diff --git a/columns.go b/columns.go
index b02cfc7..2e97b17 100644
--- a/columns.go
+++ b/columns.go
@@ -74,18 +74,16 @@ func columns(v interface{}, strict bool, excluded ...string) ([]string, error) {
 		return res, nil
 	}
 
+	names := columnNames(model, strict, excluded...)
+	toCache := append(names, excluded...)
+	columnsCache.Store(model, toCache)
+	return names, nil
+}
+
+func columnNames(model reflect.Value, strict bool, excluded ...string) []string {
 	numfield := model.NumField()
 	names := make([]string, 0, numfield)
 
-	isExcluded := func(name string) bool {
-		for _, ex := range excluded {
-			if ex == name {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-		return false
-	}
-
 	for i := 0; i < numfield; i++ {
 		valField := model.Field(i)
 		if !valField.IsValid() || !valField.CanSet() {
@@ -93,27 +91,43 @@ func columns(v interface{}, strict bool, excluded ...string) ([]string, error) {
 		}
 
 		typeField := model.Type().Field(i)
-		if tag, ok := typeField.Tag.Lookup(dbTag); ok {
-			if tag != "-" && !isExcluded(tag) {
-				names = append(names, tag)
-			}
+
+		if typeField.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+			embeddedNames := columnNames(valField, strict, excluded...)
+			names = append(names, embeddedNames...)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if strict {
+		fieldName := typeField.Name
+		if tag, hasTag := typeField.Tag.Lookup(dbTag); hasTag {
+			if tag == "-" {
+				continue
+			}
+			fieldName = tag
+		} else if strict {
+			// there's no tag name and we're in strict mode so move on
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if isExcluded(typeField.Name) || !supportedColumnType(valField.Kind()) {
+		if isExcluded(fieldName, excluded...) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		names = append(names, typeField.Name)
+		if supportedColumnType(valField.Kind()) {
+			names = append(names, fieldName)
+		}
 	}
 
-	toCache := append(names, excluded...)
-	columnsCache.Store(model, toCache)
-	return names, nil
+	return names
+}
+
+func isExcluded(name string, excluded ...string) bool {
+	for _, ex := range excluded {
+		if ex == name {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 func reflectValue(v interface{}) (reflect.Value, error) {
diff --git a/columns_test.go b/columns_test.go
index bbeb900..6362534 100644
--- a/columns_test.go
+++ b/columns_test.go
@@ -63,16 +63,76 @@ func TestColumnsIgnoresPrivateFields(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{"Age"}, cols)
 }
 
-func TestColumnsAddsComplexTypesWhenStructTag(t *testing.T) {
+func TestColumnsAddsComplexTypesWhenNoStructTag(t *testing.T) {
 	type person struct {
 		Address struct {
 			Street string
+		}
+	}
+
+	cols, err := Columns(&person{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{"Street"}, cols)
+}
+
+func TestColumnsAddsComplexTypesWhenStructTag(t *testing.T) {
+	type person struct {
+		Address struct {
+			Street string `db:"address.street"`
+		}
+	}
+
+	cols, err := Columns(&person{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{"address.street"}, cols)
+}
+
+func TestColumnsDoesNotAddStructTag(t *testing.T) {
+	type person struct {
+		Address struct {
+			Street string `db:"address.street"`
 		} `db:"address"`
 	}
 
 	cols, err := Columns(&person{})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{"address"}, cols)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{"address.street"}, cols)
+}
+
+func TestColumnsStrictAddsComplexTypesWhenStructTag(t *testing.T) {
+	type person struct {
+		Address struct {
+			Street string `db:"address.street"`
+		}
+	}
+
+	cols, err := ColumnsStrict(&person{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{"address.street"}, cols)
+}
+
+func TestColumnsStrictDoesNotAddComplexTypesWhenNoStructTag(t *testing.T) {
+	type person struct {
+		Address struct {
+			Street string
+		}
+	}
+
+	cols, err := ColumnsStrict(&person{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{}, cols)
+}
+
+func TestColumnsStrictAddsComplexTypesRegardlessOfStructTag(t *testing.T) {
+	type person struct {
+		Address struct {
+			Street string `db:"address.street"`
+		} `db:"-"`
+	}
+
+	cols, err := ColumnsStrict(&person{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{"address.street"}, cols)
 }
 
 func TestColumnsIgnoresComplexTypesWhenNoStructTag(t *testing.T) {
@@ -84,7 +144,7 @@ func TestColumnsIgnoresComplexTypesWhenNoStructTag(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cols, err := Columns(&person{})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{}, cols)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []string{"Street"}, cols)
 }
 
 func TestColumnsExcludesFields(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/examples_values_columns_test.go b/examples_values_columns_test.go
index 282107d..c66324f 100644
--- a/examples_values_columns_test.go
+++ b/examples_values_columns_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,31 @@ func ExampleValues() {
 	// [1 Brett]
 }
 
