diff --git a/Parser/JmsMetadataParser.php b/Parser/JmsMetadataParser.php
index 3f3bd1e..e985450 100644
--- a/Parser/JmsMetadataParser.php
+++ b/Parser/JmsMetadataParser.php
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class JmsMetadataParser implements ParserInterface, PostParserInterface
      */
     public function postParse(array $input, array $parameters)
     {
-        return $this->doPostParse($parameters);
+        return $this->doPostParse($parameters, array(), isset($input['groups']) ? $input['groups'] : array());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class JmsMetadataParser implements ParserInterface, PostParserInterface
      * @param  array $visited
      * @return array
      */
-    protected function doPostParse (array $parameters, array $visited = array())
+    protected function doPostParse (array $parameters, array $visited = array(), array $groups = array())
     {
         foreach ($parameters as $param => $data) {
             if (isset($data['class']) && isset($data['children']) && !in_array($data['class'], $visited)) {
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ class JmsMetadataParser implements ParserInterface, PostParserInterface
 
                 $input = array('class' => $data['class'], 'groups' => isset($data['groups']) ? $data['groups'] : array());
                 $parameters[$param]['children'] = array_merge(
-                    $parameters[$param]['children'], $this->doPostParse($parameters[$param]['children'], $visited)
+                    $parameters[$param]['children'], $this->doPostParse($parameters[$param]['children'], $visited, $groups)
                 );
                 $parameters[$param]['children'] = array_merge(
-                    $parameters[$param]['children'], $this->doParse($input['class'], $visited, $input['groups'])
+                    $parameters[$param]['children'], $this->doParse($input['class'], $visited, $groups)
                 );
             }
         }
diff --git a/Tests/Fixtures/Model/JmsTest.php b/Tests/Fixtures/Model/JmsTest.php
index a2ce4d2..4c2351d 100644
--- a/Tests/Fixtures/Model/JmsTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Fixtures/Model/JmsTest.php
@@ -40,4 +40,8 @@ class JmsTest
      */
     public $nestedArray;
 
+    /**
+     * @JMS\Groups("hidden")
+     */
+    public $hidden;
 }
diff --git a/Tests/Parser/JmsMetadataParserTest.php b/Tests/Parser/JmsMetadataParserTest.php
index 3eae0ac..e4a66fc 100644
--- a/Tests/Parser/JmsMetadataParserTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Parser/JmsMetadataParserTest.php
@@ -320,6 +320,93 @@ class JmsMetadataParserTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         );
     }
 
+    public function testNestedGroups()
+    {
+        $metadataFactory     = $this->getMock('Metadata\MetadataFactoryInterface');
+        $docCommentExtractor = $this->getMockBuilder('Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Util\DocCommentExtractor')
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+
+        $input = 'Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Tests\Fixtures\Model\JmsNested';
+        $nestedInput = 'Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Tests\Fixtures\Model\JmsTest';
+
+        $nestedPropertyMetadataHidden = new PropertyMetadata($nestedInput, 'hidden');
+        $nestedPropertyMetadataHidden->type = array('name' => 'string');
+        $nestedPropertyMetadataHidden->groups = array('hidden');
+
+        $nestedPropertyMetadataFoo = new PropertyMetadata($nestedInput, 'foo');
+        $nestedPropertyMetadataFoo->type = array('name' => 'string');
+
+        $nestedMetadata = new ClassMetadata($nestedInput);
+        $nestedMetadata->addPropertyMetadata($nestedPropertyMetadataHidden);
+        $nestedMetadata->addPropertyMetadata($nestedPropertyMetadataFoo);
+
+        $propertyMetadataFoo       = new PropertyMetadata($input, 'foo');
+        $propertyMetadataFoo->type = array('name' => 'string');
+
+        $propertyMetadataBar         = new PropertyMetadata($input, 'bar');
+        $propertyMetadataBar->type   = array('name' => 'string');
+        $propertyMetadataBar->groups = array('Default');
+
+        $propertyMetadataParent         = new PropertyMetadata($input, 'parent');
+        $propertyMetadataParent->type   = array('name' => $nestedInput);
+        $propertyMetadataParent->groups = array('hidden');
+
+        $metadata = new ClassMetadata($input);
+        $metadata->addPropertyMetadata($propertyMetadataFoo);
+        $metadata->addPropertyMetadata($propertyMetadataBar);
+        $metadata->addPropertyMetadata($propertyMetadataParent);
+
+        $metadataFactory->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getMetadataForClass')
+            ->will($this->returnValueMap(array(
+                array($input, $metadata),
+                array($nestedInput, $nestedMetadata)
+            )));
+
+        $propertyNamingStrategy = new CamelCaseNamingStrategy();
+        $jmsMetadataParser = new JmsMetadataParser($metadataFactory, $propertyNamingStrategy, $docCommentExtractor);
+
+        // No group specified.
+        $output = $jmsMetadataParser->parse(
+            array(
+                'class'   => $input,
+                'groups'  => array('hidden'),
+            )
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            array(
+                'parent' => array(
+                    'dataType' => 'object (JmsTest)',
+                    'actualType' => DataTypes::MODEL,
+                    'subType' => $nestedInput,
+                    'default' => null,
+                    'required' => false,
+                    'description' => null,
+                    'readonly' => false,
+                    'sinceVersion' => null,
+                    'untilVersion' => null,
+                    'class' => $nestedInput,
+                    'children' => array(
+                        'hidden' => array(
+                            'dataType' => 'string',
+                            'actualType' => 'string',
+                            'subType' => null,
+                            'required' => false,
+                            'default' => null,
+                            'description' => null,
+                            'readonly' => false,
+                            'sinceVersion' => null,
+                            'untilVersion' => null
+                        )
+                    )
+                )
+            ),
+            $output
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testParserWithVersion()
     {
         $metadataFactory     = $this->getMock('Metadata\MetadataFactoryInterface');