diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index a6341ebc31..3650204d44 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -2924,11 +2924,18 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 		info := left_sym.info as table.Array
 		if right_sym.kind == .array && info.elem_type != node.right_type {
 			// push an array => PUSH_MANY, but not if pushing an array to 2d array (`[][]int << []int`)
-			g.write('_PUSH_MANY(&')
+			g.write('_PUSH_MANY(')
+			mut expected_push_many_atype := left_type
+			if !expected_push_many_atype.is_ptr() {
+				// fn f(mut a []int) { a << [1,2,3] } -> type of `a` is `array_int*` -> no need for &
+				g.write('&')
+			} else {
+				expected_push_many_atype = expected_push_many_atype.deref()
+			}
 			g.expr(node.left)
 			g.write(', (')
 			g.expr_with_cast(node.right, node.right_type, left_type)
-			styp := g.typ(left_type)
+			styp := g.typ(expected_push_many_atype)
 			g.write('), $tmp, $styp)')
 		} else {
 			// push a single element
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/appending_to_mut_array_in_fn_param_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/appending_to_mut_array_in_fn_param_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbaf401193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/appending_to_mut_array_in_fn_param_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+fn append_i(mut a []int) {
+	a << 1 // ensure single element << works
+	a << [2, 3] // .. and array << works too
+}
+
+fn append_s(mut a []string) {
+	a << 'a'
+	a << ['b', 'c']
+}
+
+fn append_2d(mut a [][]int) {
+	a << [1]
+	a << [2, 3, 4]
+}
+
+fn test_appending_to_mutable_int_array_args() {
+	mut xxx := [10, 20, 30]
+	append_i(mut xxx)
+	assert xxx == [10, 20, 30, 1, 2, 3]
+}
+
+fn test_appending_to_mutable_string_array_args() {
+	mut xxx := ['x', 'y', 'z']
+	append_s(mut xxx)
+	assert xxx == ['x', 'y', 'z', 'a', 'b', 'c']
+}
+
+fn test_appending_to_mutable_2d_array_args() {
+	mut xxx := [][]int{}
+	xxx << [1, 2, 3]
+	xxx << [3, 4, 5]
+	append_2d(mut xxx)
+	assert xxx == [[1, 2, 3], [3, 4, 5], [1], [2, 3, 4]]
+}