diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v b/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
index 72157515a4..688384ac4e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ pub fn (c &Checker) get_default_fmt(ftyp table.Type, typ table.Type) byte {
 	} else if typ.is_pointer() {
 		return `p`
 	} else {
-		mut sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(ftyp)
+		mut sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(c.unwrap_generic(ftyp))
 		if sym.kind == .alias {
 			// string aliases should be printable
 			info := sym.info as table.Alias
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/auto_str_methods.v b/vlib/v/gen/auto_str_methods.v
index 96150dbf02..9bf68fd97c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/auto_str_methods.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/auto_str_methods.v
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import v.util
 
 // already generated styp, reuse it
 fn (mut g Gen) gen_str_for_type_with_styp(typ table.Type, styp string) string {
-	mut sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(typ)
+	mut sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(g.unwrap_generic(typ))
 	mut str_fn_name := styp_to_str_fn_name(styp)
 	if sym.info is table.Alias {
 		sym = g.table.get_type_symbol((sym.info as table.Alias).parent_type)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/str.v b/vlib/v/gen/str.v
index c65cf77281..5fd954402a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/str.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/str.v
@@ -336,30 +336,31 @@ fn (mut g Gen) string_inter_literal(node ast.StringInterLiteral) {
 		if node.precisions[i] != 987698 {
 			fmt = '${fmt}.${node.precisions[i]}'
 		}
+		typ := g.unwrap_generic(node.expr_types[i])
 		if fspec == `s` {
 			if node.fwidths[i] == 0 {
 				g.write('.*s')
 			} else {
 				g.write('*.*s')
 			}
-		} else if node.expr_types[i].is_float() {
+		} else if typ.is_float() {
 			g.write('$fmt${fspec:c}')
-		} else if node.expr_types[i].is_pointer() {
+		} else if typ.is_pointer() {
 			if fspec == `p` {
 				g.write('${fmt}p')
 			} else {
 				g.write('$fmt"PRI${fspec:c}PTR"')
 			}
-		} else if node.expr_types[i].is_int() {
+		} else if typ.is_int() {
 			if fspec == `c` {
 				g.write('${fmt}c')
 			} else {
 				g.write('$fmt"PRI${fspec:c}')
-				if node.expr_types[i] in [table.i8_type, table.byte_type] {
+				if typ in [table.i8_type, table.byte_type] {
 					g.write('8')
-				} else if node.expr_types[i] in [table.i16_type, table.u16_type] {
+				} else if typ in [table.i16_type, table.u16_type] {
 					g.write('16')
-				} else if node.expr_types[i] in [table.i64_type, table.u64_type] {
+				} else if typ in [table.i64_type, table.u64_type] {
 					g.write('64')
 				} else {
 					g.write('32')
@@ -378,7 +379,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) string_inter_literal(node ast.StringInterLiteral) {
 	g.write('", $num_string_parts, ')
 	// Build args
 	for i, expr in node.exprs {
-		if node.expr_types[i] == table.string_type {
+		typ := g.unwrap_generic(node.expr_types[i])
+		if typ == table.string_type {
 			if g.inside_vweb_tmpl {
 				g.write('vweb__filter(')
 				g.expr(expr)
@@ -386,18 +388,17 @@ fn (mut g Gen) string_inter_literal(node ast.StringInterLiteral) {
 			} else {
 				g.expr(expr)
 			}
-		} else if node.expr_types[i] == table.bool_type {
+		} else if typ == table.bool_type {
 			g.expr(expr)
 			g.write(' ? _SLIT("true") : _SLIT("false")')
-		} else if node.expr_types[i].is_number() || node.expr_types[i].is_pointer() ||
-			node.fmts[i] == `d` {
-			if node.expr_types[i].is_signed() && node.fmts[i] in [`x`, `X`, `o`] {
+		} else if typ.is_number() || typ.is_pointer() || node.fmts[i] == `d` {
+			if typ.is_signed() && node.fmts[i] in [`x`, `X`, `o`] {
 				// convert to unsigned first befors C's integer propagation strikes
-				if node.expr_types[i] == table.i8_type {
+				if typ == table.i8_type {
 					g.write('(byte)(')
-				} else if node.expr_types[i] == table.i16_type {
+				} else if typ == table.i16_type {
 					g.write('(u16)(')
-				} else if node.expr_types[i] == table.int_type {
+				} else if typ == table.int_type {
 					g.write('(u32)(')
 				} else {
 					g.write('(u64)(')
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) string_inter_literal(node ast.StringInterLiteral) {
 				g.expr(expr)
 			}
 		} else if node.fmts[i] == `s` {
-			g.gen_expr_to_string(expr, node.expr_types[i])
+			g.gen_expr_to_string(expr, typ)
 		} else {
 			g.expr(expr)
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/str_gen_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/str_gen_test.v
index 65e681eccf..7254c2a8ee 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/str_gen_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/str_gen_test.v
@@ -218,3 +218,16 @@ fn test_map_with_struct() {
 	assert a.str() == 'MapWithStruct{\n    foo: {\'test\': TestStruct{\n        x: 0\n    }}\n}'
 	assert '$a' == 'MapWithStruct{\n    foo: {\'test\': TestStruct{\n        x: 0\n    }}\n}'
 }
+
+struct ForGeneric {}
+fn generic_fn_interpolation<T>(p T) string {
+	return '$p'
+}
+fn generic_fn_str<T>(p T) string {
+	return p.str()
+}
+fn test_generic_auto_str() {
+	s := ForGeneric{}
+	assert generic_fn_interpolation(s) == 'ForGeneric{}'
+	assert generic_fn_str(s) == 'ForGeneric{}'
+}