diff --git a/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v b/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
index fa0207eeb5e1d0..418635a44cd6ac 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ const skip_with_fsanitize_memory = [
 	'vlib/v/tests/sql_statement_inside_fn_call_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_stmt_wrong_return_checking_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_table_name_test.v',
+	'vlib/v/tests/orm_array_field_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_handle_error_for_select_from_not_created_table_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_create_several_tables_test.v',
 	'vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test.v',
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ const skip_on_ubuntu_musl = [
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_joined_tables_select_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_stmt_wrong_return_checking_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_table_name_test.v',
+	'vlib/v/tests/orm_array_field_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_handle_error_for_select_from_not_created_table_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/orm_create_several_tables_test.v',
 	'vlib/v/tests/sql_statement_inside_fn_call_test.v',
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
index a3641fe0b3c743..76fba44f175888 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
@@ -1719,7 +1719,15 @@ fn (mut c Checker) fn_call(mut node ast.CallExpr, mut continue_check &bool) ast.
 			} else {
 				func.params[i]
 			}
-			c.expected_type = param.typ
+			if param.typ.has_flag(.generic) {
+				if unwrap_typ := c.table.convert_generic_type(param.typ, func.generic_names,
+					concrete_types)
+				{
+					c.expected_type = unwrap_typ
+				}
+			} else {
+				c.expected_type = param.typ
+			}
 			already_checked := node.language != .js && call_arg.expr is ast.CallExpr
 			typ := c.check_expr_option_or_result_call(call_arg.expr, if already_checked
 				&& mut call_arg.expr is ast.CallExpr {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
index b64eb9403afcca..a7f5dccc524af9 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/orm.v
@@ -319,7 +319,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_orm_insert_with_last_ids(node ast.SqlStmtLine, connection_v
 			if field.typ.has_flag(.option) {
 				opt_fields << arrs.len
 			}
-			arrs << unsafe { node.sub_structs[int(field.typ)] }
+			if node.sub_structs.len > 0 {
+				arrs << unsafe { node.sub_structs[int(field.typ)] }
+			}
 			field_names << field.name
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/generics/generics_with_empty_array_arg_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/generics/generics_with_empty_array_arg_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6139af792db524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/generics/generics_with_empty_array_arg_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+fn count_str(array []string) int {
+	return array.len
+}
+
+fn count_int(array []int) int {
+	return array.len
+}
+
+fn count[T](array []T) int {
+	return array.len
+}
+
+fn test_generics_with_empty_array_arg() {
+	assert count_str(['one', 'two']) == 2
+	assert count_str([]string{}) == 0
+	assert count_str([]) == 0
+
+	assert count_int([1, 2]) == 2
+	assert count_int([]int{}) == 0
+	assert count_int([]) == 0
+
+	assert count[f64]([1.0, 2.0]) == 2
+	assert count[f64]([]f64{}) == 0
+	assert count[f64]([]) == 0
+
+	assert count[int]([1, 2]) == 2
+	assert count[int]([]int{}) == 0
+	assert count[int]([]) == 0
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/orm_array_field_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/orm_array_field_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..01c299aafb8bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/orm_array_field_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import time
+import db.sqlite
+
+@[table: 'task_metadata']
+struct TaskMetadata {
+	id         string @[primary]
+	task_id    string
+	key        string
+	value      string
+	created_at time.Time @[default: 'CURRENT_TIME']
+	updated_at time.Time @[default: 'CURRENT_TIME']
+}
+
+@[table: 'tasks']
+struct Task {
+	id       string @[primary]
+	name     string
+	metadata []TaskMetadata @[fkey: 'task_id']
+}
+
+struct MyService {
+mut:
+	db sqlite.DB
+}
+
+pub fn (s MyService) create(record Task) int {
+	result := sql s.db {
+		insert record into Task
+	} or { return -1 }
+	return result
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	assert true
+}