diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/LangExpressionToPlanTranslator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/LangExpressionToPlanTranslator.java
index d38a263..039b8db 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/LangExpressionToPlanTranslator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/LangExpressionToPlanTranslator.java
@@ -736,31 +736,48 @@
         // Expression pair
         Pair<ILogicalExpression, Mutable<ILogicalOperator>> expressionPair =
                 langExprToAlgExpression(ia.getExpr(), tupSource);
+
         LogicalVariable v = context.newVar();
-        AbstractFunctionCallExpression f;
 
-        // Index expression
-        Pair<ILogicalExpression, Mutable<ILogicalOperator>> indexPair = null;
-
-        if (ia.isAny()) {
-            f = new ScalarFunctionCallExpression(FunctionUtil.getFunctionInfo(BuiltinFunctions.ANY_COLLECTION_MEMBER));
-            f.getArguments().add(new MutableObject<>(expressionPair.first));
-        } else {
-            indexPair = langExprToAlgExpression(ia.getIndexExpr(), expressionPair.second);
-            f = new ScalarFunctionCallExpression(FunctionUtil.getFunctionInfo(BuiltinFunctions.GET_ITEM));
-            f.getArguments().add(new MutableObject<>(expressionPair.first));
-            f.getArguments().add(new MutableObject<>(indexPair.first));
+        FunctionIdentifier fid;
+        ILogicalExpression farg0, farg1 = null;
+        Mutable<ILogicalOperator> assignInput;
+        switch (ia.getIndexKind()) {
+            case ANY:
+                fid = BuiltinFunctions.ANY_COLLECTION_MEMBER;
+                farg0 = expressionPair.first;
+                assignInput = expressionPair.second;
+                break;
+            case STAR:
+                fid = BuiltinFunctions.ARRAY_STAR;
+                farg0 = expressionPair.first;
+                assignInput = expressionPair.second;
+                break;
+            case ELEMENT:
+                Pair<ILogicalExpression, Mutable<ILogicalOperator>> indexPair =
+                        langExprToAlgExpression(ia.getIndexExpr(), expressionPair.second);
+                fid = BuiltinFunctions.GET_ITEM;
+                farg0 = expressionPair.first;
+                farg1 = indexPair.first;
+                assignInput = indexPair.second;
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.COMPILATION_ILLEGAL_STATE, ia.getSourceLocation(),
+                        ia.getIndexKind());
         }
 
+        AbstractFunctionCallExpression f =
+                new ScalarFunctionCallExpression(BuiltinFunctions.getBuiltinFunctionInfo(fid));
         f.setSourceLocation(sourceLoc);
-        AssignOperator a = new AssignOperator(v, new MutableObject<>(f));
-
-        if (ia.isAny()) {
-            a.getInputs().add(expressionPair.second);
-        } else {
-            a.getInputs().add(indexPair.second); // NOSONAR: Called only if value exists
+        f.getArguments().add(new MutableObject<>(farg0));
+        if (farg1 != null) {
+            f.getArguments().add(new MutableObject<>(farg1));
         }
+
+        AssignOperator a = new AssignOperator(v, new MutableObject<>(f));
         a.setSourceLocation(sourceLoc);
+        a.getInputs().add(assignInput);
+
         return new Pair<>(a, v);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.1.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.1.ddl.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad018d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse TinySocial if exists;
+create  dataverse TinySocial;
+
+use TinySocial;
+
+create type t1 AS {
+
+};
+
+create type t2 AS {
+id: int,
+compType: t1
+};
+
+create dataset d1(t2) primary key id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c88183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+use TinySocial;
+
+insert into d1([
+{"id":1, "compType":{"sth":33}},
+{"id":2, "compType":{"sth":44}, "followers":[{"a":"a_val1", "b": "b_val1"}, {"a":"a_val2", "b":"b_val2"}, {"a":"a_val3", "b":"b_val3"}]}
+]);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f26c332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+use TinySocial;
+
+{
+  "t1": [{"a":"a_val1", "b": "b_val1"}, {"a":"a_val2", "b":"b_val2"}, {"a":"a_val3", "b":"b_val3"}][*],
+  "t2": (select value v from d1 v)[*],
+  "t3": [{"b": "b_val1", "a":"a_val1"}, {"a":"a_val2", "b":"b_val2"}, {"a":"a_val3", "b":"b_val3"}][*],
+  "t4": [{"b": "b_val1", "a":"a_val1"}, {"b":"b_val2"}, {"a":"a_val3", "b":"b_val3"}][*],
+  "t5": [{"b": "b_val1", "a":"a_val1"}, {"a": null, "b":"b_val2"}, {"a":"a_val3", "b":"b_val3"}][*],
+  "t6": [{"b": "b_val1", "a":"a_val1"}, {"a": null, "b":"b_val2"}, {"a":"a_val3", "b":"b_val3", "c":"c_val3"}][*],
+  "t7": [{"b": "b_val1", "a":5}, {"a": 3.2, "b":"b_val2"}, {"a":"a_val3", "b":"b_val3", "c":"c_val3"}][*],
+  "t8": [{"b": "b_val1", "a":"a_val1"}, {}, {"a":"a_val3", "b":"b_val3"}][*],
+  "t9": [{"b": "b_val1", "a":"a_val1"}, 5, {"a":"a_val3", "b":"b_val3"}][*],
