diff --git a/lib/puppet-lint/plugins/top_scope_facts/top_scope_facts.rb b/lib/puppet-lint/plugins/top_scope_facts/top_scope_facts.rb
index 5f537710..d3fcb324 100644
--- a/lib/puppet-lint/plugins/top_scope_facts/top_scope_facts.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet-lint/plugins/top_scope_facts/top_scope_facts.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ def check
   end
 
   def fix(problem)
-    problem[:token].value = "facts['" + problem[:token].value.sub(%r{^::}, '') + "']"
+    problem[:token].value.sub!(%r{^::}, '')
+    # checks if the fact is a top level structured fact e.g. ::my_structured_fact['foo']['bar']
+    if %r{\[.*}.match?(problem[:token].value)
+      fact_name = problem[:token].value.sub(%r{\[.*}, '')
+      nested_facts = problem[:token].value.scan(%r{\[.*}).first
+      problem[:token].value = "facts['" + fact_name + "']" + nested_facts
+    else
+      problem[:token].value = "facts['" + problem[:token].value + "']"
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/puppet-lint/plugins/top_scope_facts/top_scope_facts_spec.rb b/spec/unit/puppet-lint/plugins/top_scope_facts/top_scope_facts_spec.rb
index 939be5be..22281f84 100644
--- a/spec/unit/puppet-lint/plugins/top_scope_facts/top_scope_facts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/puppet-lint/plugins/top_scope_facts/top_scope_facts_spec.rb
@@ -102,6 +102,18 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context 'top scope structured fact not present on allowlist' do
+      let(:code) { "$::my_structured_fact['foo']['test']" }
+
+      it 'detects a problem' do
+        expect(problems).to contain_fixed('top scope fact instead of facts hash').on_line(1).in_column(1)
+      end
+
+      it 'fixes the problem' do
+        expect(manifest).to eq("$facts['my_structured_fact']['foo']['test']")
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'top scope $::trusted hash' do
       let(:code) { "$::trusted['certname']" }