diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 398cee24d4..d9998024e1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ pub:
 	mod                   string // 'math.bits'
 	is_deprecated         bool
 	is_pub                bool
+	is_c_variadic         bool
 	is_variadic           bool
 	is_anon               bool
 	is_noreturn           bool        // true, when [noreturn] is used on a fn
@@ -630,6 +631,7 @@ pub:
 pub struct Fn {
 pub:
 	is_variadic           bool
+	is_c_variadic         bool
 	language              Language
 	is_pub                bool
 	is_ctor_new           bool // `[use_new] fn JS.Array.prototype.constructor()`
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/str.v b/vlib/v/ast/str.v
index 0ff911df5f..f6a8c3a2d8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/str.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/str.v
@@ -214,13 +214,15 @@ fn (t &Table) stringify_fn_after_name(node &FnDecl, mut f strings.Builder, cur_m
 			if !is_type_only {
 				f.write_string(' ')
 			}
-			if node.is_variadic && is_last_param {
+			if node.is_variadic && is_last_param && !node.is_c_variadic {
 				f.write_string('...')
 			}
 			f.write_string(s)
 		}
 		if !is_last_param {
 			f.write_string(',')
+		} else if node.is_c_variadic {
+			f.write_string(', ...')
 		}
 		nparams_on_pline++
 		old_pline = pline
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/c_varargs_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/c_varargs_keep.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..954da99239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/c_varargs_keep.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+@[typedef]
+struct C.va_list {}
+
+fn C.va_start(voidptr, voidptr)
+fn C.va_end(voidptr)
+
+fn C.vfprintf(&C.FILE, &char, C.va_list) int
+
+fn C.printf(&char, ...)
+
+fn t2(fmt voidptr, ...) {
+	ap := C.va_list{}
+	C.va_start(ap, fmt)
+	C.vfprintf(C.stderr, fmt, ap)
+	C.va_end(ap)
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	a := 1
+	b := 2.5
+	t2(c'%s : %d : %.2f\n', c'foo', a, b)
+	C.printf(c'%s\n', c'foo')
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
index e38edf7187..9037df5fe5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
@@ -224,10 +224,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 		mut is_call := false
 		mut gen_or := false
 		mut blank_assign := false
+		mut is_va_list := false // C varargs
 		mut ident := ast.Ident{
 			scope: unsafe { nil }
 		}
 		left_sym := g.table.sym(g.unwrap_generic(var_type))
+		is_va_list = left_sym.language == .c && left_sym.name == 'C.va_list'
 		if mut left is ast.Ident {
 			ident = left
 			g.curr_var_name << ident.name
@@ -612,7 +614,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 					}
 					g.write('${ret_styp} (${msvc_call_conv}*${fn_name}) (')
 					def_pos := g.definitions.len
-					g.fn_decl_params(right_sym.info.func.params, unsafe { nil }, false)
+					g.fn_decl_params(right_sym.info.func.params, unsafe { nil }, false,
+						false)
 					g.definitions.go_back(g.definitions.len - def_pos)
 					g.write(')${call_conv_attribute_suffix}')
 				}
@@ -693,9 +696,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 				g.expr(left)
 			}
 			g.is_assign_lhs = false
-			if is_fixed_array_var {
+			if is_fixed_array_var || is_va_list {
 				if is_decl {
 					g.writeln(';')
+					if is_va_list {
+						continue
+					}
 				}
 			} else if !g.is_arraymap_set && !str_add && !op_overloaded {
 				g.write(' ${op} ')
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 4f21095dca..87130fa33f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -7750,7 +7750,7 @@ static inline __shared__${interface_name} ${shared_fn_name}(__shared__${cctype}*
 						...params[0]
 						typ: st.set_nr_muls(1)
 					}
-					fargs, _, _ := g.fn_decl_params(params, unsafe { nil }, false)
+					fargs, _, _ := g.fn_decl_params(params, unsafe { nil }, false, false)
 					mut parameter_name := g.out.cut_last(g.out.len - params_start_pos)
 
