diff --git a/env_options.go b/env_options.go
index d54f5af..9db2d89 100644
--- a/env_options.go
+++ b/env_options.go
@@ -15,14 +15,27 @@ type EnvOptions map[string]interface{}
 // Fields in the options struct must have an `env` and `cfg` tag to be read
 // from the environment
 func (cfg EnvOptions) LoadEnvForStruct(options interface{}) {
-	val := reflect.ValueOf(options).Elem()
-	typ := val.Type()
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(options)
+	var typ reflect.Type
+	if val.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		typ = val.Elem().Type()
+	} else {
+		typ = val.Type()
+	}
+
 	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
 		// pull out the struct tags:
 		//    flag - the name of the command line flag
 		//    deprecated - (optional) the name of the deprecated command line flag
 		//    cfg - (optional, defaults to underscored flag) the name of the config file option
 		field := typ.Field(i)
+		fieldV := reflect.Indirect(val).Field(i)
+
+		if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct && field.Anonymous {
+			cfg.LoadEnvForStruct(fieldV.Interface())
+			continue
+		}
+
 		flagName := field.Tag.Get("flag")
 		envName := field.Tag.Get("env")
 		cfgName := field.Tag.Get("cfg")
diff --git a/env_options_test.go b/env_options_test.go
index e9277f7..c1937e6 100644
--- a/env_options_test.go
+++ b/env_options_test.go
@@ -1,26 +1,46 @@
-package main
+package main_test
 
 import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	proxy "github.com/pusher/oauth2_proxy"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-type envTest struct {
-	testField string `cfg:"target_field" env:"TEST_ENV_FIELD"`
+type EnvTest struct {
+	TestField string `cfg:"target_field" env:"TEST_ENV_FIELD"`
+	EnvTestEmbed
+}
+
+type EnvTestEmbed struct {
+	TestFieldEmbed string `cfg:"target_field_embed" env:"TEST_ENV_FIELD_EMBED"`
 }
 
 func TestLoadEnvForStruct(t *testing.T) {
 
-	cfg := make(EnvOptions)
-	cfg.LoadEnvForStruct(&envTest{})
+	cfg := make(proxy.EnvOptions)
+	cfg.LoadEnvForStruct(&EnvTest{})
 
 	_, ok := cfg["target_field"]
 	assert.Equal(t, ok, false)
 
 	os.Setenv("TEST_ENV_FIELD", "1234abcd")
-	cfg.LoadEnvForStruct(&envTest{})
+	cfg.LoadEnvForStruct(&EnvTest{})
 	v := cfg["target_field"]
 	assert.Equal(t, v, "1234abcd")
 }
+
+func TestLoadEnvForStructWithEmbeddedFields(t *testing.T) {
+
+	cfg := make(proxy.EnvOptions)
+	cfg.LoadEnvForStruct(&EnvTest{})
+
+	_, ok := cfg["target_field_embed"]
+	assert.Equal(t, ok, false)
+
+	os.Setenv("TEST_ENV_FIELD_EMBED", "1234abcd")
+	cfg.LoadEnvForStruct(&EnvTest{})
+	v := cfg["target_field_embed"]
+	assert.Equal(t, v, "1234abcd")
+}