diff --git a/src/Kernel-BytecodeEncoders/EncoderForSistaV1.class.st b/src/Kernel-BytecodeEncoders/EncoderForSistaV1.class.st
index 32307c42920..bb46fefdf36 100644
--- a/src/Kernel-BytecodeEncoders/EncoderForSistaV1.class.st
+++ b/src/Kernel-BytecodeEncoders/EncoderForSistaV1.class.st
@@ -1030,10 +1030,13 @@ EncoderForSistaV1 >> genPushCharacter: aCharacterOrCode [
 
 { #category : 'bytecode generation' }
 EncoderForSistaV1 >> genPushConsArray: size [
-	(size < 0 or: [size > 127]) ifTrue:
-		[^self outOfRangeError: 'size' index: size range: 0 to: 127].
 	"231		11100111	jkkkkkkk	Push (Array new: kkkkkkk) (j = 0)
 									&	Pop kkkkkkk elements into: (Array new: kkkkkkk) (j = 1)"
+	| limit |
+	limit := OCIRPushArray sizeLimit.
+	(size < 0 or: [size > limit]) ifTrue:
+		[^self outOfRangeError: 'size' index: size range: 0 to: limit].
+
 	stream
 		nextPut: 231;
 		nextPut: size + 128
diff --git a/src/Kernel-CodeModel/CompiledCode.class.st b/src/Kernel-CodeModel/CompiledCode.class.st
index 583d5657af4..a688e07b386 100644
--- a/src/Kernel-CodeModel/CompiledCode.class.st
+++ b/src/Kernel-CodeModel/CompiledCode.class.st
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ Class {
 	#tag : 'Methods'
 }
 
+{ #category : 'class initialization' }
+CompiledCode class >> LargeFrame [
+
+	^ LargeFrame
+]
+
 { #category : 'instance creation' }
 CompiledCode class >> basicNew [
 
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCASTTranslator.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCASTTranslator.class.st
index 5c98c498a31..8745424f1a2 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCASTTranslator.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCASTTranslator.class.st
@@ -555,12 +555,13 @@ OCASTTranslator >> visitAnnotationMarkNode: aAnnotationValueNode [
 { #category : 'visitor - double dispatching' }
 OCASTTranslator >> visitArrayNode: anArrayNode [
 
-	| elementNodes |
-
-	anArrayNode statements size > 32 ifTrue: [^ self visitLargeArrayNode: anArrayNode ].
+	| elementNodes stackLimit |
+	stackLimit := CompiledCode LargeFrame min: OCIRPushArray sizeLimit.
+	methodBuilder stackSize + anArrayNode statements size > stackLimit ifTrue: [
+		^ self visitLargeArrayNode: anArrayNode ].
 
 	elementNodes := anArrayNode children.
-	elementNodes do: [:node | self visitNode: node].
+	elementNodes do: [ :node | self visitNode: node ].
 	methodBuilder pushConsArray: elementNodes size
 ]
 
@@ -706,7 +707,7 @@ OCASTTranslator >> visitInlinedBlockNode: anOptimizedBlockNode [
 
 { #category : 'visitor - double dispatching' }
 OCASTTranslator >> visitLargeArrayNode: anArrayNode [
-	"Long form: using at:put:"
+	"Long approach using at:put:"
 	methodBuilder pushLiteralVariable: Array binding.
 	methodBuilder pushLiteral: anArrayNode statements size.
 	methodBuilder send: #new:.
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRBuilder.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRBuilder.class.st
index 793f42bafa2..769cf7b82b2 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRBuilder.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRBuilder.class.st
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ Class {
 		'jumpAheadStacks',
 		'currentSequence',
 		'sourceMapNodes',
-		'sourceMapByteIndex'
+		'sourceMapByteIndex',
+		'stackSize'
 	],
 	#category : 'OpalCompiler-Core-IR-Manipulation',
 	#package : 'OpalCompiler-Core',
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ OCIRBuilder >> add: instr [
 	"Associate instr with current parse node or byte range"
 	instr sourceNode: self sourceNode.
 	instr bytecodeIndex: self sourceByteIndex.
+
+	stackSize := stackSize + instr deltaStack.	
 	^ currentSequence add: instr
 ]
 
@@ -175,6 +178,7 @@ OCIRBuilder >> initialize [
 	jumpBackTargetStacks := IdentityDictionary new.
 	sourceMapNodes := OrderedCollection new.	"stack"
 	currentScope := Stack new.
+	stackSize := 0.
 	self pushScope: ir.
 
