diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/sync_receiver_decl.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/sync_receiver_decl.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/sync_receiver_decl.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/sync_receiver_decl.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29f1575bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/sync_receiver_decl.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+struct St {}
+fn (shared b St) g() {}
+
+println('ok')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index fcbd669109..966e2a6fa2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -623,6 +623,9 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_receiver(mut params []ast.Param, mut rec ReceiverParsingInf
 	if rec.is_mut {
 		p.next() // `mut`
 	}
+	if is_shared {
+		p.register_auto_import('sync')
+	}
 	rec_start_pos := p.tok.pos()
 	rec.name = p.check_name()
 	if !rec.is_mut {