diff --git a/django/template/base.py b/django/template/base.py
index b6083677e63..ee33dacda22 100644
--- a/django/template/base.py
+++ b/django/template/base.py
@@ -767,7 +767,9 @@ class Variable(object):
             for bit in self.lookups:
                 try:  # dictionary lookup
                     current = current[bit]
-                except (TypeError, AttributeError, KeyError, ValueError):
+                    # ValueError/IndexError are for numpy.array lookup on
+                    # numpy < 1.9 and 1.9+ respectively
+                except (TypeError, AttributeError, KeyError, ValueError, IndexError):
                     try:  # attribute lookup
                         # Don't return class attributes if the class is the context:
                         if isinstance(current, BaseContext) and getattr(type(current), bit):