diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v b/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
index f881f48761..2b4d9a3349 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ fn (mut c Checker) comptime_for(node ast.ComptimeFor) {
 				c.comptime_fields_type[node.val_var] = node.typ
 				c.comptime_fields_default_type = field.typ
 				c.stmts(node.stmts)
+
+				unwrapped_expr_type := c.unwrap_generic(field.typ)
+				tsym := c.table.sym(unwrapped_expr_type)
+				c.table.dumps[int(unwrapped_expr_type.clear_flag(.optional).clear_flag(.result))] = tsym.cname
 			}
 			c.inside_comptime_for_field = false
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/comptime_dump_fields_var_test.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/comptime_dump_fields_var_test.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce67fd3b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/comptime_dump_fields_var_test.out
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[vlib/v/checker/tests/comptime_dump_fields_var_test.vv:13] val.$field.name: c
+[vlib/v/checker/tests/comptime_dump_fields_var_test.vv:13] val.$field.name: d
+[vlib/v/checker/tests/comptime_dump_fields_var_test.vv:13] val.$field.name: 1
+[vlib/v/checker/tests/comptime_dump_fields_var_test.vv:13] val.$field.name: 0
+[vlib/v/checker/tests/comptime_dump_fields_var_test.vv:13] val.$field.name: _VAnonStruct1{
+    i: 100
+}
+ok
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/comptime_dump_fields_var_test.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/comptime_dump_fields_var_test.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1ae524cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/comptime_dump_fields_var_test.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+struct Foo {
+	a string
+	b ?string
+	c int
+	d ?int
+	e struct {
+		i ?int
+	}
+}
+
+fn run[T](val T) {
+	$for field in T.fields {
+		dump(val.$(field.name))
+	}
+	println('ok')
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	foo := Foo{'c', 'd', 1, 0, struct {100}}
+	run(foo)
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
index 71ba57d60d..ae770a91fe 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ import v.ast
 import v.util
 import v.pref
 
+fn (mut g Gen) get_comptime_selector_var_type(node ast.ComptimeSelector) (ast.StructField, string) {
+	field_name := g.comptime_for_field_value.name
+	left_sym := g.table.sym(g.unwrap_generic(node.left_type))
+	field := g.table.find_field_with_embeds(left_sym, field_name) or {
+		g.error('`${node.left}` has no field named `${field_name}`', node.left.pos())
+	}
+	return field, field_name
+}
+
 fn (mut g Gen) comptime_selector(node ast.ComptimeSelector) {
 	g.expr(node.left)
 	if node.left_type.is_ptr() {
@@ -20,11 +29,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) comptime_selector(node ast.ComptimeSelector) {
 		if node.field_expr.expr is ast.Ident {
 			if node.field_expr.expr.name == g.comptime_for_field_var
 				&& node.field_expr.field_name == 'name' {
-				field_name := g.comptime_for_field_value.name
-				left_sym := g.table.sym(g.unwrap_generic(node.left_type))
-				_ := g.table.find_field_with_embeds(left_sym, field_name) or {
-					g.error('`${node.left}` has no field named `${field_name}`', node.left.pos())
-				}
+				_, field_name := g.get_comptime_selector_var_type(node)
 				g.write(c_name(field_name))
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/dumpexpr.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/dumpexpr.v
index d7030c228f..2852a99f7d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/dumpexpr.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/dumpexpr.v
@@ -13,17 +13,35 @@ fn (mut g Gen) dump_expr(node ast.DumpExpr) {
 		return
 	}
 	mut name := node.cname
+	mut expr_type := node.expr_type
+
+	// var.${field.name}
+	if node.expr is ast.ComptimeSelector {
+		selector := node.expr as ast.ComptimeSelector
+		if selector.field_expr is ast.SelectorExpr {
+			selector_expr := selector.field_expr as ast.SelectorExpr
+			if selector_expr.expr is ast.Ident {
+				ident_expr := selector_expr.expr
+				if ident_expr.name == g.comptime_for_field_var && selector_expr.field_name == 'name' {
+					field, _ := g.get_comptime_selector_var_type(selector)
+					name = g.typ(g.unwrap_generic(field.typ.clear_flag(.shared_f).clear_flag(.optional).clear_flag(.result)))
+					expr_type = field.typ
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if g.table.sym(node.expr_type).language == .c {
 		name = name[3..]
 	}
 	dump_fn_name := '_v_dump_expr_${name}' +
-		(if node.expr_type.is_ptr() { '_ptr'.repeat(node.expr_type.nr_muls()) } else { '' })
+		(if expr_type.is_ptr() { '_ptr'.repeat(expr_type.nr_muls()) } else { '' })
 	g.write(' ${dump_fn_name}(${ctoslit(fpath)}, ${line}, ${sexpr}, ')
-	if node.expr_type.has_flag(.shared_f) {
+	if expr_type.has_flag(.shared_f) {
 		g.write('&')
 		g.expr(node.expr)
 		g.write('->val')
-	} else if node.expr_type.has_flag(.optional) || node.expr_type.has_flag(.result) {
+	} else if expr_type.has_flag(.optional) || expr_type.has_flag(.result) {
 		old_inside_opt_or_res := g.inside_opt_or_res
 		g.inside_opt_or_res = true
 		g.write('(*(${name}*)')