diff --git a/di.go b/di.go
index cd3772b..009a6d4 100644
--- a/di.go
+++ b/di.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const (
 
 var initializeShutdownLock sync.Mutex
 var createInstanceLock sync.Mutex
+var configureInstanceLock sync.RWMutex
 var containerInitialized int32
 var beans = make(map[string]reflect.Type)
 var beanFactories = make(map[string]func(context.Context) (interface{}, error))
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ var scopes = make(map[string]Scope)
 var singletonInstances = make(map[string]interface{})
 var userCreatedInstances = make(map[string]bool)
 var beanPostprocessors = make(map[reflect.Type][]func(bean interface{}) error)
+var configurations = make(map[reflect.Type]interface{})
+var configurationTypeCache = make(map[reflect.Type]reflect.Type)
 
 // InitializingBean is an interface marking beans that need to be additionally initialized after the container is ready.
 type InitializingBean interface {
@@ -95,6 +98,20 @@ func RegisterBeanPostprocessor(beanType reflect.Type, postprocessor func(bean in
 	return nil
 }
 
+func RegisterBeanConfiguration [T interface{}](configuration T) error {
+	initializeShutdownLock.Lock()
+	defer initializeShutdownLock.Unlock()
+	if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&containerInitialized, 1, 1) {
+		return errors.New("container is already initialized: can't register bean configuration")
+	}
+	confType := reflect.TypeOf(configuration)
+	if _, contains := configurations[confType]; contains {
+		return errors.New("configuration of this type is already registered")
+	}
+	configurations[confType] = configuration
+	return nil
+}
+
 // InitializeContainer function initializes the IoC container.
 func InitializeContainer() error {
 	initializeShutdownLock.Lock()
@@ -259,9 +276,17 @@ func injectSingletonDependencies() error {
 func injectDependencies(beanID string, instance interface{}, chain map[string]bool) error {
 	logrus.WithField("beanID", beanID).Trace("injecting dependencies")
 	instanceType := beans[beanID]
-	instanceElement := instanceType.Elem()
+	return injectDependenciesWithType(instanceType.Elem(), beanID, instance, chain)
+}
+
+func injectDependenciesWithType(instanceElement reflect.Type, beanID string, instance interface{}, chain map[string]bool) error {
 	for i := 0; i < instanceElement.NumField(); i++ {
 		field := instanceElement.Field(i)
+		if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct && field.Anonymous {
+			fieldToInject := reflect.ValueOf(instance).Elem().Field(i)
+			injectDependenciesWithType(field.Type, beanID, fieldToInject.Addr().Interface(), chain)
+			continue
+		}
 		beanToInject, ok := field.Tag.Lookup(string(inject))
 		if !ok {
 			continue
@@ -457,14 +482,56 @@ func initializeSingletonInstances() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func applyConfiguration(beanType reflect.Type, instance interface{}) error {
+	configureInstanceLock.RLock()
+	configType, ok := configurationTypeCache[beanType]
+	configureInstanceLock.RUnlock()
+	
+	if ok {
+		if configType != nil {
+			method := reflect.ValueOf(instance).MethodByName("Configure")
+			config := configurations[configType]
+			val:=method.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(config)})
+			if val[0].Interface() != nil {
+				return val[0].Interface().(error)
+			}
+		} 
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		configureInstanceLock.Lock()
+		defer configureInstanceLock.Unlock()
+		configurationTypeCache[beanType] = nil
+		for configType, config := range configurations {
+			method := reflect.ValueOf(instance).MethodByName("Configure")
+			if method.IsValid() && method.Type().NumIn() == 1 {
+				if configType.AssignableTo(method.Type().In(0)) {
+					configurationTypeCache[beanType] = configType
+					val:=method.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(config)})
+					if val[0].Interface() != nil {
+						return val[0].Interface().(error)
+					}
+					break
+				}
+			}					 
+		}
+		return nil	
+	}
+}
+
 func initializeInstance(beanID string, instance interface{}) error {
+	bean := reflect.TypeOf(instance)
+	
+	// Configure first, then PostConstruct
+	if err:= applyConfiguration(bean, instance); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if impl, ok := instance.(InitializingBean); ok {
 		logrus.WithField("beanID", beanID).Trace("initializing bean")
 		if err := impl.PostConstruct(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	bean := reflect.TypeOf(instance)
 	if postprocessors, ok := beanPostprocessors[bean]; ok {
 		logrus.WithField("beanID", beanID).Trace("postprocessing bean")
