diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index df24a5f6..b61a06d6 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Changelog
 
 Changes in 0.8.2
 ================
+- Fixed hashing of EmbeddedDocuments (#348)
 - Added lock when calling doc.Delete() for when signals have no sender (#350)
 - Reload forces read preference to be PRIMARY (#355)
 - Querysets are now lest restrictive when querying duplicate fields (#332, #333)
diff --git a/mongoengine/base/document.py b/mongoengine/base/document.py
index e2944fb0..ca154a29 100644
--- a/mongoengine/base/document.py
+++ b/mongoengine/base/document.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class BaseDocument(object):
         return not self.__eq__(other)
 
     def __hash__(self):
-        if self.pk is None:
+        if getattr(self, 'pk', None) is None:
             # For new object
             return super(BaseDocument, self).__hash__()
         else:
diff --git a/tests/document/instance.py b/tests/document/instance.py
index cdc6fe08..f29cec2e 100644
--- a/tests/document/instance.py
+++ b/tests/document/instance.py
@@ -1705,6 +1705,14 @@ class InstanceTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertTrue(u1 in all_user_set)
 
+    def test_embedded_document_hash(self):
+        """Test embedded document can be hashed
+        """
+        class User(EmbeddedDocument):
+            pass
+
+        hash(User())
+
     def test_picklable(self):
 
         pickle_doc = PickleTest(number=1, string="One", lists=['1', '2'])