diff --git a/jingo_test.go b/jingo_test.go
index 368061a..17dc1a8 100644
--- a/jingo_test.go
+++ b/jingo_test.go
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ type all struct {
 		PropPs           []*string `json:"ps"`
 		PropNamesEscaped []string  `json:"propNameEscaped,escape"`
 	} `json:"propStruct"`
-	PropEncode        encode0       `json:"propEncode,encoder"`
-	PropEncodeP       *encode0      `json:"propEncodeP,encoder"`
-	PropEncodenilP    *encode0      `json:"propEncodenilP,encoder"`
-	PropEncodeS       encode1       `json:"propEncodeS,encoder"`
-	PropJSONMarshaler jsonMarshaler `json:"propJSONMarshaler,encoder"`
+	PropEncode         encode0        `json:"propEncode,encoder"`
+	PropEncodeP        *encode0       `json:"propEncodeP,encoder"`
+	PropEncodenilP     *encode0       `json:"propEncodenilP,encoder"`
+	PropEncodeS        encode1        `json:"propEncodeS,encoder"`
+	PropJSONMarshaler  jsonMarshaler  `json:"propJSONMarshaler,encoder"`
+	PropJSONMarshalerP *jsonMarshaler `json:"propJSONMarshalerP,encoder"`
 }
 
 type encode0 struct {
@@ -95,16 +96,17 @@ func Example() {
 			PropPs:           []*string{&s, nil, &s},
 			PropNamesEscaped: []string{"one\\two\\,three\"", "\"four\\five\\,six\""},
 		},
-		PropEncode:        encode0{'1'},
-		PropEncodeP:       &encode0{'2'},
-		PropEncodeS:       encode1{encode0{'3'}, encode0{'4'}},
-		PropJSONMarshaler: jsonMarshaler{[]byte("1")},
+		PropEncode:         encode0{'1'},
+		PropEncodeP:        &encode0{'2'},
+		PropEncodeS:        encode1{encode0{'3'}, encode0{'4'}},
+		PropJSONMarshaler:  jsonMarshaler{[]byte("1")},
+		PropJSONMarshalerP: &jsonMarshaler{[]byte("2")},
 	}, b)
 
 	fmt.Println(b.String())
 
 	// Output:
-	// {"propBool":false,"propInt":1234567878910111212,"propInt8":123,"propInt16":12349,"propInt32":1234567891,"propInt64":1234567878910111213,"propUint":12345678789101112138,"propUint8":255,"propUint16":12345,"propUint32":1234567891,"propUint64":12345678789101112139,"propFloat32":21.232426,"propFloat64":2799999999888.2827,"propString":"thirty two thirty four","propStruct":{"propName":["a name","another name","another"],"ps":["test pointer string",null,"test pointer string"],"propNameEscaped":["one\\two\\,three\"","\"four\\five\\,six\""]},"propEncode":1,"propEncodeP":2,"propEncodenilP":null,"propEncodeS":134,"propJSONMarshaler":1}
+	// {"propBool":false,"propInt":1234567878910111212,"propInt8":123,"propInt16":12349,"propInt32":1234567891,"propInt64":1234567878910111213,"propUint":12345678789101112138,"propUint8":255,"propUint16":12345,"propUint32":1234567891,"propUint64":12345678789101112139,"propFloat32":21.232426,"propFloat64":2799999999888.2827,"propString":"thirty two thirty four","propStruct":{"propName":["a name","another name","another"],"ps":["test pointer string",null,"test pointer string"],"propNameEscaped":["one\\two\\,three\"","\"four\\five\\,six\""]},"propEncode":1,"propEncodeP":2,"propEncodenilP":null,"propEncodeS":134,"propJSONMarshaler":1,"propJSONMarshalerP":2}
 }
 
 func Example_testStruct2() {
diff --git a/structencoder.go b/structencoder.go
index 9cebd92..df18d77 100755
--- a/structencoder.go
+++ b/structencoder.go
@@ -107,8 +107,14 @@ func NewStructEncoder(t interface{}) *StructEncoder {
 
 		/// support calling .JSONEncode(*Buffer) when the 'encoder' option is passed
 		case opts.Contains("encoder"):
+
 			// requrie explicit opt-in for JSONMarshaler implementation
-			if _, ok := reflect.PtrTo(reflect.ValueOf(e.t).Field(e.i).Type()).MethodByName("EncodeJSON"); ok {
+			t := reflect.ValueOf(e.t).Field(e.i).Type()
+			if t.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+				t = reflect.PtrTo(t)
+			}
+
+			if _, ok := t.MethodByName("EncodeJSON"); ok {
 				e.optInstrEncoderWriter()
 				break
 			}