diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/array.v b/vlib/v/gen/array.v
index f967c3eca0..e3a4da3759 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/array.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/array.v
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) array_init(it ast.ArrayInit) {
 			shared_styp = g.typ(shared_typ)
 			g.writeln('($shared_styp*)memdup(&($shared_styp){.val = ')
 		} else {
-			g.write('($styp*)memdup(&') // TODO: doesn't work with every compiler
+			g.write('($styp*)memdup(ADDR($styp, ')
 		}
 	} else {
 		if g.is_shared {
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) array_init(it ast.ArrayInit) {
 		} else {
 			g.write('0)')
 		}
+		if is_amp {
+			if g.is_shared {
+				g.write(', .mtx = sync__new_rwmutex()}, sizeof($shared_styp))')
+			} else {
+				g.write('), sizeof($styp))')
+			}
+		}
 		return
 	}
 	len := it.exprs.len
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index e5a1fa12f3..6855311f1f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -2720,10 +2720,11 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 					g.writeln('($shared_styp*)memdup(&($shared_styp){.val = ')
 				} else {
 					styp = g.typ(node.typ)
-					g.write('($styp*)memdup(&') // TODO: doesn't work with every compiler
+					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 = ($styp*)')
 				}
 			}
@@ -2756,7 +2757,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 					g.write(', sizeof($shared_styp))')
 				}
 			} else if is_amp {
-				g.write(', sizeof($styp))')
+				g.write('), sizeof($styp))')
 			}
 		}
 		ast.None {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
index ac4a14953e..05a8312f5b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) expr(precedence int) ast.Expr {
 			if p.expecting_type {
 				// parse json.decode type (`json.decode([]User, s)`)
 				node = p.name_expr()
-			} else if p.is_amp && p.peek_tok.kind == .rsbr {
+			} else if p.is_amp && p.peek_tok.kind == .rsbr && p.peek_tok3.kind != .lcbr {
 				pos := p.tok.position()
 				typ := p.parse_type().to_ptr()
 				p.check(.lpar)
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/array_map_ref_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/array_map_ref_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19e2c4a527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/array_map_ref_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+fn mod_map(shared m map[string]f64) {
+	lock m {
+		m['y'] = 6.5
+		m['op'] = -13.0625
+	}
+}
+
+fn mod_array(shared a []f64) {
+	lock a {
+		a[5] = -13.5
+		a[7] = 167.125
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_array_map_ref() {
+	// test initialization
+	mut m := map[string]int{}
+	mut m_ref := &map[string]f64{}
+	mut a := []int{len: 10}
+	mut a_ref := &[]f64{cap: 12, len: 2}
+	shared m_shared := &map[string]f64{}
+	shared a_shared := &[]f64{cap: 12, len: 9}
+	// test usage
+	m['a'] = 3
+	unsafe {
+		m_ref['b'] = 12.25
+	}
+	a << 67
+	a << 45
+	assert a.len == 12
+	a_ref << 73
+	a_ref << 12
+	a_ref << 8
+	unsafe {
+		a_ref[1] = 17
+	}
+	assert a_ref.len == 5
+	t1 := go mod_map(shared m_shared)
+	t2 := go mod_array(shared a_shared)
+	lock m_shared, a_shared {
+		a_shared[4] = -12.25
+		m_shared['tz'] = 73.75
+	}
+	t1.wait()
+	t2.wait()
+	rlock m_shared {
+		assert m_shared['y'] == 6.5
+		assert m_shared['op'] == -13.0625
+		assert m_shared['tz'] == 73.75
+	}
+	rlock a_shared {
+		assert a_shared[4] == -12.25
+		assert a_shared[5] == -13.5
+		assert a_shared[7] == 167.125
+	}
+}