diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/expr.v b/vlib/v/parser/expr.v
index 44fd06d225..0517506c11 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/expr.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/expr.v
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) check_expr(precedence int) !ast.Expr {
 				node = p.prefix_expr()
 			}
 		}
-		.key_go {
+		.key_go, .key_spawn {
 			mut go_expr := p.go_expr()
 			go_expr.is_expr = true
 			node = go_expr
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 00e833758b..4d6b87aa9b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) stmt(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		.key_go {
+		.key_go, .key_spawn {
 			go_expr := p.go_expr()
 			return ast.ExprStmt{
 				expr: go_expr
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/inout/go_print.out b/vlib/v/tests/inout/go_print.out
index b5d8bb58d9..ee8e3b469a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/inout/go_print.out
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/inout/go_print.out
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 [1, 2, 3]
+[4,5, 6]
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/inout/go_print.vv b/vlib/v/tests/inout/go_print.vv
index 78e26f662c..e7ddd5c6a5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/inout/go_print.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/inout/go_print.vv
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 fn main(){
 	g := go print([1, 2, 3])
 	g.wait()
+	println('')
+	g2 := spawn print([4, 5, 6])
+	g2.wait()
 }