diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/FileReferenceTests.java b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/FileReferenceTests.java
index 870679513a..c2f741a769 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/FileReferenceTests.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/FileReferenceTests.java
@@ -24,4 +24,15 @@ public void testIssue306() {
         // copied from `./book.yaml`
         assertNotNull(swagger.getDefinitions().get("book"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testIssue308() {
+        SwaggerDeserializationResult result = new SwaggerParser().readWithInfo("./src/test/resources/nested-file-references/issue-308.yaml", null, true);
+        assertNotNull(result.getSwagger());
+
+        Swagger swagger = result.getSwagger();
+
+        assertTrue(swagger.getDefinitions().size() == 2);
+        assertTrue(swagger.getDefinitions().get("Paging").getProperties().size() == 1);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/nested-file-references/issue-308.yaml b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/nested-file-references/issue-308.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8c9ebd88d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/nested-file-references/issue-308.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+swagger: '2.0'
+info:
+  title: Test API
+  version: '1'
+host: example.com
+basePath: /api/v1
+schemes:
+  - https
+consumes:
+  - application/json; charset=utf-8
+produces:
+  - application/json; charset=utf-8
+
+paths:
+  /events:
+    get:
+      description: A list of events
+      operationId: getEvents
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: OK
+          schema:
+            required:
+              - paging
+              - items
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              paging:
+                $ref: './paging.yaml#/Paging'
+              items:
+                $ref: '#/definitions/StatusResponse'
+
+definitions:
+  StatusResponse:
+    properties:
+      http_code:
+        type: integer
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/nested-file-references/paging.yaml b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/nested-file-references/paging.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efda5bee1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/nested-file-references/paging.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Paging:
+  type: object
+  properties:
+    total_items:
+      type: integer