diff --git a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
index cb09bb441e..7b992f7ec4 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
@@ -1226,3 +1226,28 @@ fn test_struct_array_of_multi_type_in() {
 	println(ivan in people)
 	assert ivan in people
 }
+
+fn test_struct_array_of_multi_type_index() {
+	ivan := Person{
+		name: 'ivan'
+		nums: [1, 2, 3]
+		kv: {
+			'aaa': '111'
+		}
+	}
+	people := [Person{
+		name: 'ivan'
+		nums: [1, 2, 3]
+		kv: {
+			'aaa': '111'
+		}
+	}, Person{
+		name: 'bob'
+		nums: [2]
+		kv: {
+			'bbb': '222'
+		}
+	}]
+	println(people.index(ivan))
+	assert people.index(ivan) == 0
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 720011fc6d..7cf5e4f7f9 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_method(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 	// FIXME: Argument count != 1 will break these
 	if left_type_sym.kind == .array &&
 		method_name in
-		['filter', 'clone', 'repeat', 'reverse', 'map', 'slice', 'sort', 'contains'] {
+		['filter', 'clone', 'repeat', 'reverse', 'map', 'slice', 'sort', 'contains', 'index'] {
 		mut elem_typ := table.void_type
 		is_filter_map := method_name in ['filter', 'map']
 		is_sort := method_name == 'sort'
@@ -1212,6 +1212,8 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_method(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 			call_expr.return_type = table.void_type
 		} else if method_name == 'contains' {
 			call_expr.return_type = table.bool_type
+		} else if method_name == 'index' {
+			call_expr.return_type = table.int_type
 		}
 		return call_expr.return_type
 	} else if left_type_sym.kind == .map && method_name == 'clone' {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index e20aea89c5..aef163b1e3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -5257,6 +5257,76 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_contains(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	g.write(')')
 }
 
+fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_index_method(left_type table.Type) string {
+	mut left_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(left_type)
+	mut left_type_str := g.typ(left_type).replace('*', '')
+	left_info := left_sym.info as table.Array
+	mut elem_type_str := g.typ(left_info.elem_type)
+	elem_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(left_info.elem_type)
+	if elem_sym.kind == .function {
+		left_type_str = 'array_voidptr'
+		elem_type_str = 'voidptr'
+	}
+	fn_name := '${left_type_str}_index'
+	if !left_sym.has_method('index') {
+		g.type_definitions.writeln('static int ${fn_name}($left_type_str a, $elem_type_str v); // auto')
+		mut fn_builder := strings.new_builder(512)
+		fn_builder.writeln('static int ${fn_name}($left_type_str a, $elem_type_str v) {')
+		fn_builder.writeln('\tfor (int i = 0; i < a.len; ++i) {')
+		match elem_sym.kind {
+			.string {
+				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (string_eq((*(string*)array_get(a, i)), v)) {')
+			}
+			.array {
+				ptr_typ := g.gen_array_equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_arr_eq(*($elem_type_str*)array_get(a, i), v)) {')
+			}
+			.function {
+				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif ((*(voidptr*)array_get(a, i)) == v) {')
+			}
+			.map {
+				ptr_typ := g.gen_map_equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_map_eq(*($elem_type_str*)array_get(a, i), v)) {')
+			}
+			.struct_ {
+				ptr_typ := g.gen_struct_equality_fn(left_info.elem_type)
+				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (${ptr_typ}_struct_eq(*($elem_type_str*)array_get(a, i), v)) {')
+			}
+			else {
+				fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif ((*($elem_type_str*)array_get(a, i)) == v) {')
+			}
+		}
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\t\treturn i;')
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\t}')
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t}')
+		fn_builder.writeln('\treturn -1;')
+		fn_builder.writeln('}')
+		g.auto_fn_definitions << fn_builder.str()
+		left_sym.register_method(&table.Fn{
+			name: 'index'
+			params: [table.Param{
+				typ: left_type
+			}, table.Param{
+				typ: left_info.elem_type
+			}]
+		})
+	}
+	return fn_name
+}
+
+// `nums.index(2)`
+fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_index(node ast.CallExpr) {
+	fn_name := g.gen_array_index_method(node.left_type)
+	g.write('${fn_name}(')
+	if node.left_type.is_ptr() {
+		g.write('*')
+	}
+	g.expr(node.left)
+	g.write(', ')
+	g.expr(node.args[0].expr)
+	g.write(')')
+}
+
 [inline]
 fn (g &Gen) nth_stmt_pos(n int) int {
 	return g.stmt_path_pos[g.stmt_path_pos.len - (1 + n)]
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
index d1955caf2b..9f95f8698b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
@@ -374,6 +374,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) method_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 				g.gen_array_contains(node)
 				return
 			}
+			'index' {
+				g.gen_array_index(node)
+				return
+			}
 			else {}
 		}
 	}