diff --git a/src/json.hpp b/src/json.hpp
index 3c338eb8d..e3dd33c8f 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp
+++ b/src/json.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 #include <string> // getline, stoi, string, to_string
 #include <type_traits> // add_pointer, conditional, decay, enable_if, false_type, integral_constant, is_arithmetic, is_base_of, is_const, is_constructible, is_convertible, is_default_constructible, is_enum, is_floating_point, is_integral, is_nothrow_move_assignable, is_nothrow_move_constructible, is_pointer, is_reference, is_same, is_scalar, is_signed, remove_const, remove_cv, remove_pointer, remove_reference, true_type, underlying_type
 #include <utility> // declval, forward, make_pair, move, pair, swap
+#include <valarray> // valarray
 #include <vector> // vector
 
 // exclude unsupported compilers
@@ -661,6 +662,18 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
         }
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
+
+    template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T,
+             enable_if_t<std::is_convertible<T, BasicJsonType>::value, int> = 0>
+    static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const std::valarray<T>& arr)
+    {
+        using std::begin;
+        using std::end;
+        j.m_type = value_t::array;
+        j.m_value = value_t::array;
+        j.m_value.array = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::array_t>(begin(arr), end(arr));
+        j.assert_invariant();
+    }
 };
 
 template<>
@@ -921,11 +934,18 @@ template <
         is_compatible_array_type<BasicJsonType, CompatibleArrayType>::value or
         std::is_same<typename BasicJsonType::array_t, CompatibleArrayType>::value,
         int > = 0 >
-void to_json(BasicJsonType& j, const  CompatibleArrayType& arr)
+void to_json(BasicJsonType& j, const CompatibleArrayType& arr)
 {
     external_constructor<value_t::array>::construct(j, arr);
 }
 
+template <typename BasicJsonType, typename T,
+          enable_if_t<std::is_convertible<T, BasicJsonType>::value, int> = 0>
+void to_json(BasicJsonType& j, std::valarray<T> arr)
+{
+    external_constructor<value_t::array>::construct(j, std::move(arr));
+}
+
 template <typename BasicJsonType>
 void to_json(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::array_t&& arr)
 {
@@ -936,7 +956,7 @@ template <
     typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleObjectType,
     enable_if_t<is_compatible_object_type<BasicJsonType, CompatibleObjectType>::value,
                 int> = 0 >
-void to_json(BasicJsonType& j, const  CompatibleObjectType& obj)
+void to_json(BasicJsonType& j, const CompatibleObjectType& obj)
 {
     external_constructor<value_t::object>::construct(j, obj);
 }
@@ -1082,6 +1102,22 @@ void from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, std::forward_list<T, Allocator>& l)
     });
 }
 
+// valarray doesn't have an insert method
+template<typename BasicJsonType, typename T,
+         enable_if_t<std::is_convertible<BasicJsonType, T>::value, int> = 0>
+void from_json(const BasicJsonType& j, std::valarray<T>& l)
+{
+    if (JSON_UNLIKELY(not j.is_array()))
+    {
+        JSON_THROW(type_error::create(302, "type must be array, but is " + std::string(j.type_name())));
+    }
+    l.resize(j.size());
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < j.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        l[i] = j[i];
+    }
+}
+
 template<typename BasicJsonType, typename CompatibleArrayType>
 void from_json_array_impl(const BasicJsonType& j, CompatibleArrayType& arr, priority_tag<0> /*unused*/)
 {
@@ -4441,7 +4477,7 @@ class binary_reader
     */
     BasicJsonType parse_msgpack(const bool strict)
     {
-        const auto res =  parse_msgpack_internal();
+        const auto res = parse_msgpack_internal();
         if (strict)
         {
             get();
@@ -13187,7 +13223,7 @@ class basic_json
     */
     template<typename A1, typename A2,
              detail::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<detail::input_adapter, A1, A2>::value, int> = 0>
-    static basic_json from_cbor(A1&& a1, A2&& a2, const bool strict = true)
+    static basic_json from_cbor(A1 && a1, A2 && a2, const bool strict = true)
     {
         return binary_reader(detail::input_adapter(std::forward<A1>(a1), std::forward<A2>(a2))).parse_cbor(strict);
     }
@@ -13274,7 +13310,7 @@ class basic_json
     */
     template<typename A1, typename A2,
              detail::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<detail::input_adapter, A1, A2>::value, int> = 0>
-    static basic_json from_msgpack(A1&& a1, A2&& a2, const bool strict = true)
+    static basic_json from_msgpack(A1 && a1, A2 && a2, const bool strict = true)
     {
         return binary_reader(detail::input_adapter(std::forward<A1>(a1), std::forward<A2>(a2))).parse_msgpack(strict);
     }
diff --git a/test/src/unit-constructor1.cpp b/test/src/unit-constructor1.cpp
index 5130e505c..da10ed2e1 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-constructor1.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-constructor1.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ using nlohmann::json;
 #include <list>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <unordered_set>
+#include <valarray>
 
