diff --git a/0.3_roadmap.txt b/0.3_roadmap.txt
index 078a26b793..8eed7fcafa 100644
--- a/0.3_roadmap.txt
+++ b/0.3_roadmap.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 - parallel parser (and maybe checker/gen?)
 - `recover()` from panics
 - IO streams
-- struct and interface embedding
++ struct embedding
+- interface embedding
 - interfaces: allow struct fields (not just methods)
 - vfmt: fix common errors automatically to save time (make vars mutable and vice versa, add missing imports etc)
 - method expressions with an explicit receiver as the first argument
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index c1dd31a21a..5650fed3f6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ pub:
 
 pub struct StructField {
 pub:
-	name             string
 	pos              token.Position
 	type_pos         token.Position
 	comments         []Comment
@@ -129,7 +128,9 @@ pub:
 	has_default_expr bool
 	attrs            []table.Attr
 	is_public        bool
+	is_embed         bool
 pub mut:
+	name             string
 	typ              table.Type
 }
 
@@ -166,7 +167,6 @@ pub struct StructDecl {
 pub:
 	pos          token.Position
 	name         string
-	fields       []StructField
 	is_pub       bool
 	mut_pos      int // mut:
 	pub_pos      int // pub:
@@ -175,6 +175,15 @@ pub:
 	is_union     bool
 	attrs        []table.Attr
 	end_comments []Comment
+pub mut:
+	fields       []StructField
+}
+
+pub struct StructEmbedding {
+pub:
+	name string
+	typ  table.Type
+	pos  token.Position
 }
 
 pub struct InterfaceDecl {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index b278b106be..a391eebccf 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -327,16 +327,35 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) struct_decl(decl ast.StructDecl) {
 	if decl.language == .v && !c.is_builtin_mod {
 		c.check_valid_pascal_case(decl.name, 'struct name', decl.pos)
 	}
+	struct_sym := c.table.find_type(decl.name) or {
+		table.TypeSymbol{}
+	}
+	mut struct_info := struct_sym.info as table.Struct
 	for i, field in decl.fields {
-		if decl.language == .v {
+		if decl.language == .v && !field.is_embed {
 			c.check_valid_snake_case(field.name, 'field name', field.pos)
 		}
+		sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(field.typ)
+		if field.is_embed {
+			if sym.info is table.Struct as sym_info {
+				for embed_field in sym_info.fields {
+					already_exists := struct_info.fields.filter(it.name == embed_field.name).len > 0
+					if !already_exists {
+						struct_info.fields << {
+							embed_field |
+							embed_alias_for: field.name
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				c.error('`$sym.name` is not a struct', field.pos)
+			}
+		}
 		for j in 0 .. i {
 			if field.name == decl.fields[j].name {
 				c.error('field name `$field.name` duplicate', field.pos)
 			}
 		}
-		sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(field.typ)
 		if sym.kind == .placeholder && decl.language != .c && !sym.name.starts_with('C.') {
 			c.error(util.new_suggestion(sym.source_name, c.table.known_type_names()).say('unknown type `$sym.source_name`'),
 				field.type_pos)
@@ -485,6 +504,31 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) struct_init(mut struct_init ast.StructInit) table.Type {
 							break
 						}
 					}
+					/*
+					if c.pref.is_verbose {
+						for f in info.fields {
+							if f.name == field_name {
+								if f.embed_alias_for.len != 0 {
+									mut has_embed_init := false
+									for embedding in struct_init.fields {
+										if embedding.name == f.embed_alias_for {
+											has_embed_init = true
+										}
+									}
+									if !has_embed_init {
+										n := {
+											f |
+											embed_alias_for: ''
+										}
+										println(field)
+										// struct_init.fields << { f | embed_alias_for: '' }
+									}
+								}
+								break
+							}
+						}
+					}
+					*/
 					if !exists {
 						c.error('unknown field `$field.name` in struct literal of type `$type_sym.source_name`',
 							field.pos)
@@ -514,7 +558,8 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) struct_init(mut struct_init ast.StructInit) table.Type {
 			}
 			// Check uninitialized refs
 			for field in info.fields {
-				if field.has_default_expr || field.name in inited_fields {
+				if field.has_default_expr || field.name in inited_fields || field.embed_alias_for !=
+					'' {
 					continue
 				}
 				if field.typ.is_ptr() && !c.pref.translated {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/struct_embed_invalid_type.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/struct_embed_invalid_type.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d85190fa35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/struct_embed_invalid_type.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/struct_embed_invalid_type.vv:4:2: error: `Foo` is not a struct
+    2 |
+    3 | struct Bar {
+    4 |     Foo
+      |     ~~~
+    5 | }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/struct_embed_invalid_type.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/struct_embed_invalid_type.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13f3c52b77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/struct_embed_invalid_type.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type Foo = int
+
+struct Bar {
+	Foo
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 7503889cf1..cf4533992b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -598,7 +598,13 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) struct_decl(node ast.StructDecl) {
 			max_type = ft.len
 		}
 	}
+	for field in node.fields.filter(it.is_embed) {
+		f.writeln('\t$field.name')
+	}
 	for i, field in node.fields {
+		if field.is_embed {
+			continue
+		}
 		if i == node.mut_pos {
 			f.writeln('mut:')
 		} else if i == node.pub_pos {
