diff --git a/testfixtures/comparison.py b/testfixtures/comparison.py
index 932fbd3a..d8cb4250 100644
--- a/testfixtures/comparison.py
+++ b/testfixtures/comparison.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def compare_object(x, y, context, ignore_attributes=()):
     y_attrs = _extract_attrs(y, _attrs_to_ignore(context, ignore_attributes, y))
     if x_attrs is None or y_attrs is None or not (x_attrs and y_attrs):
         return compare_simple(x, y, context)
-    if x_attrs != y_attrs:
+    if context.ignore_eq or x_attrs != y_attrs:
         return _compare_mapping(x_attrs, y_attrs, context, x,
                                 'attributes ', '.%s')
 
diff --git a/testfixtures/tests/test_compare.py b/testfixtures/tests/test_compare.py
index 23ce1a2a..ee17110b 100644
--- a/testfixtures/tests/test_compare.py
+++ b/testfixtures/tests/test_compare.py
@@ -1508,6 +1508,25 @@ def test_django_orm_is_horrible_part_4(self):
             ignore_eq=True
         )
 
+    def test_nested_django_orm_in_object(self):
+        class MyObject(object):
+            def __init__(self, orm):
+                self.orm = orm
+
+        self.check_raises(
+            message="MyObject not as expected:\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "attributes differ:\n"
+                    "'orm': OrmObj: 1 (expected) != OrmObj: 2 (actual)\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "While comparing .orm: OrmObj not as expected:\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "attributes differ:\n"
+                    "'a': 1 (expected) != 2 (actual)",
+            expected=MyObject(self.OrmObj(1)),
+            actual=MyObject(self.OrmObj(2)),
+            ignore_eq=True)
+
     def test_mock_call_same(self):
         m = Mock()
         m.foo(1, 2, x=3)