diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index a09801e4bc..e7224f46bb 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -2569,18 +2569,28 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr_with_var(expr ast.Expr, expected_type ast.Type) string {
 }
 
 // expr_with_fixed_array generates code for fixed array initialization with expr which requires tmp var
-fn (mut g Gen) expr_with_fixed_array(expr ast.ArrayInit, got_type_raw ast.Type, expected_type ast.Type) string {
+fn (mut g Gen) expr_with_fixed_array(expr ast.Expr, got_type_raw ast.Type, expected_type ast.Type) string {
 	stmt_str := g.go_before_last_stmt().trim_space()
 	g.empty_line = true
 	tmp_var := g.new_tmp_var()
 	styp := g.styp(expected_type)
-	g.writeln('${styp} ${tmp_var};')
-	// [ foo(), foo() ]!
-	val_typ := g.table.value_type(got_type_raw)
-	for i, item_expr in expr.exprs {
-		g.write('memcpy(${tmp_var}[${i}], ')
-		g.expr(item_expr)
-		g.writeln(', sizeof(${g.styp(val_typ)}));')
+	if expr is ast.ArrayInit {
+		g.writeln('${styp} ${tmp_var};')
+		// [ foo(), foo() ]!
+		val_typ := g.table.value_type(got_type_raw)
+		for i, item_expr in expr.exprs {
+			g.write('memcpy(${tmp_var}[${i}], ')
+			g.expr(item_expr)
+			g.writeln(', sizeof(${g.styp(val_typ)}));')
+		}
+	} else if expr is ast.CallExpr {
+		// return var.call() where returns is option/result fixed array
+		g.writeln('${styp} ${tmp_var} = {0};')
+		g.write('memcpy(&${tmp_var}.data, ')
+		g.expr(expr)
+		g.writeln(', sizeof(${g.base_type(expected_type)}));')
+	} else {
+		g.expr(expr)
 	}
 	g.write(stmt_str)
 	return tmp_var
@@ -5792,22 +5802,46 @@ fn (mut g Gen) return_stmt(node ast.Return) {
 			}
 		}
 		if fn_return_is_option && !expr_type_is_opt && return_sym.name != option_name {
-			styp := g.base_type(fn_ret_type)
-			g.writeln('${ret_typ} ${tmpvar};')
-			g.write('_option_ok(&(${styp}[]) { ')
-			if !g.unwrap_generic(fn_ret_type).is_ptr() && node.types[0].is_ptr() {
-				if !(node.exprs[0] is ast.Ident && !g.is_amp) {
-					g.write('*')
+			if fn_return_is_fixed_array && (expr0 in [ast.StructInit, ast.CallExpr, ast.CastExpr]
+				|| (expr0 is ast.ArrayInit && expr0.has_callexpr))
+				&& g.table.final_sym(node.types[0]).kind == .array_fixed {
+				styp := g.styp(fn_ret_type.clear_option_and_result())
+				if expr0 is ast.CallExpr {
+					tmp_var := g.expr_with_fixed_array(expr0, node.types[0], fn_ret_type)
+					g.writeln('${ret_typ} ${tmpvar} = ${tmp_var};')
+				} else {
+					g.writeln('${ret_typ} ${tmpvar} = (${ret_typ}){ .state=0, .err=_const_none__, .data={EMPTY_STRUCT_INITIALIZATION} };')
+					if expr0 is ast.StructInit {
+						g.write('memcpy(${tmpvar}.data, ')
+						tmp_var := g.expr_with_opt(expr0, node.types[0], fn_ret_type)
+						g.writeln('.data, sizeof(${styp}));')
+						if tmp_var != '' {
+							g.writeln('${tmpvar}.state = ${tmp_var}.state;')
+						}
+					} else {
+						g.write('memcpy(${tmpvar}.data, ')
+						g.expr(expr0)
+						g.writeln(', sizeof(${styp}));')
+					}
 				}
-			}
-			if return_sym.kind == .array_fixed && expr0 !is ast.ArrayInit {
-				info := return_sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed
-				g.fixed_array_var_init(g.expr_string(expr0), expr0.is_auto_deref_var(),
-					info.elem_type, info.size)
 			} else {
-				g.expr_with_cast(expr0, node.types[0], fn_ret_type.clear_option_and_result())
+				g.writeln('${ret_typ} ${tmpvar};')
+				styp := g.base_type(fn_ret_type)
+				g.write('_option_ok(&(${styp}[]) { ')
+				if !g.unwrap_generic(fn_ret_type).is_ptr() && node.types[0].is_ptr() {
+					if !(node.exprs[0] is ast.Ident && !g.is_amp) {
+						g.write('*')
+					}
+				}
+				if return_sym.kind == .array_fixed && expr0 !is ast.ArrayInit {
+					info := return_sym.info as ast.ArrayFixed
+					g.fixed_array_var_init(g.expr_string(expr0), expr0.is_auto_deref_var(),
+						info.elem_type, info.size)
+				} else {
+					g.expr_with_cast(expr0, node.types[0], fn_ret_type.clear_option_and_result())
+				}
+				g.writeln(' }, (${option_name}*)(&${tmpvar}), sizeof(${styp}));')
 			}
-			g.writeln(' }, (${option_name}*)(&${tmpvar}), sizeof(${styp}));')
 			g.write_defer_stmts_when_needed()
 			g.autofree_scope_vars(node.pos.pos - 1, node.pos.line_nr, true)
 			g.writeln('return ${tmpvar};')
