diff --git a/examples/ssh-tunnel-qt/tests/start_all_test.php b/examples/ssh-tunnel-qt/tests/start_all_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..822df166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ssh-tunnel-qt/tests/start_all_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+<?php
+
+require dirname(__DIR__) . '/app/TunnelRule.php';
+require dirname(__DIR__) . '/app/TunnelRepository.php';
+require dirname(__DIR__) . '/app/SshOutputParser.php';
+
+$scriptedEvents = [];
+$startedRuleIds = [];
+$startAttempts = [];
+$renderedRows = [];
+$shownErrors = [];
+
+function qt_tunnel_create(string $title): mixed
+{
+    return new stdClass();
+}
+
+function qt_tunnel_is_open(mixed $window): bool
+{
+    global $scriptedEvents;
+    return $scriptedEvents !== [];
+}
+
+function qt_tunnel_process_events(mixed $window): void {}
+
+function qt_tunnel_poll_event(mixed $window): array
+{
+    global $scriptedEvents;
+    return array_shift($scriptedEvents) ?? [];
+}
+
+function qt_tunnel_set_rules(mixed $window, array $rules): void
+{
+    global $renderedRows;
+    $renderedRows = $rules;
+}
+
+function qt_tunnel_start_process(
+    mixed $window,
+    string $id,
+    string $program,
+    array $arguments
+): bool {
+    global $startedRuleIds, $startAttempts;
+    $startAttempts[$id] = ($startAttempts[$id] ?? 0) + 1;
+    // The "broken" rule starts once so the application comes up, then fails
+    // on every later attempt to exercise start-all error isolation.
+    if ($id === 'broken' && $startAttempts[$id] > 1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    $startedRuleIds[] = $id;
+    return true;
+}
+
+function qt_tunnel_stop_process(mixed $window, string $id): void {}
+function qt_tunnel_append_log(mixed $window, string $id, string $message): void {}
+
+function qt_tunnel_show_error(mixed $window, string $message): void
+{
+    global $shownErrors;
+    $shownErrors[] = $message;
+}
+
+function qt_tunnel_destroy(mixed $window): void {}
+
+require dirname(__DIR__) . '/app/TunnelApplication.php';
+
+function start_all_rule(string $id): TunnelRule
+{
+    return new TunnelRule([
+        'id' => $id,
+        'name' => $id,
+        'type' => TunnelRule::TYPE_LOCAL,
+        'ssh_host' => 'gateway.example.com',
+        'ssh_port' => 22,
+        'ssh_user' => 'deploy',
+        'identity_file' => '',
+        'local_host' => '127.0.0.1',
+        'local_port' => 8080,
+        'remote_host' => '127.0.0.1',
+        'remote_port' => 3000,
+    ]);
+}
+
+function start_all_event(string $type, string $id): array
+{
+    return $type === 'start_all' ? ['type' => $type] : ['type' => $type, 'id' => $id];
+}
+
+function statuses_by_id(array $rows): array
+{
+    $statuses = [];
+    foreach ($rows as $row) {
+        $statuses[$row['id']] = $row['status'];
+    }
+    return $statuses;
+}
+
+$file = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/typephp-ssh-start-all-' . uniqid('', true) . '.json';
+$repository = new TunnelRepository($file);
+foreach (['a', 'b', 'c', 'broken'] as $id) {
+    $repository->create(start_all_rule($id));
+}
+
+$scriptedEvents = [
+    start_all_event('process_stopped', 'a'),
+    start_all_event('process_stopped', 'b'),
+    start_all_event('process_stopped', 'broken'),
+    start_all_event('start_all', ''),
+];
+
+$application = new TunnelApplication($repository);
+$result = $application->run();
+
+if ($result !== 0) {
+    throw new RuntimeException('application run must return 0');
+}
+if ($startedRuleIds !== ['a', 'b', 'c', 'broken', 'a', 'b']) {
+    throw new RuntimeException(
+        'start all must restart every stopped rule once and skip transitioning ones, got '
+        . var_export($startedRuleIds, true)
+    );
+}
+if (count($shownErrors) !== 1 || !str_contains($shownErrors[0], 'broken')) {
+    throw new RuntimeException(
+        'a failing rule must be reported without aborting the remaining starts, got '
+        . var_export($shownErrors, true)
+    );
+}
+if (statuses_by_id($renderedRows) !== [
+    'a' => 'starting',
+    'b' => 'starting',
+    'c' => 'starting',
+    'broken' => 'error',
+]) {
+    throw new RuntimeException('unexpected statuses after start all: ' . var_export($renderedRows, true));
+}
+
+// A second start-all with every rule running must be a no-op: the button is
+// disabled in the UI, and the controller must tolerate the event anyway.
