diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a8acb0..0b9c865 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ var logfmt = require('logfmt');
 logfmt.stringify({foo: 'bar'});
 // 'foo=bar'
 
+logfmt.stringify({foo: 'hello kitty', bar: {a: 'hi', b: 'there'}});
+// 'foo="hello kitty" bar.a=hi bar.b=there'
+
 logfmt.parse('foo=bar');
 // {foo: 'bar'}
 ```
diff --git a/lib/stringify.js b/lib/stringify.js
index da4bd43..df3fc73 100644
--- a/lib/stringify.js
+++ b/lib/stringify.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-exports.stringify = function(data){
+exports.stringify = function stringify(data, prefix){
   var line = '';
 
   for(var key in data) {
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ exports.stringify = function(data){
       is_null = true;
       value = '';
     }
+    else if(typeof value === "object") {
+      var elem = stringify(value, key) + ' ';
+      line += elem;
+      continue;
+    }
     else value = value.toString();
 
     var needs_quoting  = value.indexOf(' ') > -1 || value.indexOf('=') > -1;
@@ -17,7 +22,8 @@ exports.stringify = function(data){
     if(needs_quoting) value = '"' + value + '"';
     if(value === '' && !is_null) value = '""';
 
-    line += key + '=' + value + ' ';
+    var elem = (prefix ? `${prefix}.${key}` : key) + '=' + value + ' ';
+    line += elem;
   }
 
   //trim traling space
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d915fbd..bcfde1c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "csv-parse": {
-      "version": "4.4.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/csv-parse/-/csv-parse-4.4.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-TiLGAy14FPJ7/yB+Gn6RgSxoZLpf6pJTRkGqmCt9t/SGVwubrXjbUWtEw39RlKB6hDHzbdjLyBZaysQ0Ji6p/w==",
+      "version": "4.16.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/csv-parse/-/csv-parse-4.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Zb4tGPANH4SW0LgC9+s9Mnequs9aqn7N3/pCqNbVjs2XhEF6yWNU2Vm4OGl1v2Go9nw8rXt87Cm2QN/o6Vpqgg==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "csv-stringify": {
@@ -601,9 +601,9 @@
       }
     },
     "lodash": {
-      "version": "4.17.11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-cQKh8igo5QUhZ7lg38DYWAxMvjSAKG0A8wGSVimP07SIUEK2UO+arSRKbRZWtelMtN5V0Hkwh5ryOto/SshYIg==",
+      "version": "4.17.21",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "lodash.get": {
@@ -682,13 +682,22 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "mkdirp": {
-      "version": "0.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-MAV0OOrGz3+MR2fzhkjWaX11yQM=",
+      "version": "0.5.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NKmAlESf6jMGym1++R0Ra7wvhV+wFW63FaSOFPwRahvea0gMUcGUhVeAg/0BC0wiv9ih5NYPB1Wn1UEI1/L+xQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true,
       "requires": {
-        "minimist": "0.0.8"
+        "minimist": "^1.2.5"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minimist": {
+          "version": "1.2.5",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.5.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-FM9nNUYrRBAELZQT3xeZQ7fmMOBg6nWNmJKTcgsJeaLstP/UODVpGsr5OhXhhXg6f+qtJ8uiZ+PUxkDWcgIXLw==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "mocha": {
diff --git a/test/stringify_test.js b/test/stringify_test.js
index 73bbf44..928b999 100644
--- a/test/stringify_test.js
+++ b/test/stringify_test.js
@@ -50,4 +50,9 @@ suite('logfmt.stringify', function() {
     options.foo = 13
     assert.equal('foo=13 bar=abc', logfmt.stringify(options));
   })
+
+  test("nested object", function(){
+    var data = {foo: {a: 1, b: "hello world!"}, bar: "hello kitty"}
+    assert.equal("foo.a=1 foo.b=\"hello world!\" bar=\"hello kitty\"", logfmt.stringify(data))
+  })
 })