diff --git a/binding/form_mapping.go b/binding/form_mapping.go
index 33389b28..40e547cd 100644
--- a/binding/form_mapping.go
+++ b/binding/form_mapping.go
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ func (form formSource) TrySet(value reflect.Value, field reflect.StructField, ta
 }
 
 func mappingByPtr(ptr any, setter setter, tag string) error {
-	_, err := mapping(reflect.ValueOf(ptr), emptyField, setter, tag)
+	_, err := mapping(reflect.ValueOf(ptr), &emptyField, setter, tag)
 	return err
 }
 
-func mapping(value reflect.Value, field reflect.StructField, setter setter, tag string) (bool, error) {
+func mapping(value reflect.Value, field *reflect.StructField, setter setter, tag string) (bool, error) {
 	if field.Tag.Get(tag) == "-" { // just ignoring this field
 		return false, nil
 	}
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ func mapping(value reflect.Value, field reflect.StructField, setter setter, tag
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
-		if isNew && isSet {
+		if isNew && (isSet || field == &emptyField) {
 			value.Set(vPtr)
 		}
 		return isSet, nil
 	}
 
 	if vKind != reflect.Struct || !field.Anonymous {
-		ok, err := tryToSetValue(value, field, setter, tag)
+		ok, err := tryToSetValue(value, *field, setter, tag)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func mapping(value reflect.Value, field reflect.StructField, setter setter, tag
 			if sf.PkgPath != "" && !sf.Anonymous { // unexported
 				continue
 			}
-			ok, err := mapping(value.Field(i), sf, setter, tag)
+			ok, err := mapping(value.Field(i), &sf, setter, tag)
 			if err != nil {
 				return false, err
 			}
diff --git a/binding/form_mapping_test.go b/binding/form_mapping_test.go
index afd51f9d..549a72ca 100644
--- a/binding/form_mapping_test.go
+++ b/binding/form_mapping_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestMappingBaseTypes(t *testing.T) {
 
 		field := val.Elem().Type().Field(0)
 
-		_, err := mapping(val, emptyField, formSource{field.Name: {tt.form}}, "form")
+		_, err := mapping(val, &emptyField, formSource{field.Name: {tt.form}}, "form")
 		assert.NoError(t, err, testName)
 
 		actual := val.Elem().Field(0).Interface()