diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/table.v b/vlib/v/ast/table.v
index ba7b0a6133..127835d15a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/table.v
@@ -1428,7 +1428,11 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) resolve_generic_to_concrete(generic_type Type, generic_name
 		if typ == 0 {
 			return none
 		}
-		return typ.derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+		if typ.has_flag(.generic) {
+			return typ.derive_add_muls(generic_type).set_flag(.generic)
+		} else {
+			return typ.derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+		}
 	}
 	match mut sym.info {
 		Array {
@@ -1443,7 +1447,11 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) resolve_generic_to_concrete(generic_type Type, generic_name
 			}
 			if typ := t.resolve_generic_to_concrete(elem_type, generic_names, concrete_types) {
 				idx := t.find_or_register_array_with_dims(typ, dims)
-				return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+				if typ.has_flag(.generic) {
+					return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).set_flag(.generic)
+				} else {
+					return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		ArrayFixed {
@@ -1451,7 +1459,11 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) resolve_generic_to_concrete(generic_type Type, generic_name
 				concrete_types)
 			{
 				idx := t.find_or_register_array_fixed(typ, sym.info.size, None{})
-				return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+				if typ.has_flag(.generic) {
+					return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).set_flag(.generic)
+				} else {
+					return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		Chan {
@@ -1459,16 +1471,24 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) resolve_generic_to_concrete(generic_type Type, generic_name
 				concrete_types)
 			{
 				idx := t.find_or_register_chan(typ, typ.nr_muls() > 0)
-				return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+				if typ.has_flag(.generic) {
+					return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).set_flag(.generic)
+				} else {
+					return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		FnType {
 			mut func := sym.info.func
+			mut has_generic := false
 			if func.return_type.has_flag(.generic) {
 				if typ := t.resolve_generic_to_concrete(func.return_type, generic_names,
 					concrete_types)
 				{
 					func.return_type = typ
+					if typ.has_flag(.generic) {
+						has_generic = true
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			func.params = func.params.clone()
@@ -1478,12 +1498,19 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) resolve_generic_to_concrete(generic_type Type, generic_name
 						concrete_types)
 					{
 						param.typ = typ
+						if typ.has_flag(.generic) {
+							has_generic = true
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			func.name = ''
 			idx := t.find_or_register_fn_type('', func, true, false)
-			return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+			if has_generic {
+				return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).set_flag(.generic)
+			} else {
+				return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+			}
 		}
 		MultiReturn {
 			mut types := []Type{}
@@ -1498,7 +1525,11 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) resolve_generic_to_concrete(generic_type Type, generic_name
 			}
 			if type_changed {
 				idx := t.find_or_register_multi_return(types)
-				return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+				if types.any(it.has_flag(.generic)) {
+					return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).set_flag(.generic)
+				} else {
+					return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		Map {
@@ -1519,7 +1550,11 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) resolve_generic_to_concrete(generic_type Type, generic_name
 			}
 			if type_changed {
 				idx := t.find_or_register_map(unwrapped_key_type, unwrapped_value_type)
-				return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+				if unwrapped_key_type.has_flag(.generic) || unwrapped_value_type.has_flag(.generic) {
+					return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).set_flag(.generic)
+				} else {
+					return new_type(idx).derive_add_muls(generic_type).clear_flag(.generic)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		Struct, Interface, SumType {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
index 2485c8101b..3735bc43ac 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
@@ -963,6 +963,13 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) fn_call(mut node ast.CallExpr, mut continue_check &bool)
 	}
 	if func.generic_names.len > 0 {
 		if has_generic {
+			if typ := c.table.resolve_generic_to_concrete(func.return_type, func.generic_names,
+				node.concrete_types)
+			{
+				if typ.has_flag(.generic) {
+					node.return_type = typ
+				}
+			}
 			return node.return_type
 		} else if typ := c.table.resolve_generic_to_concrete(func.return_type, func.generic_names,
 			concrete_types)
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/generics_with_complex_nested_generics_type_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/generics_with_complex_nested_generics_type_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c8fde260f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/generics_with_complex_nested_generics_type_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+fn test_generics_with_complex_nested_generics_type() {
+	mut buf := []byte{}
+	initial<string, u64>(buf)
+}
+
+fn initial<K, V>(buf []byte) map[K]V {
+	mut ret := map[K]V{}
+	for _ in 0 .. 3 {
+		k := get<K>(buf)
+		v := get<V>(buf)
+		ret[k] = v
+	}
+	println(ret)
+	assert '$ret' == "{'get': 22}"
+	return ret
+}
+
+fn get<T>(buf []byte) T {
+	$if T is string {
+		return buf.bytestr() + 'get'
+	} $else $if T is u64 {
+		return u64(22)
+	} $else {
+		panic('oops!')
+	}
+}