diff --git a/vlib/toml/tests/encode_and_decode_test.v b/vlib/toml/tests/encode_and_decode_test.v
index af517f304e..76fdf60c6f 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/tests/encode_and_decode_test.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/tests/encode_and_decode_test.v
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ struct Contact {
 	phone string
 }*/
 
+struct AnyStruct {
+	val toml.Any
+}
+
 struct Employee {
 mut:
 	name     string
@@ -56,6 +60,11 @@ struct Arrs {
 	times []toml.Time
 }
 
+// individual because toml.decode[Foo](str)! == foo is false
+struct AnyArr {
+	arr []toml.Any
+}
+
 fn test_encode_and_decode() {
 	// *¹
 	// p := Pet{'Mr. Scratchy McEvilPaws', ['Freddy', 'Fred', 'Charles'], 8, -1, 0.8, true, .manager, Address{'1428 Elm Street', 'Springwood'}, Contact{'123-456-7890'}}
@@ -82,6 +91,14 @@ meal_frequency = { bones = 2, kibble = 5 }'
 	assert toml.decode[Pet](s)! == p
 }
 
+fn test_encode_and_decode_any() {
+	a := AnyStruct{toml.Any(10)}
+	s := 'val = 10'
+
+	assert toml.encode[AnyStruct](a) == s
+	assert toml.decode[AnyStruct](s)!.val.int() == 10
+}
+
 pub fn (e Employee) to_toml() string {
 	mut mp := map[string]toml.Any{}
 	mp['name'] = toml.Any(e.name)
@@ -250,6 +267,16 @@ times = [
 
 	assert toml.encode[Arrs](a) == s
 	assert toml.decode[Arrs](s)! == a
+
+	any_a := AnyArr{[toml.Any(10), 20, 30]}
+	any_s := 'arr = [
+  10,
+  20,
+  30
+]'
+
+	assert toml.encode[AnyArr](any_a) == any_s
+	assert toml.decode[AnyArr](any_s)!.arr.map(it.int()) == [10, 20, 30]
 }
 
 fn test_decode_doc() {
diff --git a/vlib/toml/toml.v b/vlib/toml/toml.v
index f3b1bb2e14..71db616893 100644
--- a/vlib/toml/toml.v
+++ b/vlib/toml/toml.v
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ fn decode_struct[T](doc Any, mut typ T) {
 				typ.$(field.name) = value.date()
 			} $else $if field.typ is Time {
 				typ.$(field.name) = value.time()
+			} $else $if field.typ is Any {
+				typ.$(field.name) = value
 			} $else $if field.is_array {
 				arr := value.array()
 				match field.typ {
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ fn decode_struct[T](doc Any, mut typ T) {
 					[]DateTime { typ.$(field.name) = arr.map(it.datetime()) }
 					[]Date { typ.$(field.name) = arr.map(it.date()) }
 					[]Time { typ.$(field.name) = arr.map(it.time()) }
+					[]Any { typ.$(field.name) = arr }
 					else {}
 				}
 			} $else $if field.is_map {
@@ -146,6 +149,9 @@ fn decode_struct[T](doc Any, mut typ T) {
 							return k, v.time()
 						})
 					}
+					map[string]Any {
+						typ.$(field.name) = mmap.clone()
+					}
 					else {}
 				}
 			} $else $if field.is_struct {
@@ -211,6 +217,8 @@ fn to_any[T](value T) Any {
 		return Any(value)
 	} $else $if T is DateTime {
 		return Any(value)
+	} $else $if T is Any {
+		return value
 	} $else $if T is $struct {
 		$for method in T.methods {
 			$if method.name == 'to_toml' {
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/decoder.v b/vlib/x/json2/decoder.v
index 3f5e58fb17..e139e92eb8 100644
--- a/vlib/x/json2/decoder.v
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/decoder.v
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ fn decode_struct[T](_ T, res map[string]Any) !T {
 					if json_name in res {
 						typ.$(field.name) = res[json_name]!.to_time()!
 					}
+				} $else $if field.typ is Any {
+					typ.$(field.name) = res[json_name]!
+				} $else $if field.typ is ?Any {
+					if json_name in res {
+						typ.$(field.name) = res[json_name]!
+					}
 				} $else $if field.is_array {
 					arr := res[field.name]! as []Any
 					// vfmt off
@@ -292,6 +298,8 @@ fn decode_struct[T](_ T, res map[string]Any) !T {
 						// NOTE: Using `!` on `to_time()` inside the array method causes a builder error - 2024/04/01.
 						[]time.Time { typ.$(field.name) = arr.map(it.to_time() or { time.Time{} }) }
 						[]?time.Time { typ.$(field.name) = arr.map(?time.Time(it.to_time() or { time.Time{} })) }
+						[]Any { typ.$(field.name) = arr }
+						[]?Any { typ.$(field.name) = arr.map(?Any(it)) }
 						[]u8   { typ.$(field.name) = arr.map(it.u64()) }
 						[]?u8  { typ.$(field.name) = arr.map(?u8(it.u64())) }
 						[]u16  { typ.$(field.name) = arr.map(it.u64()) }
diff --git a/vlib/x/json2/tests/decode_and_encode_struct_any_test.v b/vlib/x/json2/tests/decode_and_encode_struct_any_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f84a634c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/x/json2/tests/decode_and_encode_struct_any_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import x.json2 as json
+
+struct AnyStruct[T] {
+	val T
+}
+
+struct OptAnyStruct[T] {
+	val ?T
+}
+
+/*struct OptAnyArrStruct {
+	val []?json.Any
+}*/
+
+fn test_values() {
+	assert json.decode[AnyStruct[json.Any]]('{"val":5}')!.val.int() == 5
+	assert json.decode[OptAnyStruct[json.Any]]('{}')!.val == none
+	assert json.decode[AnyStruct[[]json.Any]]('{"val":[5,10]}')!.val.map(it.int()) == [
+		5,
+		10,
+	]
+	// assert json.decode[OptAnyArrStruct]('{"val":[5,null,10]}')!.val == [?json.Any(5),json.Null{},10] skipped because test still fails even though they're the same
+
+	assert json.encode[AnyStruct[json.Any]](AnyStruct[json.Any]{json.Any(5)}) == '{"val":5}'
+	assert json.encode[OptAnyStruct[json.Any]](OptAnyStruct[json.Any]{none}) == '{}'
+	assert json.encode[AnyStruct[[]json.Any]](AnyStruct[[]json.Any]{[json.Any(5), 10]}) == '{"val":[5,10]}'
+	// assert json.encode[OptAnyArrStruct](OptAnyArrStruct{[?json.Any(5),none,10]}) == '{"val":[5,null,10]}' encode_array has not implemented optional arrays yet
+}