 	"Leave an empty sequence up front (guaranteed not to be in loop)"
@@ -425,6 +429,12 @@ OCIRBuilder >> sourceNode [
 		ifNotEmpty: [sourceMapNodes last]
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'accessing' }
+OCIRBuilder >> stackSize [
+
+	^ stackSize
+]
+
 { #category : 'private' }
 OCIRBuilder >> startNewSequence [
 	"End current instruction sequence and start a new sequence to add instructions to.  If ending block just falls through to new block then add an explicit jump to it so they stay linked"
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRInstruction.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRInstruction.class.st
index d94fcc580e5..55d390cf914 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRInstruction.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRInstruction.class.st
@@ -250,6 +250,18 @@ OCIRInstruction >> delete [
 	sequence remove: self
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRInstruction >> deltaStack [
+
+	"This method indicates the number of elements that the current instruction introduces or removes from the execution stack.
+		n > 0 -> push n elements to the stack
+		n = 0 -> the stack does not change
+		n < 0 -> pop n elements from the stack
+	"
+
+	^ 0
+]
+
 { #category : 'testing' }
 OCIRInstruction >> isBlockReturnTop [
 
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPop.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPop.class.st
index 82f7855fa1d..24b807ae52b 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPop.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPop.class.st
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ OCIRPop >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitPop: self
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPop >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ -1
+]
+
 { #category : 'testing' }
 OCIRPop >> isPop [
 	^true
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoInstVar.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoInstVar.class.st
index 0c29e19f19a..d45e8563006 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoInstVar.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoInstVar.class.st
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ Class {
 OCIRPopIntoInstVar >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitPopIntoInstVar: self
 ]
+
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPopIntoInstVar >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ -1
+]
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoLiteralVariable.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoLiteralVariable.class.st
index d2e9c15b935..8fa5b193237 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoLiteralVariable.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoLiteralVariable.class.st
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ Class {
 OCIRPopIntoLiteralVariable >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitPopIntoLiteralVariable: self
 ]
+
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPopIntoLiteralVariable >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ -1
+]
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoRemoteTemp.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoRemoteTemp.class.st
index 7a1f602e35f..2e41e814376 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoRemoteTemp.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoRemoteTemp.class.st
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ Class {
 OCIRPopIntoRemoteTemp >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitPopIntoRemoteTemp: self
 ]
+
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPopIntoRemoteTemp >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ -1
+]
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoTemp.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoTemp.class.st
index 483e2135a39..b795719ae73 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoTemp.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPopIntoTemp.class.st
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ OCIRPopIntoTemp >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitPopIntoTemp: self
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPopIntoTemp >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ -1
+]
+
 { #category : 'accessing' }
 OCIRPopIntoTemp >> nextBytecodeOffsetAfterJump [
 	"if we are in to:do: answers the next byte code offset"
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushArray.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushArray.class.st
index 118f909bee3..6db4d7922fa 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushArray.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushArray.class.st
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ Class {
 	#tag : 'IR-Nodes'
 }
 
+{ #category : 'accessing' }
+OCIRPushArray class >> sizeLimit [
+
+	^ 127
+]
+
 { #category : 'visiting' }
 OCIRPushArray >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitPushArray: self
@@ -30,6 +36,14 @@ OCIRPushArray >> cons: aBool [
 	cons := aBool
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPushArray >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ cons
+		  ifTrue: [ (size - 1) negated ]
+		  ifFalse: [ 1 ]
+]
+
 { #category : 'initialization' }
 OCIRPushArray >> initialize [
 	size := 0.
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushDup.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushDup.class.st
index 938f1b73e2c..a412a3e38a7 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushDup.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushDup.class.st
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ OCIRPushDup >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitPushDup: self
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPushDup >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ 1
+]
+
 { #category : 'testing' }
 OCIRPushDup >> isRemovableByPop [
 
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushFullClosure.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushFullClosure.class.st
index 334e7a1ec05..a64629d70ad 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushFullClosure.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushFullClosure.class.st
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ OCIRPushFullClosure >> copiedValues: anObject [
 	copiedValues := anObject
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPushFullClosure >> deltaStack [
+
+	^( copiedValues size - 1) negated
+]
+
 { #category : 'debugging' }
 OCIRPushFullClosure >> indexForVarNamed: aName [
 	^ sourceNode ir indexForVarNamed: aName
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushInstVar.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushInstVar.class.st
index 9b769210215..96edd06e2fb 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushInstVar.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushInstVar.class.st
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ OCIRPushInstVar >> canBeQuickReturn [
 	^ true
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPushInstVar >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ 1
+]
+
 { #category : 'testing' }
 OCIRPushInstVar >> isRemovableByPop [
 
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushLiteral.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushLiteral.class.st
index 6f4e0df5191..dd6f247cdc4 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushLiteral.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushLiteral.class.st
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ OCIRPushLiteral >> canBeQuickReturn [
 	^ #( nil true false -1 0 1 2 ) includes: literal
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPushLiteral >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ 1
+]
+
 { #category : 'testing' }
 OCIRPushLiteral >> isPushLiteral [
 
