diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index b82cfb214d..297f462761 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) selector_expr(selector_expr ast.SelectorExpr) table.Type
 	if field := typ_sym.find_field(field_name) {
 		return field.typ
 	}
+	// variadic
+	if table.type_is_variadic(typ) {
+		if field_name == 'len' {
+			return table.int_type
+		}
+	}
 	// check parent
 	if typ_sym.parent_idx != 0 {
 		parent := &c.table.types[typ_sym.parent_idx]
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 5aaaf9df4e..3541f40e52 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -205,7 +205,10 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_args() ([]ast.Arg,bool) {
 				p.check(.ellipsis)
 				is_variadic = true
 			}
-			arg_type := p.parse_type()
+			mut arg_type := p.parse_type()
+			if is_variadic {
+				arg_type = table.type_to_variadic(arg_type)
+			}
 			if p.tok.kind == .comma {
 				if is_variadic {
 					p.error('cannot use ...(variadic) with non-final parameter no $arg_no')
@@ -234,7 +237,10 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_args() ([]ast.Arg,bool) {
 				p.check(.ellipsis)
 				is_variadic = true
 			}
-			typ := p.parse_type()
+			mut typ := p.parse_type()
+			if is_variadic {
+				typ = table.type_to_variadic(typ)
+			}
 			for arg_name in arg_names {
 				args << ast.Arg{
 					name: arg_name
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/types.v b/vlib/v/table/types.v
index 14e20b2128..cd1d2174ed 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/types.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/types.v
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub type Type int
 pub enum TypeExtra {
 	unset
 	optional
+	variadic
 }
 
 // return underlying TypeSymbol idx
@@ -76,6 +77,16 @@ pub fn type_to_optional(t Type) Type {
 	return type_set_extra(t, .optional)
 }
 
+[inline]
+pub fn type_is_variadic(t Type) bool {
+	return type_extra(t) == .variadic
+}
+
+[inline]
+pub fn type_to_variadic(t Type) Type {
+	return type_set_extra(t, .variadic)
+}
+
 // new type with idx of TypeSymbol, not pointer (nr_muls=0)
 [inline]
 pub fn new_type(idx int) Type {