+func ExampleValues_nested() {
+	type Address struct {
+		Street string
+		City   string
+	}
+
+	person := struct {
+		ID   int
+		Name string
+		Address
+	}{
+		Name: "Brett",
+		ID:   1,
+		Address: Address{
+			City: "San Francisco",
+		},
+	}
+
+	cols := []string{"Name", "City"}
+	vals, _ := scan.Values(cols, &person)
+	fmt.Printf("%+v", vals)
+	// Output:
+	// [Brett San Francisco]
+}
+
 func ExampleColumns() {
 	var person struct {
 		ID   int `db:"person_id"`
@@ -59,3 +84,51 @@ func ExampleColumnsStrict() {
 	// Output:
 	// [id age]
 }
+
+func ExampleColumnsNested() {
+	var person struct {
+		ID      int    `db:"person.id"`
+		Name    string `db:"person.name"`
+		Company struct {
+			ID   int `db:"company.id"`
+			Name string
+		}
+	}
+
+	cols, _ := scan.Columns(&person)
+	fmt.Printf("%+v", cols)
+	// Output:
+	// [person.id person.name company.id Name]
+}
+
+func ExampleColumnsNestedStrict() {
+	var person struct {
+		ID      int    `db:"person.id"`
+		Name    string `db:"person.name"`
+		Company struct {
+			ID   int `db:"company.id"`
+			Name string
+		}
+	}
+
+	cols, _ := scan.ColumnsStrict(&person)
+	fmt.Printf("%+v", cols)
+	// Output:
+	// [person.id person.name company.id]
+}
+
+func ExampleColumnsNested_exclude() {
+	var person struct {
+		ID      int    `db:"person.id"`
+		Name    string `db:"person.name"`
+		Company struct {
+			ID   int    `db:"-"`
+			Name string `db:"company.name"`
+		}
+	}
+
+	cols, _ := scan.Columns(&person)
+	fmt.Printf("%+v", cols)
+	// Output:
+	// [person.id person.name company.name]
+}
diff --git a/values.go b/values.go
index 328ce57..0bed199 100644
--- a/values.go
+++ b/values.go
@@ -26,22 +26,28 @@ func Values(cols []string, v interface{}) ([]interface{}, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field %T.%q either does not exist or is unexported: %w", v, col, ErrStructFieldMissing)
 		}
 
-		vals[i] = model.Field(j).Interface()
+		vals[i] = model.FieldByIndex(j).Interface()
 	}
 	return vals, nil
 }
 
-func loadFields(val reflect.Value) map[string]int {
+func loadFields(val reflect.Value) map[string][]int {
 	if cache, cached := valuesCache.Load(val); cached {
-		return cache.(map[string]int)
+		return cache.(map[string][]int)
 	}
 	return writeFieldsCache(val)
 }
 
-func writeFieldsCache(val reflect.Value) map[string]int {
+func writeFieldsCache(val reflect.Value) map[string][]int {
+	m := map[string][]int{}
+	writeFields(val, m, []int{})
+	valuesCache.Store(val, m)
+	return m
+}
+
+func writeFields(val reflect.Value, m map[string][]int, index []int) {
 	typ := val.Type()
 	numfield := val.NumField()
-	m := map[string]int{}
 
 	for i := 0; i < numfield; i++ {
 		if !val.Field(i).CanSet() {
@@ -49,11 +55,16 @@ func writeFieldsCache(val reflect.Value) map[string]int {
 		}
 
 		field := typ.Field(i)
-		m[field.Name] = i
+		fieldIndex := append(index, field.Index...)
+
+		if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+			writeFields(val.Field(i), m, fieldIndex)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		m[field.Name] = fieldIndex
 		if tag, ok := field.Tag.Lookup(dbTag); ok {
-			m[tag] = i
+			m[tag] = fieldIndex
 		}
 	}
-	valuesCache.Store(val, m)
-	return m
 }
diff --git a/values_test.go b/values_test.go
index d267962..9ef3b44 100644
--- a/values_test.go
+++ b/values_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,26 @@ func TestValuesScansDBTags(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, []interface{}{"Brett"}, vals)
 }
 
+func TestValuesScansNestedFields(t *testing.T) {
+	type Address struct {
+		Street string
+		City   string
+	}
+
+	type Person struct {
+		Name string
+		Age  int
+		Address
+	}
+
+	p := &Person{Name: "Brett", Address: Address{Street: "123 Main St", City: "San Francisco"}}
+
+	vals, err := Values([]string{"Name", "Street", "City"}, p)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.EqualValues(t, []interface{}{"Brett", "123 Main St", "San Francisco"}, vals)
+}
+
 func TestValuesReturnsErrorWhenPassingNonPointer(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := Values([]string{"Name"}, "")
 	require.Error(t, err)
@@ -80,7 +100,7 @@ func TestValuesReadsFromCacheFirst(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	v := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(&person))
-	valuesCache.Store(v, map[string]int{"Name": 0})
+	valuesCache.Store(v, map[string][]int{"Name": {0}})
 
 	vals, err := Values([]string{"Name"}, &person)
 	require.NoError(t, err)