diff --git a/lib/mixins/property-effects.js b/lib/mixins/property-effects.js
index 4961eec486..a1808d6b2e 100644
--- a/lib/mixins/property-effects.js
+++ b/lib/mixins/property-effects.js
@@ -964,6 +964,19 @@ function parseArg(rawArg) {
   return a;
 }
 
+function getArgValue(data, props, path) {
+  let value = get(data, path);
+  // when data is not stored e.g. `splices`, get the value from changedProps
+  // TODO(kschaaf): Note, this can cause a rare issue where the wildcard
+  // info.value could pull a stale value out of changedProps during a reentrant
+  // change that sets the value back to undefined.
+  // https://github.com/Polymer/polymer/issues/5479
+  if (value === undefined) {
+    value = props[path];
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
 // data api
 
 /**
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  * @private
  */
 function notifySplices(inst, array, path, splices) {
-  let splicesPath = path + '.splices';
-  inst.notifyPath(splicesPath, { indexSplices: splices });
+  inst.notifyPath(path + '.splices', { indexSplices: splices });
   inst.notifyPath(path + '.length', array.length);
-  // Null here to allow potentially large splice records to be GC'ed.
-  inst.__data[splicesPath] = {indexSplices: null};
 }
 
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      */
     _marshalArgs(args, path, props) {
       const data = this.__data;
-      let values = [];
+      const values = [];
       for (let i=0, l=args.length; i<l; i++) {
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-            v = get(data, name);
-            // when data is not stored e.g. `splices`
-            if (v === undefined) {
-              v = props[name];
-            }
+        let {name, structured, wildcard, value, literal} = args[i];
+        if (!literal) {
+          if (wildcard) {
+            const matches = isDescendant(name, path);
+            const pathValue = getArgValue(data, props, matches ? path : name);
+            value = {
+              path: matches ? path : name,
+              value: pathValue,
+              base: matches ? get(data, name) : pathValue
+            };
           } else {
-            v = data[name];
+            value = structured ? getArgValue(data, props, name) : data[name];
           }
         }
-        if (arg.wildcard) {
-          // Only send the actual path changed info if the change that
-          // caused the observer to run matched the wildcard
-          let baseChanged = (name.indexOf(path + '.') === 0);
-          let matches = (path.indexOf(name) === 0 && !baseChanged);
-          values[i] = {
-            path: matches ? path : name,
-            value: matches ? props[path] : v,
-            base: v
-          };
-        } else {
-          values[i] = v;
-        }
+        values[i] = value;
       }
       return values;
     }
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     "babel-eslint": "^7.2.3",
     "babel-preset-minify": "^0.2.0",
     "del": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/test/unit/path-effects-elements.js b/test/unit/path-effects-elements.js
index 2a80f07b3a..c68de108b2 100644
--- a/test/unit/path-effects-elements.js
+++ b/test/unit/path-effects-elements.js
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ Polymer({
     'aChanged(a.*)',
     'xChanged(x.*)',
     'yChanged(y.*)',
+    'abChanged(a.b.*)',
+    'abcChanged(a.b.c.*)',
+    'abcxChanged(a.b.c.*, x)'
   ],
 
   created: function() {
@@ -190,6 +193,9 @@ Polymer({
       this.$.forward.resetObservers();
       this.$.pe.resetObservers();
     }
+    this.abChanged = sinon.spy();
+    this.abcChanged = sinon.spy();
+    this.abcxChanged = sinon.spy();
   },
 
