diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 6b7c8c2d95..4bab48d058 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -782,7 +782,8 @@ pub:
 	method_name string
 	left        Expr
 	is_vweb     bool
-	vweb_stmts  []Stmt
+	// vweb_stmts  []Stmt
+	vweb_tmpl   File
 pub mut:
 	sym         table.TypeSymbol
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index d9f14f6158..b932cfe411 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1829,6 +1829,10 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) expr(node ast.Expr) table.Type {
 		}
 		ast.ComptimeCall {
 			it.sym = c.table.get_type_symbol(c.unwrap_generic(c.expr(it.left)))
+			if it.is_vweb {
+				mut c2 := new_checker(c.table, c.pref)
+				c2.check(it.vweb_tmpl)
+			}
 			return table.void_type
 		}
 		ast.ConcatExpr {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 7189795442..5f5a3578ad 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -4351,6 +4351,16 @@ fn (mut g Gen) interface_call(typ, interface_type table.Type) {
 
 fn (g &Gen) comptime_call(node ast.ComptimeCall) {
 	if node.is_vweb {
+		for stmt in node.vweb_tmpl.stmts {
+			if stmt is ast.FnDecl {
+				fn_decl := stmt as ast.FnDecl
+				// insert stmts from vweb_tmpl fn
+				if fn_decl.name == 'vweb_tmpl' {
+					g.stmts(fn_decl.stmts)
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
 		g.writeln('vweb__Context_html(&app-> vweb, tmpl_res)')
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/comptime.v b/vlib/v/parser/comptime.v
index 6d390f6e15..fd7fa10133 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/comptime.v
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import v.pref
 import v.vmod
 import v.table
 import vweb.tmpl
-import v.token
 
 const (
 	supported_platforms = ['windows', 'mac', 'macos', 'darwin', 'linux', 'freebsd', 'openbsd',
@@ -78,60 +77,31 @@ fn (mut p Parser) hash() ast.HashStmt {
 	}
 }
 
-struct ParserState {
-	scanner_pos int
-	tok         token.Token
-	prev_tok    token.Token
-	peek_tok    token.Token
-	peek_tok2   token.Token
-	peek_tok3   token.Token
-}
-
-pub fn (p &Parser) save_state() ParserState {
-	return ParserState{
-		scanner_pos: p.scanner.pos
-		tok: p.tok
-		prev_tok: p.prev_tok
-		peek_tok: p.peek_tok
-		peek_tok2: p.peek_tok2
-		peek_tok3: p.peek_tok3
-	}
-}
-
-pub fn (mut p Parser) restore_state(state ParserState) {
-	p.scanner.pos = state.scanner_pos
-	p.tok = state.tok
-	p.prev_tok = state.prev_tok
-	p.peek_tok = state.peek_tok
-	p.peek_tok2 = state.peek_tok2
-	p.peek_tok3 = state.peek_tok3
-}
-
 fn (mut p Parser) vweb() ast.ComptimeCall {
 	p.check(.dollar)
 	p.check(.name) // skip `vweb.html()` TODO
 	p.check(.dot)
-	pos := p.scanner.pos
 	p.check(.name)
 	p.check(.lpar)
 	p.check(.rpar)
-	state := p.save_state()
 	// Compile vweb html template to V code, parse that V code and embed the resulting V function
 	// that returns an html string.
 	mut path := p.cur_fn_name + '.html'
 	// if p.pref.is_debug {
 	println('>>> compiling vweb HTML template "$path"')
 	v_code := tmpl.compile_file(path)
+	mut scope := &ast.Scope{
+		start_pos: 0
+		parent: 0
+	}
+	file := parse_text(v_code, p.table, scope, p.global_scope)
 	if p.pref.is_verbose {
 		println('\n\n')
 		println('>>> vweb template for ${path}:')
 		println(v_code)
 		println('>>> end of vweb template END')
 		println('\n\n')
-		p.scanner.text = p.scanner.text[..pos] + v_code + p.scanner.text[pos..]
-		println(p.scanner.text)
 	}
-	// }
 	/*
 	if !os.exists(path) {
 		// Can't find the template file in current directory,
@@ -143,15 +113,9 @@ fn (mut p Parser) vweb() ast.ComptimeCall {
 		}
 	}
 	*/
-	p.restore_state(state)
-	p.scanner.pos = pos + v_code.len + 1
-	/*
-	println('restored:')
-	println(p.scanner.text[p.scanner.pos..])
-	println('=============')
-	*/
 	return ast.ComptimeCall{
 		is_vweb: true
+		vweb_tmpl: file
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index cabddfa9e5..3ed4e47955 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ pub fn parse_stmt(text string, table &table.Table, scope &ast.Scope) ast.Stmt {
 	return p.stmt()
 }
 
