diff --git a/vlib/builtin/map_test.v b/vlib/builtin/map_test.v
index 8fd77e1839..f2219f226d 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/map_test.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/map_test.v
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ fn test_map_or() {
 }
 
 fn test_int_keys() {
-	mut m := map[int]int
+	mut m := map[int]int{}
 	m[3] = 9
 	m[4] = 16
 	assert m.len == 2
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@ fn test_int_keys() {
 	m[5] += 24
 	m[5]++
 	assert m[5] == 25
-
 	mc := m.clone()
 	assert mc.len == 3
 	mut all := []int{}
@@ -483,11 +482,11 @@ fn test_int_keys() {
 		all << k
 		all << v
 	}
-	assert all == [3,9,4,16,5,25]
+	assert all == [3, 9, 4, 16, 5, 25]
 }
 
 fn test_voidptr_keys() {
-	mut m := map[voidptr]string
+	mut m := map[voidptr]string{}
 	v := 5
 	m[&v] = 'var'
 	m[&m] = 'map'
@@ -495,3 +494,66 @@ fn test_voidptr_keys() {
 	assert m[&m] == 'map'
 	assert m.len == 2
 }
+
+fn test_eq() {
+	a := {
+		'a': 1
+		'b': 2
+	}
+	assert a == {
+		'a': 1
+		'b': 2
+	}
+	b := {
+		'a': [[1]]
+		'b': [[2]]
+	}
+	assert b == {
+		'a': [[1]]
+		'b': [[2]]
+	}
+	c := {
+		'a': {
+			'11': 1
+		}
+		'b': {
+			'22': 2
+		}
+	}
+	assert c == {
+		'a': {
+			'11': 1
+		}
+		'b': {
+			'22': 2
+		}
+	}
+	d := {
+		'a': MValue{
+			name: 'aa'
+			misc: {
+				'11': '1'
+			}
+		}
+		'b': MValue{
+			name: 'bb'
+			misc: {
+				'22': '2'
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	assert d == {
+		'a': MValue{
+			name: 'aa'
+			misc: {
+				'11': '1'
+			}
+		}
+		'b': MValue{
+			name: 'bb'
+			misc: {
+				'22': '2'
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/auto_eq_methods.v b/vlib/v/gen/auto_eq_methods.v
index 8282dabad1..17bf7787fa 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/auto_eq_methods.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/auto_eq_methods.v
@@ -93,15 +93,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_equality_fn(left table.Type) string {
 fn (mut g Gen) gen_map_equality_fn(left table.Type) string {
 	left_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(left)
 	ptr_typ := g.typ(left).trim('*')
-	value_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(left_sym.map_info().value_type)
-	value_typ := g.typ(left_sym.map_info().value_type)
-	if value_sym.kind == .map {
-		// Recursively generate map element comparison function code if array element is map type
-		g.gen_map_equality_fn(left_sym.map_info().value_type)
-	}
 	if ptr_typ in g.map_fn_definitions {
 		return ptr_typ
 	}
+	value_typ := left_sym.map_info().value_type
+	value_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(value_typ)
+	ptr_value_typ := g.typ(value_typ)
 	g.map_fn_definitions << ptr_typ
 	g.type_definitions.writeln('static bool ${ptr_typ}_map_eq($ptr_typ a, $ptr_typ b); // auto')
 	mut fn_builder := strings.new_builder(512)
@@ -110,9 +107,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_map_equality_fn(left table.Type) string {
 	fn_builder.writeln('\t\treturn false;')
 	fn_builder.writeln('\t}')
 	fn_builder.writeln('\tarray_string _keys = map_keys(&a);')
-	i := g.new_tmp_var()
-	fn_builder.writeln('\tfor (int $i = 0; $i < _keys.len; ++$i) {')
-	fn_builder.writeln('\t\tstring k = string_clone( ((string*)_keys.data)[$i]);')
+	fn_builder.writeln('\tfor (int i = 0; i < _keys.len; ++i) {')
+	fn_builder.writeln('\t\tstring k = string_clone( ((string*)_keys.data)[i]);')
 	if value_sym.kind == .function {
 		func := value_sym.info as table.FnType
 		ret_styp := g.typ(func.func.return_type)
@@ -127,12 +123,30 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_map_equality_fn(left table.Type) string {
 		}
 		fn_builder.writeln(') = (*(voidptr*)map_get_1(&a, &k, &(voidptr[]){ 0 }));')
 	} else {
-		fn_builder.writeln('\t\t$value_typ v = (*($value_typ*)map_get_1(&a, &k, &($value_typ[]){ 0 }));')
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\t$ptr_value_typ v = (*($ptr_value_typ*)map_get_1(&a, &k, &($ptr_value_typ[]){ 0 }));')
 	}
 	match value_sym.kind {
-		.string { fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!map_exists_1(&b, &k) || string_ne((*(string*)map_get_1(&b, &k, &(string[]){_SLIT("")})), v)) {') }
-		.function { fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!map_exists_1(&b, &k) || (*(voidptr*)map_get_1(&b, &k, &(voidptr[]){ 0 })) != v) {') }
-		else { fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!map_exists_1(&b, &k) || (*($value_typ*)map_get_1(&b, &k, &($value_typ[]){ 0 })) != v) {') }
+		.string {
+			fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!map_exists_1(&b, &k) || string_ne((*(string*)map_get_1(&b, &k, &(string[]){_SLIT("")})), v)) {')
+		}
+		.struct_ {
+			eq_fn := g.gen_struct_equality_fn(value_typ)
+			fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!map_exists_1(&b, &k) || !${eq_fn}_struct_eq(*($ptr_value_typ*)map_get_1(&b, &k, &($ptr_value_typ[]){ 0 }), v)) {')
+		}
+		.array {
+			eq_fn := g.gen_array_equality_fn(value_typ)
+			fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!map_exists_1(&b, &k) || !${eq_fn}_arr_eq(*($ptr_value_typ*)map_get_1(&b, &k, &($ptr_value_typ[]){ 0 }), v)) {')
+		}
+		.map {
+			eq_fn := g.gen_map_equality_fn(value_typ)
+			fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!map_exists_1(&b, &k) || !${eq_fn}_map_eq(*($ptr_value_typ*)map_get_1(&b, &k, &($ptr_value_typ[]){ 0 }), v)) {')
+		}
+		.function {
+			fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!map_exists_1(&b, &k) || (*(voidptr*)map_get_1(&b, &k, &(voidptr[]){ 0 })) != v) {')
+		}
+		else {
+			fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!map_exists_1(&b, &k) || (*($ptr_value_typ*)map_get_1(&b, &k, &($ptr_value_typ[]){ 0 })) != v) {')
+		}
 	}
 	fn_builder.writeln('\t\t\treturn false;')
 	fn_builder.writeln('\t\t}')