diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index 97656df..6bdf041 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -964,6 +964,33 @@
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, '.git/modules/third_party/googletest/config')), msg='Missing submodule config "third_party/googletest/config"')
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, '.git/modules/third_party/HdrHistogram_c/config')), msg='Missing submodule config "third_party/HdrHistogram_c/config"')
 
+    def test_git_submodule_iotedge(self):
+        """ Prevent regression on deeply nested submodules not being checked out properly, even though they were fetched. """
+
+        # This repository also has submodules where the module (name), path and url do not align
+        url = "gitsm://github.com/azure/iotedge.git;protocol=git;rev=d76e0316c6f324345d77c48a83ce836d09392699"
+        fetcher = bb.fetch.Fetch([url], self.d)
+        fetcher.download()
+        # Previous cwd has been deleted
+        os.chdir(os.path.dirname(self.unpackdir))
+        fetcher.unpack(self.unpackdir)
+
+        repo_path = os.path.join(self.tempdir, 'unpacked', 'git')
+
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/c-shared/README.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/c-shared/testtools/ctest/README.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/c-shared/testtools/testrunner/readme.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/c-shared/testtools/umock-c/readme.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/c-shared/testtools/umock-c/deps/ctest/README.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/c-shared/testtools/umock-c/deps/testrunner/readme.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/utpm/README.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/utpm/deps/c-utility/README.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/utpm/deps/c-utility/testtools/ctest/README.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/utpm/deps/c-utility/testtools/testrunner/readme.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/utpm/deps/c-utility/testtools/umock-c/readme.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/utpm/deps/c-utility/testtools/umock-c/deps/ctest/README.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(os.path.join(repo_path, 'edgelet/hsm-sys/azure-iot-hsm-c/deps/utpm/deps/c-utility/testtools/umock-c/deps/testrunner/readme.md')), msg='Missing submodule checkout')
+
 class TrustedNetworksTest(FetcherTest):
     def test_trusted_network(self):
         # Ensure trusted_network returns False when the host IS in the list.