diff --git a/callbacks/query.go b/callbacks/query.go
index 95b5ead3..c9fa160f 100644
--- a/callbacks/query.go
+++ b/callbacks/query.go
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ func Query(db *gorm.DB) {
 			db.Statement.AddClauseIfNotExists(clause.From{})
 		}
 
-		db.Statement.AddClause(clauseSelect)
+		if len(clauseSelect.Columns) > 0 {
+			db.Statement.AddClause(clauseSelect)
+		} else {
+			db.Statement.AddClauseIfNotExists(clauseSelect)
+		}
 		db.Statement.Build("SELECT", "FROM", "WHERE", "GROUP BY", "ORDER BY", "LIMIT", "FOR")
 	}
 
diff --git a/finisher_api.go b/finisher_api.go
index c64ecdda..84168e23 100644
--- a/finisher_api.go
+++ b/finisher_api.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (db *DB) Save(value interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 }
 
 // First find first record that match given conditions, order by primary key
-func (db *DB) First(out interface{}, conds ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
+func (db *DB) First(dest interface{}, conds ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 	tx = db.getInstance().Limit(1).Order(clause.OrderByColumn{
 		Column: clause.Column{Table: clause.CurrentTable, Name: clause.PrimaryKey},
 	})
@@ -56,25 +56,25 @@ func (db *DB) First(out interface{}, conds ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 		tx.Statement.AddClause(clause.Where{Exprs: tx.Statement.BuildCondtion(conds[0], conds[1:]...)})
 	}
 	tx.Statement.RaiseErrorOnNotFound = true
-	tx.Statement.Dest = out
+	tx.Statement.Dest = dest
 	tx.callbacks.Query().Execute(tx)
 	return
 }
 
 // Take return a record that match given conditions, the order will depend on the database implementation
-func (db *DB) Take(out interface{}, conds ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
+func (db *DB) Take(dest interface{}, conds ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 	tx = db.getInstance().Limit(1)
 	if len(conds) > 0 {
 		tx.Statement.AddClause(clause.Where{Exprs: tx.Statement.BuildCondtion(conds[0], conds[1:]...)})
 	}
 	tx.Statement.RaiseErrorOnNotFound = true
-	tx.Statement.Dest = out
+	tx.Statement.Dest = dest
 	tx.callbacks.Query().Execute(tx)
 	return
 }
 
 // Last find last record that match given conditions, order by primary key
-func (db *DB) Last(out interface{}, conds ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
+func (db *DB) Last(dest interface{}, conds ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 	tx = db.getInstance().Limit(1).Order(clause.OrderByColumn{
 		Column: clause.Column{Table: clause.CurrentTable, Name: clause.PrimaryKey},
 		Desc:   true,
@@ -83,28 +83,28 @@ func (db *DB) Last(out interface{}, conds ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 		tx.Statement.AddClause(clause.Where{Exprs: tx.Statement.BuildCondtion(conds[0], conds[1:]...)})
 	}
 	tx.Statement.RaiseErrorOnNotFound = true
-	tx.Statement.Dest = out
+	tx.Statement.Dest = dest
 	tx.callbacks.Query().Execute(tx)
 	return
 }
 
 // Find find records that match given conditions
-func (db *DB) Find(out interface{}, conds ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
+func (db *DB) Find(dest interface{}, conds ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 	tx = db.getInstance()
 	if len(conds) > 0 {
 		tx.Statement.AddClause(clause.Where{Exprs: tx.Statement.BuildCondtion(conds[0], conds[1:]...)})
 	}
-	tx.Statement.Dest = out
+	tx.Statement.Dest = dest
 	tx.callbacks.Query().Execute(tx)
 	return
 }
 
-func (db *DB) FirstOrInit(out interface{}, where ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
+func (db *DB) FirstOrInit(dest interface{}, where ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 	tx = db.getInstance()
 	return
 }
 
-func (db *DB) FirstOrCreate(out interface{}, where ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
+func (db *DB) FirstOrCreate(dest interface{}, where ...interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 	tx = db.getInstance()
 	return
 }
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ func (db *DB) Rows() (*sql.Rows, error) {
 // Scan scan value to a struct
 func (db *DB) Scan(dest interface{}) (tx *DB) {
 	tx = db.getInstance()
+	tx.Statement.Dest = dest
+	tx.callbacks.Query().Execute(tx)
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/scan_test.go b/tests/scan_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7a14636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scan_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package tests_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/jinzhu/gorm/tests"
+)
+
+func TestScan(t *testing.T) {
+	user1 := User{Name: "ScanUser1", Age: 1}
+	user2 := User{Name: "ScanUser2", Age: 10}
+	user3 := User{Name: "ScanUser3", Age: 20}
+	DB.Save(&user1).Save(&user2).Save(&user3)
+
+	type result struct {
+		Name string
+		Age  int
+	}
+
+	var res result
+	DB.Table("users").Select("name, age").Where("id = ?", user3.ID).Scan(&res)
+	if res.Name != user3.Name || res.Age != int(user3.Age) {
+		t.Errorf("Scan into struct should work")
+	}
+
+	var doubleAgeRes = &result{}
+	if err := DB.Debug().Table("users").Select("age + age as age").Where("id = ?", user3.ID).Scan(&doubleAgeRes).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Scan to pointer of pointer")
+	}
+
+	if doubleAgeRes.Age != int(res.Age)*2 {
+		t.Errorf("Scan double age as age, expect: %v, got %v", res.Age*2, doubleAgeRes.Age)
+	}
+
+	var ress []result
+	DB.Table("users").Select("name, age").Where("id in ?", []uint{user2.ID, user3.ID}).Scan(&ress)
+	if len(ress) != 2 || ress[0].Name != user2.Name || ress[1].Name != user3.Name {
+		t.Errorf("Scan into struct map")
+	}
+}