diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/encoder.v b/vlib/x/json2/encoder.v
index bb935b84ca..2919b711eb 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/encoder.v
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/encoder.v
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ pub fn (f Any) prettify_json_str() string {
 	}
 	mut enc := Encoder{
 		newline: `\n`
-		newline_spaces_count: 4
+		newline_spaces_count: 2
 	}
 	enc.encode_value(f, mut sb) or {}
 	return sb.str()
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/json2.v b/vlib/x/json2/json2.v
index 7989c2f5ec..1ac3074637 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/json2.v
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/json2.v
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ pub fn encode[T](val T) string {
 	return sb.str()
 }
 
+// encode_pretty ...
+pub fn encode_pretty[T](typed_data T) string {
+	encoded := encode(typed_data)
+	raw_decoded := raw_decode(encoded) or { 0 }
+	return raw_decoded.prettify_json_str()
+}
+
 // int uses `Any` as an integer.
 pub fn (f Any) int() int {
 	match f {
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/json_module_compatibility_test/json_test.v b/vlib/x/json2/json_module_compatibility_test/json_test.v
index 427c808861..9c700892bf 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/json_module_compatibility_test/json_test.v
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/json_module_compatibility_test/json_test.v
@@ -178,3 +178,37 @@ fn test_generic_struct() {
 	assert foo_dec.name == 'bar'
 	assert foo_dec.data == 12
 }
+
+type StringAlias = string
+
+// TODO - encode_pretty array, sum types, struct, alias of struct and others...
+struct Foo2 {
+	ux8  u8
+	ux16 u16
+	ux32 u32
+	ux64 u64
+	sx8  i8
+	sx16 i16
+	sx32 int
+	sx64 i64
+	a    bool
+	b    string
+	c    StringAlias
+}
+
+fn test_pretty() {
+	foo := Foo2{1, 2, 3, 4, -1, -2, -3, -4, true, 'abc', 'aliens'}
+	assert json.encode_pretty(foo) == '{
+  "ux8": 1,
+  "ux16": 2,
+  "ux32": 3,
+  "ux64": 4,
+  "sx8": -1,
+  "sx16": -2,
+  "sx32": -3,
+  "sx64": -4,
+  "a": true,
+  "b": "abc",
+  "c": "aliens"
+}'
+}
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/json_module_compatibility_test/json_todo_test.vv b/vlib/x/json2/json_module_compatibility_test/json_todo_test.vv
index d986e67a69..0c238cc1ec 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/json_module_compatibility_test/json_todo_test.vv
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/json_module_compatibility_test/json_todo_test.vv
@@ -348,17 +348,6 @@ fn test_decode_missing_maps_field() {
 	assert '${info.maps}' == '{}'
 }
 
-struct Foo2 {
-	name string
-}
-
-//! BUGFIX - .from_json(res)
-fn test_pretty() {
-	foo := Foo2{'Bob'}
-	assert json.encode_pretty(foo) == '{
-	"name":	"Bob"
-}'
-}
 
 struct Foo3 {
 	name string
@@ -369,7 +358,7 @@ struct Foo3 {
 fn test_omit_empty() {
 	foo := Foo3{'Bob', 0}
 	assert json.encode_pretty(foo) == '{
-	"name":	"Bob"
+  "name": "Bob"
 }'
 }