diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index f38e54d483..3f29fe51c4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -2522,11 +2522,13 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) assign_stmt(mut assign_stmt ast.AssignStmt) {
 					}
 					mut ident_var_info := left.info as ast.IdentVar
 					if ident_var_info.share == .shared_t {
-						if left_type.nr_muls() > 1 {
-							c.error('shared cannot be multi level reference', left.pos)
-						}
 						left_type = left_type.set_flag(.shared_f)
-						left_type = left_type.set_nr_muls(1)
+						if is_decl {
+							if left_type.nr_muls() > 1 {
+								c.error('shared cannot be multi level reference', left.pos)
+							}
+							left_type = left_type.set_nr_muls(1)
+						}
 					}
 					if ident_var_info.share == .atomic_t {
 						left_type = left_type.set_flag(.atomic_f)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/array.v b/vlib/v/gen/array.v
index 3fa6b862ac..aabab95571 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/array.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/array.v
@@ -14,17 +14,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) array_init(node ast.ArrayInit) {
 	g.is_amp = false
 	if is_amp {
 		g.out.go_back(1) // delete the `&` already generated in `prefix_expr()
-		if g.is_shared {
-			mut shared_typ := node.typ.set_flag(.shared_f)
-			shared_styp = g.typ(shared_typ)
-			g.writeln('($shared_styp*)__dup_shared_array(&($shared_styp){.val = ')
-		} else {
-			g.write('($styp*)memdup(ADDR($styp, ')
-		}
-	} else {
-		if g.is_shared {
-			g.writeln('{.val = ($styp*)')
-		}
+	}
+	if g.is_shared {
+		mut shared_typ := node.typ.set_flag(.shared_f)
+		shared_styp = g.typ(shared_typ)
+		g.writeln('($shared_styp*)__dup_shared_array(&($shared_styp){.val = ')
+	} else if is_amp {
+		g.write('($styp*)memdup(ADDR($styp, ')
 	}
 	if type_sym.kind == .array_fixed {
 		g.write('{')
@@ -93,12 +89,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) array_init(node ast.ArrayInit) {
 		} else {
 			g.write('0)')
 		}
-		if is_amp {
-			if g.is_shared {
-				g.write('}, sizeof($shared_styp))')
-			} else {
-				g.write('), sizeof($styp))')
-			}
+		if g.is_shared {
+			g.write('}, sizeof($shared_styp))')
+		} else if is_amp {
+			g.write('), sizeof($styp))')
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -121,12 +115,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) array_init(node ast.ArrayInit) {
 	}
 	g.write('}))')
 	if g.is_shared {
-		g.write(', .mtx = sync__new_rwmutex()}')
-		if is_amp {
-			g.write(', sizeof($shared_styp))')
-		}
+		g.write('}, sizeof($shared_styp))')
 	} else if is_amp {
-		g.write(', sizeof($styp))')
+		g.write('), sizeof($styp))')
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 0e47096c54..987c16447c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -2692,19 +2692,14 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			g.is_amp = false
 			if is_amp {
 				g.out.go_back(1) // delete the `&` already generated in `prefix_expr()
-				if g.is_shared {
-					mut shared_typ := node.typ.set_flag(.shared_f)
-					shared_styp = g.typ(shared_typ)
-					g.writeln('($shared_styp*)__dup_shared_map(&($shared_styp){.val = ')
-				} else {
-					styp = g.typ(node.typ)
-					g.write('($styp*)memdup(ADDR($styp, ')
-				}
-			} else {
-				if g.is_shared {
-					// TODO: shared objects on stack should be forbidden or auto-converted to heap
-					g.writeln('{.val = ($styp*)')
-				}
+			}
+			if g.is_shared {
+				mut shared_typ := node.typ.set_flag(.shared_f)
+				shared_styp = g.typ(shared_typ)
+				g.writeln('($shared_styp*)__dup_shared_map(&($shared_styp){.val = ')
+			} else if is_amp {
+				styp = g.typ(node.typ)
+				g.write('($styp*)memdup(ADDR($styp, ')
 			}
 			if size > 0 {
 				if value_typ.kind == .function {
@@ -2730,10 +2725,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 				g.write('new_map_2(sizeof($key_typ_str), sizeof($value_typ_str), $hash_fn, $key_eq_fn, $clone_fn, $free_fn)')
 			}
 			if g.is_shared {
-				g.write('}')
-				if is_amp {
-					g.write(', sizeof($shared_styp))')
-				}
+				g.write('}, sizeof($shared_styp))')
 			} else if is_amp {
 				g.write('), sizeof($styp))')
 			}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/shared_array_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/shared_array_test.v
index 88a91f4cda..185c5e7c10 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/shared_array_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/shared_array_test.v
@@ -40,3 +40,26 @@ fn test_shared_array() {
 		assert f1 == 350020
 	}
 }
+
+fn test_shared_init_syntax() {
+	shared foo := &[3, 5, 6, -12]
+	shared bar := [-12.5, 23.125, 6.0625, 12.5]
+	shared baz := &[]int{len: 5, cap: 12}
+	shared qux := []f64{len: 7}
+	lock foo {
+		foo[2] = 20
+	}
+	lock bar {
+		bar[3] = 12.5
+	}
+	lock baz, qux {
+		baz[3] = 12
+		qux[6] = -17.0625
+	}
+	rlock foo, bar, baz, qux {
+		assert foo[2] == 20
+		assert bar[3] == 12.5
+		assert baz[3] == 12
+		assert qux[6] == -17.0625
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/shared_map_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/shared_map_test.v
index 191b36f33a..22cd55b0ba 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/shared_map_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/shared_map_test.v
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fn incr(shared foo map[string]int, key string, mut sem sync.Semaphore) {
 }
 
 fn test_shared_array() {
-	shared foo := &{'p': 10, 'q': 0}
+	shared foo := {'p': 10, 'q': 0}
 	lock foo {
 		foo['q'] = 20
 	}
@@ -35,3 +35,26 @@ fn test_shared_array() {
 		assert fq == 350020
 	}
 }
+
+fn test_shared_init_syntax() {
+	shared foo := &{'p': 17, 'q': -3, 'qwertz': 10}
+	shared bar := {'wer': 13.75, 'cvbn': -7.25, 'asd': -0.0625}
+	shared baz := &map[string]int{}
+	shared qux := map[string]f64{}
+	lock foo {
+		foo['q'] = 20
+	}
+	lock bar {
+		bar['asd'] = 12.5
+	}
+	lock baz, qux {
+		baz['wer'] = 12
+		qux['abc'] = -17.0625
+	}
+	rlock foo, bar, baz, qux {
+		assert foo['q'] == 20
+		assert bar['asd'] == 12.5
+		assert baz['wer'] == 12
+		assert qux['abc'] == -17.0625
+	}
+}