diff --git a/test/github-issues/306/entity/Duration.ts b/test/github-issues/306/entity/Duration.ts
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+import {Column} from "../../../../src/decorator/columns/Column";
+import {EmbeddableEntity} from "../../../../src/decorator/entity/EmbeddableEntity";
+
+@EmbeddableEntity()
+export class Duration {
+
+    @Column({ name: "duration_minutes" })
+    durationMinutes: number;
+
+    @Column({ name: "duration_hours" })
+    durationHours: number;
+
+    @Column({ name: "duration_days" })
+    durationDays: number;
+
+}
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diff --git a/test/github-issues/306/entity/Race.ts b/test/github-issues/306/entity/Race.ts
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+import {Entity} from "../../../../src/decorator/entity/Entity";
+import {PrimaryGeneratedColumn} from "../../../../src/decorator/columns/PrimaryGeneratedColumn";
+import {Column} from "../../../../src/decorator/columns/Column";
+import {Embedded} from "../../../../src/decorator/Embedded";
+import {Duration} from "./Duration";
+
+@Entity()
+export class Race {
+
+    @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
+    id: number;
+
+    @Column()
+    name: string;
+
+    @Embedded(type => Duration)
+    duration: Duration;
+
+}
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diff --git a/test/github-issues/306/issue-306.ts b/test/github-issues/306/issue-306.ts
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+import "reflect-metadata";
+import {createTestingConnections, closeTestingConnections, reloadTestingDatabases} from "../../utils/test-utils";
+import {Connection} from "../../../src/connection/Connection";
+import {expect} from "chai";
+import {Race} from "./entity/Race";
+import {Duration} from "./entity/Duration";
+
+describe.only("github issues > embeddeds with custom column name don't work", () => {
+
+    let connections: Connection[];
+    before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
+        entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
+        schemaCreate: true,
+        dropSchemaOnConnection: true,
+    }));
+    beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
+    after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
+
+    it("embedded with custom column name should persist and load without errors", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async connection => {
+
+        const race = new Race();
+        race.name = "National Race";
+        race.duration = new Duration();
+        race.duration.durationDays = 1;
+        race.duration.durationHours = 10;
+        race.duration.durationMinutes = 30;
+
+        await connection.entityManager.persist(race);
+
+        const loadedRace = await connection.entityManager.findOne(Race, { name: "National Race" });
+        expect(loadedRace).to.be.not.empty;
+        expect(loadedRace!.id).to.be.not.empty;
+        expect(loadedRace!.duration).to.be.not.empty;
+        loadedRace!.name.should.be.equal("National Race");
+        loadedRace!.duration.should.be.instanceOf(Duration);
+        loadedRace!.duration.durationDays.should.be.equal(1);
+        loadedRace!.duration.durationHours.should.be.equal(10);
+        loadedRace!.duration.durationMinutes.should.be.equal(30);
+
+    })));
+
+});