diff --git a/rdflib/plugins/parsers/trig.py b/rdflib/plugins/parsers/trig.py
index d28198bce..71593b5ce 100644
--- a/rdflib/plugins/parsers/trig.py
+++ b/rdflib/plugins/parsers/trig.py
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ def graph(self, argstr: str, i: int) -> int:
 
         j = i + 1
 
+        if self._context is not None:
+            self.BadSyntax(argstr, i, "Nested graphs are not allowed")
+
         oldParentContext = self._parentContext
         self._parentContext = self._context
         reason2 = self._reason2
diff --git a/test/test_w3c_spec/test_trig_w3c.py b/test/test_w3c_spec/test_trig_w3c.py
index ea2b02edd..d7c843340 100644
--- a/test/test_w3c_spec/test_trig_w3c.py
+++ b/test/test_w3c_spec/test_trig_w3c.py
@@ -176,9 +176,6 @@ def check_entry(entry: ManifestEntry) -> None:
     f"{REMOTE_BASE_IRI}#trig-graph-bad-01": pytest.mark.xfail(
         reason="accepts GRAPH with no name"
     ),
-    f"{REMOTE_BASE_IRI}#trig-graph-bad-07": pytest.mark.xfail(
-        reason="accepts nested GRAPH"
-    ),
 }
 
 
diff --git a/test_reports/rdflib_w3c_trig-HEAD.ttl b/test_reports/rdflib_w3c_trig-HEAD.ttl
index 7c22104d2..78a28d61c 100644
--- a/test_reports/rdflib_w3c_trig-HEAD.ttl
+++ b/test_reports/rdflib_w3c_trig-HEAD.ttl
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@
     earl:assertedBy <https://github.com/RDFLib/rdflib> ;
     earl:mode earl:automatic ;
     earl:result [ a earl:TestResult ;
-            earl:outcome earl:failed ] ;
+            earl:outcome earl:passed ] ;
     earl:subject <https://github.com/RDFLib/rdflib> ;
     earl:test <http://www.w3.org/2013/TriGTests/#trig-graph-bad-07> .