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/for.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/for.v
index 622a4cf766..8ab703a10d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/for.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/for.v
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) for_in_stmt(node_ ast.ForInStmt) {
 		g.writeln('\tif (${t_var}.state != 0) break;')
 		val := if node.val_var in ['', '_'] { g.new_tmp_var() } else { node.val_var }
 		val_styp := g.styp(ret_typ.clear_option_and_result())
+		ret_is_fixed_array := g.table.sym(ret_typ).is_array_fixed()
 		if node.val_is_mut {
 			if ret_typ.has_flag(.option) {
 				g.writeln('\t${val_styp}* ${val} = (${val_styp}*)${t_var}.data;')
@@ -458,7 +459,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) for_in_stmt(node_ ast.ForInStmt) {
 				g.writeln('\t${val_styp} ${val} = (${val_styp})${t_var}.data;')
 			}
 		} else {
-			g.writeln('\t${val_styp} ${val} = *(${val_styp}*)${t_var}.data;')
+			if ret_is_fixed_array {
+				g.writeln('\t${val_styp} ${val} = {0};')
+				g.write('\tmemcpy(${val}, ${t_var}.data, sizeof(${val_styp}));')
+			} else {
+				g.writeln('\t${val_styp} ${val} = *(${val_styp}*)${t_var}.data;')
+			}
 		}
 	} else if node.kind == .aggregate {
 		for_type := (g.table.sym(node.cond_type).info as ast.Aggregate).types[g.aggregate_type_idx]
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/struct.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/struct.v
index d85666c7ba..c1deba0de9 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/struct.v
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) struct_init_field(sfield ast.StructInitField, language ast.Langua
 					g.fixed_array_var_init(g.expr_string(sfield.expr), is_auto_deref_var,
 						field_unwrap_sym.info.elem_type, field_unwrap_sym.info.size)
 				}
-				ast.CallExpr {
+				ast.CastExpr, ast.CallExpr {
 					tmp_var := g.expr_with_var(sfield.expr, sfield.expected_type)
 					g.fixed_array_var_init(tmp_var, false, field_unwrap_sym.info.elem_type,
 						field_unwrap_sym.info.size)
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/options/option_array_fixed_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/options/option_array_fixed_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff9fadfbbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/options/option_array_fixed_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+module main
+
+type Arr = [4]u8
+
+fn foo(a int) ?Arr {
+	if a > 0 {
+		return Arr([u8(1), 2, 3, 4]!)
+	}
+	return none
+}
+
+fn bar(a int) !Arr {
+	if a > 0 {
+		return Arr([u8(1), 2, 3, 4]!)
+	}
+	return error('')
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	f := foo(1) or { Arr([u8(0), 0, 0, 0]!) }
+	dump(f)
+	assert f == [u8(1), 2, 3, 4]!
+
+	ff := foo(0)
+	dump(ff)
+	assert ff == none
+
+	b := bar(1) or { Arr([u8(0), 0, 0, 0]!) }
+	dump(f)
+	assert b == [u8(1), 2, 3, 4]!
+
+	bb := bar(0) or { Arr([u8(0), 0, 0, 0]!) }
+	dump(bb)
+	assert bb == [u8(0), 0, 0, 0]!
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/options/option_fixed_array_2_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/options/option_fixed_array_2_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b805f8de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/options/option_fixed_array_2_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+module main
+
+import encoding.binary
+
+type Addr = [4]u8
+
+fn Addr.from_u32(a u32) Addr {
+	mut bytes := [4]u8{}
+	binary.big_endian_put_u32_fixed(mut bytes, a)
+	return Addr(bytes)
+}
+
+fn (a Addr) str() string {
+	return '${a[0]}.${a[1]}.${a[2]}.${a[3]}'
+}
+
+fn (a Addr) u32() u32 {
+	return binary.big_endian_u32_fixed(a)
+}
+
+struct Net {
+	netaddr   Addr
+	broadcast Addr
+mut:
+	h u32
+}
+
+fn (mut n Net) next() ?Addr {
+	if n.h >= n.broadcast.u32() + 1 {
+		return none
+	}
+	defer {
+		n.h++
+	}
+	return Addr.from_u32(n.h)
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	net := Net{
+		netaddr:   Addr([u8(172), 16, 16, 0]!)
+		broadcast: Addr([u8(172), 16, 16, 3]!)
+		h:         u32(2886733824)
+	}
+	mut rets := []string{}
+	for addr in net {
+		rets << addr.str()
+	}
+	assert rets[0] == '172.16.16.0'
+	assert rets[1] == '172.16.16.1'
+	assert rets[2] == '172.16.16.2'
+	assert rets[3] == '172.16.16.3'
+}