diff --git a/src/resolve.js b/src/resolve.js
index 6d8f381d2..ea30680cf 100644
--- a/src/resolve.js
+++ b/src/resolve.js
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ function $Resolve(  $q,    $injector) {
           if (!merged) merge(values, parent.$$values); 
           result.$$values = values;
           result.$$promises = true; // keep for isResolve()
+          delete result.$$inheritedValues;
           resolution.resolve(values);
         }
       }
@@ -117,12 +118,20 @@ function $Resolve(  $q,    $injector) {
         return result;
       }
       
+      if (parent.$$inheritedValues) {
+        merge(values, parent.$$inheritedValues);
+      }
+
       // Merge parent values if the parent has already resolved, or merge
       // parent promises and wait if the parent resolve is still in progress.
       if (parent.$$values) {
         merged = merge(values, parent.$$values);
+        result.$$inheritedValues = parent.$$values;
         done();
       } else {
+        if (parent.$$inheritedValues) {
+          result.$$inheritedValues = parent.$$inheritedValues;
+        }        
         extend(promises, parent.$$promises);
         parent.then(done, fail);
       }
diff --git a/test/resolveSpec.js b/test/resolveSpec.js
index fda9e0ecc..67117b9ed 100644
--- a/test/resolveSpec.js
+++ b/test/resolveSpec.js
@@ -140,6 +140,28 @@ describe("resolve", function () {
       expect(b.mostRecentCall.args).toEqual([ 'aa' ]);
     });
     
+    it("allow access to ancestor resolves in descendent resolve blocks", inject(function ($q) {
+      var gPromise = $q.defer(),
+          gInjectable = jasmine.createSpy('gInjectable').andReturn(gPromise.promise),
+          pPromise = $q.defer(),
+          pInjectable = jasmine.createSpy('pInjectable').andReturn(pPromise.promise);
+
+      var g = $r.resolve({ gP: [ gInjectable ] }, g);
+      
+      gPromise.resolve('grandparent');
+      tick();
+
+      var s = jasmine.createSpy('s');
+      var p = $r.resolve({ p: [ pInjectable ] }, g);
+      var c = $r.resolve({ c: [ 'p', 'gP', s ] }, p);
+      
+      pPromise.resolve('parent');
+      tick();
+      
+      expect(s).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(s.mostRecentCall.args).toEqual([ 'parent', 'grandparent' ]);
+    }));
+
     it("allows a function to override a parent value of the same name", function () {
       var r = $r.resolve({ b: function() { return 'B' } });
       var s = $r.resolve({