diff --git a/examples/example-3/main.go b/examples/example-3/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..352fd5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/example-3/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020 Alex aka mailoman <alex@webz.asia>
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *   @author Alex aka mailoman <alex@webz.asia>
+ *   @copyright Copyright (c) 2020 Alex aka mailoman <alex@webz.asia>
+ *   @since 26.01.2020
+ *
+ */
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/go-convert/fields"
+)
+
+type FromStructBase struct {
+	ID     string `conv:"new,update"`
+	Field1 string `conv:"new,update"`
+}
+
+type fromStruct struct {
+	FromStructBase `conv:"new,update"`
+	Field2         string `conv:"update"`
+}
+
+type toStruct struct {
+	ID     string
+	Field1 string
+	Field2 string
+	Field3 string
+}
+
+func main() {
+	fromDefault := fromStruct{
+		FromStructBase{"1", "field 1 value"}, "field 2 value",
+	}
+	toDefault := toStruct{
+		"old val 1", "old field 1 value", "old field 2 value", "old field 3 value",
+	}
+
+	log.Print("example 3.1 - new")
+	from := fromDefault
+	to := toDefault
+
+	fields.Сonvert(from, "new", &to)
+	fromB, _ := json.Marshal(from)
+	toB, _ := json.Marshal(to)
+
+	log.Printf("from %s => to %s", string(fromB), string(toB))
+
+	log.Print("example 3.2 - update")
+	from = fromDefault
+	to = toDefault
+
+	fields.Сonvert(from, "update", &to)
+	fromB, _ = json.Marshal(from)
+	toB, _ = json.Marshal(to)
+
+	log.Printf("from %s => to %s", string(fromB), string(toB))
+}
diff --git a/fields.go b/fields.go
index 959ccce..3e4cc5d 100644
--- a/fields.go
+++ b/fields.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func Сonvert(from interface{}, kind string, to interface{}) {
 		// skip unexported fields. from godoc:
 		// PkgPath is the package path that qualifies a lower case (unexported)
 		// field name. It is empty for upper case (exported) field names.
-		if f.PkgPath != "" {
+		if f.PkgPath != "" && f.Name == "" {
 			continue
 		}
 		fv := v.Field(i)
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ func Сonvert(from interface{}, kind string, to interface{}) {
 
 		if found {
 			ft := vt.FieldByName(f.Name)
-			ft.Set(fv)
+			if !ft.IsValid() && fv.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+				Сonvert(fv.Interface(), kind, to)
+			} else {
+				ft.Set(fv)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/fields_test.go b/fields_test.go
index 2c41405..f760fdd 100644
--- a/fields_test.go
+++ b/fields_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ type FromStructCustom struct {
 	Field4 string `copy:"category-1,noempty"`
 }
 
+type FromStructBase struct {
+	ID     string `conv:"new,update"`
+	Field1 string `conv:"new,update"`
+}
+
+type FromStructCombined struct {
+	FromStructBase `conv:"new,update"`
+	Field2         string `conv:"update"`
+	Field3         string `conv:"update,omit"`
+	Field4         string `conv:"category-1,omitempty"`
+}
+
 var (
 	// testsNormal provides normal test cases
 	testsNormal = []struct {
@@ -258,6 +270,67 @@ var (
 			},
 		},
 	}
+
+	// testsCombinedNormal provides normal test cases with custom init config
+	testsCombinedNormal = []struct {
+		from       FromStructCombined
+		kind       string
+		to         ToStruct
+		expectedTo ToStruct
+	}{
+		// case 3.1
+		{
+			FromStructCombined{
+				FromStructBase{"1", "field 1 value"}, "field 2 value", "omitting", "",
+			},
+			"new",
+			ToStruct{
+				"old val 1", "old field 1 value", "old field 2 value", "old field 3 value", "",
+			},
+			ToStruct{
+				"1", "field 1 value", "old field 2 value", "old field 3 value", "",
+			},
+		},
+		// case 3.2
+		{
+			FromStructCombined{
+				FromStructBase{"1", "field 1 value"}, "field 2 value", "omitting", "",
+			},
+			"update",
+			ToStruct{
+				"old val 1", "old field 1 value", "old field 2 value", "old field 3 value", "",
+			},
+			ToStruct{
+				"1", "field 1 value", "field 2 value", "old field 3 value", "",
+			},
+		},
+		// case 3.3.1
+		{
+			FromStructCombined{
+				FromStructBase{"1", "field 1 value"}, "field 2 value", "omitting", "",
+			},
+			"category-1",
+			ToStruct{
+				"old val 1", "old field 1 value", "old field 2 value", "old field 3 value", "old field 4 value",
+			},
+			ToStruct{
+				"old val 1", "old field 1 value", "old field 2 value", "old field 3 value", "old field 4 value",
+			},
+		},
+		// case 3.3.2
+		{
+			FromStructCombined{
+				FromStructBase{"1", "field 1 value"}, "field 2 value", "omitting", "not empty",
+			},
+			"category-1",
+			ToStruct{
+				"old val 1", "old field 1 value", "old field 2 value", "old field 3 value", "old field 4 value",
+			},
+			ToStruct{
+				"old val 1", "old field 1 value", "old field 2 value", "old field 3 value", "not empty",
+			},
+		},
+	}
 )
 
 func TestConvert_Normal(t *testing.T) {
@@ -357,3 +430,17 @@ func TestOmitEmptyTagName(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, newValue, fields.OmitEmptyTagName())
 }
+
+func TestConvert_CombinedNormal(t *testing.T) {
+	fields.SetDefaults()
+	for _, test := range testsCombinedNormal {
+
+		to := &ToStruct{}
+		*to = test.to
+
+		fields.Сonvert(test.from, test.kind, to)
+
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, *to)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.expectedTo, *to)
+	}
+}