diff --git a/vlib/builtin/array.v b/vlib/builtin/array.v
index aedba056e6..7e60133cb1 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/array.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/array.v
@@ -136,11 +136,7 @@ pub fn (mut a array) sort_with_compare(compare voidptr) {
 	C.qsort(a.data, a.len, a.element_size, compare)
 }
 
-// TODO array.insert is broken
-// Cannot pass literal or primitive type as it cannot be cast to voidptr.
-// In the current state only that would work:
-// i := 3
-// a.insert(0, &i)
+// array.insert
 pub fn (mut a array) insert(i int, val voidptr) {
 	$if !no_bounds_checking? {
 		if i < 0 || i > a.len {
@@ -154,12 +150,30 @@ pub fn (mut a array) insert(i int, val voidptr) {
 	a.len++
 }
 
-// TODO array.prepend is broken
-// It depends on array.insert
+// array.insert_many
+pub fn (mut a array) insert_many(i int, val voidptr, size int) {
+	$if !no_bounds_checking? {
+		if i < 0 || i > a.len {
+			panic('array.insert_many: index out of range (i == $i, a.len == $a.len)')
+		}
+	}
+	a.ensure_cap(a.len + size)
+	elem_size := a.element_size
+	C.memmove(byteptr(a.data) + (i + size) * elem_size, byteptr(a.data) + i * elem_size, (a.len - i) * elem_size)
+	C.memcpy(byteptr(a.data) + i * elem_size, val, size * elem_size)
+	a.len += size
+}
+
+// array.prepend
 pub fn (mut a array) prepend(val voidptr) {
 	a.insert(0, val)
 }
 
+// array.prepend_many
+pub fn (mut a array) prepend_many(val voidptr, size int) {
+	a.insert_many(0, val, size)
+}
+
 // array.delete deletes array element at the given index
 pub fn (mut a array) delete(i int) {
 	$if !no_bounds_checking? {
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
index 60b170d85e..4c3cea21b9 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ fn test_insert() {
 	assert b[0] == f64(1.1)
 }
 
+fn test_insert_many() {
+	mut a := [3, 4]
+	a.insert(0, [1, 2])
+	assert a == [1,2,3,4]
+	b := [5,6]
+	a.insert(1, b)
+	assert a == [1,5,6,2,3,4]
+}
+
 fn test_prepend() {
 	mut a := []int{}
 	assert a.len == 0
@@ -147,6 +156,15 @@ fn test_prepend() {
 	assert b[0] == f64(1.1)
 }
 
+fn test_prepend_many() {
+	mut a := [3,4]
+	a.prepend([1,2])
+	assert a == [1,2,3,4]
+	b := [5,6]
+	a.prepend(b)
+	assert a == [5,6,1,2,3,4]
+}
+
 fn test_strings() {
 	a := ['a', 'b', 'c']
 	assert a.str() == "['a', 'b', 'c']"
@@ -166,7 +184,6 @@ fn test_compare_ints() {
 }
 */
 
-
 fn test_repeat() {
 	{
 		a := [0].repeat(5)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index c95496fb5d..c3119232c5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -3177,36 +3177,58 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_filter(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	g.write(tmp)
 }
 
-// `nums.insert(0, 2)`
+// `nums.insert(0, 2)` `nums.insert(0, [2,3,4])`
 fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_insert(node ast.CallExpr) {
-	sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.left_type)
-	if sym.kind != .array {
-		verror('insert() requires an array')
+	left_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.left_type)
+	left_info := left_sym.info as table.Array
+	elem_type_str := g.typ(left_info.elem_type)
+	arg2_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.args[1].typ)
+	is_arg2_array := arg2_sym.kind == .array
+	if is_arg2_array {
+		g.write('array_insert_many(&')
+	} else {
+		g.write('array_insert(&')
 	}
-	info := sym.info as table.Array
-	elem_type_str := g.typ(info.elem_type)
-	g.write('array_insert(&')
 	g.expr(node.left)
 	g.write(', ')
 	g.expr(node.args[0].expr)
-	g.write(', &($elem_type_str[]){')
-	g.expr(node.args[1].expr)
-	g.write('});')
+	if is_arg2_array {
+		g.write(', ')
+		g.expr(node.args[1].expr)
+		g.write('.data, ')
+		g.expr(node.args[1].expr)
+		g.write('.len)')
+	} else {
+		g.write(', &($elem_type_str[]){')
+		g.expr(node.args[1].expr)
+		g.write('})')
+	}
 }
 
-// `nums.prepend(2)`
+// `nums.prepend(2)` `nums.prepend([2,3,4])`
 fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_prepend(node ast.CallExpr) {
-	sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.left_type)
-	if sym.kind != .array {
-		verror('prepend() requires an array')
+	left_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.left_type)
+	left_info := left_sym.info as table.Array
+	elem_type_str := g.typ(left_info.elem_type)
+	arg_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.args[0].typ)
+	is_arg_array := arg_sym.kind == .array
+	if is_arg_array {
+		g.write('array_prepend_many(&')
+	} else {
+		g.write('array_prepend(&')
 	}
-	info := sym.info as table.Array
-	elem_type_str := g.typ(info.elem_type)
-	g.write('array_prepend(&')
 	g.expr(node.left)
-	g.write(', &($elem_type_str[]){')
-	g.expr(node.args[0].expr)
-	g.write('});')
+	if is_arg_array {
+		g.write(', ')
+		g.expr(node.args[0].expr)
+		g.write('.data, ')
+		g.expr(node.args[0].expr)
+		g.write('.len)')
+	} else {
+		g.write(', &($elem_type_str[]){')
+		g.expr(node.args[0].expr)
+		g.write('})')
+	}
 }
 
 [inline]