diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 4c2f11aa60..b22742eed8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -849,7 +849,13 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) call_expr(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	} else {
 		name := short_module(node.name)
 		f.mark_module_as_used(name)
-		f.write('${name}(')
+		f.write('${name}')
+		if node.generic_type != 0 && node.generic_type != table.void_type {
+			f.write('<')
+			f.write(f.type_to_str(node.generic_type))
+			f.write('>')
+		}
+		f.write('(')
 		f.call_args(node.args)
 		f.write(')')
 		f.or_expr(node.or_block)
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/generic_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/generic_test.v
index cdbe1c5d86..984800e743 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/generic_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/generic_test.v
@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@ fn simple<T>(p T) T {
 	return p
 }
 
+fn plus<T>(a, b T) T {
+	// q := a + 1
+	return a + b
+}
+
 fn test_generic_fn() {
 	assert simple<int>(1) == 1
 	assert simple<int>(1 + 0) == 1
 	assert simple<string>('g') == 'g'
 	assert simple<string>('g') + 'h' == 'gh'
+	// plus<int>(2, 3)
 }
 
 /*
@@ -37,10 +43,6 @@ fn foldl<T>(l []T, nil T, f fn(T,T)T) T {
     return r
 }
 
-fn plus<T>(a T, b T) T {
-    return a+b
-}
-
 fn square(x int) int {
     return x*x
 }