diff --git a/vlib/flag/README.md b/vlib/flag/README.md
index ea2b477e5ff4fc..7d17e114d0cce7 100644
--- a/vlib/flag/README.md
+++ b/vlib/flag/README.md
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ The module supports several flag "styles" like:
 * GNU long style (`--long` / `--long=value`
 * Go `flag` module style (`-flag`, `-flag-name` and GNU long)
 * V style (`-v`,`-version`)
+* V long style (`--v`,`--version`) as supported by `flag.FlagParser`
 
 Its main features are:
 
 - simplicity of usage.
-- parses flags like `-f` or '--flag' or '--stuff=things' or '--things stuff'.
+- parses flags like `-f` or `--flag` or `--stuff=things` or `--things stuff`.
 - handles bool, int, float and string args.
 - can flexibly generate usage information, listing all the declared flags.
 
@@ -209,4 +210,4 @@ fn main() {
 	println('an_int: ${an_int} | a_bool: ${a_bool} | a_float: ${a_float} | a_string: "${a_string}" ')
 	println(additional_args.join_lines())
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/vlib/flag/flag_to.v b/vlib/flag/flag_to.v
index fa5d18b3c14418..be97ff447a8788 100644
--- a/vlib/flag/flag_to.v
+++ b/vlib/flag/flag_to.v
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub enum Style {
 	long       // GNU style long option *only*. E.g.: `--name` or `--name=value`
 	short_long // extends `posix` style shorts with GNU style long options: `--flag` or `--name=value`
 	v          // V style flags as found in flags for the `v` compiler. Single flag denote `-` followed by string identifier e.g.: `-verbose`, `-name value`, `-v`, `-n value` or `-d ident=value`
+	v_long     // V long style flags as found in `flag.FlagParser`. Long flag denote `--` followed by string identifier e.g.: `--verbose`, `--name value`, `--v` or `--n value`.
 	go_flag    // GO `flag` module style. Single flag denote `-` followed by string identifier e.g.: `-verbose`, `-name value`, `-v` or `-n value` and both long `--name value` and GNU long `--name=value`
 	cmd_exe    // `cmd.exe` style flags. Single flag denote `/` followed by lower- or upper-case character
 }
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ pub fn (mut fm FlagMapper) parse[T]() ! {
 			}
 			if is_long_delimiter {
 				if style == .v {
-					return error('long delimiter `${used_delimiter}` encountered in flag `${arg}` in ${style} (V) style parsing mode')
+					return error('long delimiter `${used_delimiter}` encountered in flag `${arg}` in ${style} (V) style parsing mode. Maybe you meant `.v_long`?')
 				}
 				if style == .short {
 					return error('long delimiter `${used_delimiter}` encountered in flag `${arg}` in ${style} (POSIX) style parsing mode')
@@ -436,6 +437,9 @@ pub fn (mut fm FlagMapper) parse[T]() ! {
 				if style == .long {
 					return error('short delimiter `${used_delimiter}` encountered in flag `${arg}` in ${style} (GNU) style parsing mode')
 				}
+				if style == .v_long {
+					return error('short delimiter `${used_delimiter}` encountered in flag `${arg}` in ${style} (V long) style parsing mode. Maybe you meant `.v`?')
