diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/native/amd64.v b/vlib/v/gen/native/amd64.v
index 7df355516f..1bc168cd68 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/native/amd64.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/native/amd64.v
@@ -2572,3 +2572,76 @@ fn (mut g Gen) reverse_string(reg Register) {
 	g.write8(0xf1)
 	g.println('jmp 0xf')
 }
+
+fn (mut g Gen) gen_match_expr_amd64(expr ast.MatchExpr) {
+	branch_labels := []int{len: expr.branches.len, init: g.labels.new_label() + it * 0} // call new_label for all elements in the array
+	end_label := g.labels.new_label()
+
+	if expr.is_sum_type {
+		// TODO
+	} else {
+		g.expr(expr.cond)
+	}
+	g.push(.rax)
+
+	mut else_label := 0
+	for i, branch in expr.branches {
+		if branch.is_else {
+			else_label = branch_labels[i]
+		} else {
+			for cond in branch.exprs {
+				match cond {
+					ast.RangeExpr {
+						g.pop(.rdx)
+						g.expr(cond.low)
+						g.cmp_reg(.rax, .rdx)
+						g.write([u8(0x0f), 0x9e, 0xc3])
+						g.println('setle bl')
+						g.expr(cond.high)
+						g.cmp_reg(.rax, .rdx)
+						g.write([u8(0x0f), 0x9d, 0xc1])
+						g.println('setge cl')
+						g.write([u8(0x20), 0xcb])
+						g.println('and bl, cl')
+						g.write([u8(0x84), 0xdb])
+						g.println('test bl, bl')
+						then_addr := g.cjmp(.jne)
+						g.labels.patches << LabelPatch{
+							id: branch_labels[i]
+							pos: then_addr
+						}
+						g.push(.rdx)
+					}
+					else {
+						g.expr(cond)
+						g.pop(.rdx)
+						g.cmp_reg(.rax, .rdx)
+						then_addr := g.cjmp(.je)
+						g.labels.patches << LabelPatch{
+							id: branch_labels[i]
+							pos: then_addr
+						}
+						g.push(.rdx)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	g.pop(.rdx)
+	else_addr := g.jmp(0)
+	g.labels.patches << LabelPatch{
+		id: else_label
+		pos: else_addr
+	}
+	for i, branch in expr.branches {
+		g.labels.addrs[branch_labels[i]] = g.pos()
+		for stmt in branch.stmts {
+			g.stmt(stmt)
+		}
+		g.labels.patches << LabelPatch{
+			id: end_label
+			pos: g.jmp(0)
+		}
+	}
+	g.labels.addrs[end_label] = g.pos()
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/native/gen.v b/vlib/v/gen/native/gen.v
index e7bdf17649..63855f599e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/native/gen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/native/gen.v
@@ -482,6 +482,14 @@ fn (mut g Gen) call_fn(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	}
 }
 
+fn (mut g Gen) gen_match_expr(expr ast.MatchExpr) {
+	if g.pref.arch == .arm64 {
+		//		g.gen_match_expr_arm64(expr)
+	} else {
+		g.gen_match_expr_amd64(expr)
+	}
+}
+
 fn (mut g Gen) gen_var_to_string(reg Register, var Var, config VarConfig) {
 	typ := g.get_type_from_var(var)
 	if typ.is_int() {
@@ -601,7 +609,6 @@ g.expr
 		ast.InfixExpr {}
 		ast.IsRefType {}
 		ast.MapInit {}
-		ast.MatchExpr {}
 		ast.OrExpr {}
 		ast.ParExpr {}
 		ast.RangeExpr {}
@@ -609,6 +616,9 @@ g.expr
 		ast.SqlExpr {}
 		ast.TypeNode {}
 		*/
+		ast.MatchExpr {
+			g.gen_match_expr(expr)
+		}
 		ast.TypeOf {
 			g.gen_typeof_expr(expr, newline)
 		}
@@ -1045,6 +1055,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 		ast.GoExpr {
 			g.v_error('native backend doesnt support threads yet', node.pos)
 		}
+		ast.MatchExpr {
+			g.gen_match_expr(node)
+		}
 		else {
 			g.n_error('expr: unhandled node type: $node.type_name()')
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/native/tests/match.vv b/vlib/v/gen/native/tests/match.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e2b087f93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/native/tests/match.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+fn match_for_test() { // from for_loops_2_test.v
+	mut a := 2
+	mut b := 0
+	for {
+		match a {
+			2 {
+				println('a == 2')
+				a = 0
+				continue
+			}
+			0 {
+				println('a == 0')
+				a = 5
+				b++
+				break
+			}
+			else {
+				println('unexpected branch')
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	assert a == 5
+	assert b == 1
+	println(b)
+	println(a)
+}
+
+fn ifexpr_match_test() { // from if_expr_with_nested_match_expr_test.v
+	b := true // this is needed. why?
+	a := if b {
+		match 5 {
+			5 { 0 }
+			else { 1 }
+		}
+	} else {
+		3
+	}
+	assert a == 0
+	println(a)
+}
+
+fn integer_match_test() { // from match_test.v
+	mut a := 3
+	mut b := 0
+	match a {
+		2 {
+			println('two')
+		}
+		3 {
+			println('three')
+			b = 3
+		}
+		4 {
+			println('four')
+		}
+		else {
+			println('???')
+		}
+	}
+	assert b == 3
+	assert match 2 {
+		1 { 2 }
+		2 { 3 }
+		else { 5 }
+	} == 3
+	assert match 0 {
+		1 { 2 }
+		2 { 3 }
+		else { 5 }
+	} == 5
+	assert match 1 {
+		2 { 0 }
+		else { 5 }
+	} == 5
+	a = 0
+	match 2 {
+		0 {
+			a = 1
+		}
+		1 {
+			a = 2
+		}
+		else {
+			a = 3
+		}
+	}
+	assert a == 3
+	a = 0
+/*	match 1 {
+		0 {
+			a = 1
+		}
+		1 {
+			a = 2
+			a = a + 2
+			a = a + 2
+		}
+		else {}
+	}
+	assert a == 6
+	a = 0
+	match 1 {
+		0 {}
+		else { a = -2 }
+	}
+	assert a == -2*/
+}
+
+fn multiple_test() { // from match_test.v
+	a := 9
+	match a {
+		1, 2, 3 { println('1-3') }
+		4, 5 { println('4-5') }
+		6...9 { println('6-9') }
+		else { println('other') }
+	}
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	match_for_test()
+	ifexpr_match_test()
+	integer_match_test()
+	multiple_test()
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/native/tests/match.vv.out b/vlib/v/gen/native/tests/match.vv.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7415a4b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/native/tests/match.vv.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+a == 2
+a == 0
+1
+5
+0
+three
+6-9