diff --git a/vlib/orm/orm_insert_test.v b/vlib/orm/orm_insert_test.v
index 670b259430..8ee51a41c4 100644
--- a/vlib/orm/orm_insert_test.v
+++ b/vlib/orm/orm_insert_test.v
@@ -21,16 +21,40 @@ mut:
 	text     string
 }
 
+pub fn insert_parent(db sqlite.DB, mut parent Parent) {
+	sql db {
+		insert parent into Parent
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_orm_insert_mut_object() {
+	db := sqlite.connect(':memory:') or { panic(err) }
+
+	sql db {
+		create table Parent
+		create table Child
+		create table Note
+	}
+
+	mut parent := Parent{
+		name: 'test'
+	}
+
+	insert_parent(db, mut parent)
+
+	parents := sql db {
+		select from Parent
+	}
+
+	assert parents.len == 1
+}
+
 fn test_orm_insert_with_multiple_child_elements() {
 	mut db := sqlite.connect(':memory:') or { panic(err) }
 
 	sql db {
 		create table Parent
-	}
-	sql db {
 		create table Child
-	}
-	sql db {
 		create table Note
 	}
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/orm.v b/vlib/v/checker/orm.v
index f562f043a4..a321f0e41a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/orm.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/orm.v
@@ -185,14 +185,19 @@ fn (mut c Checker) sql_stmt_line(mut node ast.SqlStmtLine) ast.Type {
 
 	if node.kind == .insert && node.is_top_level {
 		inserting_object_name := node.object_var_name
-		inserting_object_var := node.scope.find(inserting_object_name) or {
+		inserting_object := node.scope.find(inserting_object_name) or {
 			c.error('undefined ident: `${inserting_object_name}`', node.pos)
 			return ast.void_type
 		}
+		mut inserting_object_type := inserting_object.typ
 
-		if inserting_object_var.typ != node.table_expr.typ {
+		if inserting_object_type.is_ptr() {
+			inserting_object_type = inserting_object.typ.deref()
+		}
+
+		if inserting_object_type != node.table_expr.typ {
 			table_name := table_sym.name
-			inserting_type_name := c.table.sym(inserting_object_var.typ).name
+			inserting_type_name := c.table.sym(inserting_object_type).name
 
 			c.error('cannot use `${inserting_type_name}` as `${table_name}`', node.pos)
 			return ast.void_type
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/sql.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/sql.v
index 5e09d7d84b..93ca50b13a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/sql.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/sql.v
@@ -174,6 +174,16 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_insert(node ast.SqlStmtLine, expr string, table_name string,
 	}
 	g.write('),')
 
+	mut member_access_type := '.'
+
+	if node.scope != unsafe { nil } {
+		inserting_object := node.scope.find(node.object_var_name) or { verror(err.str()) }
+
+		if inserting_object.typ.is_ptr() {
+			member_access_type = '->'
+		}
+	}
+
 	g.write('.data = new_array_from_c_array(${fields.len}, ${fields.len}, sizeof(orm__Primitive),')
 	if fields.len > 0 {
 		g.write(' _MOV((orm__Primitive[${fields.len}]){')
@@ -193,7 +203,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_insert(node ast.SqlStmtLine, expr string, table_name string,
 			if typ == 'time__Time' {
 				typ = 'time'
 			}
-			g.write('orm__${typ}_to_primitive(${node.object_var_name}.${f.name}),')
+
+			g.write('orm__${typ}_to_primitive(${node.object_var_name}${member_access_type}${f.name}),')
 		}
 		g.write('})')
 	} else {
@@ -210,12 +221,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) sql_insert(node ast.SqlStmtLine, expr string, table_name string,
 		g.writeln('orm__Primitive ${id_name} = orm__int_to_primitive(orm__Connection_name_table[${expr}._typ]._method_last_id(${expr}._object));')
 		for i, mut arr in arrs {
 			idx := g.new_tmp_var()
-			g.writeln('for (int ${idx} = 0; ${idx} < ${arr.object_var_name}.${field_names[i]}.len; ${idx}++) {')
+			g.writeln('for (int ${idx} = 0; ${idx} < ${arr.object_var_name}${member_access_type}${field_names[i]}.len; ${idx}++) {')
 			last_ids := g.new_tmp_var()
 			res_ := g.new_tmp_var()
 			tmp_var := g.new_tmp_var()
 			ctyp := g.typ(arr.table_expr.typ)
-			g.writeln('${ctyp} ${tmp_var} = (*(${ctyp}*)array_get(${arr.object_var_name}.${field_names[i]}, ${idx}));')
+			g.writeln('${ctyp} ${tmp_var} = (*(${ctyp}*)array_get(${arr.object_var_name}${member_access_type}${field_names[i]}, ${idx}));')
 			arr.object_var_name = tmp_var
 			mut fff := []ast.StructField{}
 			for f in arr.fields {