diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 4d3c258..91fbe36 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -208,15 +208,16 @@ class Walker extends EE {
     new Walker(this.walkerOpt(entry, opts)).on('done', then).start()
   }
 
-  filterEntry (entry, partial) {
+  filterEntry (entry, partial, entryBasename) {
     let included = true
 
     // this = /a/b/c
     // entry = d
     // parent /a/b sees c/d
     if (this.parent && this.parent.filterEntry) {
-      var pt = this.basename + '/' + entry
-      included = this.parent.filterEntry(pt, partial)
+      const parentEntry = this.basename + '/' + entry
+      const parentBasename = entryBasename || entry
+      included = this.parent.filterEntry(parentEntry, partial, parentBasename)
       if (!included && partial) {
         return false
       }
@@ -229,17 +230,28 @@ class Walker extends EE {
           // so if it's negated, and already included, no need to check
           // likewise if it's neither negated nor included
           if (rule.negate !== included) {
+            const isRelativeRule = entryBasename && rule.globParts.some(part =>
+              part.length <= (part.slice(-1)[0] ? 1 : 2)
+            )
+
             // first, match against /foo/bar
             // then, against foo/bar
             // then, in the case of partials, match with a /
+            //   then, if also the rule is relative, match against basename
             const match = rule.match('/' + entry) ||
               rule.match(entry) ||
-              (!!partial && (
+              !!partial && (
                 rule.match('/' + entry + '/') ||
-                rule.match(entry + '/'))) ||
-              (!!partial && rule.negate && (
-                rule.match('/' + entry, true) ||
-                rule.match(entry, true)))
+                rule.match(entry + '/') ||
+                rule.negate && (
+                  rule.match('/' + entry, true) ||
+                  rule.match(entry, true)) ||
+                isRelativeRule && (
+                  rule.match('/' + entryBasename + '/') ||
+                  rule.match(entryBasename + '/') ||
+                  rule.negate && (
+                    rule.match('/' + entryBasename, true) ||
+                    rule.match(entryBasename, true))))
 
             if (match) {
               included = rule.negate
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index a1a68e9..4d74b81 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ exports.ignores = ignores
 exports.writeIgnoreFile = writeIgnoreFile
 exports.writeIgnores = writeIgnores
 exports.clearIgnores = clearIgnores
+exports.createFile = createFile
 
 function writeIgnoreFile (file, rules) {
   file = path.resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures', file)
@@ -37,3 +38,13 @@ function ignores (set) {
   writeIgnores(set)
   process.on('exit', clearIgnores.bind(null, set))
 }
+
+/** Used to create an extra file next to the fixtures from 00-setup.js. */
+function createFile (dir, file) {
+  var fixtures = path.resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures')
+
+  dir = path.resolve(fixtures, dir)
+  fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true })
+  file = path.resolve(dir, file)
+  fs.writeFileSync(file, path.basename(file))
+}
diff --git a/test/nested-ignores.js b/test/nested-ignores.js
index f0f4a6d..b937437 100644
--- a/test/nested-ignores.js
+++ b/test/nested-ignores.js
@@ -7,16 +7,24 @@ const path = resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures')
 // set the ignores just for this test
 var c = require('./common.js')
 c.ignores({
-  '.ignore': ['*', 'd', 'h', '!d/c/h/.dch', '!/h/c/d/hcd'],
+  '.ignore': ['*', 'd', 'h', '!d/c/h/.dch', '!/h/c/d/hcd', '!c/**/ccc'],
   'd/.ignore': ['!*', '.ignore'], // unignore everything
   'd/d/.ignore': ['*'], // re-ignore everything
   'd/c/.ignore': ['*', '!/h/.dch'], // original unignore
   'd/h/.ignore': ['*'], // ignore everything again
   'h/c/d/.ignore': ['!hcd', '!.hcd', '!/d{ch,dd}'],
+  'c/.ignore': ['h/', 'c/c*'], // ignore directories recursively (GH#9)
 })
+// For GH#9, we need one more level of depth
+c.createFile('c/c/d/d', 'ccc')
+c.createFile('c/c/d/h', 'ccc')
 
 // the only files we expect to see
 var expected = [
+  'c/c/d/ccc',
+  'c/c/d/d/ccc',
+  'c/d/c/ccc',
+  'c/d/d/ccc',
   'd/c/h/.dch',
   'h/c/d/.hcd',
   'h/c/d/dch',