diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 3c7e31feeb..fcbdebac3b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1187,6 +1187,16 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_method(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 	if left_type_sym.kind == .sum_type && method_name == 'type_name' {
 		return table.string_type
 	}
+	if call_expr.generic_type.has_flag(.generic) {
+		if c.mod != '' {
+			// Need to prepend the module when adding a generic type to a function
+			// `fn_gen_types['mymod.myfn'] == ['string', 'int']`
+			c.table.register_fn_gen_type(c.mod + '.' + call_expr.name, c.cur_generic_type)
+		} else {
+			c.table.register_fn_gen_type(call_expr.name, c.cur_generic_type)
+		}
+		// call_expr.generic_type = c.unwrap_generic(call_expr.generic_type)
+	}
 	// TODO: remove this for actual methods, use only for compiler magic
 	// FIXME: Argument count != 1 will break these
 	if left_type_sym.kind == .array &&
@@ -1351,6 +1361,9 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_method(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 				c.type_implements(got_arg_typ, exp_arg_typ, arg.expr.position())
 				continue
 			}
+			if method.is_generic {
+				continue
+			}
 			c.check_expected_call_arg(got_arg_typ, exp_arg_typ) or {
 				// str method, allow type with str method if fn arg is string
 				// Passing an int or a string array produces a c error here
@@ -1402,6 +1415,36 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_method(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 			call_expr.receiver_type = method.params[0].typ
 		}
 		call_expr.return_type = method.return_type
+		if method.is_generic && call_expr.generic_type == table.void_type {
+			// no type arguments given in call, attempt implicit instantiation
+			c.infer_fn_types(method, mut call_expr)
+		}
+		if call_expr.generic_type != table.void_type && method.return_type != 0 { // table.t_type {
+			// Handle `foo<T>() T` => `foo<int>() int` => return int
+			return_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(method.return_type)
+			if return_sym.name == 'T' {
+				mut typ := call_expr.generic_type
+				typ = typ.set_nr_muls(method.return_type.nr_muls())
+				if method.return_type.has_flag(.optional) {
+					typ = typ.set_flag(.optional)
+				}
+				call_expr.return_type = typ
+				return typ
+			} else if return_sym.kind == .array {
+				elem_info := return_sym.info as table.Array
+				elem_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(elem_info.elem_type)
+				if elem_sym.name == 'T' {
+					idx := c.table.find_or_register_array(call_expr.generic_type, 1)
+					return table.new_type(idx)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if call_expr.generic_type.is_full() && !method.is_generic {
+			c.error('a non generic function called like a generic one', call_expr.generic_list_pos)
+		}
+		if method.is_generic {
+			return call_expr.return_type
+		}
 		return method.return_type
 	}
 	// TODO: str methods
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
index 2295ac7319..bdf7a87daa 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
@@ -424,6 +424,11 @@ fn (mut g Gen) method_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if node.generic_type != table.void_type && node.generic_type != 0 {
+		// Using _T_ to differentiate between get<string> and get_string
+		// `foo<int>()` => `foo_T_int()`
+		name += '_T_' + g.typ(node.generic_type)
+	}
 	// TODO2
 	// g.generate_tmp_autofree_arg_vars(node, name)
 	//
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 162e895493..78e6992648 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) call_expr(language table.Language, mod string) ast.CallExp
 		}
 	}
 	p.check(.lpar)
-	mut args := p.call_args()
+	args := p.call_args()
 	last_pos := p.tok.position()
 	p.check(.rpar)
 	// ! in mutable methods
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 9cb3003c43..d73d901c2c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1427,6 +1427,20 @@ fn (mut p Parser) dot_expr(left ast.Expr) ast.Expr {
 	}
 	// Method call
 	// TODO move to fn.v call_expr()
+	mut generic_type := table.void_type
+	mut generic_list_pos := p.tok.position()
+	if p.tok.kind == .lt && p.peek_tok.kind == .name && p.peek_tok2.kind == .gt {
+		// `g.foo<int>(10)`
+		p.next() // `<`
+		generic_type = p.parse_type()
+		p.check(.gt) // `>`
+		generic_list_pos = generic_list_pos.extend(p.prev_tok.position())
+		// In case of `foo<T>()`
+		// T is unwrapped and registered in the checker.
+		if !generic_type.has_flag(.generic) {
+			p.table.register_fn_gen_type(field_name, generic_type)
+		}
+	}
 	if p.tok.kind == .lpar {
 		p.next()
 		args := p.call_args()
@@ -1472,6 +1486,8 @@ fn (mut p Parser) dot_expr(left ast.Expr) ast.Expr {
 			args: args
 			pos: pos
 			is_method: true
+			generic_type: generic_type
+			generic_list_pos: generic_list_pos
 			or_block: ast.OrExpr{
 				stmts: or_stmts
 				kind: or_kind
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/generics_method_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/generics_method_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef54376d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/generics_method_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+struct Point {
+mut:
+	x int
+	y int
+}
+
+fn (mut p Point) translate<T>(x T, y T) {
+	p.x += x
+	p.y += y
+}
+
+fn test_generic_method() {
+	mut pot := Point{}
+	pot.translate<int>(1, 3)
+	pot.translate(1, 3)
+	println(pot)
+	assert pot == Point{
+		x: 2
+		y: 6
+	}
+}