diff --git a/scim-core/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/scim/core/repository/PatchHandlerTest.java b/scim-core/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/scim/core/repository/PatchHandlerTest.java
index 9583ea86..6922756c 100644
--- a/scim-core/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/scim/core/repository/PatchHandlerTest.java
+++ b/scim-core/src/test/java/org/apache/directory/scim/core/repository/PatchHandlerTest.java
@@ -76,6 +76,26 @@ public void applyReplaceComplexAttribute() {
     assertThat(updatedUser.getName().getGivenName()).isNotNull();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void applyReplaceNestedComplexAttribute() {
+    // setup existing user
+    Name existingName = new Name();
+    existingName.setFamilyName("Family Name");
+    existingName.setGivenName("Given Name");
+    ScimUser user = user();
+    user.setName(existingName);
+
+    // setup patch ops
+    Map<String, Map<String, String>> newName = Map.of("name", Map.of("familyName", "New Family Name"));
+    PatchOperation op = patchOperation(REPLACE, null, newName);
+
+    //execute
+    ScimUser updatedUser = patchHandler.apply(user, List.of(op));
+    assertThat(updatedUser.getName().getFamilyName()).isEqualTo("New Family Name");
+    // assert that PATCH did not update fields not provided in PatchOperation
+    assertThat(updatedUser.getName().getGivenName()).isNotNull();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void applyReplaceUserName()  {
     String newUserName = "testUser_updated@test.com";