diff --git a/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v b/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
index 6fd6ea57ce..9bdc1b95c4 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ const skip_with_fsanitize_memory = [
 	'vlib/orm/orm_custom_operators_test.v',
 	'vlib/orm/orm_fk_test.v',
 	'vlib/orm/orm_references_test.v',
+	'vlib/orm/orm_option_array_test.v',
 	'vlib/orm/orm_option_time_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_test.v',
 	'vlib/db/sqlite/sqlite_orm_test.v',
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ const skip_on_ubuntu_musl = [
 	'vlib/orm/orm_custom_operators_test.v',
 	'vlib/orm/orm_fk_test.v',
 	'vlib/orm/orm_references_test.v',
+	'vlib/orm/orm_option_array_test.v',
 	'vlib/orm/orm_option_time_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_enum_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_sub_struct_test.v',
diff --git a/vlib/orm/orm_option_array_test.v b/vlib/orm/orm_option_array_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69004b0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/orm/orm_option_array_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import db.sqlite
+
+struct Member {
+	id       int      @[primary]
+	children ?[]Child @[fkey: parent_id]
+}
+
+struct Child {
+	id        int @[primary]
+	parent_id int
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	mut db := sqlite.connect(':memory:') or { panic(err) }
+	defer {
+		db.close() or { panic(err) }
+	}
+	sql db {
+		create table Member
+	} or { println(err) }
+	sql db {
+		create table Child
+	} or { println(err) }
+	new_member := Member{
+		id: 1
+		children: [Child{
+			id: 1
+			parent_id: 1
+		}, Child{
+			id: 2
+			parent_id: 1
+		}]
+	}
+	sql db {
+		insert new_member into Member
+	}!
+
+	rows := sql db {
+		select from Member
+	}!
+
+	assert rows[0].children?.len == 2
+	assert rows[0].children?[0].id == 1
+	assert rows[0].children?[1].id == 2
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
index 683a05b260..4134b41371 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_insert_with_last_ids(node ast.SqlStmtLine, connection_v
 	mut arrs := []ast.SqlStmtLine{}
 	mut fkeys := []string{}
 	mut field_names := []string{}
+	mut opt_fields := []int{}
 
