diff --git a/vlib/maps/maps.v b/vlib/maps/maps.v
index a923fd6ddd2f9b..c2d21390c20a9d 100644
--- a/vlib/maps/maps.v
+++ b/vlib/maps/maps.v
@@ -68,3 +68,25 @@ pub fn from_array[T](array []T) map[int]T {
 
 	return mp
 }
+
+// merge_by_replace_to adds all the elements of `m2` to the mutable map `m1`.
+// If a key exists in both maps, the value from `m1` will be overwritten by the
+// value from `m2`.
+// Note that this function modifes `m1`, while `m2` will not be.
+pub fn merge_by_replace_to[K, V](mut m1 map[K]V, m2 map[K]V) {
+	for k, v in m2 {
+		m1[k] = v
+	}
+}
+
+// merge_by_replace produces a map, that is the result of merging
+// the first map m1 with the second map `m2`. If a key exists in both maps,
+// the value from m2, will overwrite the value from m1.
+// The original maps will not be modified. The return value is a new map.
+pub fn merge_by_replace[K, V](m1 map[K]V, m2 map[K]V) map[K]V {
+	mut res := m1.clone()
+	for k, v in m2 {
+		res[k] = v
+	}
+	return res
+}
diff --git a/vlib/maps/maps_test.v b/vlib/maps/maps_test.v
index 88a673a5b5015b..7edc873ef2835b 100644
--- a/vlib/maps/maps_test.v
+++ b/vlib/maps/maps_test.v
@@ -107,3 +107,91 @@ fn test_from_array() {
 		5: 'f'
 	}
 }
+
+fn test_merge_by_replace_to() {
+	mut m1 := {
+		'abc': 'def'
+		'aa':  'bb'
+	}
+	m2 := {
+		'xyz': 'zyx'
+		'aa':  'dd'
+	}
+	merge_by_replace_to(mut m1, m2)
+	assert m1 == {
+		'abc': 'def'
+		'aa':  'dd'
+		'xyz': 'zyx'
+	}
+	assert m2 == {
+		'xyz': 'zyx'
+		'aa':  'dd'
+	}
+	//
+	mut im1 := {
+		11: 22
+		33: 44
+	}
+	im2 := {
+		55: 66
+		33: 999
+	}
+	merge_by_replace_to(mut im1, im2)
+	assert im1 == {
+		11: 22
+		33: 999
+		55: 66
+	}
+	assert im2 == {
+		55: 66
+		33: 999
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_merge_by_replace() {
+	m1 := {
+		'abc': 'def'
+		'aa':  'bb'
+	}
+	m2 := {
+		'xyz': 'zyx'
+		'aa':  'dd'
+	}
+	res := merge_by_replace(m1, m2)
+	assert res == {
+		'abc': 'def'
+		'aa':  'dd'
+		'xyz': 'zyx'
+	}
+	assert m1 == {
+		'abc': 'def'
+		'aa':  'bb'
+	}
+	assert m2 == {
+		'xyz': 'zyx'
+		'aa':  'dd'
+	}
+	//
+	mut im1 := {
+		11: 22
+		33: 44
+	}
+	im2 := {
+		55: 66
+		33: 999
+	}
+	ires := merge_by_replace(im1, im2)
+	assert im1 == {
+		11: 22
+		33: 44
+	}
+	assert im2 == {
+		55: 66
+		33: 999
+	}
+	assert ires == {
+		11: 22
+		33: 999
+		55: 66
+	}
+}