 					if st.is_ptr() {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index cab00d70fe..2f02ebf5d7 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_fn_decl(node &ast.FnDecl, skip bool) {
 				g.write(sig)
 				g.definitions.write_string(sig)
 			} else {
-				g.fn_decl_params(call_fn.func.params, unsafe { nil }, call_fn.func.is_variadic)
+				g.fn_decl_params(call_fn.func.params, unsafe { nil }, call_fn.func.is_variadic,
+					call_fn.func.is_c_variadic)
 			}
 
 			g.writeln(') {')
@@ -384,7 +385,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_fn_decl(node &ast.FnDecl, skip bool) {
 		g.write(fn_header)
 	}
 	arg_start_pos := g.out.len
-	fargs, fargtypes, heap_promoted := g.fn_decl_params(node.params, node.scope, node.is_variadic)
+	fargs, fargtypes, heap_promoted := g.fn_decl_params(node.params, node.scope, node.is_variadic,
+		node.is_c_variadic)
 	if is_closure {
 		g.nr_closures++
 	}
@@ -695,7 +697,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_defer_stmts_when_needed() {
 	}
 }
 
-fn (mut g Gen) fn_decl_params(params []ast.Param, scope &ast.Scope, is_variadic bool) ([]string, []string, []bool) {
+fn (mut g Gen) fn_decl_params(params []ast.Param, scope &ast.Scope, is_variadic bool, is_c_variadic bool) ([]string, []string, []bool) {
 	mut fparams := []string{}
 	mut fparamtypes := []string{}
 	mut heap_promoted := []bool{}
@@ -720,7 +722,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) fn_decl_params(params []ast.Param, scope &ast.Scope, is_variadic
 			func := info.func
 			g.write('${g.typ(func.return_type)} (*${caname})(')
 			g.definitions.write_string('${g.typ(func.return_type)} (*${caname})(')
-			g.fn_decl_params(func.params, unsafe { nil }, func.is_variadic)
+			g.fn_decl_params(func.params, unsafe { nil }, func.is_variadic, func.is_c_variadic)
 			g.write(')')
 			g.definitions.write_string(')')
 			fparams << caname
@@ -756,7 +758,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) fn_decl_params(params []ast.Param, scope &ast.Scope, is_variadic
 			g.definitions.write_string(', ')
 		}
 	}
-	if g.pref.translated && is_variadic {
+	if (g.pref.translated && is_variadic) || is_c_variadic {
 		g.write(', ... ')
 		g.definitions.write_string(', ... ')
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/c_varargs.c.must_have b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/c_varargs.c.must_have
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76b0018a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/c_varargs.c.must_have
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+VV_LOCAL_SYMBOL void main__t2(voidptr fmt, ... );
+VV_LOCAL_SYMBOL void main__t2(voidptr fmt, ... ) {
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/c_varargs.out b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/c_varargs.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbaf5c04cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/c_varargs.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+foo : 1 : 2.50
+foo
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/c_varargs.vv b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/c_varargs.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa5210d473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/testdata/c_varargs.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+@[typedef]
+struct C.va_list {}
+
+fn C.va_start(voidptr, voidptr)
+fn C.va_end(voidptr)
+
+fn C.vfprintf(&C.FILE, &char, C.va_list) int
+
+fn C.printf(&char, ...)
+
+fn t2(fmt voidptr, ...) {
+	ap := C.va_list{}
+	C.va_start(ap, fmt)
+	C.vfprintf(C.stdout, fmt, ap)
+	C.va_end(ap)
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	a := 1
+	b := 2.5
+	t2(c'%s : %d : %.2f\n', c'foo', a, b)
+	C.printf(c'%s\n', c'foo')
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index acee18244b..e92d590ed1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_decl() ast.FnDecl {
 		}
 	}
 	// Params
-	params_t, are_params_type_only, mut is_variadic := p.fn_params()
+	params_t, are_params_type_only, mut is_variadic, mut is_c_variadic := p.fn_params()
 	if is_c2v_variadic {
 		is_variadic = true
 	}
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ run them via `v file.v` instead',
 			params: params
 			return_type: return_type
 			is_variadic: is_variadic
+			is_c_variadic: is_c_variadic
 			generic_names: generic_names
 			is_pub: is_pub
 			is_deprecated: is_deprecated
@@ -626,6 +627,7 @@ run them via `v file.v` instead',
 		is_direct_arr: is_direct_arr
 		is_pub: is_pub
 		is_variadic: is_variadic
+		is_c_variadic: is_c_variadic
 		is_main: is_main
 		is_test: is_test
 		is_keep_alive: is_keep_alive
@@ -783,7 +785,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) anon_fn() ast.AnonFn {
 	}
 	inherited_vars_name := inherited_vars.map(it.name)
 	_, generic_names := p.parse_generic_types()
-	params, _, is_variadic := p.fn_params()
+	params, _, is_variadic, _ := p.fn_params()
 	for param in params {
 		if param.name == '' && p.table.sym(param.typ).kind != .placeholder {
 			p.error_with_pos('use `_` to name an unused parameter', param.pos)
@@ -876,10 +878,11 @@ fn (mut p Parser) anon_fn() ast.AnonFn {
 }
 
