diff --git a/lib/microformats2/property/embedded.rb b/lib/microformats2/property/embedded.rb
index 58de6cc..6efb900 100644
--- a/lib/microformats2/property/embedded.rb
+++ b/lib/microformats2/property/embedded.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Microformats2
   module Property
     class Embedded < Foundation
       def to_s
-        @to_s ||= @element.inner_html.strip
+        @to_s ||= string_value || @element.inner_html.strip
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/microformats2/collection_spec.rb b/spec/lib/microformats2/collection_spec.rb
index aa75f3e..e5d3be1 100644
--- a/spec/lib/microformats2/collection_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/microformats2/collection_spec.rb
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ describe Microformats2::Collection do
           @collection.first.add_property("p-foo", value)
           @collection.first.to_json.should include(value)
         end
+        it "supports Embedded" do
+          @collection.first.add_property("e-foo", value)
+          @collection.first.foo.to_s.should == value
+        end
         it "raises a InvalidPropertyPrefix error if the prefix is invalid" do
           expect {
             @collection.first.add_property("xxx-foo", value)