diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f868e939..575fef317 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 * Add `RSpec/RepeatedIncludeExample` cop. ([@biinari][])
 * Fix `RSpec/FilePath` when checking a file with a shared example. ([@pirj][])
+* Fix subject nesting detection in `RSpec/LeadingSubject`. ([@pirj][])
 
 ## 1.43.1 (2020-08-17)
 
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/leading_subject.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/leading_subject.rb
index 1789c55b7..16ece6d24 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/leading_subject.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/leading_subject.rb
@@ -54,13 +54,17 @@ def check_previous_nodes(node)
         private
 
         def offending_node(node)
-          node.parent.each_child_node.find do |sibling|
+          parent(node).each_child_node.find do |sibling|
             break if sibling.equal?(node)
 
             yield sibling if offending?(sibling)
           end
         end
 
+        def parent(node)
+          node.each_ancestor(:block).first.body
+        end
+
         def autocorrect(corrector, node, sibling)
           RuboCop::RSpec::Corrector::MoveNode.new(
             node, corrector, processed_source
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/leading_subject_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/leading_subject_spec.rb
index 9bc7d6982..c359bc2d0 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/leading_subject_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/rspec/leading_subject_spec.rb
@@ -269,4 +269,16 @@ def helper_method
       end
     RUBY
   end
+
+  it 'ignores subject nested inside a block' do
+    expect_no_offenses(<<-RUBY)
+      RSpec.describe User do
+        let(:foo) { 'bar' }
+
+        it_behaves_like 'a good citizen' do
+          subject { described_class.new }
+        end
+      end
+    RUBY
+  end
 end