diff --git a/lib/ash/action_input.ex b/lib/ash/action_input.ex
index eb611995..42c63d8b 100644
--- a/lib/ash/action_input.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/action_input.ex
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ defmodule Ash.ActionInput do
 
     domain =
       input.domain || opts[:domain] || Ash.Resource.Info.domain(input.resource) ||
+        Ash.Actions.Helpers.maybe_embedded_domain(input.resource) ||
         raise ArgumentError,
           message:
             "Could not determine domain for action. Provide the `domain` option or configure a domain in the resource directly."
diff --git a/lib/ash/actions/helpers.ex b/lib/ash/actions/helpers.ex
index 0a53db59..6fa8df63 100644
--- a/lib/ash/actions/helpers.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/actions/helpers.ex
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ defmodule Ash.Actions.Helpers do
     opts
   end
 
+  def maybe_embedded_domain(resource) do
+    if Ash.Resource.Info.embedded?(resource) do
+      Ash.EmbeddableType.ShadowDomain
+    end
+  end
+
   def set_context_and_get_opts(domain, query_or_changeset, opts) do
     opts = transform_tenant(opts)
     opts = set_skip_unknown_opts(opts, query_or_changeset)
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Actions.Helpers do
 
     domain =
       Ash.Resource.Info.domain(query_or_changeset.resource) || opts[:domain] || domain ||
-        query_or_changeset.domain
+        query_or_changeset.domain || maybe_embedded_domain(query_or_changeset.resource)
 
     opts =
       case query_or_changeset.context do
diff --git a/lib/ash/changeset/changeset.ex b/lib/ash/changeset/changeset.ex
index 1c8142db..8661177f 100644
--- a/lib/ash/changeset/changeset.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/changeset/changeset.ex
@@ -1318,6 +1318,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Changeset do
 
     domain =
       changeset.domain || opts[:domain] || Ash.Resource.Info.domain(changeset.resource) ||
+        Ash.Actions.Helpers.maybe_embedded_domain(changeset.resource) ||
         raise ArgumentError,
           message:
             "Could not determine domain for changeset. Provide the `domain` option or configure a domain in the resource directly."
@@ -1606,6 +1607,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Changeset do
   defp do_for_action(changeset, action_or_name, params, opts) do
     domain =
       changeset.domain || opts[:domain] || Ash.Resource.Info.domain(changeset.resource) ||
+        Ash.Actions.Helpers.maybe_embedded_domain(changeset.resource) ||
         raise ArgumentError,
           message:
             "Could not determine domain for changeset. Provide the `domain` option or configure a domain in the resource directly."
diff --git a/lib/ash/helpers.ex b/lib/ash/helpers.ex
index f9d9d5dc..da1c2934 100644
--- a/lib/ash/helpers.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/helpers.ex
@@ -501,7 +501,8 @@ defmodule Ash.Helpers do
 
   defp domain_from_resource(resource) do
     if Ash.Resource.Info.resource?(resource) || (is_map(resource) and not is_struct(resource)) do
-      Ash.Resource.Info.domain(resource)
+      Ash.Resource.Info.domain(resource) ||
+        Ash.Actions.Helpers.maybe_embedded_domain(resource)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/ash/query/query.ex b/lib/ash/query/query.ex
index a791e126..d5c1a888 100644
--- a/lib/ash/query/query.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/query/query.ex
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Query do
 
     domain =
       query.domain || opts[:domain] || Ash.Resource.Info.domain(query.resource) ||
+        Ash.Actions.Helpers.maybe_embedded_domain(query.resource) ||
         raise ArgumentError,
               "Could not determine domain for query. Provide the `domain` option or configure a domain in the resource directly."
 
@@ -2879,6 +2880,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Query do
   def apply_to(query, records, opts \\ []) do
     domain =
       query.domain || Ash.Resource.Info.domain(query.resource) || opts[:domain] ||
+        Ash.Actions.Helpers.maybe_embedded_domain(query.resource) ||
         raise ArgumentError,
               "Could not determine domain for #{inspect(query)}, please provide the `:domain` option."
 
diff --git a/lib/ash/resource.ex b/lib/ash/resource.ex
index ceb15ffe..cf68856b 100644
--- a/lib/ash/resource.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/resource.ex
@@ -118,29 +118,18 @@ defmodule Ash.Resource do
           ] do
       @persist {:simple_notifiers, List.wrap(opts[:simple_notifiers])}
 
-      cond do
-        embedded? && has_domain? ->
-          raise """
-          Configuration Error in #{inspect(__MODULE__)}:
+      unless embedded? || has_domain? do
+        IO.warn("""
+        Configuration Error:
 
-          `domain` option must not be specified for embedded resource.
-          """
+        `domain` option missing for #{inspect(__MODULE__)}
 
-        embedded? || has_domain? ->
-          :ok
+        If you wish to make a resource compatible with multiple domains, set the domain to `nil` explicitly.
 
-        true ->
-          IO.warn("""
-          Configuration Error:
+        Example configuration:
 
-          `domain` option missing for #{inspect(__MODULE__)}
-
-          If you wish to make a resource compatible with multiple domains, set the domain to `nil` explicitly.
-
-          Example configuration:
-
-          use Ash.Resource, #{String.trim_trailing(String.trim_leading(inspect([{:domain, YourDomain} | opts], pretty: true), "["), "]")}
-          """)
+        use Ash.Resource, #{String.trim_trailing(String.trim_leading(inspect([{:domain, YourDomain} | opts], pretty: true), "["), "]")}
+        """)
       end
 
       if domain do