diff --git a/strings/base_array.h b/strings/base_array.h
index d29bee883..73914e624 100644
--- a/strings/base_array.h
+++ b/strings/base_array.h
@@ -382,12 +382,11 @@ WINRT_EXPORT namespace winrt
             std::memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
             result.first = this->size();
             result.second = *reinterpret_cast<impl::arg_out<T>*>(this);
-            std::memset(this, 0, sizeof(com_array<T>));
 #else
             std::pair<std::uint32_t, impl::arg_out<T>> result(this->size(), *reinterpret_cast<impl::arg_out<T>*>(this));
+#endif
             this->m_data = nullptr;
             this->m_size = 0;
-#endif
             return result;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/old_tests/UnitTests/array.cpp b/test/old_tests/UnitTests/array.cpp
index 2b5952004..d494d951c 100644
--- a/test/old_tests/UnitTests/array.cpp
+++ b/test/old_tests/UnitTests/array.cpp
@@ -1079,6 +1079,19 @@ TEST_CASE("com_array,move")
     REQUIRE(b.empty());
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("com_array,detach")
+{
+    com_array<int> a{ 1, 2, 3 };
+    auto detached = detach_abi(a);
+    com_array<int> b(detached.second, detached.first, take_ownership_from_abi);
+
+    REQUIRE(a.empty());
+    REQUIRE(3 == b.size());
+    REQUIRE(b[0] == 1);
+    REQUIRE(b[1] == 2);
+    REQUIRE(b[2] == 3);
+}
+
 //
 // Now some tests covering producing and consuming arrays
 //