diff --git a/v.go b/v.go
index 38be34d..ea9c757 100644
--- a/v.go
+++ b/v.go
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ func Struct(structure interface{}) error {
 		// recurse if this is an embedded struct
 		if value.Kind() == reflect.Struct && field.PkgPath == "" {
 			// only exported fields should do this
-			return Struct(value.Interface())
+			if err := Struct(value.Interface()); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
 		// get all the v tags
diff --git a/v_test.go b/v_test.go
index 2b3e1b0..a2f87a4 100644
--- a/v_test.go
+++ b/v_test.go
@@ -130,6 +130,25 @@ func TestStruct(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_Embedding(t *testing.T) {
+	type A struct {
+		StrField string `v:"between:0..10"`
+	}
+	type B struct {
+		A
+		IntField int `v:"between:0..10"`
+	}
+	err := Struct(B{
+		A: A{
+			StrField: "hello world!", // this is not ok
+		},
+		IntField: 10, // this is ok
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("This should fail")
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_validationErorrs_Error(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string