diff --git a/activestorage/active.py b/activestorage/active.py
index fb963f32..dc34cacb 100644
--- a/activestorage/active.py
+++ b/activestorage/active.py
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ def hfix(x):
     missing_value = ds.attrs.get('missing_value')
     # see https://github.com/NCAS-CMS/PyActiveStorage/pull/303
     if isinstance(missing_value, np.ndarray):
-        missing_value = missing_value[0]
+        if missing_value.size == 1:
+            missing_value = missing_value[0]
     valid_min = hfix(ds.attrs.get('valid_min'))
     valid_max = hfix(ds.attrs.get('valid_max'))
     valid_range = hfix(ds.attrs.get('valid_range'))
diff --git a/activestorage/storage.py b/activestorage/storage.py
index eee0cabe..498b50da 100644
--- a/activestorage/storage.py
+++ b/activestorage/storage.py
@@ -129,10 +129,19 @@ def mask_missing(data, missing):
     fill_value, missing_value, valid_min, valid_max = missing
 
     if fill_value is not None:
-        data = np.ma.masked_equal(data, fill_value)
+        if isinstance(fill_value, np.ndarray) or isinstance(fill_value, list):
+            data = np.ma.masked_where(data == fill_value, data)
+        else:
+            data = np.ma.masked_equal(data, fill_value)
 
     if missing_value is not None:
-        data = np.ma.masked_equal(data, missing_value)
+        if isinstance(missing_value, np.ndarray) or isinstance(missing_value, list):
+            try:
+                data = np.ma.masked_where(data == missing_value, data)
+            except ValueError:  # not broadcastable
+                raise ValueError("Data and missing_value arrays are not brodcastable!")
+        else:
+            data = np.ma.masked_equal(data, missing_value)
 
     if valid_max is not None:
         data = np.ma.masked_greater(data, valid_max)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_storage.py b/tests/unit/test_storage.py
index 56d3e627..96c4c0ee 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_storage.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_storage.py
@@ -6,6 +6,67 @@
 import activestorage.storage as st
 
 
+def test_mask_missing():
+    """Test mask missing."""
+    missing_1 = ([-900.], np.array([-900.]), None, None)
+    missing_2 = ([-900., 33.], np.array([-900., 33.]), None, None)
+    data_1 = np.ma.array(
+        [[[-900., 33.], [33., -900], [33., 44.]]],
+        mask=False,
+        fill_value=-900.0,
+        dtype=float
+    )
+    data_2 = np.ma.array(
+        [[[-900., 33.], [33., -900], [33., 44.]]],
+        mask=False,
+        fill_value=[-900.0, 33.],
+        dtype=float
+    )
+    res_1 = st.mask_missing(data_1, missing_1)
+    expected_1 = np.ma.array(
+        data_1,
+        mask=[[[True, False], [False, True], [False, False]]]
+    )
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(res_1, expected_1)
+    res_2 = st.mask_missing(data_2, missing_2)
+    expected_2 = np.ma.array(
+        data_2,
+        mask=[[[True, True], [False, False], [False, False]]]
+    )
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(res_2, expected_2)
+
+
+def test_mask_missing_missing_broadcastable():
+    """Test mask missing when fill_value cant be broadcast to data."""
+    data = np.ma.array(
+        [[[-900., 33.], [33., -900], [33., 44.]]],
+        mask=False,
+        fill_value=np.array([-900.0]),
+        dtype=float
+    )
+    missing = (-900, np.array([-900., 33.]), None, None)
+    res = st.mask_missing(data, missing)
+    expected = np.ma.array(
+        data,
+        mask=[[[True, True], [False, False], [False, False]]]
+    )
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(res, expected)
+
+
+def test_mask_missing_missing_not_broadcastable():
+    """Test mask missing when fill_value cant be broadcast to data."""
+    data = np.ma.array(
+        [[[-900., 33.], [33., -900], [33., 44.]]],
+        mask=False,
+        fill_value=np.array([-900.0]),
+        dtype=float
+    )
+    missing = (-900, np.array([-900., -900., 33.]), None, None)
+    msg = "Data and missing_value arrays are not brodcastable!" 
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=msg):
+        st.mask_missing(data, missing)
+
+
 def test_reduce_chunk():
     """Test reduce chunk entirely."""
     rfile = "tests/test_data/cesm2_native.nc"