diff --git a/ddt.py b/ddt.py
index 747ebbf..338421a 100644
--- a/ddt.py
+++ b/ddt.py
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ def _raise_ve(*args):  # pylint: disable-msg=W0613
             elif isinstance(data, list):
                 value = elem
                 test_name = mk_test_name(name, value, i)
-            add_test(cls, test_name, func, value)
+            if isinstance(value, dict):
+                add_test(cls, test_name, func, **value)
+            else:
+                add_test(cls, test_name, func, value)
 
 
 def ddt(cls):
diff --git a/test/test_data_dict_dict.json b/test/test_data_dict_dict.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..280176c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_data_dict_dict.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "positive_integer_range": {
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 2,
+        "value": 1
+    },
+    "negative_integer_range": {
+        "start": -2,
+        "end": 0,
+        "value": -1
+    },
+    "positive_real_range": {
+        "start": 0.0,
+        "end": 1.0,
+        "value": 0.5
+    },
+    "negative_real_range": {
+        "start": -1.0,
+        "end": 0.0,
+        "value": -0.5
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_example.py b/test/test_example.py
index cda230d..13a110c 100644
--- a/test/test_example.py
+++ b/test/test_example.py
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ def test_greater(self, value):
         a, b = value
         self.assertGreater(a, b)
 
+    @file_data("test_data_dict_dict.json")
+    def test_file_data_dict_dict(self, start, end, value):
+        self.assertLess(start, end)
+        self.assertLess(value, end)
+        self.assertGreater(value, start)
+
     @file_data('test_data_dict.json')
     def test_file_data_dict(self, value):
         self.assertTrue(has_three_elements(value))