diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 1a78c776f7..086ac8a5ad 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -490,11 +490,13 @@ mut:
 
 pub struct MapInit {
 pub:
-	pos  token.Position
-	keys []Expr
-	vals []Expr
+	pos  	   token.Position
+	keys 	   []Expr
+	vals 	   []Expr
 mut:
-	typ  table.Type
+	typ  	   table.Type
+	key_type   table.Type
+	value_type table.Type
 }
 
 // s[10..20]
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index ab16488fc9..50d8c8d413 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -875,6 +875,14 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) enum_val(node ast.EnumVal) table.Type {
 }
 
 pub fn (c mut Checker) map_init(node mut ast.MapInit) table.Type {
+	// `x ;= map[string]string` - set in parser
+	if node.typ != 0 {
+		info := c.table.get_type_symbol(node.typ).map_info()
+		node.key_type = info.key_type
+		node.value_type = info.value_type
+		return node.typ
+	}
+	// `{'age': 20}`
 	key0_type := c.expr(node.keys[0])
 	val0_type := c.expr(node.vals[0])
 	for i, key in node.keys {
@@ -897,6 +905,8 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) map_init(node mut ast.MapInit) table.Type {
 	}
 	map_type := table.new_type(c.table.find_or_register_map(key0_type, val0_type))
 	node.typ = map_type
+	node.key_type = key0_type
+	node.value_type = val0_type
 	return map_type
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 41047fb078..034b858977 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -549,6 +549,27 @@ fn (g mut Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 				g.writeln('}')
 			}
 		}
+		ast.MapInit {
+			key_typ_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(it.key_type)
+			value_typ_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(it.value_type)
+			size := it.vals.len
+			if size  > 0 {
+				g.write('new_map_init($size, sizeof($value_typ_sym.name), (${key_typ_sym.name}[$size]){')
+				for expr in it.keys {
+					g.expr(expr)
+					g.write(', ')
+				}
+				g.write('}, (${value_typ_sym.name}[$size]){')
+				for expr in it.vals {
+					g.expr(expr)
+					g.write(', ')
+				}
+				g.write('})')
+			}
+			else {
+				g.write('new_map(1, sizeof($value_typ_sym.name))')
+			}
+		}
 		ast.MethodCallExpr {
 			mut receiver_name := 'TODO'
 			// TODO: there are still due to unchecked exprs (opt/some fn arg)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/tests/4.c b/vlib/v/gen/tests/4.c
index dea218e977..4fb0cc96af 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/tests/4.c
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/tests/4.c
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ int main() {
 	});
 	Foo af_idx_el = array_get(arr_foo, 0);
 	string foo_a = af_idx_el.a;
+    map_string_string m1 = new_map(1, sizeof(string));
+    map_string_int m2 = new_map_init(2, sizeof(int), (string[2]){tos3("v"), tos3("lang"), }, (int[2]){1, 2, });
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/tests/4.vv b/vlib/v/gen/tests/4.vv
index b761c733ad..0ef5a679af 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/tests/4.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/tests/4.vv
@@ -31,14 +31,16 @@ fn main() {
 	mut f := [testa(),2,3,4]
 	mut g := [testb(1),'hello']
 
-	m1, m2 := mr_test()
+	mr1, mr2 := mr_test()
 
 	//mut arr_foo := []Foo
 	arr_foo := [a]
 	//arr_foo << a // TODO
 	af_idx_el := arr_foo[0]
 	foo_a := af_idx_el.a
-	
+
+	mut m1 := map[string]string
+	mut m2 := {'v': 1, 'lang': 2}
 }
 
 fn mr_test() (int, string) {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index fb5c49ced3..aaecf35fc4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 	// `map[string]int` initialization
 	if p.tok.lit == 'map' && p.peek_tok.kind == .lsbr {
 		map_type := p.parse_map_type()
-		return ast.Type{
+		return ast.MapInit {
 			typ: map_type
 		}
 	}