diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/interface.v b/vlib/v/checker/interface.v
index 15dd1bf1f2..69f3c90a94 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/interface.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/interface.v
@@ -272,6 +272,27 @@ fn (mut c Checker) resolve_generic_interface(typ ast.Type, interface_type ast.Ty
 								ret_typ = ret_typ.clear_flag(.optional)
 							}
 							inferred_type = ret_typ
+						} else if imret_sym.info is ast.SumType && mret_sym.info is ast.SumType {
+							im_generic_names := imret_sym.info.generic_types.map(c.table.sym(it).name)
+							if gt_name in im_generic_names
+								&& imret_sym.info.generic_types.len == mret_sym.info.concrete_types.len {
+								idx := im_generic_names.index(gt_name)
+								inferred_type = mret_sym.info.concrete_types[idx]
+							}
+						} else if imret_sym.info is ast.Interface && mret_sym.info is ast.Interface {
+							im_generic_names := imret_sym.info.generic_types.map(c.table.sym(it).name)
+							if gt_name in im_generic_names
+								&& imret_sym.info.generic_types.len == mret_sym.info.concrete_types.len {
+								idx := im_generic_names.index(gt_name)
+								inferred_type = mret_sym.info.concrete_types[idx]
+							}
+						} else if imret_sym.info is ast.Struct && mret_sym.info is ast.Struct {
+							im_generic_names := imret_sym.info.generic_types.map(c.table.sym(it).name)
+							if gt_name in im_generic_names
+								&& imret_sym.info.generic_types.len == mret_sym.info.concrete_types.len {
+								idx := im_generic_names.index(gt_name)
+								inferred_type = mret_sym.info.concrete_types[idx]
+							}
 						}
 					}
 					for i, iparam in imethod.params {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/generics_interface_with_generic_sumtype_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/generics_interface_with_generic_sumtype_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97759014b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/generics_interface_with_generic_sumtype_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// optional.v
+struct NonValue {}
+
+pub type Optional<T> = NonValue | T
+
+pub fn (self Optional<T>) is_some<T>() bool {
+	return self is T
+}
+
+pub fn (self Optional<T>) is_none<T>() bool {
+	return !self.is_some()
+}
+
+pub fn (self Optional<T>) expect<T>(msg string) T {
+	if self.is_some() {
+		return self as T
+	} else {
+		panic(msg)
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn (self Optional<T>) unwrap<T>() T {
+	return self.expect('unwrap on a none value')
+}
+
+pub fn (self Optional<T>) unwrap_or<T>(default T) T {
+	if self.is_some() {
+		return self as T
+	} else {
+		return default
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn (self Optional<T>) unwrap_or_else<T>(else_fn fn () T) T {
+	if self.is_some() {
+		return self as T
+	} else {
+		return else_fn()
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn some<T>(value T) Optional<T> {
+	return Optional<T>(value as T)
+}
+
+pub fn null<T>() Optional<T> {
+	return Optional<T>(NonValue{})
+}
+
+// iter.v
+pub interface Iterator<T> {
+mut:
+	next() Optional<T>
+}
+
+pub fn (mut self Iterator<T>) count<T>() int {
+	mut count := 0
+	for self.next().is_some() {
+		count += 1
+	}
+	return count
+}
+
+struct EmptyIter<T> {
+	value NonValue
+}
+
+fn (mut self EmptyIter<T>) next<T>() Optional<T> {
+	return Optional<T>(self.value)
+}
+
+// iter_test.v
+fn test_generics_interface_with_generic_sumtype() {
+	mut iter1 := EmptyIter<u32>{}
+	println(iter1)
+	assert iter1.next().is_none()
+
+	mut iter2 := Iterator<u32>(iter1)
+	println(iter2)
+	assert iter2.count() == 0
+}