+  "t10": [{"b": "b_val1", "a":"a_val1"}, null, {"a":"a_val3", "b":"b_val3"}][*],
+  "t11": [{"b": "b_val1", "a":"a_val1"}, missing, {"a":"a_val3", "b":"b_val3"}][*],
+  "t12": [{"b": "b_val1", "a":"a_val1"}, 5, [3] ][*],
+  "t13": [{}, {}, {}][*],
+  "t14": [1, 2, 3][*],
+  "t15": [1][*],
+  "t16": [][*],
+  "t17": "non_array"[*],
+  "t18": missing[*],
+  "t19": null[*],
+  "t20": (select d.followers[*] from d1 d)
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.3.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.3.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c99ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.3.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "t1": { "a": [ "a_val1", "a_val2", "a_val3" ], "b": [ "b_val1", "b_val2", "b_val3" ] }, "t2": { "compType": [ { "sth": 33 }, { "sth": 44 } ], "followers": [ null, [ { "a": "a_val1", "b": "b_val1" }, { "a": "a_val2", "b": "b_val2" }, { "a": "a_val3", "b": "b_val3" } ] ], "id": [ 1, 2 ] }, "t3": { "a": [ "a_val1", "a_val2", "a_val3" ], "b": [ "b_val1", "b_val2", "b_val3" ] }, "t4": { "a": [ "a_val1", null, "a_val3" ], "b": [ "b_val1", "b_val2", "b_val3" ] }, "t5": { "a": [ "a_val1", null, "a_val3" ], "b": [ "b_val1", "b_val2", "b_val3" ] }, "t6": { "a": [ "a_val1", null, "a_val3" ], "b": [ "b_val1", "b_val2", "b_val3" ], "c": [ null, null, "c_val3" ] }, "t7": { "a": [ 5, 3.2, "a_val3" ], "b": [ "b_val1", "b_val2", "b_val3" ], "c": [ null, null, "c_val3" ] }, "t8": { "a": [ "a_val1", null, "a_val3" ], "b": [ "b_val1", null, "b_val3" ] }, "t9": { "a": [ "a_val1", null, "a_val3" ], "b": [ "b_val1", null, "b_val3" ] }, "t10": { "a": [ "a_val1", null, "a_val3" ], "b": [ "b_val1", null, "b_val3" ] }, "t11": { "a": [ "a_val1", null, "a_val3" ], "b": [ "b_val1", null, "b_val3" ] }, "t12": { "a": [ "a_val1", null, null ], "b": [ "b_val1", null, null ] }, "t17": null, "t19": null, "t20": [ {  }, { "$1": { "a": [ "a_val1", "a_val2", "a_val3" ], "b": [ "b_val1", "b_val2", "b_val3" ] } } ] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_parser_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.1.ast b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_parser_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.1.ast
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..736d1cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_parser_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.1.ast
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+DataverseUse TinySocial
+TypeDecl t1 [
+  open RecordType {
+
+  }
+]
+TypeDecl t2 [
+  open RecordType {
+    id : int64,
+    compType : t1
+  }
+]
+DatasetDecl d1(t2) partitioned by [[id]]
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_parser_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.2.ast b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_parser_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.2.ast
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f36d0ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_parser_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.2.ast
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DataverseUse TinySocial
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_parser_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.3.ast b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_parser_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.3.ast
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85b966e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results_parser_sqlpp/list/list-star_01/list-star_01.3.ast
@@ -0,0 +1,549 @@
+DataverseUse TinySocial
+Query:
+RecordConstructor [
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t1]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val1]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val1]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val2]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val2]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val3]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val3]
+          )
+        ]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t2]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      (
+        SELECT ELEMENT [
+        Variable [ Name=$v ]
+        ]
+        FROM [          FunctionCall asterix.dataset@1[
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [TinySocial.d1]
+          ]
+          AS Variable [ Name=$v ]
+        ]
+      )
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t3]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val1]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val1]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val2]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val2]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val3]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val3]
+          )
