diff --git a/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v b/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
index c7b06f0071..220b684655 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vtest-self.v
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const (
 		'vlib/sqlite/sqlite_test.v',
 		'vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test.v',
 		'vlib/v/tests/unsafe_test.v',
+		'vlib/v/tests/orm_sub_struct_test.v',
 		'vlib/x/websocket/websocket_test.v',
 		'vlib/net/http/http_httpbin_test.v',
 	]
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ const (
 		'vlib/net/websocket/ws_test.v',
 		'vlib/sqlite/sqlite_test.v',
 		'vlib/orm/orm_test.v',
+		'vlib/v/tests/orm_sub_struct_test.v',
 		'vlib/clipboard/clipboard_test.v',
 		'vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test.v',
 		'vlib/x/websocket/websocket_test.v',
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ const (
 	]
 	skip_on_windows               = [
 		'vlib/orm/orm_test.v',
+		'vlib/v/tests/orm_sub_struct_test.v',
 		'vlib/net/websocket/ws_test.v',
 		'vlib/x/websocket/websocket_test.v',
 		'vlib/vweb/tests/vweb_test.v',
diff --git a/examples/database/orm.v b/examples/database/orm.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..854a904cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/database/orm.v
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import sqlite
+
+struct Module {
+	id           int
+	name         string
+	nr_downloads int
+	creator      User
+}
+
+struct User {
+	id             int
+	age            int
+	name           string
+	is_customer    bool
+	skipped_string string [skip]
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	db := sqlite.connect(':memory:') or { panic(err) }
+	db.exec('drop table if exists User')
+	db.exec("create table Module (id integer primary key, name text default '', nr_downloads int default 0, creator int default 0);")
+	db.exec("create table User (id integer primary key, age int default 0, name text default '', is_customer int default 0);")
+
+	mod := Module{
+		name: 'test'
+		nr_downloads: 10
+		creator: User{
+			age: 21
+			name: 'VUser'
+			is_customer: true
+		}
+	}
+	sql db {
+		insert mod into Module
+	}
+	
+	modul := sql db {
+		select from Module where id == 1
+	}
+
+	println(modul.name)
+	println(modul.creator.name)
+	
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index ac9b4ad523..3ce8b17505 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -1173,8 +1173,9 @@ pub:
 	updated_columns []string // for `update set x=y`
 	update_exprs    []Expr   // for `update`
 pub mut:
-	table_expr Type
-	fields     []table.Field
+	table_expr  Type
+	fields      []table.Field
+	sub_structs map[int]SqlStmt
 }
 
 pub struct SqlExpr {
@@ -1182,7 +1183,6 @@ pub:
 	typ         table.Type
 	is_count    bool
 	db_expr     Expr // `db` in `sql db {`
-	where_expr  Expr
 	has_where   bool
 	has_offset  bool
 	offset_expr Expr
@@ -1194,8 +1194,10 @@ pub:
 	has_limit   bool
 	limit_expr  Expr
 pub mut:
-	table_expr Type
-	fields     []table.Field
+	where_expr  Expr
+	table_expr  Type
+	fields      []table.Field
+	sub_structs map[int]SqlExpr
 }
 
 [inline]
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index f6ce7d1fe4..402daf733f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -5492,7 +5492,56 @@ fn (mut c Checker) sql_expr(mut node ast.SqlExpr) table.Type {
 	c.cur_orm_ts = sym
 	info := sym.info as table.Struct
 	fields := c.fetch_and_verify_orm_fields(info, node.table_expr.pos, sym.name)
+	mut sub_structs := map[int]ast.SqlExpr{}
