diff --git a/compiler/fn.v b/compiler/fn.v
index 0a01c84117..7d5cb054a4 100644
--- a/compiler/fn.v
+++ b/compiler/fn.v
@@ -706,6 +706,19 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_call_args(f *Fn) *Fn {
 			else {
 				// Make sure this type has a `str()` method
 				if !T.has_method('str') {
+					if ((*T).fields.len > 0) {
+						mut index := p.cgen.cur_line.len - 1
+						for index > 0 && p.cgen.cur_line[index] != ` ` { index-- }
+						name := p.cgen.cur_line.right(index + 1)
+						if name == '}' {
+							p.error('`$typ` needs to have method `str() string` to be printable')
+						}
+						p.cgen.cur_line = p.cgen.cur_line.left(index)
+						p.create_type_string(*T, name)
+						p.cgen.cur_line.replace(typ, '')
+						p.next()
+						return p.fn_call_args(f)
+					}
 					p.error('`$typ` needs to have method `str() string` to be printable')
 				}
 				p.cgen.set_placeholder(amp_ph, '${typ}_str(')
diff --git a/compiler/scanner.v b/compiler/scanner.v
index 99e348e0e5..6941141cc0 100644
--- a/compiler/scanner.v
+++ b/compiler/scanner.v
@@ -654,3 +654,49 @@ fn is_name_char(c byte) bool {
 	return c.is_letter() || c == `_`
 }
 
+fn (s mut Scanner) get_opening_bracket() int {
+	mut pos := s.pos
+	mut parentheses := 0
+	mut inside_string := false
+
+	for pos > 0 && s.text[pos] != `\n` {
+		if s.text[pos] == `)` && !inside_string {
+			parentheses++
+		}
+		if s.text[pos] == `(` && !inside_string {
+			parentheses--
+		}
+		if s.text[pos] == `\'` && s.text[pos - 1] != `\\` && s.text[pos - 1] != `\`` {
+			inside_string = !inside_string
+		}
+		if parentheses == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		pos--
+	}
+	return pos
+}
+
+fn (s mut Scanner) create_type_string(T Type, name string) {
+	line := s.line_nr
+	inside_string := s.inside_string
+	mut newtext := '\'{ '
+	start := s.get_opening_bracket() + 1
+	end := s.pos
+
+	for i, field in T.fields {
+		if i != 0 {
+			newtext += ', '
+		}
+		newtext += '$field.name: ' + '$${name}.${field.name}'
+	}
+	newtext += ' }\''
+	s.text = s.text.substr(0, start) + newtext + s.text.substr(end, s.text.len)
+	s.pos = start - 2
+	s.line_nr = line
+	s.inside_string = inside_string
+}
+
+fn (p mut Parser) create_type_string(T Type, name string) {
+	p.scanner.create_type_string(T, name)
+}
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