diff --git a/cmd/tools/vvet/analyze.v b/cmd/tools/vvet/analyze.v
index 973ef3aca0dc27..d155c39a27549b 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vvet/analyze.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vvet/analyze.v
@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ fn (mut vt VetAnalyze) expr(vet &Vet, expr ast.Expr) {
 
 // long_or_empty_fns checks for long or empty functions
 fn (mut vt VetAnalyze) long_or_empty_fns(mut vet Vet, fn_decl ast.FnDecl) {
+	nr_lines := fn_decl.end_pos.line_nr - fn_decl.pos.line_nr - 2
+	if nr_lines > long_fns_cutoff {
+		vet.notice('Long function - ${nr_lines} lines long.', fn_decl.pos.line_nr, .long_fns)
+	} else if nr_lines == 0 {
+		vet.notice('Empty function.', fn_decl.pos.line_nr, .empty_fn)
+	}
+}
+
+// potential_non_inlined checks for potential fns to be inlined
+fn (mut vt VetAnalyze) potential_non_inlined(mut vet Vet, fn_decl ast.FnDecl) {
 	nr_lines := fn_decl.end_pos.line_nr - fn_decl.pos.line_nr - 2
 	if nr_lines < short_fns_cutoff {
 		attr := fn_decl.attrs.find_first('inline')
@@ -129,11 +139,6 @@ fn (mut vt VetAnalyze) long_or_empty_fns(mut vet Vet, fn_decl ast.FnDecl) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if nr_lines > long_fns_cutoff {
-		vet.notice('Long function - ${nr_lines} lines long.', fn_decl.pos.line_nr, .long_fns)
-	} else if nr_lines == 0 {
-		vet.notice('Empty function.', fn_decl.pos.line_nr, .empty_fn)
-	}
 }
 
 // vet_fn_analysis reports repeated code by scope
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@ fn (mut vt Vet) vet_code_analyze() {
 	if vt.opt.repeated_code {
 		vt.analyze.vet_repeated_code(mut vt)
 	}
-	if vt.opt.fn_sizing {
+	if vt.opt.fn_inlining {
 		vt.analyze.vet_inlining_fn(mut vt)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/tools/vvet/vvet.v b/cmd/tools/vvet/vvet.v
index 64f1ed25529db4..168e9923167d5a 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vvet/vvet.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vvet/vvet.v
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct Options {
 	doc_private_fns_too bool
 	fn_sizing           bool
 	repeated_code       bool
+	fn_inlining         bool
 mut:
 	is_vfmt_off bool
 }
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ fn main() {
 				|| (term_colors && '-nocolor' !in vet_options)
 			repeated_code:       '-r' in vet_options
 			fn_sizing:           '-F' in vet_options
+			fn_inlining:         '-I' in vet_options
 		}
 	}
 	mut paths := cmdline.only_non_options(vet_options)
@@ -296,6 +298,9 @@ fn (mut vt Vet) stmt(stmt ast.Stmt) {
 			if vt.opt.fn_sizing {
 				vt.analyze.long_or_empty_fns(mut vt, stmt)
 			}
+			if vt.opt.fn_inlining {
+				vt.analyze.potential_non_inlined(mut vt, stmt)
+			}
 			vt.analyze.cur_fn = old_fn_decl
 		}
 		ast.StructDecl {
diff --git a/vlib/v/help/common/vet.txt b/vlib/v/help/common/vet.txt
index 6beaf606ec54de..ba2a71013fd8ad 100644
--- a/vlib/v/help/common/vet.txt
+++ b/vlib/v/help/common/vet.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ Options:
 
   -v, -verbose        Enable verbose logging.
 
-  -F                  Report potential function to be inlined, empty, long function
-                      declaration (>300 lines).
+  -F                  Report empty and long function declaration 
+                      (default: >300 lines).
+
+  -I                  Report potential function to be inlined.
 
   -p                  Report private functions with missing documentation too
                       (by default, only the `pub fn` functions will be reported).