diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 6414ae73ee..e3e22cc3f7 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -2147,6 +2147,10 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 			return map_init
 		}
 		return p.struct_init(false) // short_syntax: false
+	} else if p.peek_tok.kind == .lcbr && p.inside_if && lit0_is_capital && !known_var
+		&& language == .v {
+		// if a == Foo{} {...}
+		return p.struct_init(false)
 	} else if p.peek_tok.kind == .dot && (lit0_is_capital && !known_var && language == .v) {
 		// T.name
 		if p.is_generic_name() {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/if_expr_with_struct_init_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/if_expr_with_struct_init_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8814a2819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/if_expr_with_struct_init_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+struct Foo {
+	bar int
+}
+
+fn test_if_expr_with_struct_init() {
+	a := Foo{}
+	if a == Foo{} {
+		println(true)
+		assert true
+	}
+}