diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
index c60ef4261a..5951075b88 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) method_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		g.gen_filter(node)
 		return
 	}
+	if node.name == 'str' && !typ_sym.has_method('str') {
+		g.gen_str_for_type(node.receiver_type)
+	}
 	// TODO performance, detect `array` method differently
 	if typ_sym.kind == .array && node.name in ['repeat', 'sort_with_compare', 'free', 'push_many',
 		'trim',
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/array_to_string_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/array_to_string_test.v
index 3993f9687d..ee8cd539e3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/array_to_string_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/array_to_string_test.v
@@ -1,12 +1,33 @@
 fn test_array_to_string_conversion() {
-	expected := '["1", "2", "3", "4"]'
-	arr := ['1', '2', '3', '4']
-	assert arr.str() == expected
+	a := ['1', '2', '3', '4']
+	assert a.str() == '["1", "2", "3", "4"]'
+
+	b := [1, 2, 3, 4]
+	assert b.str() == '[1, 2, 3, 4]'
+
+	c := [1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4]
+	assert c.str() == '[1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4]'
+
+	d := [i16(1), 2, 3]
+	assert d.str() == '[1, 2, 3]'
+
+	e := [i64(1), 2, 3]
+	assert e.str() == '[1, 2, 3]'
 }
 
 fn test_interpolation_array_to_string() {
 	a := ['1', '2', '3']
 	assert '$a' == '["1", "2", "3"]'
-	b := ['a', 'b']
-	assert '$b' == '["a", "b"]'
+
+	b := [1, 2, 3, 4]
+	assert '$b' == '[1, 2, 3, 4]'
+
+	c := [1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4]
+	assert '$c' == '[1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4]'
+
+	d := [i16(1), 2, 3]
+	assert '$d' == '[1, 2, 3]'
+
+	e := [i64(1), 2, 3]
+	assert '$e' == '[1, 2, 3]'
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/str_gen_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/str_gen_test.v
index a900dc72ec..523eed8427 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/str_gen_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/str_gen_test.v
@@ -1,63 +1,55 @@
-struct Foo {
-	number int
-	str    string
-	f      f64
-}
-
-fn test_array_str() {
-	f := Foo{34, 'hello', 1.2}
-	println(f)
-	// s := f.str()
-	// println(s)
-	n := [1, 2, 3]
-	assert n.str() == '[1, 2, 3]'
-	println(n)	// make sure the array is printable
-	n2 := [4, 5, 6]
-	// assert n2.str() == '[4, 5, 6]'
-	println(n2)
-}
-
 fn test_array_of_floats() {
 	// f64 array
 	aa := [1.2, 3.4, 5.67]
+	assert aa.str() == '[1.2, 3.4, 5.67]'
 	assert '$aa' == '[1.2, 3.4, 5.67]'
 	// f32 array
 	bb := [f32(1.2), 3.4, 5.67]
+	assert bb.str() == '[1.2, 3.4, 5.67]'
 	assert '$bb' == '[1.2, 3.4, 5.67]'
 }
 
 fn test_array_of_bools() {
 	aa := [true, false, true]
+	assert aa.str() == '[true, false, true]'
 	assert '$aa' == '[true, false, true]'
 }
 
 fn test_array_of_ints() {
 	// int
 	a1 := [11, 22, 33]
+	assert a1.str() == '[11, 22, 33]'
 	assert '$a1' == '[11, 22, 33]'
 	// u32
 	a2 := [u32(11), 22, 33]
+	assert a2.str() == '[11, 22, 33]'
 	assert '$a2' == '[11, 22, 33]'
 	// i16
 	b1 := [i16(11), 22, 33]
+	assert b1.str() == '[11, 22, 33]'
 	assert '$b1' == '[11, 22, 33]'
 	// u16
 	b2 := [u16(11), 22, 33]
+	assert b2.str() == '[11, 22, 33]'
 	assert '$b2' == '[11, 22, 33]'
 	// i64
 	c1 := [i64(11), 22, 33]
+	assert c1.str() == '[11, 22, 33]'
 	assert '$c1' == '[11, 22, 33]'
 	// u64
 	c2 := [u64(11), 22, 33]
+	assert c2.str() == '[11, 22, 33]'
 	assert '$c2' == '[11, 22, 33]'
 }
 
 fn test_array_of_bytes() {
 	aa := [`a`, `b`, `c`]
+	assert aa.str() == '[a, b, c]'
 	assert '$aa' == '[a, b, c]'
 }
 
 fn test_array_of_strings() {
 	aa := ['aa', 'bb', 'cc']
+	assert aa.str() == '["aa", "bb", "cc"]'
 	assert '$aa' == '["aa", "bb", "cc"]'
 }