diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py
index 342f9ab3a4..e71138702c 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/geometry/edit_object_placement.py
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ class Usecase:
         elif getattr(self.settings["product"], "Decomposes", None):
             relating_object = self.settings["product"].Decomposes[0].RelatingObject
             return relating_object.ObjectPlacement if hasattr(relating_object, "ObjectPlacement") else None
+        elif getattr(self.settings["product"], "Nests", None):
+            relating_object = self.settings["product"].Nests[0].RelatingObject
+            return relating_object.ObjectPlacement if hasattr(relating_object, "ObjectPlacement") else None
         elif getattr(self.settings["product"], "VoidsElements", None):
             relating_object = self.settings["product"].VoidsElements[0].RelatingBuildingElement
             return relating_object.ObjectPlacement if hasattr(relating_object, "ObjectPlacement") else None
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/geometry/test_edit_object_placement.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/geometry/test_edit_object_placement.py
index 7f5b53ca1c..56d1a674c9 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/geometry/test_edit_object_placement.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/geometry/test_edit_object_placement.py
@@ -198,6 +198,37 @@ class TestEditObjectPlacement(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
         assert numpy.array_equal(ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_local_placement(subelement.ObjectPlacement), submatrix)
         assert subelement.ObjectPlacement.PlacementRelTo == element.ObjectPlacement
 
+    def test_changing_placements_relative_to_a_nest_parent(self):
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcProject")
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("unit.assign_unit", self.file)
+        element = ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcChiller")
+        subelement = ifcopenshell.api.run("system.add_port", self.file, element=element)
+        matrix = numpy.array(
+            (
+                (1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+                (0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+                (0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0),
+                (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+            )
+        )
+        submatrix = numpy.array(
+            (
+                (1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+                (0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 2.0),
+                (0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 3.0),
+                (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+            )
+        )
+        ifcopenshell.api.run(
+            "geometry.edit_object_placement", self.file, product=element, matrix=matrix.copy(), is_si=False
+        )
+        ifcopenshell.api.run(
+            "geometry.edit_object_placement", self.file, product=subelement, matrix=submatrix.copy(), is_si=False
+        )
+        assert numpy.array_equal(ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_local_placement(element.ObjectPlacement), matrix)
+        assert numpy.array_equal(ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_local_placement(subelement.ObjectPlacement), submatrix)
+        assert subelement.ObjectPlacement.PlacementRelTo == element.ObjectPlacement
+
     def test_changing_placements_relative_to_a_voided_element(self):
         ifcopenshell.api.run("root.create_entity", self.file, ifc_class="IfcProject")
         ifcopenshell.api.run("unit.assign_unit", self.file)