diff --git a/unmarshaler.go b/unmarshaler.go
index 2219f704..0f81f5cd 100644
--- a/unmarshaler.go
+++ b/unmarshaler.go
@@ -230,15 +230,6 @@ func (d *decoder) fromParser(root reflect.Value) error {
 	return d.p.Error()
 }
 
-/*
-Rules for the unmarshal code:
-
-- The stack is used to keep track of which values need to be set where.
-- handle* functions <=> switch on a given ast.Kind.
-- unmarshalX* functions need to unmarshal a node of kind X.
-- An "object" is either a struct or a map.
-*/
-
 func (d *decoder) handleRootExpression(expr *ast.Node, v reflect.Value) error {
 	var x reflect.Value
 	var err error
@@ -400,6 +391,46 @@ func (d *decoder) handleArrayTableCollection(key ast.Iterator, v reflect.Value)
 	return d.handleArrayTable(key, v)
 }
 
+func (d *decoder) handleKeyPartMapStringInterface(key ast.Iterator, m map[string]interface{}, nextFn handlerFn, makeFn valueMakerFn) (reflect.Value, error) {
+	newMap := false
+
+	k := string(key.Node().Data)
+	if m == nil {
+		newMap = true
+		m = make(map[string]interface{}, 8)
+	}
+
+	v, ok := m[k]
+	set := false
+
+	if !ok || v == nil {
+		set = true
+		v = makeFn().Interface()
+	}
+
+	mv := reflect.ValueOf(v)
+
+	x, err := nextFn(key, mv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return reflect.Value{}, err
+	}
+
+	if x.IsValid() {
+		mv = x
+		set = true
+	}
+
+	if set {
+		m[k] = mv.Interface()
+	}
+
+	if newMap {
+		return reflect.ValueOf(m), nil
+	}
+
+	return reflect.Value{}, nil
+}
+
 func (d *decoder) handleKeyPart(key ast.Iterator, v reflect.Value, nextFn handlerFn, makeFn valueMakerFn) (reflect.Value, error) {
 	var rv reflect.Value
 
@@ -416,6 +447,11 @@ func (d *decoder) handleKeyPart(key ast.Iterator, v reflect.Value, nextFn handle
 	case reflect.Map:
 		vt := v.Type()
 
+		if vt == mapStringInterfaceType {
+			m := v.Interface().(map[string]interface{})
+			return d.handleKeyPartMapStringInterface(key, m, nextFn, makeFn)
+		}
+
 		// Create the key for the map element. Convert to key type.
 		mk := reflect.ValueOf(string(key.Node().Data)).Convert(vt.Key())