diff --git a/internal/dbtest/orm_test.go b/internal/dbtest/orm_test.go
index 407dd2459..7802d2e31 100644
--- a/internal/dbtest/orm_test.go
+++ b/internal/dbtest/orm_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func TestORM(t *testing.T) {
 		{testCompositeM2M},
 		{testHasOneRelationWithOpts},
 		{testHasManyRelationWithOpts},
+		{testM2MRelationOnEmbeddedBaseModel},
 	}
 
 	testEachDB(t, func(t *testing.T, dbName string, db *bun.DB) {
@@ -667,6 +668,73 @@ func testHasManyRelationWithOpts(t *testing.T, db *bun.DB) {
 	}, outUsers2)
 }
 
+func testM2MRelationOnEmbeddedBaseModel(t *testing.T, db *bun.DB) {
+	type Item struct {
+		ID int64 `bun:",pk"`
+	}
+
+	type Order struct {
+		bun.BaseModel `bun:"table:orders"`
+
+		ID    int64  `bun:",pk"`
+		Items []Item `bun:"m2m:order_to_items,join:Order=Item"`
+	}
+
+	type OrderToItem struct {
+		bun.BaseModel `bun:"table:order_to_items"`
+
+		OrderID int64  `bun:",pk"`
+		Order   *Order `bun:"rel:belongs-to,join:order_id=id"`
+		ItemID  int64  `bun:",pk"`
+		Item    *Item  `bun:"rel:belongs-to,join:item_id=id"`
+	}
+
+	type OrderWrap struct {
+		bun.BaseModel `bun:"table:orders,alias:orders"`
+		*Order
+
+		Extra bool `bun:"extra,scanonly"`
+	}
+
+	db.RegisterModel((*OrderToItem)(nil))
+	mustResetModel(t, ctx, db, (*Item)(nil), (*Order)(nil), (*OrderToItem)(nil))
+
+	items := []Item{
+		{ID: 1},
+		{ID: 2},
+	}
+	_, err := db.NewInsert().Model(&items).Exec(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	orders := []Order{
+		{ID: 10},
+		{ID: 11},
+	}
+	_, err = db.NewInsert().Model(&orders).Exec(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	orderItems := []OrderToItem{
+		{OrderID: 10, ItemID: 1},
+		{OrderID: 10, ItemID: 2},
+		{OrderID: 11, ItemID: 2},
+	}
+	_, err = db.NewInsert().Model(&orderItems).Exec(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var bare []Order
+	err = db.NewSelect().Model(&bare).Relation("Items").Order("id").Scan(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, bare, 2)
+	require.Len(t, bare[0].Items, 2)
+	require.Len(t, bare[1].Items, 1)
+
+	var wrapped []OrderWrap
+	err = db.NewSelect().Model(&wrapped).Relation("Items").Order("id").Scan(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, wrapped, 2)
+	require.Len(t, wrapped[1].Items, 1)
+}
+
 type Genre struct {
 	ID     int `bun:",pk"`
 	Name   string
diff --git a/schema/table.go b/schema/table.go
index 8af8dd541..736d01f32 100644
--- a/schema/table.go
+++ b/schema/table.go
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ func (t *Table) m2mRelation(field *Field) *Relation {
 	}
 
 	leftRel := m2mTable.belongsToRelation(leftField)
-	rel.BasePKs = leftRel.JoinPKs
+	rel.BasePKs = baseTablePKs(t, leftRel.JoinPKs)
 	rel.M2MBasePKs = leftRel.BasePKs
 
 	rightRel := m2mTable.belongsToRelation(rightField)
@@ -1057,6 +1057,21 @@ func parseRelationJoin(join []string) ([]string, []string) {
 	return baseColumns, joinColumns
 }
 
+func baseTablePKs(t *Table, pks []*Field) []*Field {
+	out := make([]*Field, len(pks))
+
+	for i, f := range pks {
+		if local, ok := t.FieldMap[f.Name]; ok {
+			out[i] = local
+			continue
+		}
+
+		out[i] = f
+	}
+
+	return out
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 func softDeleteFieldUpdater(field *Field) func(fv reflect.Value, tm time.Time) error {
diff --git a/schema/table_test.go b/schema/table_test.go
index c298a2856..455b8348b 100644
--- a/schema/table_test.go
+++ b/schema/table_test.go
@@ -335,4 +335,48 @@ func TestTable(t *testing.T) {
 		require.True(t, counter.AutoIncrement, "autoincrement")
 		require.True(t, counter.NotNull, "not null")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("m2m on embedded base", func(t *testing.T) {
+		type Item struct {
+			ID int64 `bun:",pk"`
+		}
+
+		type Order struct {
+			BaseModel `bun:"orders"`
+
+			ID    int64  `bun:",pk"`
+			Items []Item `bun:"m2m:order_to_items,join:Order=Item"`
+		}
+
+		type OrderToItem struct {
+			BaseModel `bun:"order_to_items"`
+
+			OrderID int64  `bun:",pk"`
+			Order   *Order `bun:"rel:belongs-to,join:order_id=id"`
+			ItemID  int64  `bun:",pk"`
+			Item    *Item  `bun:"rel:belongs-to,join:item_id=id"`
+		}
+
+		type OrderWrap struct {
+			BaseModel `bun:"orders,alias:orders"`
+			*Order
+
+			Extra bool `bun:"extra"`
+		}
+
+		dialect := newNopDialect()
+		dialect.Tables().Register((*OrderToItem)(nil))
+
+		outer := dialect.Tables().Get(reflect.TypeOf((*OrderWrap)(nil)).Elem())
+
+		id, ok := outer.FieldMap["id"]
+		require.True(t, ok)
+		require.Equal(t, []int{1, 1}, id.Index)
+
+		rel, ok := outer.Relations["Items"]
+		require.True(t, ok)
+		require.Equal(t, ManyToManyRelation, rel.Type)
+		require.Len(t, rel.BasePKs, 1)
+		require.Same(t, id, rel.BasePKs[0])
+	})
 }