diff --git a/callbacks/query.go b/callbacks/query.go
index 27d53a4d..4b7f5bd5 100644
--- a/callbacks/query.go
+++ b/callbacks/query.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func BuildQuerySQL(db *gorm.DB) {
 	db.Statement.SQL.Grow(100)
 	clauseSelect := clause.Select{Distinct: db.Statement.Distinct}
 
-	if db.Statement.ReflectValue.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+	if db.Statement.ReflectValue.Kind() == reflect.Struct && db.Statement.ReflectValue.Type() == db.Statement.Schema.ModelType {
 		var conds []clause.Expression
 		for _, primaryField := range db.Statement.Schema.PrimaryFields {
 			if v, isZero := primaryField.ValueOf(db.Statement.ReflectValue); !isZero {
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ func BuildQuerySQL(db *gorm.DB) {
 				clauseSelect.Columns[idx] = clause.Column{Name: name, Raw: true}
 			}
 		}
+	} else if db.Statement.Schema != nil && db.Statement.ReflectValue.IsValid() && db.Statement.ReflectValue.Type() != db.Statement.Schema.ModelType {
+		stmt := gorm.Statement{DB: db}
+		// smaller struct
+		if err := stmt.Parse(db.Statement.Dest); err == nil {
+			clauseSelect.Columns = make([]clause.Column, len(stmt.Schema.DBNames))
+
+			for idx, dbName := range stmt.Schema.DBNames {
+				clauseSelect.Columns[idx] = clause.Column{Name: dbName}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	// inline joins
diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
index 2d227ec2..0b199029 100644
--- a/scan.go
+++ b/scan.go
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ func Scan(rows *sql.Rows, db *DB, initialized bool) {
 			db.AddError(rows.Scan(dest))
 		}
 	default:
+		Schema := db.Statement.Schema
+
 		switch db.Statement.ReflectValue.Kind() {
 		case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
 			var (
@@ -84,16 +86,20 @@ func Scan(rows *sql.Rows, db *DB, initialized bool) {
 
 			db.Statement.ReflectValue.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(db.Statement.ReflectValue.Type(), 0, 0))
 
-			if db.Statement.Schema != nil {
+			if Schema != nil {
+				if reflectValueType != Schema.ModelType && reflectValueType.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+					Schema, _ = schema.Parse(db.Statement.Dest, db.cacheStore, db.NamingStrategy)
+				}
+
 				for idx, column := range columns {
-					if field := db.Statement.Schema.LookUpField(column); field != nil && field.Readable {
+					if field := Schema.LookUpField(column); field != nil && field.Readable {
 						fields[idx] = field
 					} else if names := strings.Split(column, "__"); len(names) > 1 {
 						if len(joinFields) == 0 {
 							joinFields = make([][2]*schema.Field, len(columns))
 						}
 
-						if rel, ok := db.Statement.Schema.Relationships.Relations[names[0]]; ok {
+						if rel, ok := Schema.Relationships.Relations[names[0]]; ok {
 							if field := rel.FieldSchema.LookUpField(strings.Join(names[1:], "__")); field != nil && field.Readable {
 								fields[idx] = field
 								joinFields[idx] = [2]*schema.Field{rel.Field, field}
@@ -151,12 +157,16 @@ func Scan(rows *sql.Rows, db *DB, initialized bool) {
 				}
 			}
 		case reflect.Struct:
+			if db.Statement.ReflectValue.Type() != Schema.ModelType {
+				Schema, _ = schema.Parse(db.Statement.Dest, db.cacheStore, db.NamingStrategy)
+			}
+
 			if initialized || rows.Next() {
 				for idx, column := range columns {
-					if field := db.Statement.Schema.LookUpField(column); field != nil && field.Readable {
+					if field := Schema.LookUpField(column); field != nil && field.Readable {
 						values[idx] = reflect.New(reflect.PtrTo(field.IndirectFieldType)).Interface()
 					} else if names := strings.Split(column, "__"); len(names) > 1 {
-						if rel, ok := db.Statement.Schema.Relationships.Relations[names[0]]; ok {
+						if rel, ok := Schema.Relationships.Relations[names[0]]; ok {
 							if field := rel.FieldSchema.LookUpField(strings.Join(names[1:], "__")); field != nil && field.Readable {
 								values[idx] = reflect.New(reflect.PtrTo(field.IndirectFieldType)).Interface()
 								continue
@@ -172,10 +182,10 @@ func Scan(rows *sql.Rows, db *DB, initialized bool) {
 				db.AddError(rows.Scan(values...))
 
 				for idx, column := range columns {
-					if field := db.Statement.Schema.LookUpField(column); field != nil && field.Readable {
+					if field := Schema.LookUpField(column); field != nil && field.Readable {
 						field.Set(db.Statement.ReflectValue, values[idx])
 					} else if names := strings.Split(column, "__"); len(names) > 1 {
-						if rel, ok := db.Statement.Schema.Relationships.Relations[names[0]]; ok {
+						if rel, ok := Schema.Relationships.Relations[names[0]]; ok {
 							relValue := rel.Field.ReflectValueOf(db.Statement.ReflectValue)
 							if field := rel.FieldSchema.LookUpField(strings.Join(names[1:], "__")); field != nil && field.Readable {
 								value := reflect.ValueOf(values[idx]).Elem()
diff --git a/tests/query_test.go b/tests/query_test.go
index de65b63b..7973fd51 100644
--- a/tests/query_test.go
+++ b/tests/query_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package tests_test
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
@@ -144,8 +145,8 @@ func TestFillSmallerStruct(t *testing.T) {
 	user := User{Name: "SmallerUser", Age: 100}
 	DB.Save(&user)
 	type SimpleUser struct {
-		Name      string
 		ID        int64
+		Name      string
 		UpdatedAt time.Time
 		CreatedAt time.Time
 	}
@@ -156,6 +157,26 @@ func TestFillSmallerStruct(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	AssertObjEqual(t, user, simpleUser, "Name", "ID", "UpdatedAt", "CreatedAt")
+
+	var simpleUser2 SimpleUser
+	if err := DB.Model(&User{}).Select("id").First(&simpleUser2, user.ID).Error; err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to query smaller user, got error %v", err)
+	}
+
+	AssertObjEqual(t, user, simpleUser2, "ID")
+
+	var simpleUsers []SimpleUser
+	if err := DB.Model(&User{}).Select("id").Find(&simpleUsers, user.ID).Error; err != nil || len(simpleUsers) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to query smaller user, got error %v", err)
+	}
+
+	AssertObjEqual(t, user, simpleUsers[0], "ID")
+
+	result := DB.Session(&gorm.Session{DryRun: true}).Model(&User{}).Find(&simpleUsers, user.ID)
+
+	if !regexp.MustCompile("SELECT .*id.*name.*updated_at.*created_at.* FROM .*users").MatchString(result.Statement.SQL.String()) {
+		t.Fatalf("SQL should include selected names, but got %v", result.Statement.SQL.String())
+	}
 }
 
 func TestPluck(t *testing.T) {