diff --git a/src/property-mapper.js b/src/property-mapper.js
index 5975442..9b57540 100644
--- a/src/property-mapper.js
+++ b/src/property-mapper.js
@@ -23,14 +23,37 @@ module.exports = function createPropertyMapper(propertyMap) {
 				destinationProperty: destinationProperty
 			}
 		}
-	});
+	}).reduce((mappings, item) => {
+		mappings[item.sourceProperty] = item;
+		return mappings;
+	}, {});
 
 	return function mapProperties(properties) {
-		return mappings.map((mapping) => {
-			if (properties[mapping.sourceProperty] != null) {
+		return Object.keys(properties).map((propertyName) => {
+			let propertyValue = properties[propertyName];
+
+			if (propertyName.includes(".")) {
+				/* Property names with a dot are attempts to directly access an
+				 * object within a composite object; they need to be handled
+				 * specially since they essentially bypass the mapping step.
+				 * If there is *more* than a single dot, then this is an attempt
+				 * to access a *nested* composite object, and therefore we should
+				 * keep the entire property name after the first dot intact. */
+
+				let propertyNameSegments = propertyName.split(".");
+				let destinationObject = propertyNameSegments[0];
+				let realPropertyName = propertyNameSegments.slice(1).join(".");
+
+				return {
+					sourceProperty: propertyName,
+					destinationObject: destinationObject,
+					destinationProperty: realPropertyName,
+					value: propertyValue
+				}
+			} else if (mappings[propertyName] != null) {
 				return Object.assign({
-					value: properties[mapping.sourceProperty]
-				}, mapping);
+					value: propertyValue
+				}, mappings[propertyName]);
 			}
 		}).filter((item) => {
 			return (item != null);
@@ -76,7 +99,8 @@ let mapper = module.exports({
 
 console.log(mapper({
 	foo: "hello one foo!",
-	bar: "hello bar!",
+	bar: "hello two bar!",
 	twoFoo: "hello two foo!",
-	baz: "hello baz!"
+	baz: "hello baz!",
+	"one.bar": "hello one bar!"
 }));