diff --git a/remotes/nested/foo-ref-string.json b/remotes/nested/foo-ref-string.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cd2527e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remotes/nested/foo-ref-string.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+        "foo": {"$ref": "string.json"}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/remotes/nested/string.json b/remotes/nested/string.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2d48c06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remotes/nested/string.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "type": "string"
+}
diff --git a/tests/draft-next/refRemote.json b/tests/draft-next/refRemote.json
index 0a5e4849..a8440396 100644
--- a/tests/draft-next/refRemote.json
+++ b/tests/draft-next/refRemote.json
@@ -204,5 +204,30 @@
                 "valid": false
             }
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "description": "retrieved nested refs resolve relative to their URI not $id",
+        "schema": {
+            "$id": "http://localhost:1234/some-id",
+            "properties": {
+                "name": {"$ref": "nested/foo-ref-string.json"}
+            }
+        },
+        "tests": [
+            {
+                "description": "number is invalid",
+                "data": {
+                    "name": {"foo":  1}
+                },
+                "valid": false
+            },
+            {
+                "description": "string is valid",
+                "data": {
+                    "name": {"foo":  "a"}
+                },
+                "valid": true
+            }
+        ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tests/draft2019-09/refRemote.json b/tests/draft2019-09/refRemote.json
index 0a5e4849..a8440396 100644
--- a/tests/draft2019-09/refRemote.json
+++ b/tests/draft2019-09/refRemote.json
@@ -204,5 +204,30 @@
                 "valid": false
             }
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "description": "retrieved nested refs resolve relative to their URI not $id",
+        "schema": {
+            "$id": "http://localhost:1234/some-id",
+            "properties": {
+                "name": {"$ref": "nested/foo-ref-string.json"}
+            }
+        },
+        "tests": [
+            {
+                "description": "number is invalid",
+                "data": {
+                    "name": {"foo":  1}
+                },
+                "valid": false
+            },
+            {
+                "description": "string is valid",
+                "data": {
+                    "name": {"foo":  "a"}
+                },
+                "valid": true
+            }
+        ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tests/draft2020-12/refRemote.json b/tests/draft2020-12/refRemote.json
index 0a5e4849..a8440396 100644
--- a/tests/draft2020-12/refRemote.json
+++ b/tests/draft2020-12/refRemote.json
@@ -204,5 +204,30 @@
                 "valid": false
             }
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "description": "retrieved nested refs resolve relative to their URI not $id",
+        "schema": {
+            "$id": "http://localhost:1234/some-id",
+            "properties": {
+                "name": {"$ref": "nested/foo-ref-string.json"}
+            }
+        },
+        "tests": [
+            {
+                "description": "number is invalid",
+                "data": {
+                    "name": {"foo":  1}
+                },
+                "valid": false
+            },
+            {
+                "description": "string is valid",
+                "data": {
+                    "name": {"foo":  "a"}
+                },
+                "valid": true
+            }
+        ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tests/draft6/refRemote.json b/tests/draft6/refRemote.json
index 3b5a7fb7..c2b20024 100644
--- a/tests/draft6/refRemote.json
+++ b/tests/draft6/refRemote.json
@@ -210,5 +210,30 @@
                 "valid": false
             }
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "description": "retrieved nested refs resolve relative to their URI not $id",
+        "schema": {
+            "$id": "http://localhost:1234/some-id",
+            "properties": {
+                "name": {"$ref": "nested/foo-ref-string.json"}
+            }
+        },
+        "tests": [
+            {
+                "description": "number is invalid",
+                "data": {
+                    "name": {"foo":  1}
+                },
+                "valid": false
+            },
+            {
+                "description": "string is valid",
+                "data": {
+                    "name": {"foo":  "a"}
+                },
+                "valid": true
+            }
+        ]
     }
 ]
diff --git a/tests/draft7/refRemote.json b/tests/draft7/refRemote.json
index 3b5a7fb7..c2b20024 100644
--- a/tests/draft7/refRemote.json
+++ b/tests/draft7/refRemote.json
@@ -210,5 +210,30 @@
                 "valid": false
             }
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "description": "retrieved nested refs resolve relative to their URI not $id",
+        "schema": {
+            "$id": "http://localhost:1234/some-id",
+            "properties": {
+                "name": {"$ref": "nested/foo-ref-string.json"}
+            }
+        },
+        "tests": [
+            {
+                "description": "number is invalid",
+                "data": {
+                    "name": {"foo":  1}
+                },
+                "valid": false
+            },
+            {
+                "description": "string is valid",
+                "data": {
+                    "name": {"foo":  "a"}
+                },
+                "valid": true
+            }
+        ]
     }
 ]