diff --git a/.github/workflows/toml_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/toml_ci.yml
index d9b4d4558c..463fdb9d88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/toml_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/toml_ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install --quiet -y jq
       - name: Build V
         run: make -j2 && ./v -cc gcc -o v cmd/v
 
diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/burntsushi.toml-test_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/burntsushi.toml-test_test.v
index a0377f58a6..a3242ebddd 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/burntsushi.toml-test_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/burntsushi.toml-test_test.v
@@ -9,10 +9,77 @@ import toml
 // TODO Goal: make value retrieval of all of https://github.com/BurntSushi/toml-test/test/ pass
 const (
 	// Kept for easier handling of future updates to the tests
-	valid_exceptions   = []string{}
-	invalid_exceptions = []string{}
+	valid_exceptions       = []string{}
+	invalid_exceptions     = []string{}
+
+	valid_value_exceptions = [
+		// String
+		'string/double-quote-escape.toml',
+		'string/unicode-escape.toml',
+		'string/raw-multiline.toml',
+		'string/escapes.toml',
+		'string/escaped-escape.toml',
+		'string/nl.toml',
+		'string/escape-tricky.toml',
+		'string/multiline.toml',
+		// Integer
+		'integer/literals.toml',
+		'integer/long.toml',
+		// Float
+		'float/exponent.toml',
+		'float/underscore.toml',
+		'float/inf-and-nan.toml',
+		// Comment
+		'comment/tricky.toml',
+		// Table
+		'table/empty.toml',
+		'table/array-implicit.toml',
+		'table/sub-empty.toml',
+		'table/without-super.toml',
+		'table/whitespace.toml',
+		'table/names.toml',
+		'table/no-eol.toml',
+		'table/keyword.toml',
+		// Array
+		'array/string-quote-comma.toml',
+		'array/string-quote-comma-2.toml',
+		'array/table-array-string-backslash.toml',
+		// Date-time
+		'datetime/milliseconds.toml',
+		// Inline-table
+		'inline-table/multiline.toml',
+		// Key
+		'key/numeric-dotted.toml',
+		'key/alphanum.toml',
+		'key/escapes.toml',
+	]
+
+	jq                     = os.find_abs_path_of_executable('jq') or { '' }
+	compare_work_dir_root  = os.join_path(os.temp_dir(), 'v', 'toml', 'burntsushi')
+	// From: https://stackoverflow.com/a/38266731/1904615
+	jq_normalize           = r'# Apply f to composite entities recursively using keys[], and to atoms
+def sorted_walk(f):
+  . as $in
+  | if type == "object" then
+      reduce keys[] as $key
+        ( {}; . + { ($key):  ($in[$key] | sorted_walk(f)) } ) | f
+  elif type == "array" then map( sorted_walk(f) ) | f
+  else f
+  end;
+
+def normalize: sorted_walk(if type == "array" then sort else . end);
+
+normalize'
 )
 
+fn run(args []string) ?string {
+	res := os.execute(args.join(' '))
+	if res.exit_code != 0 {
+		return error('${args[0]} failed with return code ${res.exit_code}.\n$res.output')
+	}
+	return res.output
+}
+
 // test_burnt_sushi_tomltest run though 'testdata/burntsushi/toml-test/*' if found.
 fn test_burnt_sushi_tomltest() {
 	this_file := @FILE
@@ -32,12 +99,6 @@ fn test_burnt_sushi_tomltest() {
 			if relative !in valid_exceptions {
 				println('OK   [${i + 1}/$valid_test_files.len] "$valid_test_file"...')
 				toml_doc := toml.parse_file(valid_test_file) or { panic(err) }
-
-				// parsed_json := toml_doc.to_json().replace(' ','')
-				// mut test_suite_json := os.read_file(valid_test_file.all_before_last('.')+'.json') or { panic(err) }
-				// test_suite_json = test_suite_json.replace('\n ','').replace(' ','')
-				// println(test_suite_json.replace('\n ','').replace(' ',''))
-				// assert parsed_json == test_suite_json
 				valid++
 			} else {
 				e++
@@ -49,6 +110,64 @@ fn test_burnt_sushi_tomltest() {
 			println('TODO Skipped parsing of $valid_exceptions.len valid TOML files...')
 		}
 
