diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/insert.md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/insert.md
index fcb1e6e44..ff9082b56 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/insert.md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/insert.md
@@ -195,5 +195,7 @@ Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact
 1. Added in version 1.0.0.
 2. Added in version 1.0.0.
 3. Added in version 1.0.0.
-4. Added in version 1.0.0.
+4. Added in version 1.0.0. Fixed in version 3.13.0 to copy the values before inserting; before, an `ilist` that
+   referred to elements of the array being inserted into could insert wrong values, because the range insert could
+   move from or shift an element before it was copied.
 5. Added in version 3.0.0.
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 500fcddf2..a3f13d29e 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -4152,8 +4152,16 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             JSON_THROW(invalid_iterator::create(202, "iterator does not fit current value", this));
         }
 
+        // copy the values first: ilist may refer to elements of this array
+        array_t values;
+        values.reserve(ilist.size());
+        for (const auto& element : ilist)
+        {
+            values.push_back(element.moved_or_copied());
+        }
+
         // insert to array and return iterator
-        return insert_iterator(pos, ilist.begin(), ilist.end());
+        return insert_iterator(pos, std::make_move_iterator(values.begin()), std::make_move_iterator(values.end()));
     }
 
     /// @brief inserts range of elements into object
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 576498738..639f53c1a 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -30233,8 +30233,16 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             JSON_THROW(invalid_iterator::create(202, "iterator does not fit current value", this));
         }
 
+        // copy the values first: ilist may refer to elements of this array
+        array_t values;
+        values.reserve(ilist.size());
+        for (const auto& element : ilist)
+        {
+            values.push_back(element.moved_or_copied());
+        }
+
         // insert to array and return iterator
-        return insert_iterator(pos, ilist.begin(), ilist.end());
+        return insert_iterator(pos, std::make_move_iterator(values.begin()), std::make_move_iterator(values.end()));
     }
 
     /// @brief inserts range of elements into object
diff --git a/tests/src/unit-modifiers.cpp b/tests/src/unit-modifiers.cpp
index c878ec15c..794cc241b 100644
--- a/tests/src/unit-modifiers.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/unit-modifiers.cpp
@@ -761,6 +761,34 @@ TEST_CASE("modifiers")
             }
         }
 
+        SECTION("initializer list referring to the array's own elements (#5656)")
+        {
+            SECTION("sufficient capacity (no reallocation)")
+            {
+                json j_own = json::array();
+                j_own.get_ref<json::array_t&>().reserve(8);
+                j_own.push_back("a");
+                j_own.push_back("b");
+                j_own.push_back("c");
+
+                const json& j_own_cref = j_own;
+                auto it = j_own.insert(j_own.begin(), {j_own_cref[0], j_own_cref[1]});
+                CHECK(*it == json("a"));
+                CHECK(j_own == json({"a", "b", "a", "b", "c"}));
+            }
+
+            SECTION("insufficient capacity (reallocation)")
+            {
+                json j_own = {"a", "b", "c"};
+                j_own.get_ref<json::array_t&>().shrink_to_fit();
+
+                const json& j_own_cref = j_own;
+                auto it = j_own.insert(j_own.begin(), {j_own_cref[2]});
+                CHECK(*it == json("c"));
+                CHECK(j_own == json({"c", "a", "b", "c"}));
+            }
+        }
+
         SECTION("invalid iterator")
         {
             // pass iterator to a different array