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/struct_embed_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/struct_embed_expected.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..154c736569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/struct_embed_expected.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+struct Foo {
+	x int
+}
+
+struct Test {
+}
+
+struct Bar {
+	Foo
+	Test
+	y    int
+	z    string
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/struct_embed_input.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/struct_embed_input.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec721f056d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/struct_embed_input.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+struct Foo {
+	x int
+}
+
+struct Test {}
+
+struct Bar {
+	y    int
+	Foo
+	z    string
+	Test
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index d20bb3b14c..240fa714d2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -2323,6 +2323,17 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 				return
 			}
 			g.expr(node.expr)
+			// struct embedding
+			if sym.kind == .struct_ {
+				sym_info := sym.info as table.Struct
+				x := sym_info.fields.filter(it.name == node.field_name)
+				if x.len > 0 {
+					field := x[0]
+					if field.embed_alias_for != '' {
+						g.write('.$field.embed_alias_for')
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			if node.expr_type.is_ptr() || sym.kind == .chan {
 				g.write('->')
 			} else {
@@ -3874,6 +3885,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) struct_init(struct_init ast.StructInit) {
 	mut initialized := false
 	for i, field in struct_init.fields {
 		inited_fields[field.name] = i
+		if sym.info is table.Struct as struct_info {
+			tfield := struct_info.fields.filter(it.name == field.name)[0]
+			if tfield.embed_alias_for.len != 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
 		if sym.kind != .struct_ {
 			field_name := c_name(field.name)
 			g.write('.$field_name = ')
@@ -3913,6 +3930,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) struct_init(struct_init ast.StructInit) {
 		// g.zero_struct_fields(info, inited_fields)
 		// nr_fields = info.fields.len
 		for field in info.fields {
+			if sym.info is table.Struct as struct_info {
+				tfield := struct_info.fields.filter(it.name == field.name)[0]
+				if tfield.embed_alias_for.len != 0 {
+					continue
+				}
+			}
 			if field.name in inited_fields {
 				sfield := struct_init.fields[inited_fields[field.name]]
 				field_name := c_name(sfield.name)
@@ -4230,7 +4253,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_types(types []table.TypeSymbol) {
 					g.type_definitions.writeln('struct $name {')
 				}
 				if info.fields.len > 0 {
-					for field in info.fields {
+					for field in info.fields.filter(it.embed_alias_for == '') {
 						// Some of these structs may want to contain
 						// optionals that may not be defined at this point
 						// if this is the case then we are going to
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
index c7a6525ee5..502f9e4aa2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) parse_any_type(language table.Language, is_ptr bool, check
 		// `module.Type`
 		// /if !(p.tok.lit in p.table.imports) {
 		if !p.known_import(name) {
-			println(p.table.imports)
 			p.error('unknown module `$p.tok.lit`')
 		}
 		if p.tok.lit in p.imports {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
index 3bb8b5920a..8d650c76f3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/struct.v
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl() ast.StructDecl {
 	// println('struct decl $name')
 	mut ast_fields := []ast.StructField{}
 	mut fields := []table.Field{}
+	mut embedded_structs := []table.Type{}
 	mut mut_pos := -1
 	mut pub_pos := -1
 	mut pub_mut_pos := -1
@@ -142,18 +143,50 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl() ast.StructDecl {
 				}
 			}
 			field_start_pos := p.tok.position()
-			field_name := p.check_name()
-			// p.warn('field $field_name')
-			for p.tok.kind == .comment {
-				comments << p.comment()
-				if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {
-					break
+			is_embed := ((p.tok.lit.len > 1 && p.tok.lit[0].is_capital()) ||
+				p.peek_tok.kind == .dot) &&
+				language == .v
+			mut field_name := ''
+			mut typ := table.Type(0)
+			mut type_pos := token.Position{}
+			mut field_pos := token.Position{}
+			if is_embed {
+				// struct embedding
+				typ = p.parse_type()
+				sym := p.table.get_type_symbol(typ)
+				// main.Abc<int> => Abc
+				mut symbol_name := sym.name.split('.')[1]
+				// remove generic part from name
+				if '<' in symbol_name {
+					symbol_name = symbol_name.split('<')[0]
 				}
+				for p.tok.kind == .comment {
+					comments << p.comment()
+					if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				type_pos = p.prev_tok.position()
+				field_pos = p.prev_tok.position()
+				field_name = symbol_name
+				if typ in embedded_structs {
+					p.error_with_pos('cannot embed `$field_name` more than once', type_pos)
+				}
+				embedded_structs << typ
+			} else {
+				// struct field
+				field_name = p.check_name()
+				for p.tok.kind == .comment {
+					comments << p.comment()
+					if p.tok.kind == .rcbr {
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				typ = p.parse_type()
+				type_pos = p.prev_tok.position()
+				field_pos = field_start_pos.extend(type_pos)
 			}
 			// println(p.tok.position())
-			typ := p.parse_type()
-			type_pos := p.prev_tok.position()
-			field_pos := field_start_pos.extend(type_pos)
 			// Comments after type (same line)
 			comments << p.eat_comments()
 			if p.tok.kind == .lsbr {
@@ -162,18 +195,20 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl() ast.StructDecl {
 			}
 			mut default_expr := ast.Expr{}
 			mut has_default_expr := false
-			if p.tok.kind == .assign {
-				// Default value
-				p.next()
-				// default_expr = p.tok.lit
-				// p.expr(0)
-				default_expr = p.expr(0)
-				match mut default_expr {
-					ast.EnumVal { default_expr.typ = typ }
-					// TODO: implement all types??