+$startedRuleIds = [];
+$startAttempts = [];
+$shownErrors = [];
+$scriptedEvents = [
+    start_all_event('process_started', 'a'),
+    start_all_event('process_started', 'b'),
+    start_all_event('process_started', 'c'),
+    start_all_event('process_started', 'broken'),
+    start_all_event('start_all', ''),
+];
+
+$application = new TunnelApplication($repository);
+$result = $application->run();
+
+if ($result !== 0 || $startedRuleIds !== ['a', 'b', 'c', 'broken'] || $shownErrors !== []) {
+    throw new RuntimeException(
+        'start all must not touch running rules, got '
+        . var_export([$startedRuleIds, $shownErrors], true)
+    );
+}
+
+unlink($file);
+unlink($file . '.bak');
+echo "ssh-tunnel start-all tests passed\n";
diff --git a/src/Parser/PropertyAccessTrait.php b/src/Parser/PropertyAccessTrait.php
index 29157990..7cdbba18 100644
--- a/src/Parser/PropertyAccessTrait.php
+++ b/src/Parser/PropertyAccessTrait.php
@@ -1023,6 +1023,8 @@ trait PropertyAccessTrait
                     $lines[] = $this->parseTypedArrayUnset($var) . ';';
                 } elseif ($this->isStdContainerExpr($var)) {
                     $lines[] = $this->parseStdContainerOffsetUnset($var) . ';';
+                } elseif ($var->var instanceof Expr\ArrayDimFetch) {
+                    $lines[] = $this->parseNestedArrayUnset($var) . ';';
                 } else {
                     $array = $this->parseIdentifier($var->var);
                     $dim = $this->parseIdentifier($var->dim);
@@ -1122,6 +1124,44 @@ trait PropertyAccessTrait
         return implode(PHP_EOL . $this->getIndent(), $lines);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Lower nested unset as one operation chain. Unlike an assignment, unset
+     * must neither copy an intermediate array nor create a missing offset.
+     * Materialize the root and every key in PHP evaluation order, even when
+     * a missing intermediate slot later makes the mutation a no-op.
