diff --git a/copier.go b/copier.go
index 386e388..a308656 100644
--- a/copier.go
+++ b/copier.go
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ func Copy(toValue interface{}, fromValue interface{}) (err error) {
 			dest = to
 		}
 
-		for i := 0; i < fromType.NumField(); i++ {
-			field := fromType.Field(i)
+		for _, field := range deepFields(fromType) {
 			if !field.Anonymous {
 				name := field.Name
 				fromField := source.FieldByName(name)
@@ -104,3 +103,18 @@ func Copy(toValue interface{}, fromValue interface{}) (err error) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func deepFields(ifaceType reflect.Type) []reflect.StructField {
+	var fields []reflect.StructField
+
+	for i := 0; i < ifaceType.NumField(); i++ {
+		v := ifaceType.Field(i)
+		if v.Anonymous && v.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+			fields = append(fields, deepFields(v.Type)...)
+		} else {
+			fields = append(fields, v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fields
+}
diff --git a/copier_test.go b/copier_test.go
index b085d25..4f5882c 100644
--- a/copier_test.go
+++ b/copier_test.go
@@ -23,17 +23,43 @@ func (user *User) DoubleAge() int32 {
 type Employee struct {
 	Name      string
 	Age       int32
-	EmployeId int64
+	EmployeID int64
 	DoubleAge int32
 	SuperRule string
 	Notes     []string
 	flags     []byte
 }
 
+type Base struct {
+	BaseField1 int
+	BaseField2 int
+}
+
+type HaveEmbed struct {
+	EmbedField1 int
+	EmbedField2 int
+	Base
+}
+
 func (employee *Employee) Role(role string) {
 	employee.SuperRule = "Super " + role
 }
 
+func TestEmbedded(t *testing.T) {
+	base := Base{}
+	embeded := HaveEmbed{}
+	embeded.BaseField1 = 1
+	embeded.BaseField2 = 2
+	embeded.EmbedField1 = 3
+	embeded.EmbedField2 = 4
+
+	Copy(&base, &embeded)
+
+	if base.BaseField1 != 1 {
+		t.Error("Embedded fields not copied")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCopyStruct(t *testing.T) {
 	user := User{Name: "Jinzhu", Age: 18, Role: "Admin", Notes: []string{"hello world"}, flags: []byte{'x'}}
 	employee := Employee{}