diff --git a/include/builder/block_type_extractor.h b/include/builder/block_type_extractor.h
index 9bb2cd4..4373a85 100644
--- a/include/builder/block_type_extractor.h
+++ b/include/builder/block_type_extractor.h
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ struct custom_type_base;
 
 
 
-template <typename T>
-struct check_valid_type {
-	typedef void type;
-};
-
 extern int type_naming_counter;
 
 template <typename T, typename V=void>
diff --git a/include/builder/dyn_var.h b/include/builder/dyn_var.h
index ca9c101..08dde56 100644
--- a/include/builder/dyn_var.h
+++ b/include/builder/dyn_var.h
@@ -344,10 +344,36 @@ struct dyn_var_parent_selector<T,
 	>::type>
     : public member_initializer_begin<T>, public std::remove_reference<T>::type, public member_initializer_end {};
 
+
+template <typename T>
+class dyn_var_mimic;
+
+
+// These helper classes provide implementation of the operator[]
+// The return type is selected based on whether the T has a member called dereference_type defined
+// if it is defined, the return is builder::cast'd to a dyn_var (mimic) of that type (just like *)
+// otherwise a regular builder return implementation is provided
+// This allows implementation of vector<> types with appropriate return types
+template <typename T, typename V> 
+struct dyn_var_deref_provider {
+	builder operator[] (const builder& b) {
+		return static_cast<dyn_var<T>*>(this)->dyn_var_impl<T>::operator[](b);
+	}
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct dyn_var_deref_provider<T, typename check_valid_type<typename T::dereference_type>::type> {
+	dyn_var_mimic<typename T::dereference_type> operator[] (const builder& b) {
+		return (cast)(static_cast<dyn_var<T>*>(this)->dyn_var_impl<T>::operator[](b));
+	}
+};
+
+
+
 // Actual dyn_var implementation
 // Split design to allow for easily extending types with specialization
 template <typename T>
-class dyn_var : public dyn_var_impl<T>, public dyn_var_parent_selector<T, void> {
+class dyn_var : public dyn_var_impl<T>, public dyn_var_parent_selector<T, void>, public dyn_var_deref_provider<T, void> {
 public:
 	typedef dyn_var_impl<T> super;
 
@@ -366,10 +392,12 @@ class dyn_var : public dyn_var_impl<T>, public dyn_var_parent_selector<T, void>
 	builder operator=(const dyn_var<T> &t) {
 		return *this = (builder)t;
 	}
+
+	using dyn_var_deref_provider<T, void>::operator[];
 };
 
-// dyn var specialization for pointer types to return the appropriate types on [], * and ->
 
+// dyn var specialization for pointer types to return the appropriate types on [], * and ->
 template <typename T>
 class dyn_var_mimic: public dyn_var<T> {
 	// Behaves exactly like a dyn_var for most purposes
diff --git a/include/builder/forward_declarations.h b/include/builder/forward_declarations.h
index 6d04413..dcfa0bf 100644
--- a/include/builder/forward_declarations.h
+++ b/include/builder/forward_declarations.h
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ struct with_name {
 	with_name(const std::string &n, bool wd = false) : name(n), with_decl(wd) {}
 };
 
+template <typename T>
+struct check_valid_type {
+	typedef void type;
+};
+
+
 
 } // namespace builder
 #endif
diff --git a/samples/outputs.var_names/sample59 b/samples/outputs.var_names/sample59
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26a7f37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/outputs.var_names/sample59
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+FUNC_DECL
+  SCALAR_TYPE (VOID)
+  STMT_BLOCK
+    DECL_STMT
+      NAMED_TYPE (std::vector)
+        NAMED_TYPE (std::vector)
+          SCALAR_TYPE (INT)
+      VAR (x_0)
+      NO_INITIALIZATION
+    EXPR_STMT
+      FUNCTION_CALL_EXPR
+        MEMBER_ACCESS_EXPR (resize)
+          VAR_EXPR
+            VAR (x_0)
+        INT_CONST (2)
+    EXPR_STMT
+      FUNCTION_CALL_EXPR
+        MEMBER_ACCESS_EXPR (resize)
+          SQ_BKT_EXPR
+            VAR_EXPR
+              VAR (x_0)
+            INT_CONST (1)
+        INT_CONST (1)
+void bar (void) {
+  std::vector<std::vector<int>> x_0;
+  x_0.resize(2);
+  (x_0[1]).resize(1);
+}
+
diff --git a/samples/outputs/sample59 b/samples/outputs/sample59
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c3ab16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/outputs/sample59
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+FUNC_DECL
+  SCALAR_TYPE (VOID)
+  STMT_BLOCK
+    DECL_STMT
+      NAMED_TYPE (std::vector)
+        NAMED_TYPE (std::vector)
+          SCALAR_TYPE (INT)
+      VAR (var0)
+      NO_INITIALIZATION
+    EXPR_STMT
+      FUNCTION_CALL_EXPR
+        MEMBER_ACCESS_EXPR (resize)
+          VAR_EXPR
+            VAR (var0)
+        INT_CONST (2)
+    EXPR_STMT
+      FUNCTION_CALL_EXPR
+        MEMBER_ACCESS_EXPR (resize)
+          SQ_BKT_EXPR
+            VAR_EXPR
+              VAR (var0)
+            INT_CONST (1)
+        INT_CONST (1)
+void bar (void) {
+  std::vector<std::vector<int>> var0;
+  var0.resize(2);
+  (var0[1]).resize(1);
+}
+
diff --git a/samples/sample59.cpp b/samples/sample59.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60b8942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/sample59.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include "blocks/c_code_generator.h"
+#include "builder/builder.h"
+#include "builder/builder_context.h"
+#include "builder/dyn_var.h"
+#include "builder/static_var.h"
+#include "builder/lib/utils.h"
+#include <iostream>
+using builder::dyn_var;
+using builder::static_var;
+
+
+template <typename T>
+struct vector: public builder::custom_type<T> {
+	static constexpr const char* type_name = "std::vector";
+	typedef T dereference_type;
+	dyn_var<void(int)> resize = builder::with_name("resize");
+};
+
+static void bar(void) {
+	dyn_var<vector<vector<int>>> x;
+	x.resize(2);
+	x[1].resize(1);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+	builder::builder_context context;
+	auto ast = context.extract_function_ast(bar, "bar");
+	ast->dump(std::cout, 0);
+	block::c_code_generator::generate_code(ast, std::cout, 0);
+	return 0;
+}