diff --git a/validator_instance.go b/validator_instance.go
index 6fbd53a..d230a32 100644
--- a/validator_instance.go
+++ b/validator_instance.go
@@ -414,7 +414,10 @@ func (v *Validate) StructPartialCtx(ctx context.Context, s interface{}, fields .
 		if len(flds) > 0 {
 
 			vd.misc = append(vd.misc[0:0], name...)
-			vd.misc = append(vd.misc, '.')
+			// Don't append empty name for unnamed structs
+			if len(vd.misc) != 0 {
+				vd.misc = append(vd.misc, '.')
+			}
 
 			for _, s := range flds {
 
diff --git a/validator_test.go b/validator_test.go
index 76062a0..982446d 100644
--- a/validator_test.go
+++ b/validator_test.go
@@ -949,6 +949,38 @@ func TestStructPartial(t *testing.T) {
 	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
 	AssertError(t, errs, "TestPartial.Anonymous.SubAnonStruct[0].Test", "TestPartial.Anonymous.SubAnonStruct[0].Test", "Test", "Test", "required")
 
+	// Test for unnamed struct
+	testStruct := &TestStruct{
+		String: "test",
+	}
+	unnamedStruct := struct {
+		String string `validate:"required" json:"StringVal"`
+	}{String: "test"}
+	composedUnnamedStruct := struct{ *TestStruct }{&TestStruct{String: "test"}}
+
+	errs = validate.StructPartial(testStruct, "String")
+	Equal(t, errs, nil)
+
+	errs = validate.StructPartial(unnamedStruct, "String")
+	Equal(t, errs, nil)
+
+	errs = validate.StructPartial(composedUnnamedStruct, "TestStruct.String")
+	Equal(t, errs, nil)
+
+	testStruct.String = ""
+	errs = validate.StructPartial(testStruct, "String")
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	AssertError(t, errs, "TestStruct.String", "TestStruct.String", "String", "String", "required")
+
+	unnamedStruct.String = ""
+	errs = validate.StructPartial(unnamedStruct, "String")
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	AssertError(t, errs, "String", "String", "String", "String", "required")
+
+	composedUnnamedStruct.String = ""
+	errs = validate.StructPartial(composedUnnamedStruct, "TestStruct.String")
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	AssertError(t, errs, "TestStruct.String", "TestStruct.String", "String", "String", "required")
 }
 
 func TestCrossStructLteFieldValidation(t *testing.T) {