diff --git a/encode.go b/encode.go
index ee459765..bfb76744 100644
--- a/encode.go
+++ b/encode.go
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func (enc *Encoder) eArrayOrSliceElement(rv reflect.Value) {
 	length := rv.Len()
 	enc.wf("[")
 	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
-		elem := rv.Index(i)
+		elem := eindirect(rv.Index(i))
 		enc.eElement(elem)
 		if i != length-1 {
 			enc.wf(", ")
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func (enc *Encoder) eArrayOfTables(key Key, rv reflect.Value) {
 		encPanic(errNoKey)
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < rv.Len(); i++ {
-		trv := rv.Index(i)
+		trv := eindirect(rv.Index(i))
 		if isNil(trv) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func (enc *Encoder) eTable(key Key, rv reflect.Value) {
 }
 
 func (enc *Encoder) eMapOrStruct(key Key, rv reflect.Value, inline bool) {
-	switch rv := eindirect(rv); rv.Kind() {
+	switch rv.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Map:
 		enc.eMap(key, rv, inline)
 	case reflect.Struct:
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func (enc *Encoder) eMap(key Key, rv reflect.Value, inline bool) {
 	var mapKeysDirect, mapKeysSub []string
 	for _, mapKey := range rv.MapKeys() {
 		k := mapKey.String()
-		if typeIsTable(tomlTypeOfGo(rv.MapIndex(mapKey))) {
+		if typeIsTable(tomlTypeOfGo(eindirect(rv.MapIndex(mapKey)))) {
 			mapKeysSub = append(mapKeysSub, k)
 		} else {
 			mapKeysDirect = append(mapKeysDirect, k)
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ func (enc *Encoder) eMap(key Key, rv reflect.Value, inline bool) {
 	var writeMapKeys = func(mapKeys []string, trailC bool) {
 		sort.Strings(mapKeys)
 		for i, mapKey := range mapKeys {
-			val := rv.MapIndex(reflect.ValueOf(mapKey))
+			val := eindirect(rv.MapIndex(reflect.ValueOf(mapKey)))
 			if isNil(val) {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -441,27 +441,16 @@ func (enc *Encoder) eStruct(key Key, rv reflect.Value, inline bool) {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			frv := rv.Field(i)
+			frv := eindirect(rv.Field(i))
 
 			// Treat anonymous struct fields with tag names as though they are
 			// not anonymous, like encoding/json does.
 			//
 			// Non-struct anonymous fields use the normal encoding logic.
 			if f.Anonymous {
-				t := f.Type
-				switch t.Kind() {
-				case reflect.Struct:
-					if getOptions(f.Tag).name == "" {
-						addFields(t, frv, append(start, f.Index...))
-						continue
-					}
-				case reflect.Ptr:
-					if t.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Struct && getOptions(f.Tag).name == "" {
-						if !frv.IsNil() {
-							addFields(t.Elem(), frv.Elem(), append(start, f.Index...))
-						}
-						continue
-					}
+				if getOptions(f.Tag).name == "" && frv.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+					addFields(frv.Type(), frv, append(start, f.Index...))
+					continue
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -487,7 +476,7 @@ func (enc *Encoder) eStruct(key Key, rv reflect.Value, inline bool) {
 	writeFields := func(fields [][]int) {
 		for _, fieldIndex := range fields {
 			fieldType := rt.FieldByIndex(fieldIndex)
-			fieldVal := rv.FieldByIndex(fieldIndex)
+			fieldVal := eindirect(rv.FieldByIndex(fieldIndex))
 
 			if isNil(fieldVal) { /// Don't write anything for nil fields.
 				continue
@@ -540,6 +529,21 @@ func tomlTypeOfGo(rv reflect.Value) tomlType {
 	if isNil(rv) || !rv.IsValid() {
 		return nil
 	}
+
+	if rv.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+		if _, ok := rv.Interface().(time.Time); ok {
+			return tomlDatetime
+		}
+		if isMarshaler(rv) {
+			return tomlString
+		}
+		return tomlHash
+	}
+
+	if isMarshaler(rv) {
+		return tomlString
+	}
+
 	switch rv.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Bool:
 		return tomlBool
@@ -561,19 +565,7 @@ func tomlTypeOfGo(rv reflect.Value) tomlType {
 		return tomlString
 	case reflect.Map:
 		return tomlHash
-	case reflect.Struct:
-		if _, ok := rv.Interface().(time.Time); ok {
-			return tomlDatetime
-		}
-		if isMarshaler(rv) {
-			return tomlString
-		}
-		return tomlHash
 	default:
-		if isMarshaler(rv) {
-			return tomlString
-		}
-
 		encPanic(errors.New("unsupported type: " + rv.Kind().String()))
 		panic("unreachable")
 	}
@@ -586,16 +578,6 @@ func isMarshaler(rv reflect.Value) bool {
 	case Marshaler:
 		return true
 	}
-
-	// Someone used a pointer receiver: we can make it work for pointer values.
-	if rv.CanAddr() {
-		if _, ok := rv.Addr().Interface().(encoding.TextMarshaler); ok {
-			return true
-		}
-		if _, ok := rv.Addr().Interface().(Marshaler); ok {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
 	return false
 }
 
@@ -605,19 +587,19 @@ func isTableArray(arr reflect.Value) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	/// Don't allow nil.
+	ret := true
 	for i := 0; i < arr.Len(); i++ {
-		if tomlTypeOfGo(arr.Index(i)) == nil {
+		tt := tomlTypeOfGo(eindirect(arr.Index(i)))
+		// Don't allow nil.
+		if tt == nil {
 			encPanic(errArrayNilElement)
 		}
-	}
 
-	for i := 0; i < arr.Len(); i++ {
-		if !typeEqual(tomlHash, tomlTypeOfGo(arr.Index(i))) {
-			return false
+		if ret && !typeEqual(tomlHash, tt) {
+			ret = false
 		}
 	}
-	return true
+	return ret
 }
 
 type tagOptions struct {
@@ -716,12 +698,23 @@ func encPanic(err error) {
 }
 
 func eindirect(v reflect.Value) reflect.Value {
-	switch v.Kind() {
-	case reflect.Ptr, reflect.Interface:
-		return eindirect(v.Elem())
-	default:
+	if v.Kind() != reflect.Ptr && v.Kind() != reflect.Interface {
+		if isMarshaler(v) {
+			return v
+		}
+		if v.CanAddr() {
+			if pv := v.Addr(); isMarshaler(pv) {
+				return pv
+			}
+		}
 		return v
 	}
+
+	if v.IsNil() {
+		return v
+	}
+
+	return eindirect(v.Elem())
 }
 
 func isNil(rv reflect.Value) bool {