diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index dc1b8c2d90..d1b7325c81 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -210,13 +210,14 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) short_module(name string) string {
 		return f.mod2alias[name]
 	}
 	if name.ends_with('>') {
-		x := name.trim_suffix('>').split('<')
-		if x.len == 2 {
-			main := f.short_module(x[0])
-			genlist := x[1].split(',')
-			genshorts := genlist.map(f.short_module(it)).join(',')
-			return '$main<$genshorts>'
+		generic_levels := name.trim_suffix('>').split('<')
+		mut res := '${f.short_module(generic_levels[0])}'
+		for i in 1 .. generic_levels.len {
+			genshorts := generic_levels[i].split(',').map(f.short_module(it)).join(',')
+			res += '<$genshorts'
 		}
+		res += '>'
+		return res
 	}
 	vals := name.split('.')
 	if vals.len < 2 {
@@ -1585,15 +1586,11 @@ fn (mut f Fmt) write_generic_call_if_require(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	if node.concrete_types.len > 0 {
 		f.write('<')
 		for i, concrete_type in node.concrete_types {
-			f.write(f.table.type_to_str_using_aliases(concrete_type, f.mod2alias))
+			f.write(f.short_module(f.table.type_to_str_using_aliases(concrete_type, f.mod2alias)))
 			if i != node.concrete_types.len - 1 {
 				f.write(', ')
 			}
 		}
-		// avoid `<Foo<int>>` => `<Foo<int> >`
-		if f.out.last_n(1) == '>' {
-			f.write(' ')
-		}
 		f.write('>')
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/generics_cascade_types_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/generics_cascade_types_keep.vv
index 82fd8dd3f2..3e30adc357 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/generics_cascade_types_keep.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/generics_cascade_types_keep.vv
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ fn main() {
 	// generic
 	assert multi_generic_args<int, string>(0, 's')
 	assert multi_generic_args<Foo1, Foo2>(Foo1{}, Foo2{})
-	assert multi_generic_args<Foo<int>, Foo<int> >(Foo<int>{}, Foo<int>{})
+	assert multi_generic_args<Foo<int>, Foo<int>>(Foo<int>{}, Foo<int>{})
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
index 583cb8b966..e7fe9fd207 100644
--- a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
+++ b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
@@ -916,9 +916,14 @@ fn (mut s Scanner) text_scan() token.Token {
 					s.pos++
 					return s.new_token(.ge, '', 2)
 				} else if nextc == `>` {
-					if s.pos + 2 < s.text.len && s.text[s.pos + 2] == `=` {
-						s.pos += 2
-						return s.new_token(.right_shift_assign, '', 3)
+					if s.pos + 2 < s.text.len {
+						if s.text[s.pos + 2] == `=` {
+							s.pos += 2
+							return s.new_token(.right_shift_assign, '', 3)
+						} else if s.text[s.pos + 2] in [`(`, `)`, `{`, `>`, `,`] {
+							// multi-level generics such as Foo<Bar<baz>>{ }, func<Bar<baz>>( ), etc
+							return s.new_token(.gt, '', 1)
+						}
 					}
 					s.pos++
 					return s.new_token(.right_shift, '', 2)
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/generics_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/generics_test.v
index 01bd47ee3d..8a6a9fb5ca 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/generics_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/generics_test.v
@@ -481,6 +481,35 @@ fn return_one<T>(rec int, useless T) T {
 	return T(0)
 }
 
+struct MultiLevel<T> {
+	foo T
+}
+
+fn get_multilevel_foo<T>(bar MultiLevel<T>) int {
+	return bar.foo.foo
+}
+
+fn get_multilevel_foo_2<T, U>(bar T, baz U) int {
+	return bar.foo.foo + baz.foo.foo
+}
+
+fn test_multi_level_generics() {
+	one := MultiLevel<int>{
+		foo: 10
+	}
+	two := MultiLevel<MultiLevel<int>>{
+		foo: one
+	}
+	assert two.foo.foo == 10
+	three := MultiLevel<MultiLevel<MultiLevel<int>>>{
+		foo: two
+	}
+	assert three.foo.foo.foo == 10
+	assert get_multilevel_foo<MultiLevel<int>>(two) == 10
+	assert get_multilevel_foo_2<MultiLevel<MultiLevel<int>>, MultiLevel<MultiLevel<int>>>(two,
+		two) == 20
+}
+
 fn test_generic_detection() {
 	v1, v2 := -1, 1
 
@@ -493,7 +522,7 @@ fn test_generic_detection() {
 	// generic
 	assert multi_generic_args<int, string>(0, 's')
 	assert multi_generic_args<Foo1, Foo2>(Foo1{}, Foo2{})
-	assert multi_generic_args<Foo<int>, Foo<int> >(Foo<int>{}, Foo<int>{})
+	assert multi_generic_args<Foo<int>, Foo<int>>(Foo<int>{}, Foo<int>{})
 
 	// TODO: assert multi_generic_args<Foo<int>, Foo<int>>(Foo1{}, Foo2{})
 	assert multi_generic_args<simplemodule.Data, int>(simplemodule.Data{}, 0)