attributes', () => {
+    renderGraph(
+      `
+    erDiagram
+        BOOK {
+          string title
+          string[] authors
+          type~T~ type
+        }
+      `,
+      { logLevel: 1 }
+    );
+    cy.get('svg');
+  });
+
   it('should render entities and attributes with big and small entity names', () => {
     renderGraph(
       `
diff --git a/src/diagrams/class/svgDraw.js b/src/diagrams/class/svgDraw.js
index a6b11cd95..b9d31772a 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/class/svgDraw.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/class/svgDraw.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { line, curveBasis } from 'd3';
 import utils from '../../utils';
 import { log } from '../../logger';
+import { parseGenericTypes } from '../common/common';
 
 let edgeCount = 0;
 export const drawEdge = function (elem, path, relation, conf, diagObj) {
@@ -412,29 +413,6 @@ const addTspan = function (textEl, txt, isFirst, conf) {
   }
 };
 
-/**
- * Makes generics in typescript syntax
- *
- * @example <caption>Array of array of strings in typescript syntax</caption>
- *   // returns "Array<Array<string>>"
- *   parseGenericTypes('Array~Array~string~~');
- *
- * @param {string} text The text to convert
- * @returns {string} The converted string
- */
-const parseGenericTypes = function (text) {
-  let cleanedText = text;
-
-  if (text.indexOf('~') != -1) {
-    cleanedText = cleanedText.replace('~', '<');
-    cleanedText = cleanedText.replace('~', '>');
-
-    return parseGenericTypes(cleanedText);
-  } else {
-    return cleanedText;
-  }
-};
-
 /**
  * Gives the styles for a classifier
  *
diff --git a/src/diagrams/common/common.js b/src/diagrams/common/common.js
index b4a341169..73ccf1cce 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/common/common.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/common/common.js
@@ -182,6 +182,29 @@ const getUrl = (useAbsolute) => {
  */
 export const evaluate = (val) => (val === 'false' || val === false ? false : true);
 
+/**
+ * Makes generics in typescript syntax
+ *
+ * @example <caption>Array of array of strings in typescript syntax</caption>
+ *   // returns "Array<Array<string>>"
+ *   parseGenericTypes('Array~Array~string~~');
+ *
+ * @param {string} text The text to convert
+ * @returns {string} The converted string
+ */
+export const parseGenericTypes = function (text) {
+  let cleanedText = text;
+
+  if (text.indexOf('~') != -1) {
+    cleanedText = cleanedText.replace('~', '<');
+    cleanedText = cleanedText.replace('~', '>');
+
+    return parseGenericTypes(cleanedText);
+  } else {
+    return cleanedText;
+  }
+};
+
 export default {
   getRows,
   sanitizeText,
diff --git a/src/diagrams/common/common.spec.js b/src/diagrams/common/common.spec.js
index ac7309829..01033d3ce 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/common/common.spec.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/common/common.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { sanitizeText, removeScript, removeEscapes } from './common';
+import { sanitizeText, removeScript, removeEscapes, parseGenericTypes } from './common';
 
 describe('when securityLevel is antiscript, all script must be removed', function () {
   /**
@@ -103,3 +103,10 @@ describe('Sanitize text', function () {
     expect(result).not.toContain('javascript:alert(1)');
   });
 });
+
+describe('generic parser', function () {
+  it('should parse generic types', function () {
+    const result = parseGenericTypes('test~T~');
+    expect(result).toEqual('test<T>');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/diagrams/er/erRenderer.js b/src/diagrams/er/erRenderer.js
index 6c2de26db..5b5e4de80 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/er/erRenderer.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/er/erRenderer.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { log } from '../../logger';
 import erMarkers from './erMarkers';
 import { configureSvgSize } from '../../utils';
 import addSVGAccessibilityFields from '../../accessibility';
+import { parseGenericTypes } from '../common/common';
 
 let conf = {};
 
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ const drawAttributes = (groupNode, entityTextNode, attributes) => {
     const attrPrefix = `${entityTextNode.node().id}-attr-${attrNum}`;
     let nodeHeight = 0;
 
+    const attributeType = parseGenericTypes(item.attributeType);
+
     // Add a text node for the attribute type
     const typeNode = groupNode
       .append('text')
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ const drawAttributes = (groupNode, entityTextNode, attributes) => {
         'style',
         'font-family: ' + getConfig().fontFamily + '; font-size: ' + attrFontSize + 'px'
       )
-      .text(item.attributeType);
+      .text(attributeType);
 
     // Add a text node for the attribute name
     const nameNode = groupNode
diff --git a/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.jison b/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.jison
index 64d395aed..ceae4f18c 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.jison
+++ b/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.jison
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ accDescr\s*"{"\s*                                { this.begin("acc_descr_multili
 "{"                             { this.begin("block"); return 'BLOCK_START'; }
 <block>\s+                      /* skip whitespace in block */
 <block>\b((?:PK)|(?:FK))\b      return 'ATTRIBUTE_KEY'
-<block>[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9\-_]*  return 'ATTRIBUTE_WORD'
+<block>(.*?)[~](.*?)*[~]        return 'ATTRIBUTE_WORD';
+<block>[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9\-_\[\]]*  return 'ATTRIBUTE_WORD'
 <block>\"[^"]*\"                return 'COMMENT';
 <block>[\n]+                    /* nothing */
 <block>"}"                      { this.popState(); return 'BLOCK_STOP'; }
diff --git a/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js b/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js
index 1e0a40104..409176f78 100644
--- a/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js
+++ b/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js
@@ -85,6 +85,31 @@ describe('when parsing ER diagram it...', function () {
     expect(entities[entity].attributes.length).toBe(3);
   });
 
+  it('should allow an entity with attribute that has a generic type', function () {
+    const entity = 'BOOK';
+    const attribute1 = 'type~T~ type';
+    const attribute2 = 'option~T~ readable "comment"';
+    const attribute3 = 'string id PK';
+
+    erDiagram.parser.parse(
+      `erDiagram\n${entity} {\n${attribute1}\n${attribute2}\n${attribute3}\n}`
+    );
+    const entities = erDb.getEntities();
+    expect(Object.keys(entities).length).toBe(1);
+    expect(entities[entity].attributes.length).toBe(3);
+  });
+
+  it('should allow an entity with attribute that is an array', function () {
+    const entity = 'BOOK';
+    const attribute1 = 'string[] readers FK "comment"';
+    const attribute2 = 'string[] authors FK';
+
+    erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\n${entity} {\n${attribute1}\n${attribute2}\n}`);
+    const entities = erDb.getEntities();
+    expect(Object.keys(entities).length).toBe(1);
+    expect(entities[entity].attributes.length).toBe(2);
+  });
+
   it('should allow an entity with multiple attributes to be defined', function () {
     const entity = 'BOOK';
     const attribute1 = 'string title';