diff --git a/vlib/builtin/array_eq_test.v b/vlib/builtin/array_eq_test.v
index b53f00fbc9..71d369f945 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/array_eq_test.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/array_eq_test.v
@@ -10,3 +10,37 @@ fn test_eq() {
 	assert [{'bob': 22}, {'tom': 33}] == [{'bob': 22}, {'tom': 33}]
 	assert [[1, 2, 3], [4]] == [[1, 2, 3], [4]]
 }
+
+fn test_fixed_array_eq() {
+	a1 := [1, 2, 3]!!
+	assert a1 == [1, 2, 3]!!
+	assert a1 != [2, 3, 4]!!
+
+	a2 := [[1, 2]!!, [3, 4]!!]!!
+	assert a2 == [[1, 2]!!, [3, 4]!!]!!
+	assert a2 != [[3, 4]!!, [1, 2]!!]!!
+
+	a3 := [[1, 2], [3, 4]]!!
+	assert a3 == [[1, 2], [3, 4]]!!
+	assert a3 != [[1, 1], [2, 2]]!!
+
+	a4 := [[`a`, `b`], [`c`, `d`]]!!
+	assert a4 == [[`a`, `b`], [`c`, `d`]]!!
+	assert a4 != [[`c`, `a`], [`a`, `b`]]!!
+
+	a5 := [['aaa', 'bbb'], ['ccc', 'ddd']]!!
+	assert a5 == [['aaa', 'bbb'], ['ccc', 'ddd']]!!
+	assert a5 != [['abc', 'def'], ['ccc', 'ddd']]!!
+
+	a6 := [['aaa', 'bbb']!!, ['ccc', 'ddd']!!]!!
+	assert a6 == [['aaa', 'bbb']!!, ['ccc', 'ddd']!!]!!
+	assert a6 != [['aaa', 'bbb']!!, ['aaa', 'ddd']!!]!!
+
+	a7 := [[1, 2]!!, [3, 4]!!]
+	assert a7 == [[1, 2]!!, [3, 4]!!]
+	assert a7 != [[2, 3]!!, [1, 2]!!]
+
+	a8 := [['aaa', 'bbb']!!, ['ccc', 'ddd']!!]
+	assert a8 == [['aaa', 'bbb']!!, ['ccc', 'ddd']!!]
+	assert a8 != [['bbb', 'aaa']!!, ['cccc', 'dddd']!!]
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/auto_eq_methods.v b/vlib/v/gen/auto_eq_methods.v
index f8e95759a3..a23714403f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/auto_eq_methods.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/auto_eq_methods.v
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_struct_equality_fn(left table.Type) string {
 		} else if sym.kind == .array && !field.typ.is_ptr() {
 			eq_fn := g.gen_array_equality_fn(field.typ)
 			fn_builder.writeln('\tif (!${eq_fn}_arr_eq(a.$field.name, b.$field.name)) {')
+		} else if sym.kind == .array_fixed && !field.typ.is_ptr() {
+			eq_fn := g.gen_fixed_array_equality_fn(field.typ)
+			fn_builder.writeln('\tif (!${eq_fn}_arr_eq(a.$field.name, b.$field.name)) {')
 		} else if sym.kind == .map && !field.typ.is_ptr() {
 			eq_fn := g.gen_map_equality_fn(field.typ)
 			fn_builder.writeln('\tif (!${eq_fn}_map_eq(a.$field.name, b.$field.name)) {')
@@ -69,6 +72,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_equality_fn(left table.Type) string {
 	} else if elem_sym.kind == .array && !elem_typ.is_ptr() {
 		eq_fn := g.gen_array_equality_fn(elem_typ)
 		fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!${eq_fn}_arr_eq((($ptr_elem_typ*)a.data)[i], (($ptr_elem_typ*)b.data)[i])) {')
+	} else if elem_sym.kind == .array_fixed && !elem_typ.is_ptr() {
+		eq_fn := g.gen_fixed_array_equality_fn(elem_typ)
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!${eq_fn}_arr_eq((($ptr_elem_typ*)a.data)[i], (($ptr_elem_typ*)b.data)[i])) {')
 	} else if elem_sym.kind == .map && !elem_typ.is_ptr() {
 		eq_fn := g.gen_map_equality_fn(elem_typ)
 		fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!${eq_fn}_map_eq((($ptr_elem_typ*)a.data)[i], (($ptr_elem_typ*)b.data)[i])) {')
@@ -86,6 +92,50 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_equality_fn(left table.Type) string {
 	return ptr_typ
 }
 
+fn (mut g Gen) gen_fixed_array_equality_fn(left table.Type) string {
+	ptr_typ := g.typ(left).trim('*')
+	if ptr_typ in g.array_fn_definitions {
+		return ptr_typ
+	}
+	g.array_fn_definitions << ptr_typ
+	left_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(left)
+	elem_info := left_sym.array_fixed_info()
+	elem_typ := elem_info.elem_type
+	size := elem_info.size
+	elem_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(elem_typ)
+	g.type_definitions.writeln('static bool ${ptr_typ}_arr_eq($ptr_typ a, $ptr_typ b); // auto')
+	mut fn_builder := strings.new_builder(512)
+	fn_builder.writeln('static bool ${ptr_typ}_arr_eq($ptr_typ a, $ptr_typ b) {')
+	fn_builder.writeln('\tfor (int i = 0; i < $size; ++i) {')
+	// compare every pair of elements of the two fixed arrays
+	if elem_sym.kind == .string {
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (string_ne(a[i], b[i])) {')
+	} else if elem_sym.kind == .struct_ && !elem_typ.is_ptr() {
+		eq_fn := g.gen_struct_equality_fn(elem_typ)
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!${eq_fn}_struct_eq(a[i], b[i])) {')
+	} else if elem_sym.kind == .array && !elem_typ.is_ptr() {
+		eq_fn := g.gen_array_equality_fn(elem_typ)
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!${eq_fn}_arr_eq(a[i], b[i])) {')
