diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 296c20f..2fe943e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ install: check_prereqs
 	python3 -m pip install -e '.[dev]'
 
 test: install
-	pylint singer -d missing-docstring,broad-except,bare-except,too-many-return-statements,too-many-branches,too-many-arguments,no-else-return,too-few-public-methods,fixme,protected-access
+	pylint singer --extension-pkg-whitelist=ciso8601 -d missing-docstring,broad-except,bare-except,too-many-return-statements,too-many-branches,too-many-arguments,no-else-return,too-few-public-methods,fixme,protected-access
 	nosetests --with-doctest -v
diff --git a/singer/transform.py b/singer/transform.py
index c165e38..f0b8556 100644
--- a/singer/transform.py
+++ b/singer/transform.py
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ def unix_seconds_to_datetime(value):
     return strftime(datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(int(value), datetime.timezone.utc))
 
 
+def breadcrumb_path(breadcrumb):
+    """
+    Transform breadcrumb into familiar object dot-notation
+    """
+    name = ".".join(breadcrumb)
+    name = name.replace('properties.', '')
+    name = name.replace('.items', '[]')
+    return name
+
+
 class SchemaMismatch(Exception):
     def __init__(self, errors):
         if not errors:
@@ -46,7 +56,7 @@ def __init__(self, errors):
             msg = "Errors during transform\n\t{}".format("\n\t".join(estrs))
             msg += "\n\n\nErrors during transform: [{}]".format(", ".join(estrs))
 
-        super(SchemaMismatch, self).__init__(msg)
+        super().__init__(msg)
 
 class SchemaKey:
     ref = "$ref"
@@ -110,25 +120,27 @@ def __enter__(self):
     def __exit__(self, *args):
         self.log_warning()
 
-    def filter_data_by_metadata(self, data, metadata):
+    def filter_data_by_metadata(self, data, metadata, parent=()):
         if isinstance(data, dict) and metadata:
             for field_name in list(data.keys()):
-                selected = singer.metadata.get(metadata, ('properties', field_name), 'selected')
-                inclusion = singer.metadata.get(metadata, ('properties', field_name), 'inclusion')
+                breadcrumb = parent + ('properties', field_name)
+                selected = singer.metadata.get(metadata, breadcrumb, 'selected')
+                inclusion = singer.metadata.get(metadata, breadcrumb, 'inclusion')
                 if inclusion == 'automatic':
                     continue
 
-                if selected is False:
+                if (selected is False) or (inclusion == 'unsupported'):
                     data.pop(field_name, None)
                     # Track that a field was filtered because the customer
-                    # didn't select it.
-                    self.filtered.add(field_name)
+                    # didn't select it or the tap declared it as unsupported.
+                    self.filtered.add(breadcrumb_path(breadcrumb))
+                else:
+                    data[field_name] = self.filter_data_by_metadata(
+                        data[field_name], metadata, breadcrumb)
 
-                if inclusion == 'unsupported':
-                    data.pop(field_name, None)
-                    # Track that the field was filtered because the tap
-                    # declared it as unsupported.
-                    self.filtered.add(field_name)
+        if isinstance(data, list) and metadata:
+            breadcrumb = parent + ('items',)
+            data = [self.filter_data_by_metadata(d, metadata, breadcrumb) for d in data]
 
         return data
 
diff --git a/tests/test_transform.py b/tests/test_transform.py
index 3ba57fa..c6861ef 100644
--- a/tests/test_transform.py
+++ b/tests/test_transform.py
@@ -295,6 +295,49 @@ def test_drops_fields_which_are_unsupported(self):
         dict_value = {"name": "chicken"}
         self.assertEqual({}, transform(dict_value, schema, NO_INTEGER_DATETIME_PARSING, metadata=metadata))
 
+    def test_drops_nested_object_fields_which_are_unselected(self):
+        schema = {"type": "object",
+                   "properties": {"addr": {"type": "object",
+                                            "properties": {"addr1": {"type": "string"},
+                                                           "city": {"type": "string"},
+                                                           "state": {"type": "string"},
+                                                           'amount': {'type': 'integer'}}}}}
+        metadata = {
+            ('properties','addr'): {"selected": True},
+            ('properties','addr', 'properties','amount'): {"selected": False}
+        }
+        data = {'addr':
+            {'addr1': 'address_1', 'city': 'city_1', 'state': 'state_1', 'amount': '123'}
+        }
+        expected = {'addr':
+            {'addr1': 'address_1', 'city': 'city_1', 'state': 'state_1'},
+        }
+        self.assertDictEqual(expected, transform(data, schema, NO_INTEGER_DATETIME_PARSING, metadata=metadata))
+
+    def test_drops_nested_array_fields_which_are_unselected(self):
+        schema = {"type": "object",
+                   "properties": {"addrs": {"type": "array",
+                                            "items": {"type": "object",
+                                                      "properties": {"addr1": {"type": "string"},
+                                                                     "city": {"type": "string"},
+                                                                     "state": {"type": "string"},
+                                                                     'amount': {'type': 'integer'}}}}}}
+        metadata = {
+            ('properties','addrs'): {"selected": True},
+            ('properties','addrs','items','properties','amount'): {"selected": False}
+        }
+        data = {'addrs': [
+                {'addr1': 'address_1', 'city': 'city_1', 'state': 'state_1', 'amount': '123'},
+                {'addr1': 'address_2', 'city': 'city_2', 'state': 'state_2', 'amount': '456'}
+            ]
+        }
+        expected = {'addrs': [
+                {'addr1': 'address_1', 'city': 'city_1', 'state': 'state_1'},
+                {'addr1': 'address_2', 'city': 'city_2', 'state': 'state_2'}
+            ]
+        }
+        self.assertDictEqual(expected, transform(data, schema, NO_INTEGER_DATETIME_PARSING, metadata=metadata))
+
 class TestResolveSchemaReferences(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_internal_refs_resolve(self):
         schema =  {"type": "object",