diff --git a/internal/dbtest/orm_test.go b/internal/dbtest/orm_test.go
index 891345037..a5e46006e 100644
--- a/internal/dbtest/orm_test.go
+++ b/internal/dbtest/orm_test.go
@@ -504,10 +504,10 @@ func (*Book) BeforeAppendModel(ctx context.Context, query bun.Query) error {
 }
 
 // BookWithCommentCount is like Book model, but has additional CommentCount
-// field that is used to select data into it. The use of `bun:",inherit"` tag
-// is essential here so it inherits internal model properties such as table name.
+// field that is used to select data into it. The use of `bun:",extend"` tag
+// is essential here.
 type BookWithCommentCount struct {
-	Book `bun:",inherit"`
+	Book `bun:",extend"`
 
 	CommentCount int
 }
diff --git a/schema/table.go b/schema/table.go
index ef5f89c61..927f4aa01 100644
--- a/schema/table.go
+++ b/schema/table.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (t *Table) addFields(typ reflect.Type, prefix string, index []int) {
 				t.addFields(fieldType, "", withIndex(index, f.Index))
 
 				tag := tagparser.Parse(f.Tag.Get("bun"))
-				if _, inherit := tag.Options["inherit"]; inherit {
+				if tag.HasOption("inherit") || tag.HasOption("extend") {
 					embeddedTable := t.dialect.Tables().Ref(fieldType)
 					t.TypeName = embeddedTable.TypeName
 					t.SQLName = embeddedTable.SQLName