+        ]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t4]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val1]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val1]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val2]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val3]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val3]
+          )
+        ]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t5]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val1]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val1]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [NULL]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val2]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val3]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val3]
+          )
+        ]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t6]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val1]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val1]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [NULL]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val2]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val3]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val3]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [c]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [c_val3]
+          )
+        ]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t7]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val1]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [LONG] [5]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [DOUBLE] [3.2]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val2]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val3]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val3]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [c]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [c_val3]
+          )
+        ]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t8]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val1]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val1]
+          )
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val3]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val3]
+          )
+        ]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t9]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val1]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val1]
+          )
+        ]
+        LiteralExpr [LONG] [5]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val3]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val3]
+          )
+        ]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t10]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val1]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val1]
+          )
+        ]
+        LiteralExpr [NULL]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val3]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val3]
+          )
+        ]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t11]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val1]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val1]
+          )
+        ]
+        LiteralExpr [MISSING]
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val3]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val3]
+          )
+        ]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t12]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        RecordConstructor [
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [b_val1]
+          )
+          (
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a]
+            :
+            LiteralExpr [STRING] [a_val1]
+          )
+        ]
+        LiteralExpr [LONG] [5]
+        OrderedListConstructor [
+          LiteralExpr [LONG] [3]
+        ]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t13]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        RecordConstructor [
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+        ]
+        RecordConstructor [
+        ]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t14]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        LiteralExpr [LONG] [1]
+        LiteralExpr [LONG] [2]
+        LiteralExpr [LONG] [3]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t15]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+        LiteralExpr [LONG] [1]
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t16]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      OrderedListConstructor [
+      ]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t17]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      LiteralExpr [STRING] [non_array]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t18]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      LiteralExpr [MISSING]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t19]
+    :
+    IndexAccessor [
+      LiteralExpr [NULL]
+      Index: STAR
+    ]
+  )
+  (
+    LiteralExpr [STRING] [t20]
+    :
+    (
+      SELECT [
+      IndexAccessor [
+        FieldAccessor [
+          Variable [ Name=$d ]
+          Field=followers
+        ]