 TEST_CASE("constructors")
 {
@@ -311,6 +312,36 @@ TEST_CASE("constructors")
             CHECK(a2 == a);
         }
 
+        SECTION("std::valarray<int>")
+        {
+            std::valarray<int> va = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+            json j(va);
+            CHECK(j.type() == json::value_t::array);
+            CHECK(j == json({1, 2, 3, 4, 5}));
+
+            std::valarray<int> jva = j;
+            CHECK(jva.size() == va.size());
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < jva.size(); ++i)
+            {
+                CHECK(va[i] == jva[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        SECTION("std::valarray<double>")
+        {
+            std::valarray<double> va = {1.2, 2.3, 3.4, 4.5, 5.6};
+            json j(va);
+            CHECK(j.type() == json::value_t::array);
+            CHECK(j == json({1.2, 2.3, 3.4, 4.5, 5.6}));
+
+            std::valarray<double> jva = j;
+            CHECK(jva.size() == va.size());
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < jva.size(); ++i)
+            {
+                CHECK(va[i] == jva[i]);
+            }
+        }
+
         SECTION("std::vector<json>")
         {
             std::vector<json> a {json(1), json(1u), json(2.2), json(false), json("string"), json()};
diff --git a/test/src/unit-conversions.cpp b/test/src/unit-conversions.cpp
index 59c8e53f3..6a42bfb82 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-conversions.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-conversions.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ using nlohmann::json;
 #include <list>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <unordered_set>
+#include <valarray>
 
 TEST_CASE("value conversion")
 {
@@ -1008,6 +1009,15 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
                 auto m5 = j5.get<std::forward_list<std::string>>();
             }
 
+            SECTION("std::valarray")
+            {
+                auto m1 = j1.get<std::valarray<int>>();
+                auto m2 = j2.get<std::valarray<unsigned int>>();
+                auto m3 = j3.get<std::valarray<double>>();
+                auto m4 = j4.get<std::valarray<bool>>();
+                auto m5 = j5.get<std::valarray<std::string>>();
+            }
+
             SECTION("std::vector")
             {
                 auto m1 = j1.get<std::vector<int>>();
@@ -1050,6 +1060,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS((json().get<std::vector<int>>()), json::type_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS((json().get<std::vector<json>>()), json::type_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS((json().get<std::list<json>>()), json::type_error&);
+                CHECK_THROWS_AS((json().get<std::valarray<int>>()), json::type_error&);
 
                 // does type really must be an array? or it rather must not be null?
                 // that's what I thought when other test like this one broke
@@ -1057,6 +1068,7 @@ TEST_CASE("value conversion")
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH((json().get<std::vector<int>>()), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be array, but is null");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH((json().get<std::vector<json>>()), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be array, but is null");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH((json().get<std::list<json>>()), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be array, but is null");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH((json().get<std::valarray<int>>()), "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be array, but is null");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/src/unit-regression.cpp b/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
index 58deb3319..3aeee8141 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
@@ -1204,4 +1204,33 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         std::string i = "\xef\xbb\xbf{\n   \"foo\": true\n}";
         CHECK_NOTHROW(json::parse(i.begin(), i.end()));
     }
+
+    SECTION("issue #702 - conversion from valarray<double> to json fails to build")
+    {
+        SECTION("original example")
+        {
+        std::valarray<double> v;
+        nlohmann::json j;
+        j["test"] = v;
+        }
+
+        SECTION("full example")
+        {
+            std::valarray<double> v = {1.2, 2.3, 3.4, 4.5};
+            json j = v;
+            std::valarray<double> vj = j;
+
+            CHECK(j == json(vj));
+            CHECK(v.size() == vj.size());
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < v.size(); ++i)
+            {
+                CHECK(v[i] == vj[i]);
+                CHECK(v[i] == j[i]);
+            }
+
+            CHECK_THROWS_AS(json().get<std::valarray<double>>(), json::type_error&);
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json().get<std::valarray<double>>(),
+                "[json.exception.type_error.302] type must be array, but is null");
+        }
+    }
 }