diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
index 479d58bd67..c653528f64 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
@@ -570,11 +570,18 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 							if val_sym.info.generic_types.len > 0 {
 								if val is ast.StructInit {
 									var_styp := g.typ(val.typ)
-									g.write('${var_styp} ')
+									if var_type.has_flag(.shared_f) {
+										g.write('__shared__${var_styp}* ')
+									} else {
+										g.write('${var_styp} ')
+									}
 									is_used_var_styp = true
 								} else if val is ast.PrefixExpr {
 									if val.op == .amp && val.right is ast.StructInit {
 										var_styp := g.typ(val.right.typ.ref())
+										if var_type.has_flag(.shared_f) {
+											g.write('__shared__')
+										}
 										g.write('${var_styp} ')
 										is_used_var_styp = true
 									}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/shared_generic_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/shared_generic_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdef7b87da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/shared_generic_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+struct Foo[T] {
+	a T
+}
+
+fn test_shared_struct_has_generics() {
+	shared foo := Foo[int]{1}
+	lock foo {
+		assert foo.a == 1
+	}
+	shared bar := &Foo[int]{1}
+	lock bar {
+		assert bar.a == 1
+	}
+}