+	for f in fields.filter(c.table.types[int(it.typ)].kind == .struct_) {
+		mut n := ast.SqlExpr{
+			pos: node.pos
+			has_where: true
+			typ: f.typ
+			db_expr: node.db_expr
+			table_expr: ast.Type{
+				pos: node.table_expr.pos
+				typ: f.typ
+			}
+		}
+		tmp_inside_sql := c.inside_sql
+		c.sql_expr(mut n)
+		c.inside_sql = tmp_inside_sql
+		n.where_expr = ast.InfixExpr{
+			op: .eq
+			pos: n.pos
+			left: ast.Ident{
+				language: .v
+				tok_kind: .eq
+				scope: c.fn_scope
+				obj: ast.Var{}
+				mod: 'main'
+				name: 'id'
+				is_mut: false
+				kind: .unresolved
+				info: ast.IdentVar{}
+			}
+			right: ast.Ident{
+				language: .c
+				mod: 'main'
+				tok_kind: .eq
+				obj: ast.Var{}
+				is_mut: false
+				scope: c.fn_scope
+				info: ast.IdentVar{
+					typ: table.int_type
+				}
+			}
+			left_type: table.int_type
+			right_type: table.int_type
+			auto_locked: ''
+			or_block: ast.OrExpr{}
+		}
+
+		sub_structs[int(f.typ)] = n
+	}
 	node.fields = fields
+	node.sub_structs = sub_structs
 	if node.has_where {
 		c.expr(node.where_expr)
 	}
@@ -5526,7 +5575,25 @@ fn (mut c Checker) sql_stmt(mut node ast.SqlStmt) table.Type {
 	info := sym.info as table.Struct
 	table_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(node.table_expr.typ)
 	fields := c.fetch_and_verify_orm_fields(info, node.table_expr.pos, table_sym.name)
+	mut sub_structs := map[int]ast.SqlStmt{}
+	for f in fields.filter(c.table.types[int(it.typ)].kind == .struct_) {
+		mut n := ast.SqlStmt{
+			pos: node.pos
+			db_expr: node.db_expr
+			kind: node.kind
+			table_expr: ast.Type{
+				pos: node.table_expr.pos
+				typ: f.typ
+			}
+			object_var_name: '${node.object_var_name}.$f.name'
+		}
+		tmp_inside_sql := c.inside_sql
+		c.sql_stmt(mut n)
+		c.inside_sql = tmp_inside_sql
+		sub_structs[int(f.typ)] = n
+	}
 	node.fields = fields
+	node.sub_structs = sub_structs
 	c.expr(node.db_expr)
 	if node.kind == .update {
 		for expr in node.update_exprs {
@@ -5534,11 +5601,13 @@ fn (mut c Checker) sql_stmt(mut node ast.SqlStmt) table.Type {
 		}
 	}
 	c.expr(node.where_expr)
+
 	return table.void_type
 }
 
 fn (mut c Checker) fetch_and_verify_orm_fields(info table.Struct, pos token.Position, table_name string) []table.Field {
-	fields := info.fields.filter(it.typ in [table.string_type, table.int_type, table.bool_type]
+	fields := info.fields.filter(
+		(it.typ in [table.string_type, table.int_type, table.bool_type] || c.table.types[int(it.typ)].kind == .struct_)
 		&& !it.attrs.contains('skip'))
 	if fields.len == 0 {
 		c.error('V orm: select: empty fields in `$table_name`', pos)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index 2983e23427..9412772e8a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -2807,7 +2807,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			g.write('/*OffsetOf*/ (u32)(__offsetof(${util.no_dots(styp)}, $node.field))')
 		}
 		ast.SqlExpr {
-			g.sql_select_expr(node)
+			g.sql_select_expr(node, false, '')
 		}
 		ast.StringLiteral {
 			g.string_literal(node)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/sql.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/sql.v
index c1c4a0ef43..a28a52c4ff 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/sql.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/sql.v
@@ -80,8 +80,19 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_stmt(node ast.SqlStmt) {
 			x := '${node.object_var_name}.$field.name'
 			if field.typ == table.string_type {
 				g.writeln('sqlite3_bind_text($g.sql_stmt_name, ${i + 0}, ${x}.str, ${x}.len, 0);')