+pub fn parse_text(text string, b_table &table.Table, scope &ast.Scope, global_scope &ast.Scope) ast.File {
+	s := scanner.new_scanner(text, .skip_comments)
+	mut p := Parser{
+		scanner: s
+		table: b_table
+		pref: &pref.Preferences{}
+		scope: scope
+		errors: []errors.Error{}
+		warnings: []errors.Warning{}
+		global_scope: global_scope
+	}
+	return p.parse()
+}
+
 pub fn parse_file(path string, b_table &table.Table, comments_mode scanner.CommentsMode, pref &pref.Preferences, global_scope &ast.Scope) ast.File {
 	// NB: when comments_mode == .toplevel_comments,
 	// the parser gives feedback to the scanner about toplevel statements, so that the scanner can skip
@@ -85,7 +99,6 @@ pub fn parse_file(path string, b_table &table.Table, comments_mode scanner.Comme
 	// text := os.read_file(path) or {
 	// panic(err)
 	// }
-	mut stmts := []ast.Stmt{}
 	mut p := Parser{
 		scanner: scanner.new_scanner_file(path, comments_mode)
 		comments_mode: comments_mode
@@ -101,17 +114,20 @@ pub fn parse_file(path string, b_table &table.Table, comments_mode scanner.Comme
 		warnings: []errors.Warning{}
 		global_scope: global_scope
 	}
+	return p.parse()
+}
+
+fn (mut p Parser) parse() ast.File {
 	// comments_mode: comments_mode
 	p.init_parse_fns()
 	p.read_first_token()
+	mut stmts := []ast.Stmt{}
 	for p.tok.kind == .comment {
 		stmts << p.comment()
 	}
 	// module
-	mut mstmt := ast.Stmt{}
 	module_decl := p.module_decl()
-	mstmt = module_decl
-	stmts << mstmt
+	stmts << module_decl
 	// imports
 	for p.tok.kind == .key_import {
 		stmts << p.import_stmt()
@@ -137,7 +153,7 @@ pub fn parse_file(path string, b_table &table.Table, comments_mode scanner.Comme
 	p.scope.end_pos = p.tok.pos
 	//
 	return ast.File{
-		path: path
+		path: p.file_name
 		mod: module_decl
 		imports: p.ast_imports
 		stmts: stmts
diff --git a/vlib/vweb/tmpl/tmpl.v b/vlib/vweb/tmpl/tmpl.v
index 1f950b2e8d..94afe8c07e 100644
--- a/vlib/vweb/tmpl/tmpl.v
+++ b/vlib/vweb/tmpl/tmpl.v
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ pub fn compile_template(content string) string {
 	mut s := strings.new_builder(1000)
 	// base := path.all_after_last('/').replace('.html', '')
 	s.writeln("
+	import strings
 	// === vweb html template ===
+	fn vweb_tmpl() {
 	mut sb := strings.new_builder(${lines.len * 30})
 	header := \' \' // TODO remove
 	_ = header
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ pub fn compile_template(content string) string {
 	}
 	s.writeln(str_end)
 	s.writeln('tmpl_res := sb.str() ')
+	s.writeln('}')
 	s.writeln('// === end of vweb html template ===')
 	return s.str()
 }