-					else {}
+			if !is_embed {
+				if p.tok.kind == .assign {
+					// Default value
+					p.next()
+					// default_expr = p.tok.lit
+					// p.expr(0)
+					default_expr = p.expr(0)
+					match mut default_expr {
+						ast.EnumVal { default_expr.typ = typ }
+						// TODO: implement all types??
+						else {}
+					}
+					has_default_expr = true
 				}
-				has_default_expr = true
 			}
 			// TODO merge table and ast Fields?
 			ast_fields << ast.StructField{
@@ -186,6 +221,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl() ast.StructDecl {
 				has_default_expr: has_default_expr
 				attrs: p.attrs
 				is_public: is_field_pub
+				is_embed: is_embed
 			}
 			fields << table.Field{
 				name: field_name
@@ -196,9 +232,9 @@ fn (mut p Parser) struct_decl() ast.StructDecl {
 				is_mut: is_field_mut
 				is_global: is_field_global
 				attrs: p.attrs
+				is_embed: is_embed
 			}
 			p.attrs = []
-			// println('struct field $ti.name $field_name')
 		}
 		p.top_level_statement_end()
 		p.check(.rcbr)
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/c_struct_no_embed.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/c_struct_no_embed.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..193bd21868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/c_struct_no_embed.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/c_struct_no_embed.vv:7:1: error: bad type syntax
+    5 | struct C.Unknown {
+    6 |     Foo
+    7 | }
+      | ^
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/c_struct_no_embed.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/c_struct_no_embed.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..020dce7525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/c_struct_no_embed.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+struct Foo {
+	x int
+}
+
+struct C.Unknown {
+	Foo
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_duplicate.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_duplicate.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..752ed817e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_duplicate.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_duplicate.vv:7:2: error: cannot embed `Abc` more than once
+    5 | struct Xyz {
+    6 |     Abc
+    7 |     Abc
+      |     ~~~
+    8 |     bar int
+    9 | }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_duplicate.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_duplicate.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46563a4526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_duplicate.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+struct Abc {
+	foo int = 5
+}
+
+struct Xyz {
+	Abc
+	Abc
+	bar int
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_unknown_module.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_unknown_module.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d4542c328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_unknown_module.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_unknown_module.vv:2:2: error: unknown module `custom`
+    1 | struct WithEmbed {
+    2 |     custom.Foo
+      |     ~~~~~~
+    3 | }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_unknown_module.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_unknown_module.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e084a8873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/struct_embed_unknown_module.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+struct WithEmbed {
+	custom.Foo
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/atypes.v b/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
index 23a7e6d35b..4dcaf3974d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ pub mut:
 	is_pub           bool
 	is_mut           bool
 	is_global        bool
+	is_embed         bool
+	embed_alias_for  string // name of the struct which contains this field name
 }
 
 fn (f &Field) equals(o &Field) bool {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/struct_embed_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/struct_embed_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8572e779cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/struct_embed_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import flag
+
+struct Foo {
+	x int
+	y int = 5
+}
+
+struct Bar {
+	Foo
+}
+
+fn test_embed() {
+	b := Bar{}
+	assert b.x == 0
+}
+
+fn test_embed_direct_access() {
+	b := Bar{Foo: Foo{}}
+	assert b.Foo.y == 5
+}
+
+fn test_default_value() {
+	b := Bar{Foo: Foo{}}
+	assert b.y == 5
+}
+/*
+fn test_initialize() {
+	b := Bar{x: 1, y: 2}
+	assert b.x == 1
+	assert b.y == 2
+}
+*/
+struct Bar3 {
+	Foo
+	y string = 'test'
+}
+
+fn test_overwrite_field() {
+	b := Bar3{}
+	assert b.y == 'test'
+}
+
+struct TestEmbedFromModule {
+	flag.Flag
+}
+
+struct BarGeneric<T> {
+pub:
+	foo T
+}
+struct BarGenericContainer {
+	BarGeneric<int>
+}
+fn test_generic_embed() {
+	b := BarGenericContainer{}
+	assert b.BarGeneric.foo == 0
+}