diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 3955a551..274fe1e9 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -76,3 +76,4 @@ that much better:
  * Adam Parrish
  * jpfarias
  * jonrscott
+ * Alice Zoë Bevan-McGregor
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 977a568f..4acc8c17 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Changelog
 Changes in dev
 ==============
 
+- Fixed dereferencing - multi directional list dereferencing
 - Fixed issue creating indexes with recursive embedded documents
 - Fixed recursive lookup in _unique_with_indexes
 - Fixed passing ComplexField defaults to constructor for ReferenceFields
diff --git a/mongoengine/dereference.py b/mongoengine/dereference.py
index 4e595b19..0d8d7f15 100644
--- a/mongoengine/dereference.py
+++ b/mongoengine/dereference.py
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ class DeReference(object):
                     elif isinstance(v, (dict, pymongo.son.SON)) and '_ref' in v:
                         data[k]._data[field_name] = self.object_map.get(v['_ref'].id, v)
                     elif isinstance(v, dict) and depth <= self.max_depth:
-                        data[k]._data[field_name] = self._attach_objects(v, depth - 1, instance=instance, name=name)
+                        data[k]._data[field_name] = self._attach_objects(v, depth, instance=instance, name=name)
                     elif isinstance(v, (list, tuple)) and depth <= self.max_depth:
-                        data[k]._data[field_name] = self._attach_objects(v, depth - 1, instance=instance, name=name)
+                        data[k]._data[field_name] = self._attach_objects(v, depth, instance=instance, name=name)
             elif isinstance(v, (dict, list, tuple)) and depth <= self.max_depth:
                 data[k] = self._attach_objects(v, depth - 1, instance=instance, name=name)
             elif hasattr(v, 'id'):
diff --git a/tests/dereference.py b/tests/dereference.py
index 2e24a61e..88cf17ee 100644
--- a/tests/dereference.py
+++ b/tests/dereference.py
@@ -760,3 +760,26 @@ class FieldTest(unittest.TestCase):
         UserB.drop_collection()
         UserC.drop_collection()
         Group.drop_collection()
+
+    def test_multidirectional_lists(self):
+
+        class Asset(Document):
+            name = StringField(max_length=250, required=True)
+            parent = GenericReferenceField(default=None)
+            parents = ListField(GenericReferenceField())
+            children = ListField(GenericReferenceField())
+
+        Asset.drop_collection()
+
+        root = Asset(name='', path="/", title="Site Root")
+        root.save()
+
+        company = Asset(name='company', title='Company', parent=root, parents=[root])
+        company.save()
+
+        root.children = [company]
+        root.save()
+
+        root = root.reload()
+        self.assertEquals(root.children, [company])
+        self.assertEquals(company.parents, [root])