 // part of fn declaration
-fn (mut p Parser) fn_params() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool) {
+fn (mut p Parser) fn_params() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool, bool) {
 	p.check(.lpar)
 	mut params := []ast.Param{}
 	mut is_variadic := false
+	mut is_c_variadic := false
 	// `int, int, string` (no names, just types)
 	param_name := if p.tok.kind == .name && p.tok.lit.len > 0 && p.tok.lit[0].is_capital() {
 		p.prepend_mod(p.tok.lit)
@@ -901,7 +904,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_params() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool) {
 		for p.tok.kind != .rpar {
 			if p.tok.kind == .eof {
 				p.error_with_pos('expecting `)`', p.tok.pos())
-				return []ast.Param{}, false, false
+				return []ast.Param{}, false, false, false
 			}
 			is_shared := p.tok.kind == .key_shared
 			is_atomic := p.tok.kind == .key_atomic
@@ -918,13 +921,18 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_params() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool) {
 			if p.tok.kind == .ellipsis {
 				p.next()
 				is_variadic = true
+				is_c_variadic = p.tok.kind == .rpar
+				if is_c_variadic {
+					p.check(.rpar)
+					return params, types_only, is_variadic, is_c_variadic
+				}
 			}
 			pos := p.tok.pos()
 			mut param_type := p.parse_type()
 			type_pos := pos.extend(p.prev_tok.pos())
 			if param_type == 0 {
 				// error is added in parse_type
-				return []ast.Param{}, false, false
+				return []ast.Param{}, false, false, false
 			}
 			if is_mut {
 				if !param_type.has_flag(.generic) {
@@ -941,7 +949,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_params() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool) {
 					}
 				} else if is_shared || is_atomic {
 					p.error_with_pos('generic object cannot be `atomic`or `shared`', pos)
-					return []ast.Param{}, false, false
+					return []ast.Param{}, false, false, false
 				}
 				if param_type.is_ptr() && p.table.sym(param_type).kind == .struct_ {
 					param_type = param_type.ref()
@@ -960,14 +968,14 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_params() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool) {
 			}
 			if p.tok.kind == .eof {
 				p.error_with_pos('expecting `)`', p.prev_tok.pos())
-				return []ast.Param{}, false, false
+				return []ast.Param{}, false, false, false
 			}
 
