diff --git a/huma.go b/huma.go
index 0a6c2ccc..32e075f8 100644
--- a/huma.go
+++ b/huma.go
@@ -1307,11 +1307,24 @@ func Register[I, O any](api API, op Operation, handler func(context.Context, *I)
 		}
 
 		resolvers.EveryPB(pb, v, func(item reflect.Value, _ bool) {
-			if resolver, ok := item.Addr().Interface().(Resolver); ok {
+			if item.CanAddr() {
+				item = item.Addr()
+			} else {
+				// If the item is non-addressable (example: primitive custom type with
+				// a resolver as a map value), then we need to create a new pointer to
+				// the value to ensure the resolver can be called, regardless of whether
+				// is is a value or pointer resolver type.
+				// TODO: this is inefficient and could be improved in the future.
+				ptr := reflect.New(item.Type())
+				elem := ptr.Elem()
+				elem.Set(item)
+				item = ptr
+			}
+			if resolver, ok := item.Interface().(Resolver); ok {
 				if errs := resolver.Resolve(ctx); len(errs) > 0 {
 					res.Errors = append(res.Errors, errs...)
 				}
-			} else if resolver, ok := item.Addr().Interface().(ResolverWithPath); ok {
+			} else if resolver, ok := item.Interface().(ResolverWithPath); ok {
 				if errs := resolver.Resolve(ctx, pb); len(errs) > 0 {
 					res.Errors = append(res.Errors, errs...)
 				}
diff --git a/huma_test.go b/huma_test.go
index 621aac4e..cfad795d 100644
--- a/huma_test.go
+++ b/huma_test.go
@@ -2277,6 +2277,27 @@ func TestBodyRace(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+type CustomMapValue string
+
+func (v *CustomMapValue) Resolve(ctx huma.Context) []error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestResolverCustomTypePrimitive(t *testing.T) {
+	_, api := humatest.New(t, huma.DefaultConfig("Test API", "1.0.0"))
+	huma.Post(api, "/test", func(ctx context.Context, input *struct {
+		Body struct {
+			Tags map[string]CustomMapValue `json:"tags"`
+		}
+	}) (*struct{}, error) {
+		return nil, nil
+	})
+
+	assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
+		api.Post("/test", map[string]any{"tags": map[string]string{"foo": "bar"}})
+	})
+}
+
 // func BenchmarkSecondDecode(b *testing.B) {
 // 	//nolint: musttag
 // 	type MediumSized struct {