diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index 4a9dac9..a9edc72 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -1041,21 +1041,21 @@ func (v *Viper) GetStringSlice(key string) []string {
 func GetStringMap(key string) map[string]interface{} { return v.GetStringMap(key) }
 
 func (v *Viper) GetStringMap(key string) map[string]interface{} {
-	return cast.ToStringMap(v.Get(key))
+	return cast.ToStringMap(v.allSettingsUnderParent(key))
 }
 
 // GetStringMapString returns the value associated with the key as a map of strings.
 func GetStringMapString(key string) map[string]string { return v.GetStringMapString(key) }
 
 func (v *Viper) GetStringMapString(key string) map[string]string {
-	return cast.ToStringMapString(v.Get(key))
+	return cast.ToStringMapString(v.allSettingsUnderParent(key))
 }
 
 // GetStringMapStringSlice returns the value associated with the key as a map to a slice of strings.
 func GetStringMapStringSlice(key string) map[string][]string { return v.GetStringMapStringSlice(key) }
 
 func (v *Viper) GetStringMapStringSlice(key string) map[string][]string {
-	return cast.ToStringMapStringSlice(v.Get(key))
+	return cast.ToStringMapStringSlice(v.allSettingsUnderParent(key))
 }
 
 // GetSizeInBytes returns the size of the value associated with the given key
@@ -2016,6 +2016,29 @@ func (v *Viper) AllSettings() map[string]interface{} {
 	return m
 }
 
+func (v *Viper) allSettingsUnderParent(parent string) map[string]interface{} {
+	m := map[string]interface{}{}
+	// start from the list of keys, and construct the map one value at a time
+	for _, k := range v.AllKeys() {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(k, parent) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		value := v.Get(k)
+		if value == nil {
+			// should not happen, since AllKeys() returns only keys holding a value,
+			// check just in case anything changes
+			continue
+		}
+		path := strings.Split(strings.TrimPrefix(k, parent+v.keyDelim), v.keyDelim)
+		lastKey := strings.ToLower(path[len(path)-1])
+		deepestMap := deepSearch(m, path[0:len(path)-1])
+		// set innermost value
+		deepestMap[lastKey] = value
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
 // SetFs sets the filesystem to use to read configuration.
 func SetFs(fs afero.Fs) { v.SetFs(fs) }
 
diff --git a/viper_test.go b/viper_test.go
index c41a1e7..cccb1d4 100644
--- a/viper_test.go
+++ b/viper_test.go
@@ -878,6 +878,33 @@ func TestRecursiveAliases(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterAlias("Roo", "baz")
 }
 
+func TestStringMapOverrides(t *testing.T) {
+	v := New()
+
+	v.SetDefault("foo.bar", "default-value")
+	v.SetDefault("foo.baz", 1)
+	v.SetDefault("deeper.nest.a", "default-value")
+	v.SetDefault("deeper.nest.b", "default-value")
+
+	v.SetEnvPrefix("test")
+	v.SetEnvKeyReplacer(strings.NewReplacer(".", "_"))
+	v.AutomaticEnv()
+
+	testutil.Setenv(t, "TEST_FOO_BAR", "overidden")
+	testutil.Setenv(t, "TEST_DEEPER_NEST_A", "overidden")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "overidden", v.GetString("foo.bar"))
+	assert.Equal(t, map[string]interface{}{
+		"bar": "overidden",
+		"baz": 1,
+	}, v.GetStringMap("foo"))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, map[string]string{
+		"a": "overidden",
+		"b": "default-value",
+	}, v.GetStringMapString("deeper.nest"))
+}
+
 func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	SetDefault("port", 1313)
 	Set("name", "Steve")