diff --git a/entry.go b/entry.go
index cc85d3aab..4c00ba5c3 100644
--- a/entry.go
+++ b/entry.go
@@ -108,18 +108,27 @@ func (entry *Entry) WithFields(fields Fields) *Entry {
 	for k, v := range entry.Data {
 		data[k] = v
 	}
-	var field_err string
+	var fieldErr string
 	for k, v := range fields {
-		if t := reflect.TypeOf(v); t != nil && t.Kind() == reflect.Func {
-			field_err = fmt.Sprintf("can not add field %q", k)
+		isErrField := false
+		if t := reflect.TypeOf(v); t != nil {
+			switch t.Kind() {
+			case reflect.Func:
+				isErrField = true
+			case reflect.Ptr:
+				isErrField = t.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Func
+			}
+		}
+		if isErrField {
+			fieldErr = fmt.Sprintf("can not add field %q", k)
 			if entry.err != "" {
-				field_err = entry.err + ", " + field_err
+				fieldErr = entry.err + ", " + fieldErr
 			}
 		} else {
 			data[k] = v
 		}
 	}
-	return &Entry{Logger: entry.Logger, Data: data, Time: entry.Time, err: field_err}
+	return &Entry{Logger: entry.Logger, Data: data, Time: entry.Time, err: fieldErr}
 }
 
 // Overrides the time of the Entry.
diff --git a/entry_test.go b/entry_test.go
index a81e2b383..7afcc1159 100644
--- a/entry_test.go
+++ b/entry_test.go
@@ -113,3 +113,16 @@ func TestEntryHooksPanic(t *testing.T) {
 	entry := NewEntry(logger)
 	entry.Info(badMessage)
 }
+
+func TestEntryWithIncorrectField(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	fn := func() {}
+
+	e := Entry{}
+	eWithFunc := e.WithFields(Fields{"func": fn})
+	eWithFuncPtr := e.WithFields(Fields{"funcPtr": &fn})
+
+	assert.Equal(eWithFunc.err, `can not add field "func"`)
+	assert.Equal(eWithFuncPtr.err, `can not add field "funcPtr"`)
+}