+				}
 				if style == .short_long && flag_name.len > 1 && flag_name.contains('-') {
 					return error('long name `${flag_name}` used with short delimiter `${used_delimiter}` in flag `${arg}` in ${style} (POSIX/GNU) style parsing mode')
 				}
@@ -515,6 +519,10 @@ pub fn (mut fm FlagMapper) parse[T]() ! {
 						if fm.map_gnu_long(flag_ctx, field)! {
 							continue
 						}
+					} else if style == .v_long {
+						if fm.map_v_long(flag_ctx, field)! {
+							continue
+						}
 					} else if style == .go_flag {
 						if fm.map_go_flag_long(flag_ctx, field)! {
 							continue
@@ -686,11 +694,11 @@ pub fn (fm FlagMapper) to_doc(dc DocConfig) !string {
 pub fn (fm FlagMapper) fields_docs(dc DocConfig) ![]string {
 	short_delimiter := match dc.style {
 		.short, .short_long, .v, .go_flag, .cmd_exe { dc.delimiter }
-		.long { dc.delimiter.repeat(2) }
+		.long, .v_long { dc.delimiter.repeat(2) }
 	}
 	long_delimiter := match dc.style {
 		.short, .v, .go_flag, .cmd_exe { dc.delimiter }
-		.long, .short_long { dc.delimiter.repeat(2) }
+		.long, .v_long, .short_long { dc.delimiter.repeat(2) }
 	}
 
 	pad_desc := if dc.layout.description_padding < 0 { 0 } else { dc.layout.description_padding }
@@ -1048,6 +1056,66 @@ fn (mut fm FlagMapper) map_v(flag_ctx FlagContext, field StructField) !bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// map_v_long returns `true` if the V long style flag in `flag_ctx` can be mapped to `field`.
+// map_v_long adds data of the match in the internal structures for further processing if applicable
+fn (mut fm FlagMapper) map_v_long(flag_ctx FlagContext, field StructField) !bool {
+	flag_raw := flag_ctx.raw
+	flag_name := flag_ctx.name
+	pos := flag_ctx.pos
+	used_delimiter := flag_ctx.delimiter
+	next := flag_ctx.next
+
+	if flag_raw.contains('=') {
+		return error('`=` in flag `${flag_raw}` is not supported in V long style parsing mode. Use `--flag value` instead')
+	}
+
+	if field.hints.has(.is_bool) {
+		if flag_name == field.match_name {
+			trace_println('${@FN}: found match for (bool) ${fm.dbg_match(flag_ctx, field,
+				'true', '')}')
+			fm.field_map_flag[field.name] = FlagData{
+				raw:        flag_raw
+				field_name: field.name
+				delimiter:  used_delimiter
+				name:       flag_name
+				pos:        pos
+			}
+			fm.handled_pos << pos
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	if flag_name == field.match_name || flag_name == field.short {
+		if field.hints.has(.is_array) {
+			trace_println('${@FN}: found match for (V long style multiple occurences) ${fm.dbg_match(flag_ctx,
+				field, next, '')}')
+			fm.array_field_map_flag[field.name] << FlagData{
+				raw:        flag_raw
+				field_name: field.name
+				delimiter:  used_delimiter
+				name:       flag_name
+				arg:        ?string(next)
+				pos:        pos
+			}
+		} else {
+			trace_println('${@FN}: found match for (V long style) ${fm.dbg_match(flag_ctx,
+				field, next, '')}')
+			fm.field_map_flag[field.name] = FlagData{
+				raw:        flag_raw
+				field_name: field.name
+				delimiter:  used_delimiter
+				name:       flag_name
+				arg:        ?string(next)
+				pos:        pos
+			}
+		}
+		fm.handled_pos << pos
+		fm.handled_pos << pos + 1 // arg
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // map_go_flag_short returns `true` if the GO short style flag in `flag_ctx` can be mapped to `field`.
 // map_go_flag_short adds data of the match in the internal structures for further processing if applicable
 fn (mut fm FlagMapper) map_go_flag_short(flag_ctx FlagContext, field StructField) !bool {
diff --git a/vlib/flag/v_long_style_flags_test.v b/vlib/flag/v_long_style_flags_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..de1460302ab145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/flag/v_long_style_flags_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// Test .v (V) parse style
+import flag
+
+const exe_and_v_long_args = ['/path/to/exe', '--version', '--p', 'ident=val', '--o', '/path/to',
+	'--test', 'abc', '--done', '--pop', 'two', '--live']
+const exe_and_v_long_args_with_tail = ['/path/to/exe', '--version', '--p', 'ident=val', '--test',
+	'abc', '--done', '--p', 'two', '--live', 'run', '/path/to']
+const error_wrong_assignment_flags = ['--o=error']
+
+struct Prefs {
+	version    bool @[short: v]
+	is_live    bool @[long: live]
+	is_done    bool @[long: done]
+	test       string
+	pop_flags  []string @[long: pop; short: p]
+	tail       []string @[tail]
+	out        string   @[only: o]
+	not_mapped string = 'not changed'
+}
+
+fn test_long_v_style() {
+	prefs, _ := flag.to_struct[Prefs](exe_and_v_long_args, skip: 1, style: .v_long)!
