diff --git a/src/preserves/preserves_schema_nim.nim b/src/preserves/preserves_schema_nim.nim
index fa683db..da8dbee 100644
--- a/src/preserves/preserves_schema_nim.nim
+++ b/src/preserves/preserves_schema_nim.nim
@@ -818,8 +818,12 @@ proc nimTypeOf(loc: Location; known: var TypeTable; name: string; orDef: Definit
       addAttrs(result, memberType)
       memberType.node = parameterize(
         loc, memberType.node, isEmbedded(loc, na.pattern))
+      var memberId = toFieldIdent(loc, na.variantLabel.normalize, na.pattern)
+      if isEmbedded(loc, na.pattern):
+        memberId = nkPragmaExpr.newTree(
+          memberId, nkPragma.newTree(ident"preservesEmbedded"))
       branchRecList.add nkIdentDefs.newTree(
-        toFieldIdent(loc, na.variantLabel.normalize, na.pattern),
+        memberId,
         memberType.node, newEmpty())
       recCase.add nkOfBranch.newTree(
         nkDotExpr.newTree(