diff --git a/src/core/n-control.c b/src/core/n-control.c
index 1a74bad697..995b122926 100644
--- a/src/core/n-control.c
+++ b/src/core/n-control.c
@@ -135,27 +135,27 @@ enum {
 ***********************************************************************/
 {
 	REBSER *series = VAL_OBJ_FRAME(value);
-
-	if (!GET_FLAG(flags, PROT_WORDS)) {
-		if (IS_MARK_SERIES(series)) return; // avoid loop
-		if (GET_FLAG(flags, PROT_SET)) {
+	if (IS_MARK_SERIES(series)) return; // avoid loop
+	for (value = FRM_WORDS(series)+1; NOT_END(value); value++) {
+		Protect_Word(value, flags);
+	}
+	if (GET_FLAG(flags, PROT_SET)) {
+		// protecting...
+		if (!GET_FLAG(flags, PROT_WORDS)) {
 			PROTECT_SERIES(series);
-			if (GET_FLAG(flags, PROT_PERMANENTLY)) LOCK_SERIES(series);
+			if (GET_FLAG(flags, PROT_PERMANENTLY))
+				LOCK_SERIES(series);
 		}
-		else 
+	} else {
+		// unprotecting...
+		if(!GET_FLAG(flags, PROT_WORDS)) {
 			//unprotect series only when not locked (using protect/permanently)
 			if (!IS_LOCK_SERIES(series))
 				UNPROTECT_SERIES(series);
+		}
 	}
-
-	for (value = FRM_WORDS(series)+1; NOT_END(value); value++) {
-		Protect_Word(value, flags);
-	}
-
 	if (!GET_FLAG(flags, PROT_DEEP)) return;
-
 	MARK_SERIES(series); // recursion protection
-
 	for (value = FRM_VALUES(series)+1; NOT_END(value); value++) {
 		Protect_Value(value, flags);
 	}
diff --git a/src/tests/units/object-test.r3 b/src/tests/units/object-test.r3
index 80c0cba3ad..9a755ca795 100644
--- a/src/tests/units/object-test.r3
+++ b/src/tests/units/object-test.r3
@@ -103,4 +103,41 @@ Rebol [
 
 ===end-group===
 
+
+===start-group=== "UNPROTECT object!"
+	;@@ https://github.com/Oldes/Rebol-issues/issues/1015
+	--test-- "unprotect object"
+		; To allow adding words to o, and allow modification of words already in o, but not affect their values:
+		o: unprotect protect/deep o: object [a: 10 b: [20]]
+		--assert not error? try [extend o 'c 3]
+		--assert not error? try [append o 'd]
+		--assert not error? try [o/a: 0]
+		--assert     error? try [append o/b 0]
+
+	--test-- "unprotect/words object!"
+		; To allow modification of words already in o, but not affect their values or the object itself: 
+		o: unprotect/words protect/deep o: object [a: 10 b: [20]]
+		--assert     error? try [extend o 'c 3]
+		--assert     error? try [append o 'd]
+		--assert not error? try [o/a: 0]
+		--assert     error? try [append o/b 0]
+
+	--test-- "unprotect/deep object!"
+		; To allow adding words to o, and allow modification of words already in o or their values:
+		o: unprotect/deep protect/deep o: object [a: 10 b: [20]]
+		--assert not error? try [extend o 'c 3]
+		--assert not error? try [append o 'd]
+		--assert not error? try [o/a: 0]
+		--assert not error? try [append o/b 0]
+
+	--test-- "unprotect/words/deep object!"
+		; To allow modification of words already in o and their contents, but not affect the object itself: 
+		o: unprotect/words/deep protect/deep o: object [a: 10 b: [20]]
+		--assert     error? try [extend o 'c 3]
+		--assert     error? try [append o 'd]
+		--assert not error? try [o/a: 0]
+		--assert not error? try [append o/b 0]
+
+===end-group===
+
 ~~~end-file~~~