+	assert prefs.version
+	assert prefs.is_live
+	assert prefs.is_done
+	assert prefs.test == 'abc'
+	assert prefs.pop_flags.len == 2
+	assert prefs.pop_flags[0] == 'ident=val'
+	assert prefs.pop_flags[1] == 'two'
+	assert prefs.tail.len == 0
+	assert prefs.out == '/path/to'
+	assert prefs.not_mapped == 'not changed'
+}
+
+fn test_long_v_style_no_exe() {
+	prefs, _ := flag.to_struct[Prefs](exe_and_v_long_args[1..], style: .v_long)!
+	assert prefs.version
+	assert prefs.is_live
+	assert prefs.is_done
+	assert prefs.test == 'abc'
+	assert prefs.pop_flags.len == 2
+	assert prefs.pop_flags[0] == 'ident=val'
+	assert prefs.pop_flags[1] == 'two'
+	assert prefs.tail.len == 0
+	assert prefs.out == '/path/to'
+	assert prefs.not_mapped == 'not changed'
+}
+
+fn test_long_v_style_with_tail() {
+	prefs, _ := flag.to_struct[Prefs](exe_and_v_long_args_with_tail, skip: 1, style: .v_long)!
+	assert prefs.version
+	assert prefs.is_live
+	assert prefs.is_done
+	assert prefs.test == 'abc'
+	assert prefs.not_mapped == 'not changed'
+	assert prefs.pop_flags.len == 2
+	assert prefs.pop_flags[0] == 'ident=val'
+	assert prefs.pop_flags[1] == 'two'
+	assert prefs.out == ''
+	assert prefs.not_mapped == 'not changed'
+	assert prefs.tail.len == 2
+	assert prefs.tail[0] == 'run'
+	assert prefs.tail[1] == '/path/to'
+}
+
+fn test_long_v_style_with_tail_no_exe() {
+	prefs, _ := flag.to_struct[Prefs](exe_and_v_long_args_with_tail[1..], style: .v_long)!
+	assert prefs.version
+	assert prefs.is_live
+	assert prefs.is_done
+	assert prefs.test == 'abc'
+	assert prefs.not_mapped == 'not changed'
+	assert prefs.pop_flags.len == 2
+	assert prefs.pop_flags[0] == 'ident=val'
+	assert prefs.pop_flags[1] == 'two'
+	assert prefs.out == ''
+	assert prefs.not_mapped == 'not changed'
+	assert prefs.tail.len == 2
+	assert prefs.tail[0] == 'run'
+	assert prefs.tail[1] == '/path/to'
+}
+
+fn test_long_v_style_error_message() {
+	if _, _ := flag.to_struct[Prefs](exe_and_v_long_args[1..], style: .v) {
+		assert false, 'flags should not have reached this assert'
+	} else {
+		assert err.msg() == 'long delimiter `--` encountered in flag `--version` in v (V) style parsing mode. Maybe you meant `.v_long`?'
+	}
+	if _, _ := flag.to_struct[Prefs](error_wrong_assignment_flags, style: .v_long) {
+		assert false, 'flags should not have reached this assert'
+	} else {
+		assert err.msg() == '`=` in flag `--o=error` is not supported in V long style parsing mode. Use `--flag value` instead'
+	}
+}