diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_str_methods.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_str_methods.v
index 6353593a0e..a522ee26c6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_str_methods.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/auto_str_methods.v
@@ -76,8 +76,14 @@ fn (mut g Gen) get_str_fn(typ ast.Type) string {
 			str_fn_name = styp_to_str_fn_name(sym.name)
 		}
 	}
-	if sym.has_method_with_generic_parent('str') && mut sym.info is ast.Struct {
-		str_fn_name = g.generic_fn_name(sym.info.concrete_types, str_fn_name)
+	if sym.has_method_with_generic_parent('str') {
+		if mut sym.info is ast.Struct {
+			str_fn_name = g.generic_fn_name(sym.info.concrete_types, str_fn_name)
+		} else if mut sym.info is ast.SumType {
+			str_fn_name = g.generic_fn_name(sym.info.concrete_types, str_fn_name)
+		} else if mut sym.info is ast.Interface {
+			str_fn_name = g.generic_fn_name(sym.info.concrete_types, str_fn_name)
+		}
 	}
 	g.str_types << StrType{
 		typ: unwrapped
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/generic_sumtype_str_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/generic_sumtype_str_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..500407fb55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/generic_sumtype_str_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+module main
+
+struct None {}
+
+pub type Maybe<T> = None | T
+
+pub fn (m Maybe<T>) str<T>() string {
+	return if m is T {
+		x := m as T
+		'Some($x)'
+	} else {
+		'Noth'
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn some<T>(v T) Maybe<T> {
+	return Maybe<T>(v)
+}
+
+fn test_generic_sumtype_str() {
+	a := some(123)
+	b := some('abc')
+
+	println(a.str())
+	println(a)
+	println('$a')
+	assert '$a' == 'Some(123)'
+
+	println(b.str())
+	println(b)
+	println('$b')
+	assert '$b' == 'Some(abc)'
+}