diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index e52312e326..64e3a5b1e2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -3488,6 +3488,30 @@ fn (mut g Gen) lock_expr(node ast.LockExpr) {
 	}
 }
 
+fn (mut g Gen) need_tmp_var_in_match(node ast.MatchExpr) bool {
+	if node.is_expr && node.return_type != table.void_type && node.return_type != 0 {
+		sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.return_type)
+		if sym.kind == .multi_return {
+			return false
+		}
+		for branch in node.branches {
+			if branch.stmts.len > 1 {
+				return true
+			}
+			if branch.stmts.len == 1 {
+				if branch.stmts[0] is ast.ExprStmt {
+					stmt := branch.stmts[0] as ast.ExprStmt
+					if stmt.expr is ast.CallExpr || stmt.expr is ast.IfExpr
+						|| stmt.expr is ast.MatchExpr {
+						return true
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 fn (mut g Gen) match_expr(node ast.MatchExpr) {
 	// println('match expr typ=$it.expr_type')
 	// TODO
@@ -3495,11 +3519,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr(node ast.MatchExpr) {
 		g.writeln('// match 0')
 		return
 	}
+	need_tmp_var := g.need_tmp_var_in_match(node)
 	is_expr := (node.is_expr && node.return_type != table.void_type) || g.inside_ternary > 0
 	mut cond_var := ''
-	if is_expr {
+	mut tmp_var := ''
+	mut cur_line := ''
+	if is_expr && !need_tmp_var {
 		g.inside_ternary++
-		// g.write('/* EM ret type=${g.typ(node.return_type)}		expected_type=${g.typ(node.expected_type)}  */')
 	}
 	if node.cond is ast.Ident || node.cond is ast.SelectorExpr || node.cond is ast.IntegerLiteral
 		|| node.cond is ast.StringLiteral || node.cond is ast.FloatLiteral {
@@ -3509,7 +3535,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr(node ast.MatchExpr) {
 		g.out.go_back(cond_var.len)
 		cond_var = cond_var.trim_space()
 	} else {
-		cur_line := if is_expr {
+		line := if is_expr {
 			g.empty_line = true
 			g.go_before_stmt(0)
 		} else {
@@ -3519,25 +3545,35 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr(node ast.MatchExpr) {
 		g.write('${g.typ(node.cond_type)} $cond_var = ')
 		g.expr(node.cond)
 		g.writeln('; ')
-		g.write(cur_line)
+		g.write(line)
+	}
+	if need_tmp_var {
+		g.empty_line = true
+		cur_line = g.go_before_stmt(0)
+		tmp_var = g.new_tmp_var()
+		g.writeln('\t${g.typ(node.return_type)} $tmp_var;')
 	}
 
-	if is_expr {
+	if is_expr && !need_tmp_var {
 		// brackets needed otherwise '?' will apply to everything on the left
 		g.write('(')
 	}
 	if node.is_sum_type {
-		g.match_expr_sumtype(node, is_expr, cond_var)
+		g.match_expr_sumtype(node, is_expr, cond_var, tmp_var)
 	} else {
-		g.match_expr_classic(node, is_expr, cond_var)
+		g.match_expr_classic(node, is_expr, cond_var, tmp_var)
 	}
-	if is_expr {
+	g.write(cur_line)
+	if need_tmp_var {
+		g.write('$tmp_var')
+	}
+	if is_expr && !need_tmp_var {
 		g.write(')')
 		g.decrement_inside_ternary()
 	}
 }
 
-fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_sumtype(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var string) {
+fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_sumtype(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var string, tmp_var string) {
 	for j, branch in node.branches {
 		mut sumtype_index := 0
 		// iterates through all types in sumtype branches
@@ -3545,8 +3581,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_sumtype(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var str
 			g.aggregate_type_idx = sumtype_index
 			is_last := j == node.branches.len - 1
 			sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.cond_type)
-			if branch.is_else || (node.is_expr && is_last) {
-				if is_expr {
+			if branch.is_else || (node.is_expr && is_last && tmp_var.len == 0) {
+				if is_expr && tmp_var.len == 0 {
 					// TODO too many branches. maybe separate ?: matches
 					g.write(' : ')
 				} else {
@@ -3556,7 +3592,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_sumtype(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var str
 				}
 			} else {
 				if j > 0 || sumtype_index > 0 {
-					if is_expr {
+					if is_expr && tmp_var.len == 0 {
 						g.write(' : ')
 					} else {
 						g.writeln('')
@@ -3564,7 +3600,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_sumtype(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var str
 						g.write('else ')
 					}
 				}
-				if is_expr {
+				if is_expr && tmp_var.len == 0 {
 					g.write('(')
 				} else {
 					if j == 0 && sumtype_index == 0 {
@@ -3584,13 +3620,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_sumtype(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var str
 					g.write('._interface_idx == ')
 				}
 				g.expr(branch.exprs[sumtype_index])
-				if is_expr {
+				if is_expr && tmp_var.len == 0 {
 					g.write(') ? ')
 				} else {
 					g.writeln(') {')
 				}
 			}
-			g.stmts(branch.stmts)
+			g.stmts_with_tmp_var(branch.stmts, tmp_var)
 			if g.inside_ternary == 0 {
 				g.write('}')
 			}
@@ -3604,13 +3640,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_sumtype(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var str
 	}
 }
 
-fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_classic(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var string) {
+fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_classic(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var string, tmp_var string) {
 	type_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.cond_type)
 	for j, branch in node.branches {
 		is_last := j == node.branches.len - 1
-		if branch.is_else || (node.is_expr && is_last) {
+		if branch.is_else || (node.is_expr && is_last && tmp_var.len == 0) {
 			if node.branches.len > 1 {
-				if is_expr {
+				if is_expr && tmp_var.len == 0 {
 					// TODO too many branches. maybe separate ?: matches
 					g.write(' : ')
 				} else {
@@ -3621,7 +3657,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_classic(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var str
 			}
 		} else {
 			if j > 0 {
-				if is_expr {
+				if is_expr && tmp_var.len == 0 {
 					g.write(' : ')
 				} else {
 					g.writeln('')
@@ -3629,7 +3665,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_classic(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var str
 					g.write('else ')
 				}
 			}
-			if is_expr {
+			if is_expr && tmp_var.len == 0 {
 				g.write('(')
 			} else {
 				if j == 0 {
@@ -3678,13 +3714,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr_classic(node ast.MatchExpr, is_expr bool, cond_var str
 					g.expr(expr)
 				}
 			}
-			if is_expr {
+			if is_expr && tmp_var.len == 0 {
 				g.write(') ? ')
 			} else {
 				g.writeln(') {')
 			}
 		}
-		g.stmts(branch.stmts)
+		g.stmts_with_tmp_var(branch.stmts, tmp_var)
 		if g.inside_ternary == 0 && node.branches.len > 1 {
 			g.write('}')
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/match_with_complex_exprs_in_branches_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/match_with_complex_exprs_in_branches_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..037dd31529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/match_with_complex_exprs_in_branches_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+type Arr = []int | []string
+
+fn test_match_with_array_map_in_branches() {
+	arr := Arr([0, 1])
+	ret := match arr {
+		[]int {
+			arr.map(fn(s int) string { return s.str() }).str()
+		}
+		else {
+			''
+		}
+	}
+	println(ret)
+	assert ret == "['0', '1']"
+}
+
+fn test_match_expr_of_multi_expr_stmts() {
+	a := 1
+	ret := match a {
+		1 {
+			mut m := map[string]int{}
+			m['two'] = 2
+			m['two']
+		}
+		else {
+			int(0)
+		}
+	}
+	println(ret)
+	assert ret == 2
+}