+        Index: STAR
+      ]
+      $1
+      ]
+      FROM [        FunctionCall asterix.dataset@1[
+          LiteralExpr [STRING] [TinySocial.d1]
+        ]
+        AS Variable [ Name=$d ]
+      ]
+    )
+  )
+]
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
index 95b2bb9..a390875 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
@@ -6256,6 +6256,11 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="list">
+      <compilation-unit name="list-star_01">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">list-star_01</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="list">
       <compilation-unit name="listify_01">
         <output-dir compare="Text">listify_01</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp_parser.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp_parser.xml
index 9c4bb41..7177797 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp_parser.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp_parser.xml
@@ -6732,4 +6732,11 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
   </test-group>
+  <test-group name="list">
+    <test-case FilePath="list">
+      <compilation-unit name="list-star_01">
+        <output-dir compare="AST">list-star_01</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+  </test-group>
 </test-suite>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-aql/src/main/javacc/AQL.jj b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-aql/src/main/javacc/AQL.jj
index 35a7a92..00d183f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-aql/src/main/javacc/AQL.jj
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-aql/src/main/javacc/AQL.jj
@@ -1990,7 +1990,7 @@
   Expression expr = null;
   Identifier ident = null;
   AbstractAccessor fa = null;
-  Expression indexExpr = null;
+  Pair<IndexAccessor.IndexKind, Expression> index = null;
 }
 {
   expr = PrimaryExpr() ( ident = Field()
@@ -1998,10 +1998,10 @@
       fa = (fa == null ? new FieldAccessor(expr, ident)
                        : new FieldAccessor(fa, ident));
     }
-  | indexExpr = Index()
+  | index = Index()
     {
-      fa = (fa == null ? new IndexAccessor(expr, indexExpr)
-                       : new IndexAccessor(fa, indexExpr));
+      fa = (fa == null ? new IndexAccessor(expr, index.first, index.second)
+                       : new IndexAccessor(fa, index.first, index.second));
      }
   )*
     {
@@ -2020,8 +2020,9 @@
     }
 }
 
-Expression Index() throws ParseException:
+Pair<IndexAccessor.IndexKind, Expression> Index() throws ParseException:
 {
+    IndexAccessor.IndexKind kind = null;
     Expression expr = null;
 }
 {
@@ -2035,15 +2036,18 @@
                 throw new ParseException("Index should be an INTEGER");
             }
         }
+        kind = IndexAccessor.IndexKind.ELEMENT;
     }
 
       | <QUES> // ANY
-
+    {
+        kind = IndexAccessor.IndexKind.ANY;
+    }
       )
 
    <RIGHTBRACKET>
     {
-      return expr;
+      return new Pair<IndexAccessor.IndexKind, Expression>(kind, expr);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/expression/IndexAccessor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/expression/IndexAccessor.java
index 102c133..73deecd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/expression/IndexAccessor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/expression/IndexAccessor.java
@@ -25,23 +25,32 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.visitor.base.ILangVisitor;
 
 public class IndexAccessor extends AbstractAccessor {
-    private boolean isAny;
+
+    public enum IndexKind {
+        ELEMENT,
+        ANY,
+        STAR
+    }
+
+    private IndexKind indexKind;
+
     private Expression indexExpr;
 
-    public IndexAccessor(Expression expr, Expression indexExpr) {
+    public IndexAccessor(Expression expr, IndexKind indexKind, Expression indexExpr) {
         super(expr);
-        if (indexExpr == null) {
-            this.isAny = true;
+        if (indexKind != IndexKind.ELEMENT && indexExpr != null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(indexExpr.toString());
         }
+        this.indexKind = Objects.requireNonNull(indexKind);
         this.indexExpr = indexExpr;
     }
 
-    public boolean isAny() {
-        return isAny;
+    public IndexKind getIndexKind() {
+        return indexKind;
     }
 
-    public void setAny(boolean any) {
-        this.isAny = any;
+    public void setIndexKind(IndexKind indexKind) {
+        this.indexKind = indexKind;
     }
 
     public Expression getIndexExpr() {
@@ -64,7 +73,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return 31 * super.hashCode() + Objects.hash(indexExpr, isAny);
+        return 31 * super.hashCode() + Objects.hash(indexKind, indexExpr);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -76,11 +85,11 @@
             return false;
         }
         IndexAccessor target = (IndexAccessor) object;
-        return super.equals(target) && isAny == target.isAny && Objects.equals(indexExpr, target.indexExpr);