 			if p.tok.kind == .comma {
 				if is_variadic {
 					p.error_with_pos('cannot use ...(variadic) with non-final parameter no ${param_no}',
 						pos)
-					return []ast.Param{}, false, false
+					return []ast.Param{}, false, false, false
 				}
 				p.next()
 			}
@@ -987,14 +995,14 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_params() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool) {
 			param_no++
 			if param_no > 1024 {
 				p.error_with_pos('too many parameters', pos)
-				return []ast.Param{}, false, false
+				return []ast.Param{}, false, false, false
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		for p.tok.kind != .rpar {
 			if p.tok.kind == .eof {
 				p.error_with_pos('expecting `)`', p.tok.pos())
-				return []ast.Param{}, false, false
+				return []ast.Param{}, false, false, false
 			}
 			is_shared := p.tok.kind == .key_shared
 			is_atomic := p.tok.kind == .key_atomic
@@ -1002,6 +1010,12 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_params() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool) {
 			if is_mut {
 				p.next()
 			}
+			if p.tok.kind == .ellipsis && p.peek_tok.kind == .rpar {
+				p.check(.ellipsis)
+				p.check(.rpar)
+				return params, types_only, true, true
+			}
+
 			mut param_pos := [p.tok.pos()]
 			name := p.check_name()
 			mut param_names := [name]
@@ -1035,13 +1049,18 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_params() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool) {
 			if p.tok.kind == .ellipsis {
 				p.next()
 				is_variadic = true
+				is_c_variadic = p.tok.kind == .rpar
+				if is_c_variadic {
+					p.check(.rpar)
+					return params, types_only, is_variadic, is_c_variadic
+				}
 			}
 			pos := p.tok.pos()
 			mut typ := p.parse_type()
 			type_pos[0] = pos.extend(p.prev_tok.pos())
 			if typ == 0 {
 				// error is added in parse_type
-				return []ast.Param{}, false, false
+				return []ast.Param{}, false, false, false
 			}
 			if is_mut {
 				if !typ.has_flag(.generic) {
@@ -1059,7 +1078,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_params() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool) {
 				} else if is_shared || is_atomic {
 					p.error_with_pos('generic object cannot be `atomic` or `shared`',
 						pos)
-					return []ast.Param{}, false, false
+					return []ast.Param{}, false, false, false
 				}
 				if typ.is_ptr() && p.table.sym(typ).kind == .struct_ {
 					typ = typ.ref()
@@ -1097,12 +1116,12 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_params() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool) {
 				if is_variadic && p.tok.kind == .comma && p.peek_tok.kind != .rpar {
 					p.error_with_pos('cannot use ...(variadic) with non-final parameter ${para_name}',
 						param_pos[i])
-					return []ast.Param{}, false, false
+					return []ast.Param{}, false, false, false
 				}
 			}
 			if p.tok.kind == .eof {
 				p.error_with_pos('expecting `)`', p.prev_tok.pos())
-				return []ast.Param{}, false, false
+				return []ast.Param{}, false, false, false
 			}
 			if p.tok.kind != .rpar {
 				p.check(.comma)
@@ -1110,7 +1129,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_params() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool) {
 		}
 	}
 	p.check(.rpar)
-	return params, types_only, is_variadic
+	return params, types_only, is_variadic, is_c_variadic
 }
 
 fn (mut p Parser) spawn_expr() ast.SpawnExpr {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
index 155db20de0..95e1f8b7e3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_fn_type(name string, generic_types []ast.Type) ast.Type
 
 	mut has_generic := false
 	line_nr := p.tok.line_nr
-	params, _, is_variadic := p.fn_params()
+	params, _, is_variadic, is_c_variadic := p.fn_params()
 	for param in params {
 		if param.typ.has_flag(.generic) {
 			has_generic = true
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_fn_type(name string, generic_types []ast.Type) ast.Type
 		name: name
 		params: params
 		is_variadic: is_variadic
+		is_c_variadic: is_c_variadic
 		return_type: return_type
 		return_type_pos: return_type_pos
 		generic_names: generic_names
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
index 8761130f10..b8835c6364 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) interface_decl() ast.InterfaceDecl {
 				p.error_with_pos('duplicate method `${name}`', method_start_pos)
 				return ast.InterfaceDecl{}
 			}
-			params_t, _, is_variadic := p.fn_params() // TODO: merge ast.Param and ast.Arg to avoid this
+			params_t, _, is_variadic, _ := p.fn_params() // TODO: merge ast.Param and ast.Arg to avoid this
 			mut params := [
 				ast.Param{
 					name: 'x'