diff --git a/runtime.go b/runtime.go
index 9941278..1a55830 100644
--- a/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime.go
@@ -285,6 +285,38 @@ func (self *_runtime) convertNumeric(v Value, t reflect.Type) reflect.Value {
 	panic(self.panicTypeError(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported type %v for numeric conversion", val.Type())))
 }
 
+func fieldIndexByName(t reflect.Type, name string) []int {
+	for i := 0; i < t.NumField(); i++ {
+		f := t.Field(i)
+
+		if !validGoStructName(f.Name) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if f.Anonymous {
+			if a := fieldIndexByName(f.Type, name); a != nil {
+				return append([]int{i}, a...)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if a := strings.SplitN(f.Tag.Get("json"), ",", 2); a[0] != "" {
+			if a[0] == "-" {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if a[0] == name {
+				return []int{i}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if f.Name == name {
+			return []int{i}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 var typeOfValue = reflect.TypeOf(Value{})
 
 // convertCallParameter converts request val to type t if possible.
@@ -467,41 +499,15 @@ func (self *_runtime) convertCallParameter(v Value, t reflect.Type) reflect.Valu
 			s := reflect.New(t)
 
 			for _, k := range o.propertyOrder {
-				var f *reflect.StructField
+				idx := fieldIndexByName(t, k)
 
-				for i := 0; i < t.NumField(); i++ {
-					ff := t.Field(i)
-
-					if j := ff.Tag.Get("json"); j != "" {
-						if j == "-" {
-							continue
-						}
-
-						a := strings.Split(j, ",")
-
-						if a[0] == k {
-							f = &ff
-							break
-						}
-					}
-
-					if ff.Name == k {
-						f = &ff
-						break
-					}
-
-					if strings.EqualFold(ff.Name, k) {
-						f = &ff
-					}
-				}
-
-				if f == nil {
+				if idx == nil {
 					panic(self.panicTypeError("can't convert object; field %q was supplied but does not exist on target %v", k, t))
 				}
 
 				ss := s
 
-				for _, i := range f.Index {
+				for _, i := range idx {
 					if ss.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 						if ss.IsNil() {
 							if !ss.CanSet() {
@@ -572,7 +578,7 @@ func (self *_runtime) convertCallParameter(v Value, t reflect.Type) reflect.Valu
 		s = v.Class()
 	}
 
-	panic(self.panicTypeError("can't convert from %q to %q", s, t.String()))
+	panic(self.panicTypeError("can't convert from %q to %q", s, t))
 }
 
 func (self *_runtime) toValue(value interface{}) Value {
diff --git a/type_go_struct.go b/type_go_struct.go
index 608ac66..12fa727 100644
--- a/type_go_struct.go
+++ b/type_go_struct.go
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ func _newGoStructObject(value reflect.Value) *_goStructObject {
 }
 
 func (self _goStructObject) getValue(name string) reflect.Value {
+	if f, ok := self.field(name); ok {
+		return reflect.Indirect(self.value).FieldByIndex(f.Index)
+	}
+
 	if validGoStructName(name) {
 		// Do not reveal hidden or unexported fields
 		if field := reflect.Indirect(self.value).FieldByName(name); (field != reflect.Value{}) {
@@ -51,24 +55,26 @@ func (self _goStructObject) getValue(name string) reflect.Value {
 }
 
 func (self _goStructObject) field(name string) (reflect.StructField, bool) {
-	return reflect.Indirect(self.value).Type().FieldByName(name)
+	t := reflect.Indirect(self.value).Type()
+
+	if idx := fieldIndexByName(t, name); len(idx) > 0 {
+		return t.FieldByIndex(idx), true
+	}
+
+	return reflect.StructField{}, false
 }
 
 func (self _goStructObject) method(name string) (reflect.Method, bool) {
 	return reflect.Indirect(self.value).Type().MethodByName(name)
 }
 
-func (self _goStructObject) setValue(name string, value Value) bool {
-	field, exists := self.field(name)
-	if !exists {
+func (self _goStructObject) setValue(rt *_runtime, name string, value Value) bool {
+	if _, exists := self.field(name); !exists {
 		return false
 	}
+
 	fieldValue := self.getValue(name)
-	reflectValue, err := value.toReflectValue(field.Type.Kind())
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	fieldValue.Set(reflectValue)
+	fieldValue.Set(rt.convertCallParameter(value, fieldValue.Type()))
 
 	return true
 }
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ func goStructCanPut(self *_object, name string) bool {
 
 func goStructPut(self *_object, name string, value Value, throw bool) {
 	object := self.value.(*_goStructObject)
-	if object.setValue(name, value) {
+	if object.setValue(self.runtime, name, value) {
 		return
 	}