diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5fb3de6a3..e93d17690 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 redis extension Change Log
 
 - Bug #37: Fixed detection of open socket (mirocow)
 - Chg #14: Added missing `BLPOP` to `$redisCommands` (samdark)   
-
+- Enh #39: Work with redis hashes as php arrays
 2.0.4 May 10, 2015
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/Connection.php b/Connection.php
index 91f6fb2f2..2287e4731 100644
--- a/Connection.php
+++ b/Connection.php
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class Connection extends Component
     /**
      * @var resource redis socket connection
      */
-    private $_socket = false;
+    private $_socket;
 
 
     /**
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public function __sleep()
      */
     public function getIsActive()
     {
-        return $this->_socket !== false;
+        return $this->_socket !== null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public function getIsActive()
      */
     public function open()
     {
-        if ($this->_socket !== false) {
+        if ($this->_socket !== null) {
             return;
         }
         $connection = ($this->unixSocket ?: $this->hostname . ':' . $this->port) . ', database=' . $this->database;
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public function open()
      */
     public function close()
     {
-        if ($this->_socket !== false) {
+        if ($this->_socket !== null) {
             $connection = ($this->unixSocket ?: $this->hostname . ':' . $this->port) . ', database=' . $this->database;
             \Yii::trace('Closing DB connection: ' . $connection, __METHOD__);
             $this->executeCommand('QUIT');
@@ -432,4 +432,58 @@ private function parseResponse($command)
                 throw new Exception('Received illegal data from redis: ' . $line . "\nRedis command was: " . $command);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * See [http://redis.io/commands/hset](http://redis.io/commands/hset)
+     * @param string $key
+     * @param array $data - ['field' => 'value']
+     */
+    public function hSet($key, array $data)
+    {
+
+        return $this->executeCommand('HSET', [$key, key($data), reset($data)]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * See [http://redis.io/commands/hmset](http://redis.io/commands/hmset)
+     * @param string $key
+     * @param array $data - ['field' => 'value', 'field2' => 'value']
+     */
+    public function hmSet($key, array $data)
+    {
+        $command = [$key];
+
+        foreach ($data as $field => $value) {
+            array_push($command, $field);
+            array_push($command, $value);
+        }
+
+        return $this->executeCommand('HMSET', $command);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * [http://redis.io/commands/hgetall](http://redis.io/commands/hgetall)
+     * @param string $key
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function hGetAll($key)
+    {
+        $response = $this->executeCommand('HGETALL', [$key]);
+        return $this->modifyHashResponse($response);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $response
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function modifyHashResponse(array $response)
+    {
+        $data = [];
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < count($response); $i += 2) {
+            $data[$response[$i]] = $response[$i + 1];
+        }
+
+        return $data;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/RedisConnectionTest.php b/tests/RedisConnectionTest.php
index e54fddce0..4ab8e1c8f 100644
--- a/tests/RedisConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/RedisConnectionTest.php
@@ -80,4 +80,50 @@ public function testReturnType()
             $this->assertEquals($expected[$key], $redis->executeCommand('TYPE',[$key]));
         }
     }
+
+    public function hashSetData()
+    {
+        return [
+            ['hash2', ['hello' => 'world']],
+            ['hash3', ['good' => 'day']],
+            ['hash4', [4 => 'world']],
+            ['hash5', ['world' => 15]],
+            ['hash6', ['world' => null]],
+            ['hash7', ['world' => true]]
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function hashMSetData()
+    {
+        return [
+            ['hashMSet2', ['hello' => 'world', 'test' => 'case']],
+            ['hashMSet3', ['hello' => 13, 'test' => null]],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider hashSetData
+     */
+    public function testHSet($key, $data)
+    {
+        $redis = $this->getConnection();
+
+        $redis->hSet($key, $data);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('hash', $redis->executeCommand('TYPE', [$key]));
+        $this->assertEquals($data, $redis->hGetAll($key));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider hashMSetData
+     */
+    public function testHMSet($key, $data)
+    {
+        $redis = $this->getConnection();
+
+        $redis->hmSet($key, $data);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('hash', $redis->executeCommand('TYPE', [$key]));
+        $this->assertEquals($data, $redis->hGetAll($key));
+    }
 }