diff --git a/encode.go b/encode.go
index fa4b588..30bf31f 100644
--- a/encode.go
+++ b/encode.go
@@ -123,10 +123,11 @@ type interfaceHeader struct {
 
 func (e *Encoder) Encode(v interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	header := (*interfaceHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&v))
-	return e.encode(reflect.TypeOf(v), header.ptr)
+	return e.encode(reflect.ValueOf(v), header.ptr)
 }
 
-func (e *Encoder) encode(typ reflect.Type, ptr unsafe.Pointer) ([]byte, error) {
+func (e *Encoder) encode(v reflect.Value, ptr unsafe.Pointer) ([]byte, error) {
+	typ := v.Type()
 	name := typ.String()
 	if op, exists := cachedEncodeOp[name]; exists {
 		op(e, uintptr(ptr))
@@ -135,9 +136,9 @@ func (e *Encoder) encode(typ reflect.Type, ptr unsafe.Pointer) ([]byte, error) {
 		return copied, nil
 	}
 	if typ.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		typ = typ.Elem()
+		v = v.Elem()
 	}
-	op, err := e.compile(typ)
+	op, err := e.compile(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -150,14 +151,16 @@ func (e *Encoder) encode(typ reflect.Type, ptr unsafe.Pointer) ([]byte, error) {
 	return copied, nil
 }
 
-func (e *Encoder) compile(typ reflect.Type) (EncodeOp, error) {
-	switch typ.Kind() {
+func (e *Encoder) compile(v reflect.Value) (EncodeOp, error) {
+	switch v.Type().Kind() {
 	case reflect.Ptr:
-		return e.compilePtr(typ)
+		return e.compilePtr(v)
 	case reflect.Slice:
-		return e.compileSlice(typ)
+		return e.compileSlice(v)
 	case reflect.Struct:
-		return e.compileStruct(typ)
+		return e.compileStruct(v)
+	case reflect.Map:
+		return e.compileMap(v)
 	case reflect.Int:
 		return e.compileInt()
 	case reflect.Int8:
@@ -187,12 +190,11 @@ func (e *Encoder) compile(typ reflect.Type) (EncodeOp, error) {
 	case reflect.Bool:
 		return e.compileBool()
 	}
-	return nil, xerrors.Errorf("failed to compile %s: %w", typ, ErrUnknownType)
+	return nil, xerrors.Errorf("failed to compile %s: %w", v.Type(), ErrUnknownType)
 }
 
-func (e *Encoder) compilePtr(typ reflect.Type) (EncodeOp, error) {
-	elem := typ.Elem()
-	op, err := e.compile(elem)
+func (e *Encoder) compilePtr(v reflect.Value) (EncodeOp, error) {
+	op, err := e.compile(v.Elem())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -257,9 +259,14 @@ func (e *Encoder) compileBool() (EncodeOp, error) {
 	return func(enc *Encoder, p uintptr) { enc.EncodeBool(e.ptrToBool(p)) }, nil
 }
 
-func (e *Encoder) compileSlice(typ reflect.Type) (EncodeOp, error) {
+func (e *Encoder) zeroValue(typ reflect.Type) reflect.Value {
+	return reflect.New(typ).Elem()
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) compileSlice(v reflect.Value) (EncodeOp, error) {
+	typ := v.Type()
 	size := typ.Elem().Size()
-	op, err := e.compile(typ.Elem())
+	op, err := e.compile(e.zeroValue(typ.Elem()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -282,7 +289,8 @@ func (e *Encoder) compileSlice(typ reflect.Type) (EncodeOp, error) {
 
 }
 
-func (e *Encoder) compileStruct(typ reflect.Type) (EncodeOp, error) {
+func (e *Encoder) compileStruct(v reflect.Value) (EncodeOp, error) {
+	typ := v.Type()
 	fieldNum := typ.NumField()
 	opQueue := make([]EncodeOp, 0, fieldNum)
 	for i := 0; i < fieldNum; i++ {
@@ -295,7 +303,7 @@ func (e *Encoder) compileStruct(typ reflect.Type) (EncodeOp, error) {
 				keyName = opts[0]
 			}
 		}
-		op, err := e.compile(typ.Field(i).Type)
+		op, err := e.compile(v.Field(i))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -322,6 +330,59 @@ func (e *Encoder) compileStruct(typ reflect.Type) (EncodeOp, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+//go:linkname mapiterinit reflect.mapiterinit
+func mapiterinit(mapType unsafe.Pointer, m unsafe.Pointer) unsafe.Pointer
+
+//go:linkname mapiterkey reflect.mapiterkey
+func mapiterkey(it unsafe.Pointer) unsafe.Pointer
+
+//go:linkname mapitervalue reflect.mapitervalue
+func mapitervalue(it unsafe.Pointer) unsafe.Pointer
+
+//go:linkname mapiternext reflect.mapiternext
+func mapiternext(it unsafe.Pointer)
+
+//go:linkname maplen reflect.maplen
+func maplen(m unsafe.Pointer) int
+
+type valueType struct {
+	typ unsafe.Pointer
+	ptr unsafe.Pointer
+}
+
+func (e *Encoder) compileMap(v reflect.Value) (EncodeOp, error) {
+	mapType := (*valueType)(unsafe.Pointer(&v)).typ
+	keyOp, err := e.compile(e.zeroValue(v.Type().Key()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	valueOp, err := e.compile(e.zeroValue(v.Type().Elem()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return func(enc *Encoder, base uintptr) {
+		if base == 0 {
+			enc.EncodeString("null")
+			return
+		}
+		enc.EncodeByte('{')
+		mlen := maplen(unsafe.Pointer(base))
+		iter := mapiterinit(mapType, unsafe.Pointer(base))
+		for i := 0; i < mlen; i++ {
+			key := mapiterkey(iter)
+			if i != 0 {
+				enc.EncodeByte(',')
+			}
+			value := mapitervalue(iter)
+			keyOp(enc, uintptr(key))
+			enc.EncodeByte(':')
+			valueOp(enc, uintptr(value))
+			mapiternext(iter)
+		}
+		enc.EncodeByte('}')
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func (e *Encoder) ptrToPtr(p uintptr) uintptr     { return *(*uintptr)(unsafe.Pointer(p)) }
 func (e *Encoder) ptrToInt(p uintptr) int         { return *(*int)(unsafe.Pointer(p)) }
 func (e *Encoder) ptrToInt8(p uintptr) int8       { return *(*int8)(unsafe.Pointer(p)) }
diff --git a/encode_test.go b/encode_test.go
index 06a27f6..12ddd6b 100644
--- a/encode_test.go
+++ b/encode_test.go
@@ -159,4 +159,18 @@ func Test_Encoder(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal("failed to encode slice of int")
 		}
 	})
+	t.Run("map", func(t *testing.T) {
+		bytes, err := json.Marshal(map[string]int{
+			"a": 1,
+			"b": 2,
+			"c": 3,
+			"d": 4,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("%+v", err)
+		}
+		if len(string(bytes)) != len(`{"a":1,"b":2,"c":3,"d":4}`) {
+			t.Fatal("failed to encode map of string/int")
+		}
+	})
 }