diff --git a/lib/validators.js b/lib/validators.js
index 8a44f6b..9b19a64 100644
--- a/lib/validators.js
+++ b/lib/validators.js
@@ -108,6 +108,22 @@ const create = function (options = {}) {
             schema,
             routeExt: function (request, h) {
                 const p = parameter.in === 'query' ? 'query' : 'params';
+
+                if (parameter.style === 'deepObject') {
+                    request[p] = Object.keys(request[p]).reduce((data, key) => {
+                        const match = key.match(new RegExp(`^${parameter.name}\\[([^\\]]*)]$`));
+                        if (match) {
+                            data[parameter.name] = {
+                                ...data[parameter.name] || {},
+                                [match[1]]:request[p][key]
+                            };
+                            delete request[p][key];
+                        }
+                        
+                        return data;
+                    },request[p]);
+                }
+
                 if (request[p][parameter.name] !== undefined) {
                     request[p][parameter.name] = coerce && request[p][parameter.name] && coerce(request[p][parameter.name]);
                 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/openapi3/defs/pets.yaml b/test/fixtures/openapi3/defs/pets.yaml
index 1e88c02..977111d 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/openapi3/defs/pets.yaml
+++ b/test/fixtures/openapi3/defs/pets.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ paths:
         schema:
           type: integer
           format: int32
+      - name: filter
+        in: query
+        description: maximum number of results to return
+        schema:
+          type: object
+          properties:
+            breeds:
+              type: array
+              items:
+                type: string
+        style: deepObject
       responses:
         200:
           description: pet response
diff --git a/test/test-hapi-openapi3.js b/test/test-hapi-openapi3.js
index afa90f2..adaea02 100644
--- a/test/test-hapi-openapi3.js
+++ b/test/test-hapi-openapi3.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const StubAuthTokenScheme = require('./fixtures/lib/stub-auth-token-scheme');
 
 Test('test plugin', function (t) {
     t.test('basic API', async function (t) {
-        t.plan(8);
+        t.plan(9);
 
         const server = new Hapi.Server();
 
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ Test('test plugin', function (t) {
             });
 
             t.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200, `${response.request.path} OK.`);
+
+            response = await server.inject({
+                method: 'GET',
+                url: '/v1/petstore/pets?filter%5Bbreeds%5D=bully&filter%5Bbreeds%5D=chartreux'
+            });
+
+            t.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200, `${response.request.path} OK.`);
         }
         catch (error) {
             t.fail(error.message);