diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index cacb500103..51be07d37c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -572,7 +572,11 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) struct_decl(node ast.StructDecl) {
 	if node.is_pub {
 		f.write('pub ')
 	}
-	f.write('struct ')
+	if node.is_union {
+		f.write('union ')
+	} else {
+		f.write('struct ')
+	}
 	f.write_language_prefix(node.language)
 	name := node.name.after('.')
 	f.writeln('$name {')
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/union_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/union_keep.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5872d03643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/union_keep.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+union Un {
+	i int
+	b byte
+}