diff --git a/src/mongodb.erl b/src/mongodb.erl
index 0e6cfec..cf07433 100644
--- a/src/mongodb.erl
+++ b/src/mongodb.erl
@@ -1232,6 +1232,8 @@ encode_element({Name, {addToSet, Val}}) ->
 	encode_element({<<"$addToSet">>, [{Name, Val}]});
 encode_element({Name, {near, Val}}) ->
 	encode_element({Name, [{<<"$near">>, {array, Val}}]});
+encode_element({Name, {elemMatch, Val}}) ->
+	encode_element({Name, [{<<"$elemMatch">>, {struct, Val}}]});
 encode_element({Name, {gt, Val}}) ->
 	encode_element({Name, [{<<"$gt">>, Val}]});
 encode_element({Name, {lt, Val}}) ->