+		// If the command-line tool `jq` is installed, value tests can be run as well.
+		if jq != '' {
+			println('Testing value output of $valid_test_files.len valid TOML files using "$jq"...')
+
+			if os.exists(compare_work_dir_root) {
+				os.rmdir_all(compare_work_dir_root) or { panic(err) }
+			}
+			os.mkdir_all(compare_work_dir_root) or { panic(err) }
+
+			jq_normalize_path := os.join_path(compare_work_dir_root, 'normalize.jq')
+			os.write_file(jq_normalize_path, jq_normalize) or { panic(err) }
+
+			valid = 0
+			e = 0
+			for i, valid_test_file in valid_test_files {
+				mut relative := valid_test_file.all_after(os.join_path('toml-test', 'tests',
+					'valid')).trim_left(os.path_separator)
+				$if windows {
+					relative = relative.replace('/', '\\')
+				}
+				// Skip the file if we know it can't be parsed or we know that the value retrieval needs work.
+				if relative !in valid_exceptions && relative !in valid_value_exceptions {
+					println('OK   [${i + 1}/$valid_test_files.len] "$valid_test_file"...')
+					toml_doc := toml.parse_file(valid_test_file) or { panic(err) }
+
+					v_toml_json_path := os.join_path(compare_work_dir_root,
+						os.file_name(valid_test_file).all_before_last('.') + '.v.json')
+					bs_toml_json_path := os.join_path(compare_work_dir_root,
+						os.file_name(valid_test_file).all_before_last('.') + '.json')
+
+					os.write_file(v_toml_json_path, toml_doc.to_burntsushi()) or { panic(err) }
+
+					bs_json := os.read_file(valid_test_file.all_before_last('.') + '.json') or {
+						panic(err)
+					}
+					os.write_file(bs_toml_json_path, bs_json) or { panic(err) }
+
+					v_normalized_json := run([jq, '-S', '-f "$jq_normalize_path"', v_toml_json_path]) or {
+						panic(err)
+					}
+					bs_normalized_json := run([jq, '-S', '-f "$jq_normalize_path"', bs_toml_json_path]) or {
+						panic(err)
+					}
+
+					assert bs_normalized_json == v_normalized_json
+
+					valid++
+				} else {
+					e++
+					println('SKIP [${i + 1}/$valid_test_files.len] "$valid_test_file" EXCEPTION [$e/$valid_value_exceptions.len]...')
+				}
+			}
+			println('$valid/$valid_test_files.len TOML files was parsed correctly and value checked')
+			if valid_value_exceptions.len > 0 {
+				println('TODO Skipped value checks of $valid_value_exceptions.len valid TOML files...')
+			}
+		}
+
 		// TODO test cases where the parser should fail
 		invalid_test_files := os.walk_ext(os.join_path(test_root, 'invalid'), '.toml')
 		println('Testing $invalid_test_files.len invalid TOML files...')
diff --git a/vlib/toml/toml.v b/vlib/toml/toml.v
index 32c0b66ed0..79fc75e9cd 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/toml.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/toml.v
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import toml.input
 import toml.scanner
 import toml.parser
 import time
+import x.json2
+import strconv
 
 // Null is used in sumtype checks as a "default" value when nothing else is possible.
 pub struct Null {
@@ -165,11 +167,11 @@ fn (d Doc) ast_to_any(value ast.Value) Any {
 			return Any((value as ast.Quoted).text)
 		}
 		ast.Number {
-			str := (value as ast.Number).text
-			if str.contains('.') {
-				return Any(str.f64())
+			if value.text.contains('.') || value.text.to_lower().contains('e') {
+				return Any(value.text.f64())
 			}
-			return Any(str.i64())
+			v := strconv.parse_int(value.text, 0, 0) or { i64(0) }
+			return Any(v)
 		}
 		ast.Bool {
 			str := (value as ast.Bool).text
@@ -205,3 +207,75 @@ fn (d Doc) ast_to_any(value ast.Value) Any {
 	// panic(@MOD + '.' + @STRUCT + '.' + @FN + ' can\'t convert "$value"')
 	// return Any('')
 }
+
+// to_burntsushi returns a BurntSushi compatible json string of the complete document.
+pub fn (d Doc) to_burntsushi() string {
+	return d.to_burntsushi_(d.ast.table)
+}
+
+// to_burntsushi returns a BurntSushi compatible json string of the complete document.
+fn (d Doc) to_burntsushi_(value ast.Value) string {
+	match value {
+		ast.Quoted {
+			// txt := .replace(r'\\','\\').replace(r'\"','"')
+			json_text := json2.Any(value.text).json_str()
+			return '{ "type": "string", "value": "$json_text" }'
+		}
+		ast.DateTime {
+			// Normalization for json
+			json_text := json2.Any(value.text).json_str().to_upper().replace(' ', 'T')
+			typ := if json_text.ends_with('Z') || json_text.all_after('T').contains('-')
+				|| json_text.all_after('T').contains('+') {
+				'datetime'
+			} else {
+				'datetime-local'
+			}
+			return '{ "type": "$typ", "value": "$json_text" }'
+		}
+		ast.Date {
+			json_text := json2.Any(value.text).json_str()
+			return '{ "type": "date-local", "value": "$json_text" }'
+		}
+		ast.Time {
+			json_text := json2.Any(value.text).json_str()
+			return '{ "type": "time-local", "value": "$json_text" }'
+		}
+		ast.Bool {
+			json_text := json2.Any(value.text.bool()).json_str()
+			return '{ "type": "bool", "value": "$json_text" }'
+		}
+		ast.Null {
+			json_text := json2.Any(value.text).json_str()
+			return '{ "type": "null", "value": "$json_text" }'
+		}
+		ast.Number {
+			if value.text.contains('.') || value.text.to_lower().contains('e') {
+				json_text := value.text.f64()
+				return '{ "type": "float", "value": "$json_text" }'
+			}
+			i64_ := strconv.parse_int(value.text, 0, 0) or { i64(0) }
+			return '{ "type": "integer", "value": "$i64_" }'
+		}
+		map[string]ast.Value {
+			mut str := '{ '
+			for key, val in value {
+				json_key := json2.Any(key).json_str()
+				str += ' "$json_key": ${d.to_burntsushi_(val)},'
+				// str += d.to_burntsushi_(val, indent+1)
+			}
+			str = str.trim_right(',')
+			str += ' }'
+			return str
+		}
+		[]ast.Value {
+			mut str := '[ '
+			for val in value {
+				str += ' ${d.to_burntsushi_(val)},'
+			}
+			str = str.trim_right(',')
+			str += ' ]\n'
+			return str
+		}
+	}
+	return '<error>'
+}