diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 177456aa..78e6e458 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1177,8 +1177,8 @@ db.Where("email = ?", "x@example.org").Attrs(User{RegisteredIp: "111.111.111.111
 ```go
 type Delta struct {
 	Id       int;
-	Was      interface{} `gorm:"embedded"`;
-	Became   interface{} `gorm:"embedded"`;
+	Was      interface{} `gorm:"embedded:prefixed"`;
+	Became   interface{} `gorm:"embedded:prefixed"`;
 }
 
 type Login struct {
diff --git a/model_struct.go b/model_struct.go
index 0e24a614..0a1631a9 100644
--- a/model_struct.go
+++ b/model_struct.go
@@ -299,10 +299,12 @@ func (scope *Scope) GetModelStruct() *ModelStruct {
 							field.IsNormal = true
 						}
 					case reflect.Struct:
-						if _, ok := gormSettings["EMBEDDED"]; ok || fieldStruct.Anonymous {
+						if embType, ok := gormSettings["EMBEDDED"]; ok || fieldStruct.Anonymous {
 							for _, toField := range toScope.GetStructFields() {
 								toField = toField.clone()
-								toField.DBName = field.DBName+"__"+toField.DBName
+								if (embType == "prefixed") {
+									toField.DBName = field.DBName+"__"+toField.DBName
+								}
 								toField.Names  = append([]string{fieldStruct.Name}, toField.Names...)
 								modelStruct.StructFields = append(modelStruct.StructFields, toField)
 								if toField.IsPrimaryKey {