diff --git a/modules/backend/classes/FormField.php b/modules/backend/classes/FormField.php
index 51ffd485c..2a9a2ec06 100644
--- a/modules/backend/classes/FormField.php
+++ b/modules/backend/classes/FormField.php
@@ -557,4 +557,26 @@ class FormField
 
         return $result;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the final model and attribute name of a nested attribute.
+     * Eg: list($model, $attribute) = $this->resolveAttribute('person[phone]');
+     * @param  string $attribute.
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function resolveModelAttribute($model, $attribute = null)
+    {
+        if ($attribute === null) {
+            $attribute = $this->valueFrom ?: $this->fieldName;
+        }
+
+        $parts = is_array($attribute) ? $attribute : HtmlHelper::nameToArray($attribute);
+        $last = array_pop($parts);
+
+        foreach ($parts as $part) {
+            $model = $model->{$part};
+        }
+
+        return [$model, $last];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/backend/classes/FormWidgetBase.php b/modules/backend/classes/FormWidgetBase.php
index 90516423b..716b84dd0 100644
--- a/modules/backend/classes/FormWidgetBase.php
+++ b/modules/backend/classes/FormWidgetBase.php
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ abstract class FormWidgetBase extends WidgetBase
      */
     public function resolveModelAttribute($attribute)
     {
-        $parts = HtmlHelper::nameToArray($attribute);
-        return $this->model->resolveAttribute($parts);
+        return $this->formField->resolveModelAttribute($this->model, $attribute);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php b/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
index 39d86ca96..5d268ad50 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/Form.php
@@ -913,8 +913,7 @@ class Form extends WidgetBase
          * Refer to the model method or any of its behaviors
          */
         if (!is_array($fieldOptions) && !$fieldOptions) {
-            $htmlArray = HtmlHelper::nameToArray($field->fieldName);
-            list($model, $attribute) = $this->model->resolveAttribute($htmlArray);
+            list($model, $attribute) = $field->resolveModelAttribute($this->model, $field->fieldName);
 
             $methodName = 'get'.studly_case($attribute).'Options';
             if (