diff --git a/encoder/assembler_amd64_go116.go b/encoder/assembler_amd64_go116.go
index 9b59784..d056259 100644
--- a/encoder/assembler_amd64_go116.go
+++ b/encoder/assembler_amd64_go116.go
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ func (self *_Assembler) call_marshaler(fn obj.Addr, it *rt.GoType, vt reflect.Ty
     switch vt.Kind() {
         case reflect.Interface       : self.call_marshaler_i(fn, it)
         case reflect.Ptr, reflect.Map: self.call_marshaler_v(fn, it, vt, true)
-        default                      : self.call_marshaler_v(fn, it, vt, false)
+        // struct/array of 1 direct iface type can be direct
+        default                      : self.call_marshaler_v(fn, it, vt, !rt.UnpackType(vt).Indirect())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/encoder/assembler_amd64_go117.go b/encoder/assembler_amd64_go117.go
index 8cd83e8..1f1b280 100644
--- a/encoder/assembler_amd64_go117.go
+++ b/encoder/assembler_amd64_go117.go
@@ -539,7 +539,8 @@ func (self *_Assembler) call_marshaler(fn obj.Addr, it *rt.GoType, vt reflect.Ty
     switch vt.Kind() {
         case reflect.Interface        : self.call_marshaler_i(fn, it)
         case reflect.Ptr, reflect.Map : self.call_marshaler_v(fn, it, vt, true)
-        default                       : self.call_marshaler_v(fn, it, vt, false)
+        // struct/array of 1 direct iface type can be direct
+        default                       : self.call_marshaler_v(fn, it, vt, !rt.UnpackType(vt).Indirect())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/issue_test/issue390_test.go b/issue_test/issue390_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4f0b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/issue_test/issue390_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 ByteDance Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package issue_test
+
+import (
+    `testing`
+    `github.com/bytedance/sonic`
+    `encoding/json`
+    `github.com/stretchr/testify/require`
+)
+
+type DirectStruct struct {
+    Ptr *int
+}
+
+func (d DirectStruct) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+    return json.Marshal((d.Ptr))
+}
+
+type DirectArray [1]*int
+
+func (d DirectArray) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+    return json.Marshal(d[0])
+}
+
+type DirectNested [1]DirectStruct
+
+func (d DirectNested) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+    return json.Marshal(d[0])
+}
+
+
+type DirectStruct2 struct {
+    Ptr *int
+}
+
+func (d DirectStruct2) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+    return json.Marshal((d.Ptr))
+}
+
+type DirectArray2 [1]*int
+
+func (d DirectArray2) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+    return json.Marshal(d[0])
+}
+
+type DirectNested2 [1]DirectStruct2
+
+func (d DirectNested2) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+    return json.Marshal(d[0])
+}
+
+func TestDirectStructType(t *testing.T) {
+    val  := 123
+    real := &val
+    realds := DirectStruct{real}
+    nullds := DirectStruct{}
+    realda := DirectArray{real}
+    nullda := DirectArray{}
+    nested := DirectNested{realds}
+
+    realds2 := DirectStruct2{real}
+    nullds2 := DirectStruct2{}
+    realda2 := DirectArray2{real}
+    nullda2 := DirectArray2{}
+    nested2 := DirectNested2{realds2}
+
+    tests := []interface{} {
+        // test direct iface type implemented encoding.JSONMarshaler
+        &realds, realds, &nullds, nullds,
+        map[string]DirectStruct{ "a": realds, "b": nullds},
+        map[string]*DirectStruct{ "a": &realds, "b": &nullds},
+        []DirectStruct{realds, nullds},
+        []*DirectStruct{&realds, &nullds},
+        &realda, realda, &nullda, nullda,
+        nested, &nested,
+
+        // test direct iface implemented encoding.TextMarshaler
+        &realds2, realds2, &nullds2, nullds2,
+        map[string]DirectStruct2{ "a": realds2, "b": nullds2},
+        map[string]*DirectStruct2{ "a": &realds2, "b": &nullds2},
+        []DirectStruct2{realds2, nullds2},
+        []*DirectStruct2{&realds2, &nullds2},
+        &realda2, realda2, &nullda2, nullda2,
+        nested2, &nested2,
+
+        // test map key implement encoding.TextMarshaler
+        map[DirectStruct2]DirectArray{
+            realds2 : realda,
+            nullds2 : nullda,
+        },
+    }
+    for _, tt := range tests {
+        jout, jerr := json.Marshal(tt)
+        sout, serr := sonic.ConfigStd.Marshal(tt)
+        require.Equal(t, string(jout), string(sout))
+        require.NoError(t, jerr)
+        require.Equal(t, jerr, serr)
+    }
+}