+			} else if g.table.types[int(field.typ)].kind == .struct_ {
+				// insert again
+				expr := node.sub_structs[int(field.typ)]
+				tmp_sql_stmt_name := g.sql_stmt_name
+				g.sql_stmt(expr)
+				g.sql_stmt_name = tmp_sql_stmt_name
+				// get last inserted id
+				g.writeln('array_sqlite__Row rows = sqlite__DB_exec($db_name, _SLIT("SELECT last_insert_rowid()")).arg0;')
+				id_name := g.new_tmp_var()
+				g.writeln('int $id_name = string_int((*(string*)array_get((*(sqlite__Row*)array_get(rows, 0)).vals, 0)));')
+				g.writeln('sqlite3_bind_int($g.sql_stmt_name, ${i + 0} , $id_name); // id')
 			} else {
-				g.writeln('sqlite3_bind_int($g.sql_stmt_name, ${i + 0}, $x); // stmt')
+				g.writeln('sqlite3_bind_int($g.sql_stmt_name, ${i + 0} , $x); // stmt')
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -95,7 +106,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_stmt(node ast.SqlStmt) {
 	g.writeln('\tsqlite3_finalize($g.sql_stmt_name);')
 }
 
-fn (mut g Gen) sql_select_expr(node ast.SqlExpr) {
+fn (mut g Gen) sql_select_expr(node ast.SqlExpr, sub bool, line string) {
 	g.sql_i = 0
 	/*
 	`nr_users := sql db { ... }` =>
@@ -107,7 +118,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_select_expr(node ast.SqlExpr) {
 		int nr_users = get_int(stmt)
 	```
 	*/
-	cur_line := g.go_before_stmt(0)
+	mut cur_line := line
+	if !sub {
+		cur_line = g.go_before_stmt(0)
+	}
 	mut sql_query := 'SELECT '
 	table_name := util.strip_mod_name(g.table.get_type_symbol(node.table_expr.typ).name)
 	if node.is_count {
@@ -231,6 +245,27 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_select_expr(node ast.SqlExpr) {
 				g.writeln('if ($string_data != NULL) {')
 				g.writeln('\t${tmp}.$field.name = tos_clone($string_data);')
 				g.writeln('}')
+			} else if g.table.types[int(field.typ)].kind == .struct_ {
+				id_name := g.new_tmp_var()
+				g.writeln('//parse struct start')
+				g.writeln('int $id_name = ${func}($g.sql_stmt_name, $i);')
+				mut expr := node.sub_structs[int(field.typ)]
+				mut where_expr := expr.where_expr as ast.InfixExpr
+				mut ident := where_expr.right as ast.Ident
+				ident.name = id_name
+				where_expr.right = ident
+				expr.where_expr = where_expr
+
+				tmp_sql_i := g.sql_i
+				tmp_sql_stmt_name := g.sql_stmt_name
+				tmp_sql_buf := g.sql_buf
+
+				g.sql_select_expr(expr, true, '\t${tmp}.$field.name =')
+				g.writeln('//parse struct end')
+
+				g.sql_stmt_name = tmp_sql_stmt_name
+				g.sql_buf = tmp_sql_buf
+				g.sql_i = tmp_sql_i
 			} else {
 				g.writeln('${tmp}.$field.name = ${func}($g.sql_stmt_name, $i);')
 			}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/orm_sub_struct_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/orm_sub_struct_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fde0f63f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/orm_sub_struct_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import sqlite
+
+struct Upper {
+	id int
+	sub SubStruct
+}
+
+struct SubStruct {
+	id int
+	name string
+}
+
+fn test_orm_sub_structs() {
+	db := sqlite.connect(':memory:') or { panic(err) }
+	db.exec('create table Upper (id integer primary key, sub int default 0)')
+	db.exec('create table SubStruct (id integer primary key, name string default "")')
+
+	upper_1 := Upper{
+		sub: SubStruct{
+			name: 'test123'
+		}
+	}
+
+	sql db {
+		insert upper_1 into Upper
+	}
+
+	upper_s := sql db {
+		select from Upper where id == 1
+	}
+
+	assert upper_s.sub.name == upper_1.sub.name
+}
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