diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 01c5d76..e89b632 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 declare module "mongoose-lean-virtuals" {
-    import mongoose = require('mongoose');
-    export default function mongooseLeanVirtuals(schema: mongoose.Schema<any, any, any, any>, opts?: any): void;
-    export function mongooseLeanVirtuals(schema: mongoose.Schema<any, any, any, any>, opts?: any): void;
-  }
\ No newline at end of file
+  import mongoose = require('mongoose');
+  export default function mongooseLeanVirtuals(schema: mongoose.Schema<any, any, any, any>, opts?: any): void;
+  export function mongooseLeanVirtuals(schema: mongoose.Schema<any, any, any, any>, opts?: any): void;
+
+  export function parent(value: any): any;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 532ff8d..4a88143 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const flat = require('array.prototype.flat');
 const mpath = require('mpath');
 
 const documentParentsMap = new WeakMap();
+const attachVirtualsFnMap = new WeakMap();
 
 module.exports = function mongooseLeanVirtuals(schema, options) {
   const fn = attachVirtualsMiddleware(schema, options);
@@ -32,7 +33,14 @@ module.exports.parent = function(obj) {
   if (obj == null) {
     return void 0;
   }
-  return documentParentsMap.get(obj);
+  const res = documentParentsMap.get(obj);
+  // Since we do we apply virtuals to children before parents,
+  // we may need to call `applyVirtuals()` on the parent if we're
+  // accessing the parent from the child.
+  if (attachVirtualsFnMap.get(res)) {
+    attachVirtualsFnMap.get(res)();
+  }
+  return res;
 };
 
 function attachVirtualsMiddleware(schema, options = {}) {
@@ -75,9 +83,19 @@ function attachVirtuals(schema, res, virtuals, parent) {
     }
   }
 
+  let called = false;
+  const applyVirtualsToResultOnce = () => {
+    if (called) {
+      return;
+    }
+    called = true;
+    applyVirtualsToResult(schema, res, toApply);
+  };
+
+  addToParentMap(res, parent, applyVirtualsToResultOnce);
+
   applyVirtualsToChildren(this, schema, res, virtualsForChildren, parent);
-  addToParentMap(res, parent);
-  return applyVirtualsToResult(schema, res, toApply);
+  return applyVirtualsToResultOnce();
 }
 
 function applyVirtualsToResult(schema, res, toApply) {
@@ -92,8 +110,8 @@ function applyVirtualsToResult(schema, res, toApply) {
   }
 }
 
-function addToParentMap(res, parent) {
-  if (parent == null || res == null) {
+function addToParentMap(res, parent, attachVirtualsToResult) {
+  if (res == null) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -108,6 +126,7 @@ function addToParentMap(res, parent) {
     for (const _res of res) {
       if (_res != null && typeof _res === 'object') {
         documentParentsMap.set(_res, parent);
+        attachVirtualsFnMap.set(_res, attachVirtualsToResult);
       }
     }
     return;
@@ -115,6 +134,7 @@ function addToParentMap(res, parent) {
 
   if (typeof res === 'object') {
     documentParentsMap.set(res, parent);
+    attachVirtualsFnMap.set(res, attachVirtualsToResult);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index be63f50..00f26ba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "acquit-ignore": "0.1.0",
     "acquit-markdown": "0.1.0",
     "co": "4.6.0",
-    "eslint": "6.8.0",
+    "eslint": "7.x",
     "istanbul": "0.4.5",
     "mocha": "5.2.x",
     "mongoose": "7.0.0-rc0"
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 0878410..3063509 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ describe('Discriminators work', () => {
 
   it('sets empty array if no result and justOne: false', async function() {
     const childSchema = new mongoose.Schema({ name: String, parentId: 'ObjectId' });
-    const Child = mongoose.model('C2', childSchema);
+    mongoose.model('C2', childSchema);
 
     const parentSchema = new mongoose.Schema({ name: String });
     parentSchema.virtual('children', {
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ describe('Discriminators work', () => {
     const Parent = mongoose.model('Parent2', parentSchema);
 
     const child = await Child.create({ name: 'Luke', surname: { name: 'Skywalker' } });
-    const parent = await Parent.create({ role: 'Father', surname: { name: 'Vader' }, allegiance: { name: 'Empire' }, child: child });
+    await Parent.create({ role: 'Father', surname: { name: 'Vader' }, allegiance: { name: 'Empire' }, child: child });
     let doc = await Parent.findOne().populate('child').lean({ virtuals: true });
     assert.ok(childGetterCalled);
     assert.ok(parentGetterCalled);
@@ -744,4 +744,48 @@ describe('Discriminators work', () => {
       assert.equal(doc.lowercase, 'test testerson');
     });
   });
+
+  it('supports parent() on deeply nested docs (gh-65)', function() {
+    const getParent = (doc) => {
+      if (doc instanceof mongoose.Document) {
+        return doc.parent();
+      }
+      return mongooseLeanVirtuals.parent(doc);
+    };
+
+    const grandchildSchema = new mongoose.Schema({ firstName: String });
+    grandchildSchema.virtual('fullName').get(function() {
+      return `${this.firstName} ${getParent(getParent(this)).lastName}`;
+    });
+
+    const childSchema = new mongoose.Schema({ firstName: String, child: grandchildSchema });
+    childSchema.virtual('fullName').get(function() {
+      return `${this.firstName} ${getParent(this).lastName}`;
+    });
+
+    const parentSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+      firstName: String,
+      lastName: String,
+      child: childSchema
+    }, { id: false });
+
+    parentSchema.plugin(mongooseLeanVirtuals);
+    const Parent = mongoose.model('gh65', parentSchema);
+
+    return co(function*() {
+      const { _id } = yield Parent.create({
+        firstName: 'Anakin',
+        lastName: 'Skywalker',
+        child: {
+          firstName: 'Luke',
+          child: {
+            firstName: 'Ben'
+          }
+        }
+      });
+      const doc = yield Parent.findById(_id).lean({ virtuals: true }).orFail();
+      assert.equal(doc.child.fullName, 'Luke Skywalker');
+      assert.equal(doc.child.child.fullName, 'Ben Skywalker');
+    });
+  });
 });