diff --git a/src/routers/StackRouter.js b/src/routers/StackRouter.js
index 00ba9b2d..5f6f7dbd 100644
--- a/src/routers/StackRouter.js
+++ b/src/routers/StackRouter.js
@@ -257,9 +257,13 @@ export default (routeConfigs, stackConfig = {}) => {
           let childRouter = childRouters[childRoute.routeName];
           let debug = action.params && action.params.debug;
 
+          let childAction =
+            action.routeName === childRoute.routeName && action.action
+              ? action.action
+              : action;
           if (childRouter) {
             const nextRouteState = childRouter.getStateForAction(
-              action,
+              childAction,
               childRoute
             );
 
diff --git a/src/routers/__tests__/Routers-test.js b/src/routers/__tests__/Routers-test.js
index 38e34457..33e3a5af 100644
--- a/src/routers/__tests__/Routers-test.js
+++ b/src/routers/__tests__/Routers-test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import StackRouter from '../StackRouter';
 import TabRouter from '../TabRouter';
+import SwitchRouter from '../SwitchRouter';
 
 import NavigationActions from '../../NavigationActions';
 import { _TESTING_ONLY_normalize_keys } from '../KeyGenerator';
@@ -89,6 +90,75 @@ Object.keys(ROUTERS).forEach(routerName => {
   });
 });
 
+test('Nested navigate behavior test', () => {
+  const Leaf = () => <div />;
+
+  const First = () => <div />;
+  First.router = StackRouter({
+    First1: Leaf,
+    First2: Leaf,
+  });
+
+  const Second = () => <div />;
+  Second.router = StackRouter({
+    Second1: Leaf,
+    Second2: Leaf,
+  });
+
+  const Main = () => <div />;
+  Main.router = StackRouter({
+    First,
+    Second,
+  });
+  const TestRouter = SwitchRouter({
+    Login: Leaf,
+    Main,
+  });
+
+  const state1 = TestRouter.getStateForAction({ type: NavigationActions.INIT });
+
+  const state2 = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
+    { type: NavigationActions.NAVIGATE, routeName: 'First' },
+    state1
+  );
+  expect(state2.index).toEqual(1);
+  expect(state2.routes[1].index).toEqual(0);
+  expect(state2.routes[1].routes[0].index).toEqual(0);
+
+  const state3 = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
+    { type: NavigationActions.NAVIGATE, routeName: 'Second2' },
+    state2
+  );
+  expect(state3.index).toEqual(1);
+  expect(state3.routes[1].index).toEqual(1); // second
+  expect(state3.routes[1].routes[1].index).toEqual(1); //second.second2
+
+  const state4 = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
+    {
+      type: NavigationActions.NAVIGATE,
+      routeName: 'First',
+      action: { type: NavigationActions.NAVIGATE, routeName: 'First2' },
+    },
+    state3,
+    true
+  );
+  expect(state4.index).toEqual(1); // main
+  expect(state4.routes[1].index).toEqual(0); // first
+  expect(state4.routes[1].routes[0].index).toEqual(1); // first2
+
+  const state5 = TestRouter.getStateForAction(
+    {
+      type: NavigationActions.NAVIGATE,
+      routeName: 'First',
+      action: { type: NavigationActions.NAVIGATE, routeName: 'First1' },
+    },
+    state3 // second.second2 is active on state3
+  );
+  expect(state5.index).toEqual(1); // main
+  expect(state5.routes[1].index).toEqual(0); // first
+  expect(state5.routes[1].routes[0].index).toEqual(0); // first.first1
+});
+
 test('Handles no-op actions with tabs within stack router', () => {
   const BarView = () => <div />;
   const FooTabNavigator = () => <div />;