diff --git a/compiler/parser.v b/compiler/parser.v
index 1e9cb87bf7..6b6f19b0be 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/compiler/parser.v
@@ -2241,6 +2241,10 @@ fn (p mut Parser) factor() string {
 		// everything should do next()
 		return p.array_init()
 	case Token.lcbr:
+		// `m := { 'one': 1 }` 
+		if p.peek() == .str {
+return p.map_init() 
+} 
 		// { user | name :'new name' }
 		return p.assoc()
 	case Token.key_if:
@@ -2415,7 +2419,50 @@ fn (p mut Parser) string_expr() {
 }
 
 // m := map[string]int{}
+// m := { 'one': 1 } 
 fn (p mut Parser) map_init() string {
+	// m := { 'one': 1, 'two': 2 } 
+	mut keys := []string  // ['one', 'two'] 
+	mut keys_gen := '' // ' (string[]){tos2("one"), tos2("two")} 
+	mut vals := []string // [1, 2] 
+	mut vals_gen := '' 
+	mut val_type := ''  // 'int' 
+	if p.tok == .lcbr {
+		p.check(.lcbr)
+		mut i := 0 
+		for { 
+			key := p.lit 
+			keys << key 
+			keys_gen += 'tos2("$key"), ' 
+			p.check(.str) 
+			p.check(.colon) 
+			p.cgen.start_tmp() 
+			t := p.bool_expression() 
+			if i == 0 { 
+				val_type = t 
+			} 
+			i++ 
+			if val_type != t {
+				if !p.check_types_no_throw(val_type, t) {
+					p.error('bad map element type `$val_type` instead of `$t`')
+				}
+			}
+			val_expr := p.cgen.end_tmp() 
+			vals << val_expr 
+			vals_gen += '$val_expr, ' 
+			if p.tok == .rcbr {
+				p.check(.rcbr) 
+				break 
+			} 
+			if p.tok == .comma {
+				p.check(.comma)
+			} 
+		} 
+		p.gen('new_map_init($keys.len, sizeof($val_type), ' +
+			'(string[]){ $keys_gen }, ($val_type []){ $vals_gen } )') 
+		typ := 'map_$val_type' 
+		return typ 
+	} 
 	p.next()
 	p.check(.lsbr)
 	key_type := p.check_name()
@@ -2423,7 +2470,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) map_init() string {
 		p.error('only string key maps allowed for now')
 	}
 	p.check(.rsbr)
-	val_type := p.check_name()
+	val_type = p.check_name()
 	if !p.table.known_type(val_type) {
 		p.error('map init unknown type "$val_type"')
 	}
@@ -2435,7 +2482,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) map_init() string {
 	return typ
 }
 
-// [1,2,3]
+// `nums := [1, 2, 3]` 
 fn (p mut Parser) array_init() string {
 	p.is_alloc = true 
 	p.check(.lsbr)
diff --git a/compiler/table.v b/compiler/table.v
index 8e6bb2aa7d..df389c09cd 100644
--- a/compiler/table.v
+++ b/compiler/table.v
@@ -501,6 +501,9 @@ fn (p mut Parser) _check_types(got, expected string, throw bool) bool {
 	if got=='int' && expected=='byte*' {
 		return true
 	}
+	//if got=='int' && expected=='voidptr*' {
+		//return true 
+	//} 
 	// byteptr += int
 	if got=='int' && expected=='byteptr' {
 		return true
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/map.v b/vlib/builtin/map.v
index c34b9d2bb9..7a401bf8ee 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/map.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/map.v
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ fn new_map(cap, elm_size int) map {
 	return res
 }
 
+// `m := { 'one': 1, 'two': 2 }` 
+fn new_map_init(cap, elm_size int, keys *string, vals voidptr) map {
+	mut res := map {
+		element_size: elm_size
+		root: 0 
+	}
+	for i in 0 .. cap {
+		res._set(keys[i], vals + i * elm_size) 
+	} 
+	return res
+} 
+
 fn new_node(key string, val voidptr, element_size int) *Node {
 	new_e := &Node {
 		key: key
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/map_test.v b/vlib/builtin/map_test.v
index 508c0b71a6..c973f91401 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/map_test.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/map_test.v
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ fn test_map() {
 	assert a.m['two'] == 2
 }
 
+fn test_map_init() {
+	m := { 'one': 1, 'two': 2, 'jooo': 'sdf' } 
+	assert m['one'] == 1 
+	assert m['two'] == 2 
+	assert m['three'] == 0 
+} 
+
 fn test_string_map() {
 	//m := map[string]Fn
 }