diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System/ArrayTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System/ArrayTests.cs
index b7bdc5fab35834..7917c4e8d2bda8 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System/ArrayTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System/ArrayTests.cs
@@ -1275,6 +1275,9 @@ public static IEnumerable<object[]> Copy_SZArray_UnreliableConversion_CanPerform
 
             // Interface[] -> Class[]
             yield return new object[] { new NonGenericInterface1[10], 0, new NonGenericClass1[10], 0, 10, new NonGenericClass1[10] };
+
+            // object[] -> Int32Enum[] when values are all Int32Enum
+            yield return new object[] { new object[] { Int32Enum.Case3 }, 0, new Int32Enum[1], 0, 1, new Int32Enum[] { Int32Enum.Case3 } };
         }
 
         public static IEnumerable<object[]> Copy_Array_UnreliableConversion_CanPerform_TestData()
diff --git a/src/mono/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Array.Mono.cs b/src/mono/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Array.Mono.cs
index 94cb9eb7feea62..6a61e0ebd53f35 100644
--- a/src/mono/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Array.Mono.cs
+++ b/src/mono/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Array.Mono.cs
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ private static void Copy(Array sourceArray, int sourceIndex, Array destinationAr
 
             Type src_type = sourceArray.GetType().GetElementType()!;
             Type dst_type = destinationArray.GetType().GetElementType()!;
+            Type dst_elem_type = dst_type;
             bool dst_type_vt = dst_type.IsValueType && Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(dst_type) == null;
 
             bool src_is_enum = src_type.IsEnum;
@@ -196,12 +197,9 @@ private static void Copy(Array sourceArray, int sourceIndex, Array destinationAr
                 {
                     object srcval = sourceArray.GetValueImpl(source_pos + i);
 
-                    if (!src_type.IsValueType && dst_is_enum)
+                    if (dst_type_vt && (srcval == null || (src_type == typeof(object) && !dst_elem_type.IsAssignableFrom (srcval.GetType()))))
                         throw new InvalidCastException(SR.InvalidCast_DownCastArrayElement);
 
-                    if (dst_type_vt && (srcval == null || (src_type == typeof(object) && srcval.GetType() != dst_type)))
-                        throw new InvalidCastException();
-
                     try
                     {
                         destinationArray.SetValueRelaxedImpl(srcval, dest_pos + i);