diff --git a/vlib/json/json_test.v b/vlib/json/json_test.v
index 1caffaf640..cb22c97589 100644
--- a/vlib/json/json_test.v
+++ b/vlib/json/json_test.v
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ fn test_parse_user() {
     assert u.typ == 1
 }
 
-/*
 fn test_encode_user(){
 	usr := User{ age: 10, nums: [1,2,3], last_name: 'Johnson', is_registered: true, typ: 0}
 	expected := '{"age":10,"nums":[1,2,3],"lastName":"Johnson","IsRegistered":true,"type":0}'
 	out := json.encode(usr)
+	println(out)
 	assert out == expected
 }
 
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ fn test_raw_json_field() {
     assert color.point == '{"Y":123}'
     assert color.space == 'YCbCr'
 }
-*/
+
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/json.v b/vlib/v/gen/json.v
index a224d4085f..13db15c1c0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/json.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/json.v
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ cJSON* ${enc_fn_name}($styp val) {
 		value_type := g.table.value_type(typ)
 		g.gen_json_for_type(value_type)
 		dec.writeln(g.decode_array(value_type))
+		enc.writeln(g.encode_array(value_type))
 		// enc += g.encode_array(t)
 	} else {
 		// Structs. Range through fields
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ cJSON* ${enc_fn_name}($styp val) {
 			field_type := g.typ(field.typ)
 			enc_name := js_enc_name(field_type)
 			if field.attr == 'raw' {
-				dec.writeln(' res->$field.name = tos2(cJSON_PrintUnformatted(' + 'js_get(root, "$name")));')
+				dec.writeln(' res . $field.name = tos2(cJSON_PrintUnformatted(' + 'js_get(root, "$name")));')
 			} else {
 				// Now generate decoders for all field types in this struct
 				// need to do it here so that these functions are generated first
@@ -136,3 +137,14 @@ $s
 }
 '
 }
+
+fn (mut g Gen) encode_array(value_type table.Type) string {
+	styp := g.typ(value_type)
+	fn_name := js_enc_name(styp)
+	return '
+o = cJSON_CreateArray();
+for (int i = 0; i < val.len; i++){
+  cJSON_AddItemToArray(o, $fn_name (  (($styp*)val.data)[i]  ));
+}
+'
+}