diff --git a/embedded_struct_test.go b/embedded_struct_test.go
index 89938bc6..91dd0563 100644
--- a/embedded_struct_test.go
+++ b/embedded_struct_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ type BasePost struct {
 }
 
 type Author struct {
+	ID    string
 	Name  string
 	Email string
 }
@@ -27,11 +28,17 @@ type EngadgetPost struct {
 
 func TestPrefixColumnNameForEmbeddedStruct(t *testing.T) {
 	dialect := DB.NewScope(&EngadgetPost{}).Dialect()
-	if !dialect.HasColumn(DB.NewScope(&EngadgetPost{}).TableName(), "author_name") || !dialect.HasColumn(DB.NewScope(&EngadgetPost{}).TableName(), "author_email") {
+	engadgetPostScope := DB.NewScope(&EngadgetPost{})
+	if !dialect.HasColumn(engadgetPostScope.TableName(), "author_id") || !dialect.HasColumn(engadgetPostScope.TableName(), "author_name") || !dialect.HasColumn(engadgetPostScope.TableName(), "author_email") {
 		t.Errorf("should has prefix for embedded columns")
 	}
 
-	if !dialect.HasColumn(DB.NewScope(&HNPost{}).TableName(), "user_name") || !dialect.HasColumn(DB.NewScope(&HNPost{}).TableName(), "user_email") {
+	if len(engadgetPostScope.PrimaryFields()) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("should have only one primary field with embedded struct, but got %v", len(engadgetPostScope.PrimaryFields()))
+	}
+
+	hnScope := DB.NewScope(&HNPost{})
+	if !dialect.HasColumn(hnScope.TableName(), "user_id") || !dialect.HasColumn(hnScope.TableName(), "user_name") || !dialect.HasColumn(hnScope.TableName(), "user_email") {
 		t.Errorf("should has prefix for embedded columns")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/model_struct.go b/model_struct.go
index 9a609585..7060d3af 100644
--- a/model_struct.go
+++ b/model_struct.go
@@ -201,14 +201,19 @@ func (scope *Scope) GetModelStruct() *ModelStruct {
 					field.IsNormal = true
 				} else if _, ok := field.TagSettings["EMBEDDED"]; ok || fieldStruct.Anonymous {
 					// is embedded struct
-					for _, subField := range scope.New(fieldValue).GetStructFields() {
+					for _, subField := range scope.New(fieldValue).GetModelStruct().StructFields {
 						subField = subField.clone()
 						subField.Names = append([]string{fieldStruct.Name}, subField.Names...)
 						if prefix, ok := field.TagSettings["EMBEDDED_PREFIX"]; ok {
 							subField.DBName = prefix + subField.DBName
 						}
+
 						if subField.IsPrimaryKey {
-							modelStruct.PrimaryFields = append(modelStruct.PrimaryFields, subField)
+							if _, ok := subField.TagSettings["PRIMARY_KEY"]; ok {
+								modelStruct.PrimaryFields = append(modelStruct.PrimaryFields, subField)
+							} else {
+								subField.IsPrimaryKey = false
+							}
 						}
 						modelStruct.StructFields = append(modelStruct.StructFields, subField)
 					}