diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/containers.v b/vlib/v/checker/containers.v
index 596d28ee45646d..b94dd7a0232e30 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/containers.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/containers.v
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) array_init(mut node ast.ArrayInit) ast.Type {
 
 fn (mut c Checker) check_array_init_default_expr(mut node ast.ArrayInit) {
 	mut init_expr := node.init_expr
+	c.expected_type = node.elem_type
 	init_typ := c.check_expr_option_or_result_call(init_expr, c.expr(mut init_expr))
 	node.init_type = init_typ
 	if !node.elem_type.has_flag(.option) && init_typ.has_flag(.option) {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/enums/enum_array_init_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/enums/enum_array_init_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4b67d02564cbaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/enums/enum_array_init_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+enum Enum {
+	thing = 10
+}
+
+fn test_enum_array_init() {
+	x := []Enum{len: 10, init: .thing}
+	assert x[0] == .thing
+	assert x.all(it == .thing)
+}