 	for field in node.fields {
 		sym := g.table.sym(field.typ)
@@ -289,6 +290,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_insert_with_last_ids(node ast.SqlStmtLine, connection_v
 			} else {
 				verror('missing fkey attribute')
 			}
+			if field.typ.has_flag(.option) {
+				opt_fields << arrs.len
+			}
 			arrs << node.sub_structs[int(field.typ)]
 			field_names << field.name
 		}
@@ -433,13 +437,22 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_insert_with_last_ids(node ast.SqlStmtLine, connection_v
 		}
 		for i, mut arr in arrs {
 			idx := g.new_tmp_var()
-			g.writeln('for (int ${idx} = 0; ${idx} < ${node.object_var}${member_access_type}${arr.object_var}.len; ${idx}++) {')
+			ctyp := g.typ(arr.table_expr.typ)
+			is_option := opt_fields.contains(i)
+			if is_option {
+				g.writeln('for (int ${idx} = 0; ${node.object_var}${member_access_type}${arr.object_var}.state != 2 && ${idx} < (*(Array_${ctyp}*)${node.object_var}${member_access_type}${arr.object_var}.data).len; ${idx}++) {')
+			} else {
+				g.writeln('for (int ${idx} = 0; ${idx} < ${node.object_var}${member_access_type}${arr.object_var}.len; ${idx}++) {')
+			}
 			g.indent++
 			last_ids := g.new_tmp_var()
 			res_ := g.new_tmp_var()
 			tmp_var := g.new_tmp_var()
-			ctyp := g.typ(arr.table_expr.typ)
-			g.writeln('${ctyp} ${tmp_var} = (*(${ctyp}*)array_get(${node.object_var}${member_access_type}${arr.object_var}, ${idx}));')
+			if is_option {
+				g.writeln('${ctyp} ${tmp_var} = (*(${ctyp}*)array_get(*(Array_${ctyp}*)${node.object_var}${member_access_type}${arr.object_var}.data, ${idx}));')
+			} else {
+				g.writeln('${ctyp} ${tmp_var} = (*(${ctyp}*)array_get(${node.object_var}${member_access_type}${arr.object_var}, ${idx}));')
+			}
 			arr.object_var = tmp_var
 			mut fff := []ast.StructField{}
 			for f in arr.fields {
@@ -941,7 +954,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_select(node ast.SqlExpr, connection_var_name string, re
 		if node.is_array {
 			info := g.table.sym(node.typ).array_info()
 			typ_str = g.typ(info.elem_type)
-			g.writeln('${unwrapped_c_typ} ${tmp}_array = __new_array(0, ${select_unwrapped_result_var_name}.len, sizeof(${typ_str}));')
+			base_typ := g.base_type(node.typ)
+			if node.typ.has_flag(.option) {
+				g.writeln('${unwrapped_c_typ} ${tmp}_array = { .state = 2, .err = _const_none__, .data = {EMPTY_STRUCT_INITIALIZATION} };')
+				g.writeln('_option_ok(&(${base_typ}[]) { __new_array(0, ${select_unwrapped_result_var_name}.len, sizeof(${typ_str})) }, (_option *)&${tmp}_array, sizeof(${base_typ}));')
+			} else {
+				g.writeln('${unwrapped_c_typ} ${tmp}_array = __new_array(0, ${select_unwrapped_result_var_name}.len, sizeof(${typ_str}));')
+			}
 			g.writeln('for (; ${idx} < ${select_unwrapped_result_var_name}.len; ${idx}++) {')
 			g.indent++
 			g.write('${typ_str} ${tmp} = (${typ_str}) {')
@@ -1053,8 +1072,14 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_select(node ast.SqlExpr, connection_var_name string, re
 				sub_result_c_typ := g.typ(sub.typ)
 				g.writeln('${sub_result_c_typ} ${sub_result_var};')
 				g.write_orm_select(sql_expr_select_array, connection_var_name, sub_result_var)
-				g.writeln('if (!${sub_result_var}.is_error)')
-				g.writeln('\t${field_var} = *(${unwrapped_c_typ}*)${sub_result_var}.data;')
+				g.writeln('if (!${sub_result_var}.is_error) {')
+				if field.typ.has_flag(.option) {
+					g.writeln('\t${field_var}.state = 0;')
+					g.writeln('\t*(${g.base_type(field.typ)}*)${field_var}.data = *(${g.base_type(field.typ)}*)${sub_result_var}.data;')
+				} else {
+					g.writeln('\t${field_var} = *(${unwrapped_c_typ}*)${sub_result_var}.data;')
+				}
+				g.writeln('}')
 			} else if field.typ.has_flag(.option) {
 				prim_var := g.new_tmp_var()
 				g.writeln('orm__Primitive *${prim_var} = &${array_get_call_code};')
@@ -1075,7 +1100,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_select(node ast.SqlExpr, connection_var_name string, re
 		}
 
 		if node.is_array {
-			g.writeln('array_push(&${tmp}_array, _MOV((${typ_str}[]){ ${tmp} }));')
+			if node.typ.has_flag(.option) {
+				g.writeln('${tmp}_array.state = 0;')
+				g.writeln('array_push((${g.base_type(node.typ)}*)&${tmp}_array.data, _MOV((${typ_str}[]){ ${tmp} }));')
+			} else {
+				g.writeln('array_push(&${tmp}_array, _MOV((${typ_str}[]){ ${tmp} }));')
+			}
 			g.indent--
 			g.writeln('}')
 		}
@@ -1083,11 +1113,15 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_select(node ast.SqlExpr, connection_var_name string, re
 		g.indent--
 		g.writeln('}')
 
-		g.write('*(${unwrapped_c_typ}*) ${result_var}.data = ${tmp}')
 		if node.is_array {
-			g.write('_array')
+			if node.typ.has_flag(.option) {
+				g.writeln('*(${g.base_type(node.typ)}*) ${result_var}.data = *(${g.base_type(node.typ)}*)${tmp}_array.data;')
+			} else {
+				g.writeln('*(${unwrapped_c_typ}*) ${result_var}.data = ${tmp}_array;')
+			}
+		} else {
+			g.writeln('*(${unwrapped_c_typ}*) ${result_var}.data = ${tmp};')
 		}
-		g.writeln(';')
 	}
 
 	g.indent--