diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/str.v b/vlib/v/ast/str.v
index a991553d25a187..c324a1ca46446a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/str.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/str.v
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ pub fn (t &Table) stringify_fn_decl(node &FnDecl, cur_mod string, m2a map[string
 		f.write_string('pub ')
 	}
 	f.write_string('fn ')
+	pre_comments := node.comments.filter(it.pos.pos < node.name_pos.pos)
+	if pre_comments.len > 0 {
+		write_comments(pre_comments, mut f)
+		if !f.last_n(1)[0].is_space() {
+			f.write_string(' ')
+		}
+	}
 	if node.is_method {
 		f.write_string('(')
 		mut styp := util.no_cur_mod(t.type_to_code(node.receiver.typ.clear_flag(.shared_f)),
@@ -211,13 +218,50 @@ fn (t &Table) stringify_fn_after_name(node &FnDecl, mut f strings.Builder, cur_m
 	}
 }
 
+fn write_comments(comments []Comment, mut f strings.Builder) {
+	for i, c in comments {
+		if !f.last_n(1)[0].is_space() {
+			f.write_string(' ')
+		}
+		write_comment(c, mut f)
+		if c.is_inline && i < comments.len - 1 && !c.is_multi {
+			f.write_string(' ')
+		} else if (!c.is_inline || c.is_multi) && i < comments.len - 1 {
+			f.writeln('')
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+fn write_comment(node Comment, mut f strings.Builder) {
+	if node.is_inline {
+		x := node.text.trim_left('\x01').trim_space()
+		if x.contains('\n') {
+			f.writeln('/*')
+			f.writeln(x)
+			f.write_string('*/')
+		} else {
+			f.write_string('/* ${x} */')
+		}
+	} else {
+		mut s := node.text.trim_left('\x01').trim_right(' ')
+		mut out_s := '//'
+		if s != '' {
+			if s[0].is_letter() || s[0].is_digit() {
+				out_s += ' '
+			}
+			out_s += s
+		}
+		f.writeln(out_s)
+	}
+}
+
 struct StringifyModReplacement {
 	mod    string
 	alias  string
 	weight int
 }
 
-pub fn shorten_full_name_based_on_aliases(input string, m2a map[string]string) string {
+fn shorten_full_name_based_on_aliases(input string, m2a map[string]string) string {
 	if m2a.len == 0 || -1 == input.index_u8(`.`) {
 		// a simple typename, like `string` or `[]bool`; no module aliasings apply,
 		// (or there just are not any mappings)
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 40945505616fc4..6040680b269c5b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) enum_decl(node ast.EnumDecl) {
 
 pub fn (mut f Fmt) fn_decl(node ast.FnDecl) {
 	f.attrs(node.attrs)
-	f.fn_header(node)
+	f.write(f.table.stringify_fn_decl(&node, f.cur_mod, f.mod2alias))
 	// Handle trailing comments after fn header declarations
 	if node.no_body && node.end_comments.len > 0 {
 		first_comment := node.end_comments[0]
@@ -1043,136 +1043,6 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) fn_decl(node ast.FnDecl) {
 	f.fn_body(node)
 }
 
