diff --git a/callbacks.go b/callbacks.go
index e21e0718..cb14aff1 100644
--- a/callbacks.go
+++ b/callbacks.go
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ func (p *processor) Execute(db *DB) {
 	if stmt.Dest != nil {
 		stmt.ReflectValue = reflect.ValueOf(stmt.Dest)
 		for stmt.ReflectValue.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+			if stmt.ReflectValue.IsNil() {
+				stmt.ReflectValue.Set(reflect.New(stmt.ReflectValue.Type().Elem()))
+				break
+			}
+
 			stmt.ReflectValue = stmt.ReflectValue.Elem()
 		}
 		if !stmt.ReflectValue.IsValid() {
diff --git a/scan.go b/scan.go
index 0416489d..acd637a4 100644
--- a/scan.go
+++ b/scan.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func Scan(rows *sql.Rows, db *DB, initialized bool) {
 					db.Statement.ReflectValue.Set(reflect.Append(db.Statement.ReflectValue, elem.Elem()))
 				}
 			}
-		case reflect.Struct:
+		case reflect.Struct, reflect.Ptr:
 			if db.Statement.ReflectValue.Type() != Schema.ModelType {
 				Schema, _ = schema.Parse(db.Statement.Dest, db.cacheStore, db.NamingStrategy)
 			}
diff --git a/tests/scan_test.go b/tests/scan_test.go
index 785bb97e..86cb0399 100644
--- a/tests/scan_test.go
+++ b/tests/scan_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ func TestScan(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Scan into struct should work, got %#v, should %#v", res, user3)
 	}
 
+	var resPointer *result
+	DB.Table("users").Select("id, name, age").Where("id = ?", user3.ID).Scan(&resPointer)
+	if res.ID != user3.ID || res.Name != user3.Name || res.Age != int(user3.Age) {
+		t.Fatalf("Scan into struct should work, got %#v, should %#v", res, user3)
+	}
+
 	DB.Table("users").Select("id, name, age").Where("id = ?", user2.ID).Scan(&res)
 	if res.ID != user2.ID || res.Name != user2.Name || res.Age != int(user2.Age) {
 		t.Fatalf("Scan into struct should work, got %#v, should %#v", res, user2)