+     */
+    private function parseNestedArrayUnset(Expr\ArrayDimFetch $expr): string
+    {
+        $dimensions = [];
+        $root = $expr;
+        while ($root instanceof Expr\ArrayDimFetch) {
+            if ($root->dim === null) {
+                $this->fatalError($root, 'Cannot use [] for array unset');
+            }
+            array_unshift($dimensions, $root->dim);
+            $root = $root->var;
+        }
+
+        [$rootCode, $rootBefore, $rootAfter] = $this->parseExprWithCapturedStmts($root);
+        $rootName = $this->genTmpVarName();
+        $body = $rootBefore;
+        $body[] = 'auto &&' . $rootName . ' = ' . $rootCode . ';';
+        $operations = [];
+        $cleanup = [];
+        foreach ($dimensions as $dimension) {
+            [$keyCode, $keyBefore, $keyAfter] = $this->parseExprWithCapturedStmts($dimension);
+            array_push($body, ...$keyBefore);
+            $keyName = $this->genTmpVarName();
+            $body[] = 'php::Var ' . $keyName . ' = ' . $keyCode . ';';
+            $operations[] = '{php::ArrayDimFetch, ' . $keyName . '}';
+            array_push($cleanup, ...$keyAfter);
+        }
+        $body[] = 'php::unset(' . $rootName . ', {' . implode(', ', $operations) . '});';
+        array_push($body, ...$cleanup, ...$rootAfter);
+
+        return '[&]() {' . PHP_EOL . implode(PHP_EOL, $body) . PHP_EOL . '}()';
+    }
+
     protected function getPropertyIdentifier(Expr\PropertyFetch $expr, NodeAbstract $object, NodeAbstract $property): ?string
     {
         $target = $this->resolveInstancePropertyFetchTarget($object, $property);
diff --git a/tests/compiler/basic/unset-nested-chain.phpt b/tests/compiler/basic/unset-nested-chain.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cf33b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiler/basic/unset-nested-chain.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+--TEST--
+unset nested array offsets mutates original, skips missing parents, and evaluates keys in order
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class NestedUnsetHolder {
+    public array $items = ['outer' => ['remove' => 1, 'keep' => 2]];
+}
+
+function unset_chain_key(string $key): string {
+    echo "key:$key\n";
+    return $key;
+}
+
+function main(): void {
+    $items = ['outer' => ['deep' => ['remove' => 1, 'keep' => 2]]];
+    $copy = $items;
+    unset($items['outer']['deep']['remove']);
+    var_dump($items['outer']['deep']);
+    var_dump($copy['outer']['deep']['remove']);
+
+    unset($items[unset_chain_key('missing')][unset_chain_key('leaf')]);
+    var_dump(isset($items['missing']));
+
+    $items['empty'] = null;
+    unset($items['empty']['leaf']);
+    var_dump($items['empty']);
+
+    $items[''] = ['remove' => 9];
+    unset($items[null]['remove']);
+    var_dump($items['']);
+
+    $holder = new NestedUnsetHolder();
+    unset($holder->items['outer']['remove']);
+    var_dump($holder->items['outer']);
+
+    unset($items[unset_chain_key('outer')][unset_chain_key('deep')][unset_chain_key('keep')],
+        $holder->items[unset_chain_key('outer')][unset_chain_key('keep')]);
+    var_dump($items['outer']['deep'], $holder->items['outer']);
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+array(1) {
+  ["keep"]=>
+  int(2)
+}
+int(1)
+key:missing
+key:leaf
+bool(false)
+NULL
+array(0) {
+}
+array(1) {
+  ["keep"]=>
+  int(2)
+}
+key:outer
+key:deep
+key:keep
+key:outer
+key:keep
+array(0) {
+}
+array(0) {
+}
diff --git a/tests/compiler/basic/unset-typed-property-in-array.phpt b/tests/compiler/basic/unset-typed-property-in-array.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68793ace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiler/basic/unset-typed-property-in-array.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+--TEST--
+unset fixed scalar and array properties of objects stored in arrays restores empty values
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class ArrayElementWithTypedProperties {
+    public int $number = 9;
+    public float $fraction = 1.5;
+    public bool $enabled = true;
+    public string $label = 'initial';
+    public array $values = [1, 2];
+}
+
+function main(): void {
+    $objects = [new ArrayElementWithTypedProperties()];
+    $nested = ['group' => $objects];
+
+    unset($objects[0]->number);
+    unset($objects[0]->fraction);
+    unset($objects[0]->enabled);
+    unset($nested['group'][0]->label);
+    unset($nested['group'][0]->values);
+
+    var_dump($objects[0]->number, $objects[0]->fraction, $objects[0]->enabled);
+    var_dump($objects[0]->label, $objects[0]->values);
+    var_dump(isset($objects[0]->number), isset($objects[0]->label));
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(0)
+float(0)
+bool(false)
+string(0) ""
+array(0) {
+}
+bool(true)
+bool(true)