diff --git a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/LambdaToMethod.java b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/LambdaToMethod.java
index df9f8b9ba8f..a9d0db0d03f 100644
--- a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/LambdaToMethod.java
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/LambdaToMethod.java
@@ -825,6 +825,10 @@ public class LambdaToMethod extends TreeTranslator {
             if (rcvr == null) return null;
             JCExpression rcvrExpr = make.Ident(rcvr);
             Type rcvrType = tree.sym.enclClass().type;
+            if (rcvrType == syms.arrayClass.type) {
+                // Map the receiver type to the actually type, not just "array"
+                rcvrType = tree.getQualifierExpression().type;
+            }
             if (!rcvr.type.tsym.isSubClass(rcvrType.tsym, types)) {
                 rcvrExpr = make.TypeCast(make.Type(rcvrType), rcvrExpr).setType(rcvrType);
             }
diff --git a/langtools/test/tools/javac/lambda/MethodReferenceArrayClone.java b/langtools/test/tools/javac/lambda/MethodReferenceArrayClone.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d1c03bd938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/lambda/MethodReferenceArrayClone.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8056051
+ * @summary int[]::clone causes "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Array"
+ * @run main MethodReferenceArrayClone
+ */
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+public class MethodReferenceArrayClone {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        int[] intArgs = new int[] {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+        checkInt("int[]::clone", int[]::clone, intArgs);
+        checkInt("a -> a.clone()", a -> a.clone(), intArgs);
+        checkInt("intArgs::clone", intArgs::clone, intArgs);
+
+        String[] stringArgs = new String[] {"hi", "de", "ho"};
+        checkString("String[]::clone", String[]::clone, stringArgs);
+        checkString("a -> a.clone()", a -> a.clone(), stringArgs);
+        checkString("args::clone", stringArgs::clone, stringArgs);
+    }
+
+    private static void checkInt(String label, Supplier<int[]> s, int[] expected) {
+        if (!Arrays.equals(s.get(), expected)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected value " + label + ": " + Arrays.toString(s.get()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void checkInt(String label, Function<int[], int[]> f, int[] a) {
+        checkInt(label, () -> f.apply(a), a);
+    }
+
+    private static void checkString(String label, Supplier<String[]> s, String[] expected) {
+        if (!Arrays.equals(s.get(), expected)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected value " + label + ": " + Arrays.toString(s.get()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void checkString(String label, Function<String[], String[]> f, String[] a) {
+        checkString(label, () -> f.apply(a), a);
+    }
+}