   computeFromPaths: function(a, b, c) {
@@ -245,6 +251,148 @@ Polymer({
     this.objChanged = sinon.spy();
   }
 });
+
+Polymer({
+
+  is: 'x-reentry-true',
+
+  properties: {
+    prop: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      computed: 'computeProp(trigger, value)'
+    },
+    value: {
+      type: Boolean
+    },
+    trigger: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      observer: 'triggerChanged',
+      value: true
+    }
+  },
+  
+  observers: ['propChanged(prop.*)'],
+
+  created() {
+    this.propChanged = sinon.spy();
+  },
+  
+  computeProp(trigger, value) {
+    return Boolean(value);
+  },
+  
+  triggerChanged() {
+    this.value = true;
+  }
+  
+});
+
+Polymer({
+
+  is: 'x-reentry-undefined',
+
+  properties: {
+    prop: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      computed: 'computeProp(trigger, value)'
+    },
+    value: {
+      type: Boolean
+    },
+    trigger: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      observer: 'triggerChanged',
+      value: true
+    }
+  },
+  
+  observers: ['propChanged(prop.*)'],
+
+  created() {
+    this.propChanged = sinon.spy();
+  },
+  
+  computeProp(trigger, value) {
+    return value ? undefined : true;
+  },
+  
+  triggerChanged() {
+    this.value = true;
+  }
+  
+});
+
+Polymer({
+
+  is: 'x-reentry-undefined-path',
+
+  properties: {
+    prop: {
+      type: Object
+    },
+    value: {
+      type: Boolean
+    },
+    trigger: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      value: true
+    }
+  },
+  
+  observers: [
+    'computeProp(trigger, value)',
+    'triggerChanged(trigger)',
+    'propChanged(prop.sub.*)'
+  ],
+
+  created() {
+    this.propChanged = sinon.spy();
+  },
+  
+  computeProp(trigger, value) {
+    if (value) {
+      this.set('prop.sub', undefined);
+    } else {
+      this.prop = {sub: true};
+    }
+  },
+  
+  triggerChanged() {
+    this.value = true;
+  }
+  
+});
+
+Polymer({
+
+  is: 'x-reentry-splices',
+
+  properties: {
+    array: {
+      type: Array,
+      value() { return []; }
+    }
+  },
+  
+  observers: [
+    'changeArray(array.splices.*)',
+    'arrayChanged(array.splices.*)'
+  ],
+
+  created() {
+    this.arrayChanged = sinon.spy();
+  },
+
+  changeArray() {
+    if (this.array.length === 0) {
+      this.push('array', 'one');
+    } else if (this.array.length === 1) {
+      this.push('array', 'two');
+    }
+  }
+  
+});
+
 Polymer({
   is: 'x-path-client',
   observers: ['objChanged(obj.*)'],
@@ -273,4 +421,4 @@ Polymer({
   created: function() {
     this.objChanged = sinon.spy();
   }
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/unit/path-effects.html b/test/unit/path-effects.html
index b597469d72..feebb9c901 100644
--- a/test/unit/path-effects.html
+++ b/test/unit/path-effects.html
@@ -341,6 +341,112 @@
     assert.equal(el.$.compose.$.basic1.othervalue, 98);
   });
 
+  suite('ancestors and descendants', function() {
+
+    test('change base', function() {
+      let c = {}, b = {c}, a = {b};
+      el.a = a;
+      assert.equal(el.aChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.aChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a', base: a, value: a});
+      assert.equal(el.abChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b', base: b, value: b});
+      assert.equal(el.abcChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abcChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c', base: c, value: c});
+      assert.equal(el.abcxChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abcxChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c', base: c, value: c});
+    });
+
+    test('change subpath level 1', function() {
+      let c = {}, b = {c}, a = {b};
+      el.a = a;
+      el.resetObservers();
+      c = {};
+      b = {c};
+      el.set('a.b', b);
+      assert.equal(el.aChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.aChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b', base: a, value: b});
+      assert.equal(el.abChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b', base: b, value: b});
+      assert.equal(el.abcChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abcChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c', base: c, value: c});
+      assert.equal(el.abcxChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abcxChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c', base: c, value: c});
+    });
+
+    test('change subpath level 2', function() {
+      let c = {}, b = {c}, a = {b};
+      el.a = a;
+      el.resetObservers();
+      c = {};
+      el.set('a.b.c', c);
+      assert.equal(el.aChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.aChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c', base: a, value: c});
+      assert.equal(el.abChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c', base: b, value: c});
+      assert.equal(el.abcChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abcChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c', base: c, value: c});
+      assert.equal(el.abcxChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abcxChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c', base: c, value: c});
+    });
+
+    test('change subpath of base only', function() {
+      let c = {}, b = {c}, a = {b};
+      el.a = a;
+      el.resetObservers();
+      let d = {};
+      el.set('a.d', d);
+      assert.equal(el.aChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.aChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.d', base: a, value: d});
+      assert.equal(el.abChanged.callCount, 0);
+      assert.equal(el.abcChanged.callCount, 0);
+      assert.equal(el.abcxChanged.callCount, 0);
+    });
+
+    test('change subpath of level 1 only', function() {
+      let c = {}, b = {c}, a = {b};
+      el.a = a;
+      el.resetObservers();
+      let e = {};
+      el.set('a.b.e', e);
+      assert.equal(el.aChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.aChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.e', base: a, value: e});
+      assert.equal(el.abChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.e', base: b, value: e});
+      assert.equal(el.abcChanged.callCount, 0);
+      assert.equal(el.abcxChanged.callCount, 0);
+    });
+    
+    test('change subpath of level 2', function() {
+      let c = {}, b = {c}, a = {b};
+      el.a = a;
+      el.resetObservers();
+      let f = {};
+      el.set('a.b.c.f', f);
+      assert.equal(el.aChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.aChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c.f', base: a, value: f});
+      assert.equal(el.abChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c.f', base: b, value: f});
+      assert.equal(el.abcChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abcChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c.f', base: c, value: f});
+      assert.equal(el.abcxChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abcxChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c.f', base: c, value: f});
+    });
+    
+    test('change non-wildcard argument', function() {
+      let c = {}, b = {c}, a = {b};
+      el.a = a;
+      el.resetObservers();
+      let x = el.x = {};
+      assert.equal(el.aChanged.callCount, 0);
+      assert.equal(el.abChanged.callCount, 0);
+      assert.equal(el.abcChanged.callCount, 0);
+      assert.equal(el.abcxChanged.callCount, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(el.abcxChanged.firstCall.args[0], {path: 'a.b.c', base: c, value: c});
+      assert.equal(el.abcxChanged.firstCall.args[1], x);
+    });
+    
+  });
+
 });
 
