diff --git a/Lib/glyphsLib/classes.py b/Lib/glyphsLib/classes.py
index 4e1daf280..85a30980a 100755
--- a/Lib/glyphsLib/classes.py
+++ b/Lib/glyphsLib/classes.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     ValueType,
     Transform,
     Point,
+    IndexPath,
     Rect,
     parse_datetime,
     parse_color,
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ def parse_hint_target(line=None):
     if line is None:
         return None
     if line[0] == "{":
-        return Point(line)
+        return IndexPath(line)
     else:
         return line
 
@@ -2145,9 +2146,9 @@ class GSHint(GSBase):
     _classesForName = {
         "horizontal": bool,
         "options": int,  # bitfield
-        "origin": Point,  # Index path to node
-        "other1": Point,  # Index path to node for third node
-        "other2": Point,  # Index path to node for fourth node
+        "origin": IndexPath,  # Index path to node
+        "other1": IndexPath,  # Index path to node for third node
+        "other2": IndexPath,  # Index path to node for fourth node
         "place": Point,  # (position, width)
         "scale": Point,  # for corners
         "stem": int,  # index of stem
diff --git a/Lib/glyphsLib/types.py b/Lib/glyphsLib/types.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 4f391301e..e2e78f00a
--- a/Lib/glyphsLib/types.py
+++ b/Lib/glyphsLib/types.py
@@ -157,6 +157,17 @@ def y(self, value):
             self.rect.value[1] = value
 
 
+class IndexPath(Vector(4)):
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<indexPath [{}]>".format(", ".join([str(i) for i in self.value]))
+
+    def fromString(self, line):
+        src = line[1:-1]
+        elements = src.split(", ")
+        self.dimension = len(elements)
+        return [int(i) for i in elements]
+
+
 class Size(Point):
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<size width={} height={}>".format(self.value[0], self.value[1])