diff --git a/executor.go b/executor.go
index 10d3799f..5e9623e0 100644
--- a/executor.go
+++ b/executor.go
@@ -902,6 +902,38 @@ type FieldResolver interface {
 	Resolve(p ResolveParams) (interface{}, error)
 }
 
+func defaultResolveStruct(sourceVal reflect.Value, fieldName string) (interface{}, error) {
+	for i := 0; i < sourceVal.NumField(); i++ {
+		valueField := sourceVal.Field(i)
+		typeField := sourceVal.Type().Field(i)
+		// try matching the field name first
+		if strings.EqualFold(typeField.Name, fieldName) {
+			return valueField.Interface(), nil
+		}
+		if typeField.Anonymous && typeField.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+			return defaultResolveStruct(valueField, fieldName)
+		}
+		tag := typeField.Tag
+		checkTag := func(tagName string) bool {
+			t := tag.Get(tagName)
+			tOptions := strings.Split(t, ",")
+			if len(tOptions) == 0 {
+				return false
+			}
+			if tOptions[0] != fieldName {
+				return false
+			}
+			return true
+		}
+		if checkTag("json") || checkTag("graphql") {
+			return valueField.Interface(), nil
+		} else {
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 // defaultResolveFn If a resolve function is not given, then a default resolve behavior is used
 // which takes the property of the source object of the same name as the field
 // and returns it as the result, or if it's a function, returns the result
@@ -922,32 +954,7 @@ func DefaultResolveFn(p ResolveParams) (interface{}, error) {
 	}
 
 	if sourceVal.Type().Kind() == reflect.Struct {
-		for i := 0; i < sourceVal.NumField(); i++ {
-			valueField := sourceVal.Field(i)
-			typeField := sourceVal.Type().Field(i)
-			// try matching the field name first
-			if strings.EqualFold(typeField.Name, p.Info.FieldName) {
-				return valueField.Interface(), nil
-			}
-			tag := typeField.Tag
-			checkTag := func(tagName string) bool {
-				t := tag.Get(tagName)
-				tOptions := strings.Split(t, ",")
-				if len(tOptions) == 0 {
-					return false
-				}
-				if tOptions[0] != p.Info.FieldName {
-					return false
-				}
-				return true
-			}
-			if checkTag("json") || checkTag("graphql") {
-				return valueField.Interface(), nil
-			} else {
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		return nil, nil
+		return defaultResolveStruct(sourceVal, p.Info.FieldName)
 	}
 
 	// try p.Source as a map[string]interface
diff --git a/executor_resolve_test.go b/executor_resolve_test.go
index 7430cd86..ce8a1495 100644
--- a/executor_resolve_test.go
+++ b/executor_resolve_test.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func TestExecutesResolveFunction_UsesProvidedResolveFunction_SourceIsStruct_With
 
 func TestExecutesResolveFunction_UsesProvidedResolveFunction_SourceIsStruct_WithJSONTags(t *testing.T) {
 
-	// For structs without JSON tags, it will map to upper-cased exported field names
+	// For structs with JSON tags, it will use those tags as field names
 	type SubObjectWithJSONTags struct {
 		OtherField string `json:""`
 		Str        string `json:"str"`
@@ -264,3 +264,85 @@ func TestExecutesResolveFunction_UsesProvidedResolveFunction_SourceIsStruct_With
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected result, Diff: %v", testutil.Diff(expected, result.Data))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestExecutesResolveFunction_UsesProvidedResolveFunction_SourceIsStruct_WithContainedStruct(t *testing.T) {
+
+	// For anonymous contained structs, it will use the field names within
+	type ContainedObjectWithJSONTags struct {
+		Str        string `json:"str"`
+		Int        int
+	}
+
+	type SubObjectWithContained struct {
+		ContainedObjectWithJSONTags
+		AnotherStr        string `json:"anotherStr"`
+	}
+
+	schema := testSchema(t, &graphql.Field{
+		Type: graphql.NewObject(graphql.ObjectConfig{
+			Name:        "SubObject",
+			Description: "Maps GraphQL Object `SubObject` to Go struct `SubObjectWithContained`",
+			Fields: graphql.Fields{
+				"str": &graphql.Field{Type: graphql.String},
+				"Int": &graphql.Field{Type: graphql.Int},
+			},
+		}),
+		Args: graphql.FieldConfigArgument{
+			"aStr": &graphql.ArgumentConfig{Type: graphql.String},
+			"aInt": &graphql.ArgumentConfig{Type: graphql.Int},
+		},
+		Resolve: func(p graphql.ResolveParams) (interface{}, error) {
+			aStr, _ := p.Args["aStr"].(string)
+			aInt, _ := p.Args["aInt"].(int)
+			return &SubObjectWithContained{
+				ContainedObjectWithJSONTags: ContainedObjectWithJSONTags{
+					Str: aStr,
+					Int: aInt,
+				},
+			}, nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	expected := map[string]interface{}{
+		"test": map[string]interface{}{
+			"str": "",
+			"Int": 0,
+		},
+	}
+	result := graphql.Do(graphql.Params{
+		Schema:        schema,
+		RequestString: `{ test { str, Int } }`,
+	})
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, result.Data) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected result, Diff: %v", testutil.Diff(expected, result.Data))
+	}
+
+	expected = map[string]interface{}{
+		"test": map[string]interface{}{
+			"str": "String!",
+			"Int": 0,
+		},
+	}
+	result = graphql.Do(graphql.Params{
+		Schema:        schema,
+		RequestString: `{ test(aStr: "String!") { str, Int } }`,
+	})
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, result.Data) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected result, Diff: %v", testutil.Diff(expected, result.Data))
+	}
+
+	expected = map[string]interface{}{
+		"test": map[string]interface{}{
+			"str": "String!",
+			"Int": -123,
+		},
+	}
+	result = graphql.Do(graphql.Params{
+		Schema:        schema,
+		RequestString: `{ test(aInt: -123, aStr: "String!") { str, Int } }`,
+	})
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, result.Data) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected result, Diff: %v", testutil.Diff(expected, result.Data))
+	}
+}