diff --git a/configuration/configuration_test.go b/configuration/configuration_test.go
index b0fe3c08e..514d8132a 100644
--- a/configuration/configuration_test.go
+++ b/configuration/configuration_test.go
@@ -456,6 +456,21 @@ func (suite *ConfigSuite) TestParseEnvMany() {
 	suite.Require().NoError(err)
 }
 
+// TestParseEnvInlinedStruct tests whether environment variables are properly matched to fields in inlined structs.
+func (suite *ConfigSuite) TestParseEnvInlinedStruct() {
+	suite.expectedConfig.Redis.Options.Username = "bob"
+	suite.expectedConfig.Redis.Options.Password = "password123"
+
+	// Test without inlined struct name in the env variable name
+	suite.T().Setenv("REGISTRY_REDIS_USERNAME", "bob")
+	// Test with the inlined struct name in the env variable name, for backward compatibility
+	suite.T().Setenv("REGISTRY_REDIS_OPTIONS_PASSWORD", "password123")
+
+	config, err := Parse(bytes.NewReader([]byte(configYamlV0_1)))
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+	suite.Require().Equal(suite.expectedConfig, config)
+}
+
 func checkStructs(tt *testing.T, t reflect.Type, structsChecked map[string]struct{}) {
 	tt.Helper()
 
diff --git a/configuration/parser.go b/configuration/parser.go
index 1a9201986..d94ce3156 100644
--- a/configuration/parser.go
+++ b/configuration/parser.go
@@ -205,6 +205,21 @@ func (p *Parser) overwriteStruct(v reflect.Value, fullpath string, path []string
 	byUpperCase := make(map[string]int)
 	for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
 		sf := v.Type().Field(i)
+
+		// For fields inlined in the YAML configuration file, the environment variables also need to be inlined
+		// Example struct tag for inlined field: `yaml:",inline"`
+		_, yamlOpts, _ := strings.Cut(sf.Tag.Get("yaml"), ",")
+		if yamlOpts == "inline" && sf.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+			// Inlined struct, check whether the env variable corresponds to a field inside this struct
+			// Maps could also be inlined, but since we don't need it right now it is not supported
+			inlined := v.Field(i)
+			for j := range inlined.NumField() {
+				if strings.EqualFold(inlined.Type().Field(j).Name, path[0]) {
+					return p.overwriteFields(inlined, fullpath, path, payload)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		upper := strings.ToUpper(sf.Name)
 		if _, present := byUpperCase[upper]; present {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("field name collision in configuration object: %s", sf.Name))
diff --git a/configuration/parser_test.go b/configuration/parser_test.go
index 636f3291c..637a20075 100644
--- a/configuration/parser_test.go
+++ b/configuration/parser_test.go
@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ type localConfiguration struct {
 	Version       Version `yaml:"version"`
 	Log           *Log    `yaml:"log"`
 	Notifications []Notif `yaml:"notifications,omitempty"`
+	Inlined       Inlined `yaml:",inline"`
 }
 
 type Notif struct {
 	Name string `yaml:"name"`
 }
 
+type Inlined struct {
+	FirstValue  string `yaml:"firstValue"`
+	SecondValue string `yaml:"secondValue"`
+}
+
 var expectedConfig = localConfiguration{
 	Version: "0.1",
 	Log: &Log{
@@ -89,3 +95,41 @@ func TestParseOverwriteUnininitializedPoiner(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, expectedConfig, config)
 }
+
+const testConfig3 = `version: "0.1"
+log:
+  formatter: "text"`
+
+func TestParseInlinedStruct(t *testing.T) {
+	config := localConfiguration{}
+
+	expected := localConfiguration{
+		Version: "0.1",
+		Log: &Log{
+			Formatter: "text",
+		},
+		Inlined: Inlined{
+			FirstValue:  "foo",
+			SecondValue: "bar",
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Test without inlined struct name in the env variable name
+	t.Setenv("REGISTRY_FIRSTVALUE", "foo")
+	// Test with the inlined struct name in the env variable name, for backward compatibility
+	t.Setenv("REGISTRY_INLINED_SECONDVALUE", "bar")
+
+	p := NewParser("registry", []VersionedParseInfo{
+		{
+			Version: "0.1",
+			ParseAs: reflect.TypeOf(config),
+			ConversionFunc: func(c interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+				return c, nil
+			},
+		},
+	})
+
+	err := p.Parse([]byte(testConfig3), &config)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, expected, config)
+}