 suite('path effects', function() {
@@ -1099,6 +1205,63 @@
     assert.equal(host.objChanged.secondCall.args[0].value, 1);
   });
 
+  test('reentry after wildcard observer queued', function() {
+    let el = document.createElement('x-reentry-true');
+    document.body.appendChild(el);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.callCount, 2);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.firstCall.args[0].base, true);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.firstCall.args[0].value, true);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.secondCall.args[0].base, true);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.secondCall.args[0].value, true);
+    document.body.removeChild(el);
+  });
+
+  // TODO(kschaaf): address code in `getArgValue` that looks in changedProps
+  // when `undefined` for splices, which breaks this test (latent issue)
+  // https://github.com/Polymer/polymer/issues/5479
+  test.skip('reentry after prop goes back to undefined', function() {
+    let el = document.createElement('x-reentry-undefined');
+    document.body.appendChild(el);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.callCount, 2);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.firstCall.args[0].base, undefined);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.firstCall.args[0].value, undefined);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.secondCall.args[0].base, undefined);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.secondCall.args[0].value, undefined);
+    document.body.removeChild(el);
+  });
+
+  // TODO(kschaaf): address code in `getArgValue` that looks in changedProps
+  // when `undefined` for splices, which breaks this test (latent issue)
+  // https://github.com/Polymer/polymer/issues/5479
+  test.skip('reentry after path goes back to undefined', function() {
+    let el = document.createElement('x-reentry-undefined-path');
+    document.body.appendChild(el);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.callCount, 2);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.firstCall.args[0].base, undefined);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.firstCall.args[0].value, undefined);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.secondCall.args[0].base, undefined);
+    assert.equal(el.propChanged.secondCall.args[0].value, undefined);
+    document.body.removeChild(el);
+  });
+
+  test('reentry from array splices', function() {
+    let el = document.createElement('x-reentry-splices');
+    document.body.appendChild(el);
+    assert.equal(el.arrayChanged.callCount, 3);
+    assert.deepEqual(el.arrayChanged.getCalls()[0].args[0].value, {
+      indexSplices: [{ 
+        index: 1, addedCount: 1, removed: [], object: el.array, type: 'splice'
+      }]
+    });
+    assert.deepEqual(el.arrayChanged.getCalls()[1].args[0].value, {
+      indexSplices: [{ 
+        index: 0, addedCount: 1, removed: [], object: el.array, type: 'splice'
+      }]
+    });
+    assert.deepEqual(el.arrayChanged.getCalls()[2].args[0].value, undefined);
+    document.body.removeChild(el);
+  });
+
   test('element without notify effects still notifies paths (1.x guarantee)', function() {
     let host = document.createElement('x-path-host');
     let listener = sinon.spy();