diff --git a/lib/decode/decode.go b/lib/decode/decode.go
index 7a6534e64d9a..0461962c3c14 100644
--- a/lib/decode/decode.go
+++ b/lib/decode/decode.go
@@ -73,12 +73,28 @@ func translationsForType(to reflect.Type) map[string]string {
 	translations := map[string]string{}
 	for i := 0; i < to.NumField(); i++ {
 		field := to.Field(i)
+		tags := fieldTags(field)
+		if tags.squash {
+			embedded := field.Type
+			if embedded.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+				embedded = embedded.Elem()
+			}
+			if embedded.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+				// mapstructure will handle reporting this error
+				continue
+			}
+
+			for k, v := range translationsForType(embedded) {
+				translations[k] = v
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
 		tag, ok := field.Tag.Lookup("alias")
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-
-		canonKey := strings.ToLower(canonicalFieldKey(field))
+		canonKey := strings.ToLower(tags.name)
 		for _, alias := range strings.Split(tag, ",") {
 			translations[strings.ToLower(alias)] = canonKey
 		}
@@ -86,19 +102,31 @@ func translationsForType(to reflect.Type) map[string]string {
 	return translations
 }
 
-func canonicalFieldKey(field reflect.StructField) string {
+func fieldTags(field reflect.StructField) mapstructureFieldTags {
 	tag, ok := field.Tag.Lookup("mapstructure")
 	if !ok {
-		return field.Name
+		return mapstructureFieldTags{name: field.Name}
+	}
+
+	tags := mapstructureFieldTags{name: field.Name}
+	parts := strings.Split(tag, ",")
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		return tags
+	}
+	if parts[0] != "" {
+		tags.name = parts[0]
 	}
-	parts := strings.SplitN(tag, ",", 2)
-	switch {
-	case len(parts) < 1:
-		return field.Name
-	case parts[0] == "":
-		return field.Name
+	for _, part := range parts[1:] {
+		if part == "squash" {
+			tags.squash = true
+		}
 	}
-	return parts[0]
+	return tags
+}
+
+type mapstructureFieldTags struct {
+	name   string
+	squash bool
 }
 
 // HookWeakDecodeFromSlice looks for []map[string]interface{} and []interface{}
diff --git a/lib/decode/decode_test.go b/lib/decode/decode_test.go
index 8c1e6da5c562..b8243233d124 100644
--- a/lib/decode/decode_test.go
+++ b/lib/decode/decode_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package decode
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -210,16 +211,29 @@ type translateExample struct {
 	FieldWithMapstructureTag     string `alias:"second" mapstructure:"field_with_mapstruct_tag"`
 	FieldWithMapstructureTagOmit string `mapstructure:"field_with_mapstruct_omit,omitempty" alias:"third"`
 	FieldWithEmptyTag            string `mapstructure:"" alias:"forth"`
+	EmbeddedStruct               `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	*PtrEmbeddedStruct           `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	BadField                     string `mapstructure:",squash"`
+}
+
+type EmbeddedStruct struct {
+	NextField string `alias:"next"`
+}
+
+type PtrEmbeddedStruct struct {
+	OtherNextField string `alias:"othernext"`
 }
 
 func TestTranslationsForType(t *testing.T) {
 	to := reflect.TypeOf(translateExample{})
 	actual := translationsForType(to)
 	expected := map[string]string{
-		"first":  "fielddefaultcanonical",
-		"second": "field_with_mapstruct_tag",
-		"third":  "field_with_mapstruct_omit",
-		"forth":  "fieldwithemptytag",
+		"first":     "fielddefaultcanonical",
+		"second":    "field_with_mapstruct_tag",
+		"third":     "field_with_mapstruct_omit",
+		"forth":     "fieldwithemptytag",
+		"next":      "nextfield",
+		"othernext": "othernextfield",
 	}
 	require.Equal(t, expected, actual)
 }
@@ -389,3 +403,35 @@ service {
 	}
 	require.Equal(t, target, expected)
 }
+
+func TestFieldTags(t *testing.T) {
+	type testCase struct {
+		tags     string
+		expected mapstructureFieldTags
+	}
+
+	fn := func(t *testing.T, tc testCase) {
+		tag := fmt.Sprintf(`mapstructure:"%v"`, tc.tags)
+		field := reflect.StructField{
+			Tag:  reflect.StructTag(tag),
+			Name: "Original",
+		}
+		actual := fieldTags(field)
+		require.Equal(t, tc.expected, actual)
+	}
+
+	var testCases = []testCase{
+		{tags: "", expected: mapstructureFieldTags{name: "Original"}},
+		{tags: "just-a-name", expected: mapstructureFieldTags{name: "just-a-name"}},
+		{tags: "name,squash", expected: mapstructureFieldTags{name: "name", squash: true}},
+		{tags: ",squash", expected: mapstructureFieldTags{name: "Original", squash: true}},
+		{tags: ",omitempty,squash", expected: mapstructureFieldTags{name: "Original", squash: true}},
+		{tags: "named,omitempty,squash", expected: mapstructureFieldTags{name: "named", squash: true}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.tags, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fn(t, tc)
+		})
+	}
+}