diff --git a/vlib/json/json_embed_test.v b/vlib/json/json_embed_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7ac5b94b7b2937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/json/json_embed_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import json
+
+struct Json3 {
+	embed f64
+}
+
+struct Json2 {
+	Json3
+	inner []f64
+}
+
+struct Json {
+	Json2
+	test f64
+}
+
+fn test_main() {
+	str := '{"inner": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],"test": 1.0, "embed": 2.0}'
+	data := json.decode(Json, str) or {
+		eprintln('Failed to decode json, error: ${err}')
+		return
+	}
+	println(data)
+	assert data.inner.len == 5
+	assert data.inner[0] == 1.0
+	assert data.inner[4] == 5.0
+	assert data.test == 1.0
+	assert data.embed == 2.0
+
+	assert dump(json.encode(data)) == '{"embed":2,"inner":[1,2,3,4,5],"test":1}'
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/json.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/json.v
index a706a7faea3ce4..af842ecb9c6b1f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/json.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/json.v
@@ -767,8 +767,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_struct_enc_dec(utyp ast.Type, type_info ast.TypeInfo, styp st
 				if name.len > 0 && name[0].is_capital() && field_sym.info is ast.Struct {
 					for embed in info.embeds {
 						if embed == int(field.typ) {
+							prefix_embed := if embed_prefix != '' {
+								'${embed_prefix}.${name}'
+							} else {
+								name
+							}
 							g.gen_struct_enc_dec(field.typ, g.table.sym(field.typ).info,
-								styp, mut enc, mut dec, name)
+								styp, mut enc, mut dec, prefix_embed)
 							skip_embed = true
 							break
 						}