 		for _, postprocessor := range postprocessors {
@@ -473,6 +540,7 @@ func initializeInstance(beanID string, instance interface{}) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/di_test.go b/di_test.go
index 723266f..7d8b851 100644
--- a/di_test.go
+++ b/di_test.go
@@ -1166,3 +1166,102 @@ func (suite *TestSuite) TestShutdownContinueOnError() {
 	assert.Equal(suite.T(), 5, len(closedSingletons))
 	assert.Equal(suite.T(), 5, len(singletonBeansWithErrorOnClose))
 }
+
+func (suite *TestSuite) TestInjectInParent() {
+	type SingletonBeanParent struct {
+		otherBean1 someInterface `di.inject:""`
+	}
+	type SingletonBeanChild struct {
+		SingletonBeanParent
+		otherBean2 someInterface `di.inject:""`
+	}
+	
+	overwritten, err := RegisterBean("singletonBean", reflect.TypeOf((*SingletonBeanChild)(nil)))
+	assert.False(suite.T(), overwritten)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	overwritten, err = RegisterBean("otherBean", reflect.TypeOf((*otherBean)(nil)))
+	assert.False(suite.T(), overwritten)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	err = InitializeContainer()
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	instance, err := GetInstanceSafe("singletonBean")
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), instance.(*SingletonBeanChild).otherBean1)
+	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), instance.(*SingletonBeanChild).otherBean2)
+	_, ok := instance.(*SingletonBeanChild).otherBean1.(*otherBean)
+	assert.True(suite.T(), ok)
+	assert.EqualValues(suite.T(), instance.(*SingletonBeanChild).otherBean1, instance.(*SingletonBeanChild).otherBean2)
+}
+
+type SingletonConfiguringInnerBean struct {
+	value int
+}
+type SingletonInnerBean struct {
+}
+
+type SingletonConfiguredBean struct {
+	innerConfigBean *SingletonConfiguringInnerBean `di.inject:""`
+	innerBean *SingletonInnerBean `di.inject:""`
+	value int
+	postConstructCalled bool
+}
+
+type Config1 struct {
+	Conf int
+}
+
+type Config2 struct {
+	Conf int
+}
+
+func (bean *SingletonConfiguredBean) Configure(conf *Config1) error {
+	bean.value = conf.Conf
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (bean *SingletonConfiguredBean) PostConstruct() error {
+	bean.postConstructCalled = true
+	if bean.value == 0 {
+		return errors.New("not initialized")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (bean *SingletonConfiguringInnerBean) Configure(conf *Config2) error {
+	bean.value = conf.Conf
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (suite *TestSuite) TestInjectConfiguration() {
+	overwritten, err := RegisterBean("singletonBean1", reflect.TypeOf((*SingletonConfiguredBean)(nil)))
+	assert.False(suite.T(), overwritten)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	overwritten, err = RegisterBean("singletonBean2", reflect.TypeOf((*SingletonConfiguredBean)(nil)))
+	assert.False(suite.T(), overwritten)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	overwritten, err = RegisterBean("innerConfigBean", reflect.TypeOf((*SingletonConfiguringInnerBean)(nil)))
+	assert.False(suite.T(), overwritten)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	overwritten, err = RegisterBean("innerBean", reflect.TypeOf((*SingletonInnerBean)(nil)))
+	assert.False(suite.T(), overwritten)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	RegisterBeanConfiguration(&Config1{Conf: 11})
+	RegisterBeanConfiguration(&Config2{Conf: 22})
+	err = InitializeContainer()
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	instance, err := GetInstanceSafe("singletonBean1")
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), instance.(*SingletonConfiguredBean).innerConfigBean)
+	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), instance.(*SingletonConfiguredBean).innerBean)
+	assert.Equal(suite.T(), 11, instance.(*SingletonConfiguredBean).value)
+	assert.Equal(suite.T(), 22, instance.(*SingletonConfiguredBean).innerConfigBean.value)
+	assert.Equal(suite.T(), true, instance.(*SingletonConfiguredBean).postConstructCalled)
+
+	instance, err = GetInstanceSafe("singletonBean2")
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), instance.(*SingletonConfiguredBean).innerConfigBean)
+	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), instance.(*SingletonConfiguredBean).innerBean)
+	assert.Equal(suite.T(), 11, instance.(*SingletonConfiguredBean).value)
+	assert.Equal(suite.T(), 22, instance.(*SingletonConfiguredBean).innerConfigBean.value)
+	assert.Equal(suite.T(), true, instance.(*SingletonConfiguredBean).postConstructCalled)
+}
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