diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 32cb589..c3589d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           nix develop .#ci -c cargo run --no-default-features --example time
           nix develop .#ci -c cargo run --no-default-features --example clap
           nix develop .#ci -c cargo run --no-default-features --features=nesting --example nesting
+          nix develop .#ci -c cargo run --no-default-features --features=nesting --example nested-linear-map
           nix develop .#ci -c cargo run --no-default-features --features=option --example option
           nix develop .#ci -c cargo test --no-default-features
 
diff --git a/lib/Cargo.toml b/lib/Cargo.toml
index 795af15..6902d72 100644
--- a/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ serde_with = "3.9.0"
 toml = "0.9"
 humantime-serde = "1.1.1"
 clap = { version = "4.4.7", features = ["derive"] }
+linear-map = "1.2.0"
 
 [features]
 default = ["status", "op"]
diff --git a/lib/examples/nested-linear-map.rs b/lib/examples/nested-linear-map.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2ab0f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/examples/nested-linear-map.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+use struct_patch::Patch;
+use linear_map::{linear_map, LinearMap};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+pub enum Key {
+    TEST1 = 1,
+    TEST2 = 2
+
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+pub enum KeyB {
+    B1 = 1,
+    B2 = 2
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Patch)]
+#[patch(attribute(derive(Debug, Default)))]
+pub struct ExampleB {
+    pub foo: Option<u8>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Patch)]
+#[patch(attribute(derive(Debug, Default )))]
+pub struct InnerConfig {
+    pub example_a: LinearMap<Key, u8>,
+    pub example_b: LinearMap<KeyB, ExampleB>,
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "nesting")]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Patch)]
+#[patch(attribute(derive(Debug, Default)))]
+pub struct Config {
+    #[patch(nesting)]
+    pub inner: InnerConfig,
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "nesting"))]
+fn main() {}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "nesting")]
+fn main() {
+    let config_a = Config::default();
+    let config_b = Config {
+        inner: InnerConfig {
+            example_a: linear_map!{
+                Key::TEST1 => 1,
+                Key::TEST2 => 2,
+            },
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+    };
+
+    let patch: ConfigPatch = config_b.clone().into_patch_by_diff(config_a);
+    assert_eq!(
+        format!("{patch:?}"),
+        "ConfigPatch { inner: InnerConfigPatch { example_a: Some({TEST1: 1, TEST2: 2}), example_b: None } }"
+    );
+
+    let mut config = Config::default();
+    config.apply(patch);
+
+    assert_eq!(config, config_b);
+
+    // --- test nesting with ExampleB --- 
+
+    let patch_b: ConfigPatch = ConfigPatch {
+        inner: InnerConfigPatch {
+            example_b: Some(
+               linear_map!{
+                    KeyB::B1 => ExampleB {
+                        foo: Some(7),
+                    },
+                }
+            ),
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+    };
+    config.apply(patch_b);
+    assert_eq!(
+        format!("{config:?}"),
+        "Config { inner: InnerConfig { example_a: {TEST1: 1, TEST2: 2}, example_b: {B1: ExampleB { foo: Some(7) }} } }"
+    );
+
+    let _patch_under_example_b = Some(
+       linear_map!{
+            KeyB::B2 => ExampleB {
+                foo: Some(100),
+            },
+        }
+    );
+
+    // TODO
+    // nested map feature
+    config.apply(_patch_under_example_b);
+}