diff --git a/lib/ransack/nodes/condition.rb b/lib/ransack/nodes/condition.rb
index 0b024fdc..057aa0a3 100644
--- a/lib/ransack/nodes/condition.rb
+++ b/lib/ransack/nodes/condition.rb
@@ -81,8 +81,13 @@ def attributes
       def attributes=(args)
         case args
         when Array
-          args.each do |name|
-            build_attribute(name)
+          args.each do |attr|
+            if attr.is_a?(Hash) && (attr.key?(:name) || attr.key?("name"))
+              attr = attr.with_indifferent_access
+              build_attribute(attr[:name], attr[:ransacker_args])
+            else
+              build_attribute(attr)
+            end
           end
         when Hash
           args.each do |index, attrs|
@@ -104,8 +109,10 @@ def values=(args)
         case args
         when Array
           args.each do |val|
-            val = Value.new(@context, val)
-            self.values << val
+            if val.is_a?(Hash) && (val.key?(:value) || val.key?("value"))
+              val = val.with_indifferent_access[:value]
+            end
+            self.values << Value.new(@context, val)
           end
         when Hash
           args.each do |index, attrs|
diff --git a/spec/ransack/search_spec.rb b/spec/ransack/search_spec.rb
index 1883c72b..89a287cd 100644
--- a/spec/ransack/search_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ransack/search_spec.rb
@@ -242,6 +242,38 @@ module Ransack
         .to eq [Nodes::Condition, Nodes::Condition]
       end
 
+      # Regression test for https://github.com/activerecord-hackery/ransack/issues/1150
+      # The low-level `c:` API previously only worked when `a:` and `v:` were given
+      # in their Hash form (`{"0" => {name: ...}}`). When supplied as Arrays of
+      # attribute / value envelopes (`[{name: ...}]`, `[{value: ...}]`) the parser
+      # silently dropped the attribute or treated the entire envelope hash as the
+      # value.
+      context 'low-level c: API with Array of envelope hashes' do
+        it 'extracts :name from each attribute hash inside an Array' do
+          s = Search.new(Person,
+            c: [{ a: [{ name: 'name' }], p: 'cont', v: [{ value: 'Ernie' }] }]
+          )
+          field = "#{quote_table_name('people')}.#{quote_column_name('name')}"
+          expect(s.result.to_sql).to match(/#{field} I?LIKE '%Ernie%'/)
+        end
+
+        it 'extracts :value from each value hash inside an Array' do
+          s = Search.new(Person,
+            c: [{ a: { '0' => { name: 'name' } }, p: 'cont', v: [{ value: 'Ernie' }] }]
+          )
+          field = "#{quote_table_name('people')}.#{quote_column_name('name')}"
+          expect(s.result.to_sql).to match(/#{field} I?LIKE '%Ernie%'/)
+        end
+
+        it 'still accepts plain Array of names/values (canonical form)' do
+          s = Search.new(Person,
+            c: [{ a: ['name'], p: 'cont', v: ['Ernie'] }]
+          )
+          field = "#{quote_table_name('people')}.#{quote_column_name('name')}"
+          expect(s.result.to_sql).to match(/#{field} I?LIKE '%Ernie%'/)
+        end
+      end
+
       it 'creates conditions for custom predicates that take arrays' do
         Ransack.configure do |config|
           config.add_predicate 'ary_pred', wants_array: true