diff --git a/orm/db_utils.go b/orm/db_utils.go
index 923917ec..7ae10ca5 100644
--- a/orm/db_utils.go
+++ b/orm/db_utils.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ func getExistPk(mi *modelInfo, ind reflect.Value) (column string, value interfac
 		vu := v.Int()
 		exist = true
 		value = vu
+	} else if fi.fieldType&IsRelField > 0 {
+		_, value, exist = getExistPk(fi.relModelInfo, reflect.Indirect(v))
 	} else {
 		vu := v.String()
 		exist = vu != ""
diff --git a/orm/models_test.go b/orm/models_test.go
index 462370b2..9843a87d 100644
--- a/orm/models_test.go
+++ b/orm/models_test.go
@@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ type UintPk struct {
 	Name string
 }
 
+type PtrPk struct {
+	ID       *IntegerPk `orm:"pk;rel(one)"`
+	Positive bool
+}
+
 var DBARGS = struct {
 	Driver string
 	Source string
diff --git a/orm/orm.go b/orm/orm.go
index 538916e4..d9d1cd77 100644
--- a/orm/orm.go
+++ b/orm/orm.go
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ func (o *orm) ReadOrCreate(md interface{}, col1 string, cols ...string) (bool, i
 	id, vid := int64(0), ind.FieldByIndex(mi.fields.pk.fieldIndex)
 	if mi.fields.pk.fieldType&IsPositiveIntegerField > 0 {
 		id = int64(vid.Uint())
+	} else if mi.fields.pk.rel {
+		return o.ReadOrCreate(vid.Interface(), mi.fields.pk.relModelInfo.fields.pk.name)
 	} else {
 		id = vid.Int()
 	}
diff --git a/orm/orm_test.go b/orm/orm_test.go
index adfe0066..8738952b 100644
--- a/orm/orm_test.go
+++ b/orm/orm_test.go
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ func TestSyncDb(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterModel(new(InLineOneToOne))
 	RegisterModel(new(IntegerPk))
 	RegisterModel(new(UintPk))
+	RegisterModel(new(PtrPk))
 
 	err := RunSyncdb("default", true, Debug)
 	throwFail(t, err)
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ func TestRegisterModels(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterModel(new(InLineOneToOne))
 	RegisterModel(new(IntegerPk))
 	RegisterModel(new(UintPk))
+	RegisterModel(new(PtrPk))
 
 	BootStrap()
 
@@ -2144,6 +2146,48 @@ func TestUintPk(t *testing.T) {
 	dORM.Delete(u)
 }
 
+func TestPtrPk(t *testing.T) {
+	parent := &IntegerPk{ID: 10, Value: "10"}
+
+	id, _ := dORM.Insert(parent)
+	if !IsMysql {
+		// MySql does not support last_insert_id in this case: see #2382
+		throwFail(t, AssertIs(id, 10))
+	}
+
+	ptr := PtrPk{ID: parent, Positive: true}
+	num, err := dORM.InsertMulti(2, []PtrPk{ptr})
+	throwFail(t, err)
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(num, 1))
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(ptr.ID, parent))
+
+	nptr := &PtrPk{ID: parent}
+	created, pk, err := dORM.ReadOrCreate(nptr, "ID")
+	throwFail(t, err)
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(created, false))
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(pk, 10))
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(nptr.ID, parent))
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(nptr.Positive, true))
+
+	nptr = &PtrPk{Positive: true}
+	created, pk, err = dORM.ReadOrCreate(nptr, "Positive")
+	throwFail(t, err)
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(created, false))
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(pk, 10))
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(nptr.ID, parent))
+
+	nptr.Positive = false
+	num, err = dORM.Update(nptr)
+	throwFail(t, err)
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(num, 1))
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(nptr.ID, parent))
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(nptr.Positive, false))
+
+	num, err = dORM.Delete(nptr)
+	throwFail(t, err)
+	throwFail(t, AssertIs(num, 1))
+}
+
 func TestSnake(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := map[string]string{
 		"i":           "i",