+        return super.equals(target) && indexKind == target.indexKind && Objects.equals(indexExpr, target.indexExpr);
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return expr + "[" + (isAny ? "?" : indexExpr) + "]";
+        return expr + "[" + indexKind + '(' + indexExpr + ")]";
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/CloneAndSubstituteVariablesVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/CloneAndSubstituteVariablesVisitor.java
index 567dd4a..97701e4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/CloneAndSubstituteVariablesVisitor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/CloneAndSubstituteVariablesVisitor.java
@@ -298,12 +298,11 @@
             VariableSubstitutionEnvironment env) throws CompilationException {
         Pair<ILangExpression, VariableSubstitutionEnvironment> p1 = ia.getExpr().accept(this, env);
         Expression indexExpr = null;
-        if (!ia.isAny()) {
+        if (ia.getIndexExpr() != null) {
             Pair<ILangExpression, VariableSubstitutionEnvironment> p2 = ia.getIndexExpr().accept(this, env);
             indexExpr = (Expression) p2.first;
         }
-        IndexAccessor i = new IndexAccessor((Expression) p1.first, indexExpr);
-        i.setAny(ia.isAny());
+        IndexAccessor i = new IndexAccessor((Expression) p1.first, ia.getIndexKind(), indexExpr);
         i.setSourceLocation(ia.getSourceLocation());
         i.addHints(ia.getHints());
         return new Pair<>(i, env);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/FormatPrintVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/FormatPrintVisitor.java
index 325f9b0..f5caccf 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/FormatPrintVisitor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/FormatPrintVisitor.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.IndexType;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.CompilationException;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.metadata.DataverseName;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.Expression;
@@ -355,13 +356,22 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Void visit(IndexAccessor fa, Integer step) throws CompilationException {
-        fa.getExpr().accept(this, step + 1);
+    public Void visit(IndexAccessor ia, Integer step) throws CompilationException {
+        ia.getExpr().accept(this, step + 1);
         out.print("[");
-        if (fa.isAny()) {
-            out.print("?");
-        } else {
-            fa.getIndexExpr().accept(this, step + 1);
+        switch (ia.getIndexKind()) {
+            case ANY:
+                out.print("?");
+                break;
+            case STAR:
+                out.print("*");
+                break;
+            case ELEMENT:
+                ia.getIndexExpr().accept(this, step + 1);
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.COMPILATION_ILLEGAL_STATE, ia.getSourceLocation(),
+                        ia.getIndexKind());
         }
         out.print("]");
         return null;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/GatherFunctionCallsVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/GatherFunctionCallsVisitor.java
index 3d7b467..858729c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/GatherFunctionCallsVisitor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/GatherFunctionCallsVisitor.java
@@ -113,11 +113,9 @@
     @Override
     public Void visit(IndexAccessor ia, Void arg) throws CompilationException {
         ia.getExpr().accept(this, arg);
-
-        if (!ia.isAny()) {
+        if (ia.getIndexExpr() != null) {
             ia.getIndexExpr().accept(this, arg);
         }
-
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/QueryPrintVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/QueryPrintVisitor.java
index 90fb9c1..64d97f3 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/QueryPrintVisitor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/visitor/QueryPrintVisitor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.CompilationException;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.Expression;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.Literal;
@@ -291,14 +292,23 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Void visit(IndexAccessor fa, Integer step) throws CompilationException {
+    public Void visit(IndexAccessor ia, Integer step) throws CompilationException {
         out.println(skip(step) + "IndexAccessor [");
-        fa.getExpr().accept(this, step + 1);
+        ia.getExpr().accept(this, step + 1);
         out.print(skip(step + 1) + "Index: ");
-        if (fa.isAny()) {
-            out.println("ANY");
-        } else {
-            fa.getIndexExpr().accept(this, step + 1);
+        switch (ia.getIndexKind()) {
+            case ANY:
+                out.println("ANY");
+                break;
+            case STAR:
+                out.println("STAR");
+                break;
+            case ELEMENT:
