diff --git a/library/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/Forward.php b/library/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/Forward.php
index 4f48cf2c77a..78dc1b6791b 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/Forward.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/Forward.php
@@ -176,11 +176,19 @@ protected function detachProblemListeners(SharedEvents $sharedEvents)
                 $events = $sharedEvents->getListeners($id, $eventName);
                 foreach ($events as $currentEvent) {
                     $currentCallback = $currentEvent->getCallback();
-                    if (!isset($currentCallback[0])) {
+
+                    // If we have an array, grab the object
+                    if (is_array($currentCallback)) {
+                        $currentCallback = array_shift($currentCallback);
+                    }
+
+                    // This routine is only valid for object callbacks
+                    if (!is_object($currentCallback)) {
                         continue;
                     }
+
                     foreach ($classArray as $class) {
-                        if (is_a($currentCallback[0], $class)) {
+                        if (is_a($currentCallback, $class)) {
                             $sharedEvents->detach($id, $currentEvent);
                             $results[$id][$eventName][] = $currentEvent;
                         }
diff --git a/tests/ZendTest/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/ForwardTest.php b/tests/ZendTest/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/ForwardTest.php
index 4debb6e9dcf..f87a662980f 100644
--- a/tests/ZendTest/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/ForwardTest.php
+++ b/tests/ZendTest/Mvc/Controller/Plugin/ForwardTest.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use Zend\Mvc\Controller\Plugin\Forward as ForwardPlugin;
 use Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent;
 use Zend\Mvc\Router\RouteMatch;
+use Zend\Stdlib\CallbackHandler;
 use ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset\ForwardController;
 use ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset\SampleController;
 use ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset\UneventfulController;
@@ -128,6 +129,29 @@ public function testPluginDispatchsRequestedControllerWhenFound()
         $this->assertEquals(array('content' => 'ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset\ForwardController::testAction'), $result);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group 5432
+     */
+    public function testNonArrayListenerDoesNotRaiseErrorWhenPluginDispatchsRequestedController()
+    {
+        $services = $this->plugins->getServiceLocator();
+        $events   = $services->get('EventManager');
+        $sharedEvents = $this->getMock('Zend\EventManager\SharedEventManagerInterface');
+        $sharedEvents->expects($this->any())->method('getListeners')->will($this->returnValue(array(
+            new CallbackHandler(function ($e) {})
+        )));
+        $events = $this->getMock('Zend\EventManager\EventManagerInterface');
+        $events->expects($this->any())->method('getSharedManager')->will($this->returnValue($sharedEvents));
+        $application = $this->getMock('Zend\Mvc\ApplicationInterface');
+        $application->expects($this->any())->method('getEventManager')->will($this->returnValue($events));
+        $event = $this->controller->getEvent();
+        $event->setApplication($application);
+
+        $result = $this->plugin->dispatch('forward');
+        $this->assertInternalType('array', $result);
+        $this->assertEquals(array('content' => 'ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset\ForwardController::testAction'), $result);
+    }
+
     public function testDispatchWillSeedRouteMatchWithPassedParameters()
     {
         $result = $this->plugin->dispatch('forward', array(