diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be4d7ea2..b5da9fc3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
+* Windows: Fixed persistence of original path-name in watches within renamed directory (#259, #243)
+
 ## v1.4.7 / 2018-01-09
 
 * BSD/macOS: Fix possible deadlock on closing the watcher on kqueue (thanks @nhooyr and @glycerine)
diff --git a/integration_test.go b/integration_test.go
index 7096344d..aae0662b 100644
--- a/integration_test.go
+++ b/integration_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -1226,6 +1227,55 @@ func TestRemoveWithClose(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMoveWatchedDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+
+	testDir := tempMkdir(t)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(testDir)
+
+	watcher := newWatcher(t)
+
+	// event recording
+	var events []Event
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			event, ok := <-watcher.Events
+			if !ok {
+				return
+			}
+			events = append(events, event)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	addWatch(t, watcher, testDir)
+
+	if err := os.Mkdir(testDir+"/dir", 0o775); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	addWatch(t, watcher, testDir+"/dir")
+	if err := os.Rename(testDir+"/dir", testDir+"/dir2"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(testDir+"/dir2/file.ext", []byte(""), 0o664); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := watcher.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	if len(events) != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 4 events. Got: %d", len(events))
+	}
+
+	expectedSuffix := filepath.Join("dir2", "file.ext")
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(events[3].Name, expectedSuffix) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected suffix %s, Got: %s", expectedSuffix, events[3].Name)
+	}
+}
+
 func testRename(file1, file2 string) error {
 	switch runtime.GOOS {
 	case "windows", "plan9":
diff --git a/windows.go b/windows.go
index 09436f31..58f34969 100644
--- a/windows.go
+++ b/windows.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -464,6 +465,17 @@ func (w *Watcher) readEvents() {
 			case syscall.FILE_ACTION_RENAMED_OLD_NAME:
 				watch.rename = name
 			case syscall.FILE_ACTION_RENAMED_NEW_NAME:
+
+				// update saved path of all sub-watches
+				oldFullName := filepath.Join(watch.path, watch.rename)
+				for _, watchMap := range w.watches {
+					for _, otherWatch := range watchMap {
+						if strings.HasPrefix(otherWatch.path, oldFullName) {
+							otherWatch.path = filepath.Join(fullname, strings.TrimPrefix(otherWatch.path, oldFullName))
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
 				if watch.names[watch.rename] != 0 {
 					watch.names[name] |= watch.names[watch.rename]
 					delete(watch.names, watch.rename)