diff --git a/src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js b/src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js
index 38456a4c903b..25f276e2acd4 100644
--- a/src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js
+++ b/src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js
@@ -2282,16 +2282,21 @@ if (window.jasmine || window.mocha) {
       if (currentSpec.$injector) {
         throw new Error('Injector already created, can not register a module!');
       } else {
-        var modules = currentSpec.$modules || (currentSpec.$modules = []);
+        var fn, modules = currentSpec.$modules || (currentSpec.$modules = []);
         angular.forEach(moduleFns, function(module) {
           if (angular.isObject(module) && !angular.isArray(module)) {
-            modules.push(function($provide) {
+            fn = function($provide) {
               angular.forEach(module, function(value, key) {
                 $provide.value(key, value);
               });
-            });
+            };
           } else {
-            modules.push(module);
+            fn = module;
+          }
+          if (currentSpec.$providerInjector) {
+            currentSpec.$providerInjector.invoke(fn);
+          } else {
+            modules.push(fn);
           }
         });
       }
@@ -2405,6 +2410,9 @@ if (window.jasmine || window.mocha) {
     function workFn() {
       var modules = currentSpec.$modules || [];
       var strictDi = !!currentSpec.$injectorStrict;
+      modules.unshift(function($injector) {
+        currentSpec.$providerInjector = $injector;
+      });
       modules.unshift('ngMock');
       modules.unshift('ng');
       var injector = currentSpec.$injector;
diff --git a/test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js b/test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js
index 11836c13723c..293136bf818c 100644
--- a/test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js
@@ -831,6 +831,19 @@ describe('ngMock', function() {
         });
       });
 
+      describe('nested calls', function() {
+        it('should invoke nested module calls immediately', function() {
+          module(function($provide) {
+            $provide.constant('someConst', 'blah');
+            module(function(someConst) {
+              log = someConst;
+            });
+          });
+          inject(function() {
+            expect(log).toBe('blah');
+          });
+        });
+      });
 
       describe('inline in test', function() {
         it('should load module', function() {