diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/object/ObjectMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/object/ObjectMapper.java
index 82eaf2db84d..b44353dda87 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/object/ObjectMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/object/ObjectMapper.java
@@ -520,16 +520,16 @@ public class ObjectMapper implements Mapper, AllFieldMapper.IncludeInAll {
                     objectMapper = mappers.get(currentFieldName);
                     if (objectMapper == null) {
                         newMapper = true;
+                        // remove the current field name from path, since template search and the object builder add it as well...
+                        context.path().remove();
                         Mapper.Builder builder = context.root().findTemplateBuilder(context, currentFieldName, "object");
                         if (builder == null) {
                             builder = MapperBuilders.object(currentFieldName).enabled(true).dynamic(dynamic).pathType(pathType);
                         }
-                        // remove the current field name from path, since the object builder adds it as well...
-                        context.path().remove();
                         BuilderContext builderContext = new BuilderContext(context.indexSettings(), context.path());
                         objectMapper = builder.build(builderContext);
                         putMapper(objectMapper);
-                        // now re add it
+                        // ...now re add it
                         context.path().add(currentFieldName);
                         context.setMappingsModified();
                     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/PathMatchDynamicTempalteTests.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/PathMatchDynamicTemplateTests.java
similarity index 87%
rename from src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/PathMatchDynamicTempalteTests.java
rename to src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/PathMatchDynamicTemplateTests.java
index fb9f25f968e..b4583809ec2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/PathMatchDynamicTempalteTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/PathMatchDynamicTemplateTests.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.test.unit.index.mapper.dynamictemplate.pathmatch;
 import org.apache.lucene.document.Document;
 import org.apache.lucene.document.Fieldable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.bytes.BytesArray;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.field.data.strings.StringFieldDataType;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.DocumentMapper;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.FieldMappers;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.unit.index.mapper.MapperTests;
@@ -31,11 +32,12 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.common.io.Streams.copyToBytesFromClasspath;
 import static org.elasticsearch.common.io.Streams.copyToStringFromClasspath;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.instanceOf;
 
 /**
  *
  */
-public class PathMatchDynamicTempalteTests {
+public class PathMatchDynamicTemplateTests {
 
     @Test
     public void testSimple() throws Exception {
@@ -68,5 +70,11 @@ public class PathMatchDynamicTempalteTests {
         fieldMappers = docMapper.mappers().fullName("obj1.obj2.name");
         assertThat(fieldMappers.mappers().size(), equalTo(1));
         assertThat(fieldMappers.mapper().stored(), equalTo(false));
+
+        // verify more complex path_match expressions
+
+        fieldMappers = docMapper.mappers().fullName("obj3.obj4.prop1");
+        assertThat(fieldMappers.mappers().size(), equalTo(1));
+        assertThat(fieldMappers.mapper().fieldDataType(), instanceOf(StringFieldDataType.class));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/test-data.json b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/test-data.json
index 2d3a2f7cc72..818bedd6c8b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/test-data.json
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/test-data.json
@@ -6,5 +6,10 @@
         "obj2":{
             "name":"obj2_level"
         }
+    },
+    "obj3":{
+        "obj4":{
+            "prop1":"prop1_value"
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/test-mapping.json b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/test-mapping.json
index 3806d844ed8..dce33dadfcc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/test-mapping.json
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/unit/index/mapper/dynamictemplate/pathmatch/test-mapping.json
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
                         "store":"yes"
                     }
                 }
+            },
+            {
+                "template_3":{
+                    "path_match":"*.obj4.*",
+                    "mapping":{
+                        "type":"string"
+                    }
+                }
             }
         ]
     }