+	} else if elem_sym.kind == .array_fixed && !elem_typ.is_ptr() {
+		eq_fn := g.gen_fixed_array_equality_fn(elem_typ)
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!${eq_fn}_arr_eq(a[i], b[i])) {')
+	} else if elem_sym.kind == .map && !elem_typ.is_ptr() {
+		eq_fn := g.gen_map_equality_fn(elem_typ)
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!${eq_fn}_map_eq(a[i], b[i])) {')
+	} else if elem_sym.kind == .function {
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (a[i] != b[i]) {')
+	} else {
+		fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (a[i] != b[i]) {')
+	}
+	fn_builder.writeln('\t\t\treturn false;')
+	fn_builder.writeln('\t\t}')
+	fn_builder.writeln('\t}')
+	fn_builder.writeln('\treturn true;')
+	fn_builder.writeln('}')
+	g.auto_fn_definitions << fn_builder.str()
+	return ptr_typ
+}
+
 fn (mut g Gen) gen_map_equality_fn(left table.Type) string {
 	ptr_typ := g.typ(left).trim('*')
 	if ptr_typ in g.map_fn_definitions {
@@ -135,6 +185,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_map_equality_fn(left table.Type) string {
 			eq_fn := g.gen_array_equality_fn(value_typ)
 			fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!${eq_fn}_arr_eq(*($ptr_value_typ*)map_get_1(&b, k, &($ptr_value_typ[]){ 0 }), v)) {')
 		}
+		.array_fixed {
+			eq_fn := g.gen_fixed_array_equality_fn(value_typ)
+			fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!${eq_fn}_arr_eq(*($ptr_value_typ*)map_get_1(&b, k, &($ptr_value_typ[]){ 0 }), v)) {')
+		}
 		.map {
 			eq_fn := g.gen_map_equality_fn(value_typ)
 			fn_builder.writeln('\t\tif (!${eq_fn}_map_eq(*($ptr_value_typ*)map_get_1(&b, k, &($ptr_value_typ[]){ 0 }), v)) {')
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/auto_str_methods.v b/vlib/v/gen/auto_str_methods.v
index 84df234f85..70bfbb0d60 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/auto_str_methods.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/auto_str_methods.v
@@ -204,7 +204,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_str_for_array(info table.Array, styp string, str_fn_name stri
 	if sym.kind == .function {
 		g.auto_str_funcs.writeln('\t\tstring x = ${elem_str_fn_name}();')
 	} else {
-		g.auto_str_funcs.writeln('\t\t$field_styp it = (*($field_styp*)array_get(a, i));')
+		if sym.kind == .array_fixed {
+			g.auto_str_funcs.writeln('\t\t$field_styp it;')
+			g.auto_str_funcs.writeln('\t\tmemcpy(*($field_styp*)it, (byte*)array_get(a, i), sizeof($field_styp));')
+		} else {
+			g.auto_str_funcs.writeln('\t\t$field_styp it = *($field_styp*)array_get(a, i);')
+		}
 		if sym.kind == .struct_ && !sym_has_str_method {
 			if is_elem_ptr {
 				g.auto_str_funcs.writeln('\t\tstring x = indent_${elem_str_fn_name}(*it, indent_count);')
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 5a9e0eb4d7..21d25aef68 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -3011,11 +3011,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 		}
 	} else if node.op in [.eq, .ne] && left_sym.kind == .array && right_sym.kind == .array {
 		ptr_typ := g.gen_array_equality_fn(left_type)
-		if node.op == .eq {
-			g.write('${ptr_typ}_arr_eq(')
-		} else if node.op == .ne {
-			g.write('!${ptr_typ}_arr_eq(')
+		if node.op == .ne {
+			g.write('!')
 		}
+		g.write('${ptr_typ}_arr_eq(')
 		if node.left_type.is_ptr() {
 			g.write('*')
 		}
@@ -3028,12 +3027,14 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 		g.write(')')
 	} else if node.op in [.eq, .ne] &&
 		left_sym.kind == .array_fixed && right_sym.kind == .array_fixed {
-		info := left_sym.info as table.ArrayFixed
-		et := info.elem_type
-		if !et.is_ptr() && !et.is_pointer() && !et.is_number() && et.idx() !in [table.bool_type_idx, table.char_type_idx] {
-			verror('`==` on fixed array only supported with POD element types ATM')
+		ptr_typ := g.gen_fixed_array_equality_fn(left_type)
+		if node.op == .ne {
+			g.write('!')
+		}
+		g.write('${ptr_typ}_arr_eq(')
+		if node.left_type.is_ptr() {
+			g.write('*')
 		}
-		g.write('(memcmp(')
 		g.expr(node.left)
 		g.write(', ')
 		if node.right is ast.ArrayInit {
@@ -3041,13 +3042,6 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 			g.write('($s)')
 		}
 		g.expr(node.right)
-		g.write(', sizeof(')
-		g.expr(node.left)
-		if node.op == .eq {
-			g.write(')) == 0')
-		} else if node.op == .ne {
-			g.write(')) != 0')
-		}
 		g.write(')')
 	} else if node.op in [.eq, .ne] && left_sym.kind == .map && right_sym.kind == .map {
 		ptr_typ := g.gen_map_equality_fn(left_type)