diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 865c5e4ed9..227d826147 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -662,6 +662,15 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) infix_expr(mut node ast.InfixExpr) ast.Type {
 					}
 					node.left_type = map_info.key_type
 				}
+				.array_fixed {
+					if left_sym.kind !in [.sum_type, .interface_] {
+						elem_type := right_final.array_fixed_info().elem_type
+						c.check_expected(left_type, elem_type) or {
+							c.error('left operand to `$node.op` does not match the fixed array element type: $err.msg()',
+								left_right_pos)
+						}
+					}
+				}
 				else {
 					c.error('`$node.op.str()` can only be used with arrays and maps',
 						node.pos)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
index d080855f1e..d76eb3c56d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
@@ -441,6 +441,54 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_in_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 			g.expr(node.right)
 		}
 		g.write(')')
+	} else if right.unaliased_sym.kind == .array_fixed {
+		if left.sym.kind in [.sum_type, .interface_] {
+			if node.right is ast.ArrayInit {
+				if node.right.exprs.len > 0 {
+					mut infix_exprs := []ast.InfixExpr{}
+					for i in 0 .. node.right.exprs.len {
+						infix_exprs << ast.InfixExpr{
+							op: .key_is
+							left: node.left
+							left_type: node.left_type
+							right: node.right.exprs[i]
+							right_type: node.right.expr_types[i]
+						}
+					}
+					g.write('(')
+					g.infix_expr_in_sumtype_interface_array(infix_exprs)
+					g.write(')')
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if node.right is ast.ArrayInit {
+			if node.right.exprs.len > 0 {
+				// `a in [1,2,3]!` optimization => `a == 1 || a == 2 || a == 3`
+				// avoids an allocation
+				g.write('(')
+				g.infix_expr_in_optimization(node.left, node.right)
+				g.write(')')
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		if right.sym.info is ast.Array {
+			elem_type := right.sym.info.elem_type
+			elem_type_ := g.unwrap(elem_type)
+			if elem_type_.sym.kind == .sum_type {
+				if node.left_type in elem_type_.sym.sumtype_info().variants {
+					new_node_left := ast.CastExpr{
+						arg: ast.EmptyExpr{}
+						typ: elem_type
+						expr: node.left
+						expr_type: node.left_type
+					}
+					g.gen_array_contains(node.right_type, node.right, new_node_left)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		g.gen_array_contains(node.right_type, node.right, node.left)
 	} else if right.unaliased_sym.kind == .string {
 		g.write('string_contains(')
 		g.expr(node.right)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/js/infix.v b/vlib/v/gen/js/infix.v
index f936070be9..df8af67d78 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/js/infix.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/js/infix.v
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) infix_in_not_in_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 	if node.op == .not_in {
 		g.write('!')
 	}
-	if r_sym.unaliased_sym.kind == .array {
+	if r_sym.unaliased_sym.kind in [.array, .array_fixed] {
 		fn_name := g.gen_array_contains_method(node.right_type)
 		g.write('(${fn_name}(')
 		g.expr(node.right)
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/fixed_array_in_op_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/fixed_array_in_op_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..767df764a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/fixed_array_in_op_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+fn test_fixed_array_in_op() {
+	assert 1 in [1, 2]!
+	assert `a` in [`a`, `b`]!
+	assert 'a' in ['a', 'b']!
+
+	ch := `"`
+	assert ch in [`"`, `'`]!
+}