diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 6713dc52..74a7d12b 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ declare namespace schema {
   }
 
   export class Object<T = any> {
-    constructor(definition: {[key: string]: Schema<T>})
+    constructor(definition: SchemaObject<T>)
     define(definition: Schema): void
   }
 
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ export type Schema<T = any> =
   | SchemaObject<T>
   | SchemaArray<T>;
 
+export type SchemaValueFunction<T> = (t: T) => Schema<T>;
+export type SchemaValue<T> = Schema<T> | SchemaValueFunction<T>;
+
 export interface SchemaObject<T> {
-  [key: string]: Schema<T>
+  [key: string]: SchemaValue<T>
 }
 
 export interface SchemaArray<T> extends Array<Schema<T>> {}
diff --git a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
index a8ceac78..fbc551cb 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
@@ -64,6 +64,47 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
+exports[`normalize can normalize entity nested inside entity using property from parent 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "entities": Object {
+    "linkables": Object {
+      "1": Object {
+        "data": 2,
+        "id": 1,
+        "module_type": "article",
+        "schema_type": "media",
+      },
+    },
+    "media": Object {
+      "2": Object {
+        "id": 2,
+        "url": "catimage.jpg",
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  "result": 1,
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`normalize can normalize entity nested inside object using property from parent 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "entities": Object {
+    "media": Object {
+      "2": Object {
+        "id": 2,
+        "url": "catimage.jpg",
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  "result": Object {
+    "data": 2,
+    "id": 1,
+    "module_type": "article",
+    "schema_type": "media",
+  },
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`normalize can use fully custom entity classes 1`] = `
 Object {
   "entities": Object {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/index.test.js b/src/__tests__/index.test.js
index 2fef8f3a..6437ab16 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/index.test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/index.test.js
@@ -162,6 +162,59 @@ describe('normalize', () => {
 
     expect(() => normalize(test, testEntity)).not.toThrow();
   });
+
+  test('can normalize entity nested inside entity using property from parent', () => {
+    const linkablesSchema = new schema.Entity('linkables');
+    const mediaSchema = new schema.Entity('media');
+    const listsSchema = new schema.Entity('lists');
+
+    const schemaMap = {
+      media: mediaSchema,
+      lists: listsSchema
+    };
+
+    linkablesSchema.define({
+      data: (parent) => schemaMap[parent.schema_type]
+    });
+
+    const input = {
+      id: 1,
+      module_type: 'article',
+      schema_type: 'media',
+      data: {
+        id: 2,
+        url: 'catimage.jpg'
+      }
+    };
+
+    expect(normalize(input, linkablesSchema)).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  test('can normalize entity nested inside object using property from parent', () => {
+    const mediaSchema = new schema.Entity('media');
+    const listsSchema = new schema.Entity('lists');
+
+    const schemaMap = {
+      media: mediaSchema,
+      lists: listsSchema
+    };
+
+    const linkablesSchema = {
+      data: (parent) => schemaMap[parent.schema_type]
+    };
+
+    const input = {
+      id: 1,
+      module_type: 'article',
+      schema_type: 'media',
+      data: {
+        id: 2,
+        url: 'catimage.jpg'
+      }
+    };
+
+    expect(normalize(input, linkablesSchema)).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('denormalize', () => {
diff --git a/src/schemas/Entity.js b/src/schemas/Entity.js
index 559dbc13..218a2d41 100644
--- a/src/schemas/Entity.js
+++ b/src/schemas/Entity.js
@@ -67,7 +67,15 @@ export default class EntitySchema {
     Object.keys(this.schema).forEach((key) => {
       if (processedEntity.hasOwnProperty(key) && typeof processedEntity[key] === 'object') {
         const schema = this.schema[key];
-        processedEntity[key] = visit(processedEntity[key], processedEntity, key, schema, addEntity, visitedEntities);
+        const resolvedSchema = typeof schema === 'function' ? schema(input) : schema;
+        processedEntity[key] = visit(
+          processedEntity[key],
+          processedEntity,
+          key,
+          resolvedSchema,
+          addEntity,
+          visitedEntities
+        );
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/schemas/Object.js b/src/schemas/Object.js
index 7bcae84a..d848a68d 100644
--- a/src/schemas/Object.js
+++ b/src/schemas/Object.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ export const normalize = (schema, input, parent, key, visit, addEntity, visitedE
   const object = { ...input };
   Object.keys(schema).forEach((key) => {
     const localSchema = schema[key];
-    const value = visit(input[key], input, key, localSchema, addEntity, visitedEntities);
+    const resolvedLocalSchema = typeof localSchema === 'function' ? localSchema(input) : localSchema;
+    const value = visit(input[key], input, key, resolvedLocalSchema, addEntity, visitedEntities);
     if (value === undefined || value === null) {
       delete object[key];
     } else {
diff --git a/typescript-tests/object.ts b/typescript-tests/object.ts
index 7dce1162..c70d24d2 100644
--- a/typescript-tests/object.ts
+++ b/typescript-tests/object.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 import { normalize, schema } from '../index'
 
-const data = {
-  /* ...*/
-};
+type Response = {
+  users: Array<{ id: string }>
+}
+const data: Response = { users: [ { id: 'foo' } ] };
 const user = new schema.Entity('users');
 
-const responseSchema = new schema.Object({ users: new schema.Array(user) });
-const normalizedData = normalize(data, responseSchema);
+{
+  const responseSchema = new schema.Object({ users: new schema.Array(user) });
+  const normalizedData = normalize(data, responseSchema);
+}
 
-const responseSchemaAlt = { users: new schema.Array(user) };
-const normalizedDataAlt = normalize(data, responseSchemaAlt);
+{
+  const responseSchema = new schema.Object<Response>({ users: (response: Response) => new schema.Array(user) });
+  const normalizedData = normalize(data, responseSchema);
+}
+
+{
+  const responseSchema = { users: new schema.Array(user) };
+  const normalizedData = normalize(data, responseSchema);
+}