diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 91fbe36..ad3aecc 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Walker extends EE {
     this.result = this.parent ? this.parent.result : new Set()
     this.entries = null
     this.sawError = false
+    this.exact = opts.exact
   }
 
   sort (a, b) {
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ class Walker extends EE {
     } else {
       // is a directory
       if (dir) {
-        this.walker(entry, { isSymbolicLink }, then)
+        this.walker(entry, { isSymbolicLink, exact: file || this.filterEntry(entry + '/') }, then)
       } else {
         then()
       }
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ class Walker extends EE {
       const parentEntry = this.basename + '/' + entry
       const parentBasename = entryBasename || entry
       included = this.parent.filterEntry(parentEntry, partial, parentBasename)
-      if (!included && partial) {
+      if (!included && !this.exact) {
         return false
       }
     }
diff --git a/test/nested-ignores.js b/test/nested-ignores.js
index b937437..42648bc 100644
--- a/test/nested-ignores.js
+++ b/test/nested-ignores.js
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ var expected = [
   'c/d/c/ccc',
   'c/d/d/ccc',
   'd/c/h/.dch',
-  'h/c/d/.hcd',
-  'h/c/d/dch',
-  'h/c/d/ddd',
   'h/c/d/hcd',
 ]
 
diff --git a/test/preserve-ignores.js b/test/preserve-ignores.js
index e0e316c..2514940 100644
--- a/test/preserve-ignores.js
+++ b/test/preserve-ignores.js
@@ -7,12 +7,25 @@ const path = resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures')
 // set the ignores just for this test
 var c = require('./common.js')
 c.ignores({
-  '.ignore': ['*', '!/c', '!/d'],
+  '.ignore': ['*', '!/c/d', '!/d/c', '!/d/d/', '!/d/h/h'],
   'c/.ignore': ['!*', '.ignore'], // unignore everything
+  'd/c/.ignore': ['!h', '!cc*', '.ignore'], // unignore directory
+  'd/d/.ignore': ['!h/', '!cc*', '.ignore'], // unignore directory with slash
+  'd/h/h/.ignore': ['!dd*', '.ignore'], // unignore files
 })
 
 // the only files we expect to see
-var expected = []
+var expected = [
+  'd/c/h/ccc',
+  'd/c/h/ccd',
+  'd/c/h/cch',
+  'd/d/h/ccc',
+  'd/d/h/ccd',
+  'd/d/h/cch',
+  'd/h/h/ddc',
+  'd/h/h/ddd',
+  'd/h/h/ddh',
+]
 
 const t = require('tap')