-pub fn (mut f Fmt) fn_header(node ast.FnDecl) {
-	if node.is_pub {
-		f.write('pub ')
-	}
-	f.write('fn ')
-	pre_comments := node.comments.filter(it.pos.pos < node.name_pos.pos)
-	if pre_comments.len > 0 {
-		f.comments(pre_comments)
-		f.write(' ')
-	}
-	if node.is_method {
-		f.write('(')
-		mut styp := util.no_cur_mod(f.table.type_to_code(node.receiver.typ.clear_flag(.shared_f)),
-			f.cur_mod)
-		if node.rec_mut {
-			f.write(node.receiver.typ.share().str() + ' ')
-			styp = styp[1..] // remove &
-		}
-		f.write(node.receiver.name + ' ')
-		styp = util.no_cur_mod(styp, f.cur_mod)
-		if node.params[0].is_auto_rec {
-			styp = styp.trim('&')
-		}
-		f.write(styp + ') ')
-	} else if node.is_static_type_method {
-		mut styp := util.no_cur_mod(f.table.type_to_code(node.receiver.typ.clear_flag(.shared_f)),
-			f.cur_mod)
-		f.write(styp + '.')
-	}
-	mut name := if !node.is_method && node.language == .v {
-		node.name.all_after_last('.')
-	} else {
-		node.name
-	}
-	if node.is_static_type_method {
-		name = name.after('__static__')
-	}
-	f.write(name)
-	if name in ['+', '-', '*', '/', '%', '<', '>', '==', '!=', '>=', '<='] {
-		f.write(' ')
-	}
-	mut add_para_types := true
-	if node.generic_names.len > 0 {
-		if node.is_method {
-			sym := f.table.sym(node.params[0].typ)
-			if sym.info is ast.Struct {
-				generic_names := sym.info.generic_types.map(f.table.sym(it).name)
-				if generic_names == node.generic_names {
-					add_para_types = false
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if add_para_types {
-			f.write('[')
-			for i, gname in node.generic_names {
-				is_last := i == node.generic_names.len - 1
-				f.write(gname)
-				if !is_last {
-					f.write(', ')
-				}
-			}
-			f.write(']')
-		}
-	}
-	f.write('(')
-	for i, arg in node.params {
-		before_comments := arg.comments.filter(it.pos.pos < arg.pos.pos)
-		if before_comments.len > 0 {
-			f.comments(before_comments, level: .indent)
-		}
-		// skip receiver
-		if node.is_method && i == 0 {
-			continue
-		}
-		if arg.is_hidden {
-			continue
-		}
-		is_last_arg := i == node.params.len - 1
-		is_type_only := arg.name == ''
-		should_add_type := true
-		if arg.is_mut {
-			f.write(arg.typ.share().str() + ' ')
-		}
-		f.write(arg.name)
-		arg_sym := f.table.sym(arg.typ)
-		if arg_sym.kind == .struct_ && (arg_sym.info as ast.Struct).is_anon {
-			f.write(' struct {')
-			struct_ := arg_sym.info as ast.Struct
-			for field in struct_.fields {
-				f.write(' ${field.name} ${f.table.type_to_str(field.typ)}')
-				if field.has_default_expr {
-					f.write(' = ${field.default_expr}')
-				}
-			}
-			if struct_.fields.len > 0 {
-				f.write(' ')
-			}
-			f.write('}')
-		} else {
-			mut s := f.table.type_to_str(arg.typ.clear_flag(.shared_f))
-			if arg.is_mut {
-				if s.starts_with('&') && ((!arg_sym.is_number() && arg_sym.kind != .bool)
-					|| node.language != .v) {
-					s = s[1..]
-				}
-			}
-			s = util.no_cur_mod(s, f.cur_mod)
-			s = ast.shorten_full_name_based_on_aliases(s, f.mod2alias)
-			if should_add_type {
-				if !is_type_only {
-					f.write(' ')
-				}
-				if node.is_variadic && is_last_arg {
-					f.write('...')
-				}
-				f.write(s)
-			}
-		}
-		if !is_last_arg {
-			f.write(', ')
-		}
-	}
-	f.write(')')
-	if node.return_type != ast.void_type {
-		sreturn_type := util.no_cur_mod(f.table.type_to_str(node.return_type), f.cur_mod)
-		short_sreturn_type := ast.shorten_full_name_based_on_aliases(sreturn_type, f.mod2alias)
-		f.write(' ${short_sreturn_type}')
-	}
-}
-
 pub fn (mut f Fmt) anon_fn(node ast.AnonFn) {
 	f.write(f.table.stringify_anon_decl(&node, f.cur_mod, f.mod2alias)) // `Expr` instead of `ast.Expr` in mod ast
 	f.fn_body(node.decl)
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/fn_headers_with_inline_comments_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/fn_headers_with_inline_comments_expected.vv
index 9915bd90a27b31..25b113fa0693be 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/fn_headers_with_inline_comments_expected.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/fn_headers_with_inline_comments_expected.vv
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ fn /* main */ main() {
 }
 
 fn // hi
- print_hi() {
+print_hi() {
 	println('hi')
 }