diff --git a/src/Serilog/Parameters/PropertyValueConverter.cs b/src/Serilog/Parameters/PropertyValueConverter.cs
index b0eca3a6c..55dbe009f 100644
--- a/src/Serilog/Parameters/PropertyValueConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog/Parameters/PropertyValueConverter.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #if NET40
 using Serilog.Platform;
+#else
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 #endif
 
 namespace Serilog.Parameters
@@ -154,9 +156,12 @@ LogEventPropertyValue CreatePropertyValue(object value, Destructuring destructur
 
             if (destructuring == Destructuring.Destructure)
             {
-                var typeTag = value.GetType().Name;
-                if (typeTag.Length <= 0 || !char.IsLetter(typeTag[0]))
+                var type = value.GetType();
+                var typeTag = type.Name;
+                if (typeTag.Length <= 0 || IsCompilerGeneratedType(type))
+                {
                     typeTag = null;
+                }
 
                 return new StructureValue(GetProperties(value, limiter), typeTag);
             }
@@ -214,5 +219,19 @@ static IEnumerable<LogEventProperty> GetProperties(object value, ILogEventProper
                 yield return new LogEventProperty(prop.Name, recursive.CreatePropertyValue(propValue, true));
             }
         }
+
+#if !NET40
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+#endif
+        internal static bool IsCompilerGeneratedType(Type type)
+        {
+            var typeInfo = type.GetTypeInfo();
+            var typeName = type.Name;
+
+            //C# Anonymous types always start with "<>" and VB's start with "VB$"
+            return typeInfo.IsGenericType && typeInfo.IsSealed && typeInfo.IsNotPublic && type.Namespace == null
+                && (typeName[0] == '<'
+                    || (typeName.Length > 2 && typeName[0] == 'V' && typeName[1] == 'B' && typeName[2] == '$'));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Serilog/Platform/TypeInfo-net40.cs b/src/Serilog/Platform/TypeInfo-net40.cs
index c894edbcd..136d469e2 100644
--- a/src/Serilog/Platform/TypeInfo-net40.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog/Platform/TypeInfo-net40.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public TypeInfo(Type type)
         public IEnumerable<PropertyInfo> DeclaredProperties => Type.GetProperties();
 
         public bool IsAssignableFrom(TypeInfo targetType) => Type.IsAssignableFrom(targetType.Type);
+
+        public bool IsNotPublic => Type.IsNotPublic;
     }
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/test/Serilog.Tests/Parameters/PropertyValueConverterTests.cs b/test/Serilog.Tests/Parameters/PropertyValueConverterTests.cs
index 57a0d7a17..4fca562ad 100644
--- a/test/Serilog.Tests/Parameters/PropertyValueConverterTests.cs
+++ b/test/Serilog.Tests/Parameters/PropertyValueConverterTests.cs
@@ -234,6 +234,16 @@ public void ItemPropertiesNotAreIgnoredWhenDestructuring()
             var item = pv.Properties.Single();
             Assert.Equal("Item", item.Name);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CSharpAnonymousTypesAreRecognizedWhenDestructuring()
+        {
+            var o = new { Foo = "Bar" };
+            var result = _converter.CreatePropertyValue(o, true);
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(StructureValue), result.GetType());
+            var structuredValue = (StructureValue)result;
+            Assert.Equal(null, structuredValue.TypeTag);
+        }
     }
 }