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushLiteralVariable.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushLiteralVariable.class.st
index 4cdbdb38a70..165694ce300 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushLiteralVariable.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushLiteralVariable.class.st
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ Class {
 OCIRPushLiteralVariable >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitPushLiteralVariable: self
 ]
+
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPushLiteralVariable >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ 1
+]
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushReceiver.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushReceiver.class.st
index ac4e5f8e9c7..e98e712067b 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushReceiver.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushReceiver.class.st
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ OCIRPushReceiver >> canBeQuickReturn [
 	^ true
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPushReceiver >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ 1
+]
+
 { #category : 'testing' }
 OCIRPushReceiver >> isRemovableByPop [
 
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushRemoteTemp.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushRemoteTemp.class.st
index 085e21bdf14..f3561e70d18 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushRemoteTemp.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushRemoteTemp.class.st
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ OCIRPushRemoteTemp >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitPushRemoteTemp: self
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPushRemoteTemp >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ 1
+]
+
 { #category : 'testing' }
 OCIRPushRemoteTemp >> isRemovableByPop [
 
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushTemp.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushTemp.class.st
index 62883048279..1bfd6de2324 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushTemp.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushTemp.class.st
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ OCIRPushTemp >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitPushTemp: self
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPushTemp >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ 1
+]
+
 { #category : 'testing' }
 OCIRPushTemp >> isRemovableByPop [
 
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushThisContext.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushThisContext.class.st
index 5de439aac0f..c694420cc79 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushThisContext.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushThisContext.class.st
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ OCIRPushThisContext >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitPushThisContext: self
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPushThisContext >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ 1
+]
+
 { #category : 'testing' }
 OCIRPushThisContext >> isRemovableByPop [
 
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushThisProcess.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushThisProcess.class.st
index d593cf47351..a896efbe087 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushThisProcess.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRPushThisProcess.class.st
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ OCIRPushThisProcess >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitPushThisProcess: self
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRPushThisProcess >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ 1
+]
+
 { #category : 'testing' }
 OCIRPushThisProcess >> isRemovableByPop [
 
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRSend.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRSend.class.st
index 84bbecb1009..b4d28c6b118 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRSend.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Core/OCIRSend.class.st
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ OCIRSend >> accept: aVisitor [
 	^ aVisitor visitSend: self
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'stack' }
+OCIRSend >> deltaStack [
+
+	^ (selector occurrencesOf: $:) negated
+]
+
 { #category : 'testing' }
 OCIRSend >> isSend [
 	^true
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Tests/OCArrayLiteralTest.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Tests/OCArrayLiteralTest.class.st
index 9bdc3d8c4df..546b196b87f 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Tests/OCArrayLiteralTest.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Tests/OCArrayLiteralTest.class.st
@@ -85,6 +85,23 @@ OCArrayLiteralTest >> testByteArrayWithinArray [
 	self assert:  array last first equals: 2
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'tests' }
+OCArrayLiteralTest >> testLiteralArrayLongHavingAnotherArrayLong [
+
+	| method array elements |
+	elements := ((1 to: 32) inject: ' ' into: [ :r :e | r , ' . ' , e asString ]).
+	array := ' { ' , elements , ' }'.
+	array := array copyReplaceAll: '32' with: array.
+	
+	method := self compile: 'array ^' , array.
+	array := method valueWithReceiver: #().
+	
+	self assert: ( array isKindOf: Array).
+	self assert: array size equals: 32.
+	1 to: 31 do: [ :index | self assert: (array at: index) equals: index ].
+	1 to: 32 do: [ :index | self assert: ((array at: 32) at: index) equals: index ].
+]
+
 { #category : 'tests' }
 OCArrayLiteralTest >> testReservedIdentifiers [
 
diff --git a/src/OpalCompiler-Tests/OCOpalExamples.class.st b/src/OpalCompiler-Tests/OCOpalExamples.class.st
index 28d841d8177..3a0ca1b54c6 100644
--- a/src/OpalCompiler-Tests/OCOpalExamples.class.st
+++ b/src/OpalCompiler-Tests/OCOpalExamples.class.st
@@ -136,6 +136,18 @@ OCOpalExamples >> exampleDoublePrimitive [
 	<primitive: 1>
 ]
 
+{ #category : 'examples - misc' }
+OCOpalExamples >> exampleDynamicLiteralArraySize32AndSize32 [
+
+	^ { 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 .255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . { 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 .255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 } }
+]
+
+{ #category : 'examples - misc' }
+OCOpalExamples >> exampleDynamicLiteralArraySize33AndSize33 [
+
+	^ { 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 .255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . { 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 .255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 . 255 } }
+]
+
 { #category : 'examples - blocks' }
 OCOpalExamples >> exampleEffectValues [
 	#getMe.
diff --git a/src/UIManager/Object.extension.st b/src/UIManager/Object.extension.st
index 1c6ddf8efe0..3009ba6df8d 100644
--- a/src/UIManager/Object.extension.st
+++ b/src/UIManager/Object.extension.st
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Object >> confirm: queryString [
 { #category : '*UIManager' }
 Object >> inform: aString [
 	"Display a message for the user to read and then dismiss."
-	
+
 	self halt.
 	"DO NOT CALL THIS METHOD!"
 	aString isEmptyOrNil