+                ia.getIndexExpr().accept(this, step + 1);
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.COMPILATION_ILLEGAL_STATE, ia.getSourceLocation(),
+                        ia.getIndexKind());
         }
         out.println(skip(step) + "]");
         return null;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/sqlpp/visitor/CheckSql92AggregateVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/sqlpp/visitor/CheckSql92AggregateVisitor.java
index a2dafbd..027560c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/sqlpp/visitor/CheckSql92AggregateVisitor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/sqlpp/visitor/CheckSql92AggregateVisitor.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (!ia.isAny() && ia.getIndexExpr().accept(this, parentSelectBlock)) {
+        if (ia.getIndexExpr() != null && ia.getIndexExpr().accept(this, parentSelectBlock)) {
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/sqlpp/visitor/DeepCopyVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/sqlpp/visitor/DeepCopyVisitor.java
index 70ebcfc..684a738 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/sqlpp/visitor/DeepCopyVisitor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/sqlpp/visitor/DeepCopyVisitor.java
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@
         if (ia.getIndexExpr() != null) {
             indexExpr = (Expression) ia.getIndexExpr().accept(this, arg);
         }
-        IndexAccessor copy = new IndexAccessor(expr, indexExpr);
+        IndexAccessor copy = new IndexAccessor(expr, ia.getIndexKind(), indexExpr);
         copy.setSourceLocation(ia.getSourceLocation());
         copy.addHints(ia.getHints());
         return copy;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj
index 525c15e..201ff7d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj
@@ -566,6 +566,13 @@
           "Unexpected return type declaration for function " + fnName);
       }
     }
+
+    private void ensureIntegerLiteral(LiteralExpr expr, String errorPrefix)  throws SqlppParseException {
+        Literal lit = expr.getValue();
+        if (lit.getLiteralType() != Literal.Type.INTEGER && lit.getLiteralType() != Literal.Type.LONG) {
+            throw new SqlppParseException(expr.getSourceLocation(), errorPrefix + " should be an INTEGER");
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 PARSER_END(SQLPPParser)
@@ -3088,49 +3095,33 @@
 AbstractAccessor IndexAccessor(Expression inputExpr) throws ParseException:
 {
   Token startToken = null;
-  boolean isListSliceExpression = false;
-  AbstractAccessor resultExpression = null;
-  Expression argumentExpression1 = null;
-  Expression argumentExpression2 = null;
+  boolean star = false, slice = false;
+  Expression expr1 = null, expr2 = null;
 }
 {
   <LEFTBRACKET> { startToken = token; }
-  ( argumentExpression1 = Expression()
-    {
-        if (argumentExpression1.getKind() == Expression.Kind.LITERAL_EXPRESSION)
-        {
-            Literal lit = ((LiteralExpr)argumentExpression1).getValue();
-            if (lit.getLiteralType() != Literal.Type.INTEGER &&
-                lit.getLiteralType() != Literal.Type.LONG) {
-                throw new SqlppParseException(argumentExpression1.getSourceLocation(), "Index should be an INTEGER");
-            }
-        }
-    }
+  (
+    <MUL> { star = true; }
+    |
+    ( expr1 = Expression() ( <COLON> { slice = true; } ( expr2 = Expression() )? )? )
   )
-  (<COLON>
-  {
-    isListSliceExpression = true;
-  }
-  ( argumentExpression2 = Expression()
-    {
-      if (argumentExpression2.getKind() == Expression.Kind.LITERAL_EXPRESSION) {
-          Literal lit = ((LiteralExpr)argumentExpression2).getValue();
-          if (lit.getLiteralType() != Literal.Type.INTEGER &&
-              lit.getLiteralType() != Literal.Type.LONG) {
-                  throw new SqlppParseException(argumentExpression2.getSourceLocation(), "Index should be an INTEGER");
-          }
-      }
-    })?
-  )?
   <RIGHTBRACKET>
   {
-    if (!isListSliceExpression) {
-        resultExpression = new IndexAccessor(inputExpr, argumentExpression1);
-    } else {
-        resultExpression = new ListSliceExpression(inputExpr, argumentExpression1, argumentExpression2);
+    if (expr1 != null && expr1.getKind() == Expression.Kind.LITERAL_EXPRESSION) {
+      ensureIntegerLiteral( (LiteralExpr) expr1, "Index");
     }
-
-    return addSourceLocation(resultExpression, startToken);
+    if (expr2 != null && expr2.getKind() == Expression.Kind.LITERAL_EXPRESSION) {
+      ensureIntegerLiteral( (LiteralExpr) expr2, "Index");
+    }
+    AbstractAccessor resultAccessor;
+    if (slice) {
+      resultAccessor = new ListSliceExpression(inputExpr, expr1, expr2);
+    } else if (star) {
+      resultAccessor = new IndexAccessor(inputExpr, IndexAccessor.IndexKind.STAR, null);
+    } else {
+      resultAccessor = new IndexAccessor(inputExpr, IndexAccessor.IndexKind.ELEMENT, expr1);
+    }
+    return addSourceLocation(resultAccessor, startToken);
   }
 }