diff --git a/m-array.h b/m-array.h
index 19d8f7da..96e031e3 100644
--- a/m-array.h
+++ b/m-array.h
@@ -1093,6 +1093,20 @@
       /* a1 has been expanded with the items of a2 */                         \
       a1->size = newSize;                                                     \
     }                                                                         \
+  }                                                                           \
+                                                                              \
+  M_EMPLACE_QUEUE_DEF(name, array_t, M_C(name, _emplace_back), oplist, M_ARRA4_EMPLACE_DEF)
+
+/* Definition of the emplace_back function for arrays */
+#define M_ARRA4_EMPLACE_DEF(name, name_t, function_name, oplist, init_func, exp_emplace_type) \
+  static inline void                                                          \
+  function_name(name_t v                                                      \
+                M_EMPLACE_LIST_TYPE_VAR(a, exp_emplace_type) )                \
+  {                                                                           \
+    M_C(name, _subtype_ct) *data = M_C(name, _push_raw)(v);                   \
+    if (M_UNLIKELY (data == NULL) )                                           \
+      return;                                                                 \
+    M_EMPLACE_CALL_FUNC(a, init_func, oplist, *data, exp_emplace_type);       \
   }                                                                           \
 
 #if M_USE_SMALL_NAME