diff --git a/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v b/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
index 174adc45dd..c4275063b6 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ const (
 		'vlib/orm/orm_sql_or_blocks_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_create_and_drop_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_insert_test.v',
+		'vlib/orm/orm_insert_reserved_name_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_fn_calls_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_last_id_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_string_interpolation_in_where_test.v',
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ const (
 		'vlib/net/websocket/websocket_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_create_and_drop_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_insert_test.v',
+		'vlib/orm/orm_insert_reserved_name_test.v',
 		'vlib/v/tests/websocket_logger_interface_should_compile_test.v',
 		'vlib/v/tests/orm_sub_array_struct_test.v',
 		'vlib/v/tests/orm_handle_error_for_select_from_not_created_table_test.v',
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ const (
 		'do_not_remove',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_create_and_drop_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_insert_test.v',
+		'vlib/orm/orm_insert_reserved_name_test.v',
 		'vlib/v/tests/orm_sub_array_struct_test.v',
 		'vlib/v/tests/orm_handle_error_for_select_from_not_created_table_test.v',
 	]
@@ -196,6 +199,7 @@ const (
 		'vlib/orm/orm_sql_or_blocks_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_create_and_drop_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_insert_test.v',
+		'vlib/orm/orm_insert_reserved_name_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_fn_calls_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_last_id_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_string_interpolation_in_where_test.v',
diff --git a/vlib/orm/orm_insert_reserved_name_test.v b/vlib/orm/orm_insert_reserved_name_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b42884ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/orm/orm_insert_reserved_name_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import db.sqlite
+
+[table: 'bad_table']
+struct Bad {
+	id   int    [primary; sql: serial]
+	link string
+}
+
+fn test_insert_with_reserved_name() {
+	db := sqlite.connect(':memory:') or { panic(err) }
+
+	bad := Bad{
+		link: 'test'
+	}
+	sql db {
+		create table Bad
+	}
+	sql db {
+		insert bad into Bad
+	}
+
+	sql db {
+		insert bad into Bad
+		insert bad into Bad
+		insert bad into Bad
+	}
+
+	rows := sql db {
+		select from Bad
+	}
+
+	assert rows.len == 4
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/sql.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/sql.v
index 5c0db9a0ac..9111b52314 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/sql.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/sql.v
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_insert(node ast.SqlStmtLine, expr string, table_name string,
 				typ = 'time'
 			}
 
-			g.write('orm__${typ}_to_primitive(${node.object_var_name}${member_access_type}${f.name}),')
+			g.write('orm__${typ}_to_primitive(${node.object_var_name}${member_access_type}${c_name(f.name)}),')
 		}
 		g.write('})')
 	} else {
@@ -216,13 +216,14 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_insert(node ast.SqlStmtLine, expr string, table_name string,
 		mut id_name := g.new_tmp_var()
 		g.writeln('orm__Primitive ${id_name} = orm__int_to_primitive(orm__Connection_name_table[${expr}._typ]._method_last_id(${expr}._object));')
 		for i, mut arr in arrs {
+			c_field_name := c_name(field_names[i])
 			idx := g.new_tmp_var()
-			g.writeln('for (int ${idx} = 0; ${idx} < ${arr.object_var_name}${member_access_type}${field_names[i]}.len; ${idx}++) {')
+			g.writeln('for (int ${idx} = 0; ${idx} < ${arr.object_var_name}${member_access_type}${c_field_name}.len; ${idx}++) {')
 			last_ids := g.new_tmp_var()
 			res_ := g.new_tmp_var()
 			tmp_var := g.new_tmp_var()
 			ctyp := g.typ(arr.table_expr.typ)
-			g.writeln('${ctyp} ${tmp_var} = (*(${ctyp}*)array_get(${arr.object_var_name}${member_access_type}${field_names[i]}, ${idx}));')
+			g.writeln('${ctyp} ${tmp_var} = (*(${ctyp}*)array_get(${arr.object_var_name}${member_access_type}${c_field_name}, ${idx}));')
 			arr.object_var_name = tmp_var
 			mut fff := []ast.StructField{}
 			for f in arr.fields {
@@ -723,7 +724,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_select(node ast.SqlExpr, expr string, left string, or_expr as
 				where_expr.right = ident
 				sub.where_expr = where_expr
 
-				g.sql_select(sub, expr, '${tmp}.${field.name} = ', or_expr)
+				g.sql_select(sub, expr, '${tmp}.${c_name(field.name)} = ', or_expr)
 			} else if sym.kind == .array {
 				mut fkey := ''
 				for attr in field.attrs {
@@ -775,10 +776,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_select(node ast.SqlExpr, expr string, left string, or_expr as
 					where_expr: where_expr
 				}
 
-				g.sql_select(arr, expr, '${tmp}.${field.name} = ', or_expr)
+				g.sql_select(arr, expr, '${tmp}.${c_name(field.name)} = ', or_expr)
 			} else {
 				mut typ := sym.cname
-				g.writeln('${tmp}.${field.name} = *(${sel}._${typ});')
+				g.writeln('${tmp}.${c_name(field.name)} = *(${sel}._${typ});')
 			}
 		}
 		g.indent--