diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/table.v b/vlib/v/ast/table.v
index 34c985ae78..6bb60cbb39 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/table.v
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) find_or_register_multi_return(mr_typs []Type) int {
 	mut name := '('
 	mut cname := 'multi_return'
 	for i, mr_typ in mr_typs {
-		mr_type_sym := t.sym(mr_typ)
+		mr_type_sym := t.sym(mktyp(mr_typ))
 		ref, cref := if mr_typ.is_ptr() { '&', 'ref_' } else { '', '' }
 		name += '$ref$mr_type_sym.name'
 		cname += '_$cref$mr_type_sym.cname'
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v b/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
index 4f5fd0feac..c8ef5617df 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
@@ -248,6 +248,20 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) check_basic(got ast.Type, expected ast.Type) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 	got_sym, exp_sym := c.table.sym(got), c.table.sym(expected)
+	// multi return
+	if exp_sym.kind == .multi_return && got_sym.kind == .multi_return {
+		exp_types := exp_sym.mr_info().types
+		got_types := got_sym.mr_info().types.map(ast.mktyp(it))
+		if exp_types.len != got_types.len {
+			return false
+		}
+		for i in 0 .. exp_types.len {
+			if !c.check_types(got_types[i], exp_types[i]) {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	}
 	// array/map as argument
 	if got_sym.kind in [.array, .map, .array_fixed] && exp_sym.kind == got_sym.kind {
 		if c.table.type_to_str(got) == c.table.type_to_str(expected).trim('&') {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/if.v b/vlib/v/checker/if.v
index 608abd5c9e..bc2613e10a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/if.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/if.v
@@ -217,16 +217,6 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) if_expr(mut node ast.IfExpr) ast.Type {
 					if is_noreturn_callexpr(last_expr.expr) {
 						continue
 					}
-					node_sym := c.table.sym(node.typ)
-					last_sym := c.table.sym(last_expr.typ)
-					if node_sym.kind == .multi_return && last_sym.kind == .multi_return {
-						node_types := node_sym.mr_info().types
-						last_types := last_sym.mr_info().types.map(ast.mktyp(it))
-						if node_types == last_types {
-							continue
-						}
-					}
-
 					c.error('mismatched types `${c.table.type_to_str(node.typ)}` and `${c.table.type_to_str(last_expr.typ)}`',
 						node.pos)
 				}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 3fa4d7a5c0..e0e6bf8cbb 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ mut:
 	referenced_fns      shared map[string]bool // functions that have been referenced
 	nr_closures         int
 	expected_cast_type  ast.Type // for match expr of sumtypes
+	or_expr_return_type ast.Type // or { 0, 1 } return type
 	anon_fn             bool
 	tests_inited        bool
 	has_main            bool
@@ -3864,6 +3865,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) concat_expr(node ast.ConcatExpr) {
 	mut styp := g.typ(node.return_type)
 	if g.inside_return {
 		styp = g.typ(g.fn_decl.return_type)
+	} else if g.inside_or_block {
+		styp = g.typ(g.or_expr_return_type)
 	}
 	sym := g.table.sym(node.return_type)
 	is_multi := sym.kind == .multi_return
@@ -4933,6 +4936,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) or_block(var_name string, or_block ast.OrExpr, return_type ast.Ty
 		g.writeln('if (${cvar_name}.state != 0) { /*or block*/ ')
 	}
 	if or_block.kind == .block {
+		g.or_expr_return_type = return_type.clear_flag(.optional)
 		if g.inside_or_block {
 			g.writeln('\terr = ${cvar_name}.err;')
 		} else {
@@ -4970,6 +4974,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) or_block(var_name string, or_block ast.OrExpr, return_type ast.Ty
 				g.writeln(';')
 			}
 		}
+		g.or_expr_return_type = ast.void_type
 	} else if or_block.kind == .propagate {
 		if g.file.mod.name == 'main' && (isnil(g.fn_decl) || g.fn_decl.is_main) {
 			// In main(), an `opt()?` call is sugar for `opt() or { panic(err) }`
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/multiret_in_or_expr_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/multiret_in_or_expr_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de6c660764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/multiret_in_or_expr_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+fn multi_return1() ?(int, int) {
+	return 1, 2
+}
+
+fn multi_return2() ?(i64, i64) {
+	return 11, 22
+}
+
+fn multi_return3() ?(int, i64) {
+	return 11, 22
+}
+
+fn test_multi_return_in_or_expr() {
+	a1, b1 := multi_return1() or { 0, -1 }
+
+	println('$a1, $b1')
+	assert a1 == 1
+	assert b1 == 2
+
+	a2, b2 := multi_return2() or { 0, -1 }
+
+	println('$a2, $b2')
+	assert a2 == 11
+	assert b2 == 22
+
+	a3, b3 := multi_return3() or { 0, -1 }
+
+	println('$a3, $b3')
+	assert a3 == 11
+	assert b3 == 22
+}