diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php
index 1bc0392a7d..a5fc59d3b0 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php
@@ -181,6 +181,36 @@ class GROUP_LDAP extends BackendUtility implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 		return $allMembers;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param string $DN
+	 * @param array|null &$seen
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	private function _getGroupDNsFromMemberOf($DN, &$seen = null) {
+		if ($seen === null) {
+			$seen = array();
+		}
+		if (array_key_exists($DN, $seen)) {
+			// avoid loops
+			return array();
+		}
+		$seen[$DN] = 1;
+		$groups = $this->access->readAttribute($DN, 'memberOf');
+		if (!is_array($groups)) {
+			return array();
+		}
+		$groups = $this->access->groupsMatchFilter($groups);
+		$allGroups =  $groups;
+		$nestedGroups = $this->access->connection->ldapNestedGroups;
+		if (intval($nestedGroups) === 1) {
+			foreach ($groups as $group) {
+				$subGroups = $this->_getGroupDNsFromMemberOf($group, $seen);
+				$allGroups = array_merge($allGroups, $subGroups);
+			}
+		}	
+		return $allGroups;	
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * translates a primary group ID into an ownCloud internal name
 	 * @param string $gid as given by primaryGroupID on AD
@@ -377,10 +407,8 @@ class GROUP_LDAP extends BackendUtility implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 		if(intval($this->access->connection->hasMemberOfFilterSupport) === 1
 			&& intval($this->access->connection->useMemberOfToDetectMembership) === 1
 		) {
-			$groupDNs = $this->access->readAttribute($userDN, 'memberOf');
-
+			$groupDNs = $this->_getGroupDNsFromMemberOf($userDN);
 			if (is_array($groupDNs)) {
-				$groupDNs = $this->access->groupsMatchFilter($groupDNs);
 				foreach ($groupDNs as $dn) {
 					$groupName = $this->access->dn2groupname($dn);
 					if(is_string($groupName)) {
@@ -390,6 +418,7 @@ class GROUP_LDAP extends BackendUtility implements \OCP\GroupInterface {
 					}
 				}
 			}
+			
 			if($primaryGroup !== false) {
 				$groups[] = $primaryGroup;
 			}
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/tests/group_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/tests/group_ldap.php
index f716618ce4..805238e7d3 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/tests/group_ldap.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/tests/group_ldap.php
@@ -395,16 +395,15 @@ class Test_Group_Ldap extends \Test\TestCase {
 			->method('username2dn')
 			->will($this->returnValue($dn));
 
-		$access->expects($this->once())
+		$access->expects($this->exactly(3))
 			->method('readAttribute')
-			->with($dn, 'memberOf')
-			->will($this->returnValue(['cn=groupA,dc=foobar', 'cn=groupB,dc=foobar']));
+			->will($this->onConsecutiveCalls(['cn=groupA,dc=foobar', 'cn=groupB,dc=foobar'], [], []));
 
 		$access->expects($this->exactly(2))
 			->method('dn2groupname')
 			->will($this->returnArgument(0));
 
-		$access->expects($this->once())
+		$access->expects($this->exactly(3))
 			->method('groupsMatchFilter')
 			->will($this->returnArgument(0));