diff --git a/paramgen/internal/paramgen.go b/paramgen/internal/paramgen.go
index 3af7409..ac4b2f9 100644
--- a/paramgen/internal/paramgen.go
+++ b/paramgen/internal/paramgen.go
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ func (p *parameterParser) parseTypeSpec(ts *ast.TypeSpec, f *ast.Field) (params
 		return p.parseSelectorExpr(v, f)
 	case *ast.Ident:
 		return p.parseIdent(v, f)
+	case *ast.MapType:
+		return p.parseMapType(v, f)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected type: %T", ts.Type)
 	}
@@ -296,6 +298,8 @@ func (p *parameterParser) parseField(f *ast.Field) (params map[string]config.Par
 		return p.parseStructType(v, f)
 	case *ast.SelectorExpr:
 		return p.parseSelectorExpr(v, f)
+	case *ast.MapType:
+		return p.parseMapType(v, f)
 	case *ast.ArrayType:
 		strType := fmt.Sprintf("%s", v.Elt)
 		if !p.isBuiltinType(strType) && !strings.Contains(strType, "time Duration") {
@@ -312,6 +316,43 @@ func (p *parameterParser) parseField(f *ast.Field) (params map[string]config.Par
 	}
 }
 
+func (p *parameterParser) parseMapType(mt *ast.MapType, f *ast.Field) (params map[string]config.Parameter, err error) {
+	if fmt.Sprintf("%s", mt.Key) != "string" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported map key type: %s", mt.Key)
+	}
+
+	// parse map value as if it was a field
+	var tmpParams map[string]config.Parameter
+	switch val := mt.Value.(type) {
+	case *ast.Ident:
+		// identifier (builtin type or type in same package)
+		tmpParams, err = p.parseIdent(val, f)
+	case *ast.StructType:
+		// nested type
+		tmpParams, err = p.parseStructType(val, f)
+	case *ast.SelectorExpr:
+		tmpParams, err = p.parseSelectorExpr(val, f)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// inject wildcard
+	params = make(map[string]config.Parameter, len(tmpParams))
+	for k, p := range tmpParams {
+		index := strings.Index(k, ".")
+		if index == -1 {
+			index = len(k)
+		}
+		name := k[:index] + ".*"
+		if index < len(k) {
+			name += k[index:]
+		}
+		params[name] = p
+	}
+	return params, nil
+}
+
 func (p *parameterParser) parseSelectorExpr(se *ast.SelectorExpr, f *ast.Field) (params map[string]config.Parameter, err error) {
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/paramgen/internal/paramgen_test.go b/paramgen/internal/paramgen_test.go
index 377fca5..9d71bed 100644
--- a/paramgen/internal/paramgen_test.go
+++ b/paramgen/internal/paramgen_test.go
@@ -59,23 +59,26 @@ func TestParseSpecificationSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					},
 				},
-				"myUint":       {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
-				"myInt8":       {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
-				"myUint8":      {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
-				"myInt16":      {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
-				"myUint16":     {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
-				"myInt32":      {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
-				"myUint32":     {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
-				"myInt64":      {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
-				"myUint64":     {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
-				"myByte":       {Type: config.ParameterTypeString},
-				"myRune":       {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
-				"myFloat32":    {Type: config.ParameterTypeFloat},
-				"myFloat64":    {Type: config.ParameterTypeFloat},
-				"myDuration":   {Type: config.ParameterTypeDuration},
-				"myIntSlice":   {Type: config.ParameterTypeString},
-				"myFloatSlice": {Type: config.ParameterTypeString},
-				"myDurSlice":   {Type: config.ParameterTypeString},
+				"myUint":                 {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
+				"myInt8":                 {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
+				"myUint8":                {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
+				"myInt16":                {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
+				"myUint16":               {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
+				"myInt32":                {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
+				"myUint32":               {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
+				"myInt64":                {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
+				"myUint64":               {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
+				"myByte":                 {Type: config.ParameterTypeString},
+				"myRune":                 {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
+				"myFloat32":              {Type: config.ParameterTypeFloat},
+				"myFloat64":              {Type: config.ParameterTypeFloat},
+				"myDuration":             {Type: config.ParameterTypeDuration},
+				"myIntSlice":             {Type: config.ParameterTypeString},
+				"myFloatSlice":           {Type: config.ParameterTypeString},
+				"myDurSlice":             {Type: config.ParameterTypeString},
+				"myStringMap.*":          {Type: config.ParameterTypeString},
+				"myStructMap.*.myInt":    {Type: config.ParameterTypeInt},
+				"myStructMap.*.myString": {Type: config.ParameterTypeString},
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -88,6 +91,20 @@ func TestParseSpecificationSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 					Description: "Duration does not have a name so the type name is used.",
 					Type:        config.ParameterTypeDuration,
 				},
+				"global.wildcardStrings.*": {
+					Default: "foo",
+					Type:    config.ParameterTypeString,
+					Validations: []config.Validation{
+						config.ValidationRequired{},
+					},
+				},
+				"global.renamed.*": {
+					Default: "1s",
+					Type:    config.ParameterTypeDuration,
+				},
+				"global.wildcardStructs.*.name": {
+					Type: config.ParameterTypeString,
+				},
 				"nestMeHere.anotherNested": {
 					Type:        config.ParameterTypeInt,
 					Description: "AnotherNested is also nested under nestMeHere.\nThis is a block comment.",
diff --git a/paramgen/internal/testdata/basic/specs.go b/paramgen/internal/testdata/basic/specs.go
index 6032931..efed368 100644
--- a/paramgen/internal/testdata/basic/specs.go
+++ b/paramgen/internal/testdata/basic/specs.go
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ type SourceConfig struct {
 	MyFloatSlice []float32
 	MyDurSlice   []time.Duration
 
+	MyStringMap map[string]string
+	MyStructMap map[string]structMapVal
+
 	// this field is ignored because it is not exported
 	ignoreThis http.Client
 }
+
+type structMapVal struct {
+	MyString string
+	MyInt    int
+}
diff --git a/paramgen/internal/testdata/complex/internal/global.go b/paramgen/internal/testdata/complex/internal/global.go
index 81efeaa..c51b5c8 100644
--- a/paramgen/internal/testdata/complex/internal/global.go
+++ b/paramgen/internal/testdata/complex/internal/global.go
@@ -20,4 +20,12 @@ import "time"
 type GlobalConfig struct {
 	// Duration does not have a name so the type name is used.
 	time.Duration `default:"1s"` // line comments on fields with doc comments are ignored
+
+	WildcardStrings map[string]string        `default:"foo" validate:"required"`
+	WildcardInts    map[string]time.Duration `json:"renamed" default:"1s"`
+	WildcardStructs WildcardStruct
+}
+
+type WildcardStruct map[string]struct {
+	Name string
 }