diff --git a/lib/async.js b/lib/async.js
index 83b2c6c4..c2d1120c 100644
--- a/lib/async.js
+++ b/lib/async.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
 var caller = require('./caller.js');
 var nodeModulesPaths = require('./node-modules-paths.js');
+var packagePathAndRemainder = require('./package-path-and-remainder.js');
 
 module.exports = function resolve (x, opts, cb) {
     if (typeof opts === 'function') {
@@ -51,21 +52,58 @@ module.exports = function resolve (x, opts, cb) {
     });
     
     function loadAsFile (x, pkg, cb) {
+        
         if (typeof pkg === 'function') {
             cb = pkg;
             pkg = opts.package;
         }
-      
-        (function load (exts) {
+        
+        var pathAndRemainder = packagePathAndRemainder(x);
+        var exts = [''].concat(extensions);
+        
+        if(pathAndRemainder) {
+            var pkgfile = path.join(pathAndRemainder.path, 'package.json');
+            var remainder = pathAndRemainder.remainder;
+            
+            isFile(pkgfile, function (err, ex) {
+                if (err) return cb(err);
+                if (!ex) return load(exts, x);
+                
+                readFile(pkgfile, function (err, body) {
+                    if (err) return cb(err);
+                    try {
+                        pkg = JSON.parse(body);
+                    }
+                    catch (err) {}
+                    
+                    if (opts.packageFilter) {
+                        pkg = opts.packageFilter(pkg, x);
+                    }
+                    if (opts.pathFilter && remainder) {
+                        var newRemainder = opts.pathFilter(pkg, x, remainder);
+                        if(newRemainder) {
+                            return load(exts, path.resolve(pathAndRemainder.path, newRemainder));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return load(exts, x);
+                });
+            });
+        } else {
+            return load(exts, x);
+        }
+		
+		
+		function load (exts, x) {
             if (exts.length === 0) return cb(null, undefined, pkg);
             var file = x + exts[0];
             
             isFile(file, function (err, ex) {
                 if (err) cb(err)
                 else if (ex) cb(null, file, pkg)
-                else load(exts.slice(1))
+                else load(exts.slice(1), x)
             });
-        })([''].concat(extensions));
+        }
+		
     }
     
     function loadAsDirectory (x, fpkg, cb) {
diff --git a/lib/package-path-and-remainder.js b/lib/package-path-and-remainder.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86baf6e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/package-path-and-remainder.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+var path = require('path');
+
+module.exports = function packagePathAndRemainder(x) {
+	var nmStr = "node_modules";
+    var splitRe = process.platform === 'win32' ? /[\/\\]/ : /\/+/;
+    var lastNodeModules = x.lastIndexOf(nmStr);
+    if(lastNodeModules !== -1) {
+		var afterNodeModules = x.substr(lastNodeModules+nmStr.length+1);
+		var parts = afterNodeModules.split(splitRe),
+			packageName = parts.shift();
+		return {
+			path: path.join(x.substr(0, lastNodeModules+nmStr.length),packageName),
+			remainder: parts.length ? path.join.apply(path, parts) : null
+		};
+    } else {
+		return null;
+    }
+};
diff --git a/test/resolver.js b/test/resolver.js
index 1301e55a..b8a4e679 100644
--- a/test/resolver.js
+++ b/test/resolver.js
@@ -279,3 +279,29 @@ test('#25: node modules with the same name as node stdlib modules', function (t)
         t.equal(res, resolverDir + '/node_modules/punycode/index.js');
     });
 });
+
+test('#62: deep module references and the pathFilter', function(t){
+	t.plan(6);
+	
+	var resolverDir = __dirname + '/resolver/deep_ref';
+	var pathFilter = function(pkg, x, remainder){
+		t.equal(pkg.version, "1.2.3");
+		t.equal(x, resolverDir + '/node_modules/deep/ref');
+		t.equal(remainder, "ref");
+		return "alt";
+	};
+	
+	
+	resolve('deep/ref', { basedir : resolverDir }, function (err, res, pkg) {
+        if (err) t.fail(err);
+        t.equal(pkg.version, "1.2.3");
+        t.equal(res, resolverDir + '/node_modules/deep/ref.js');
+    });
+    
+    resolve('deep/ref', { basedir : resolverDir, pathFilter : pathFilter }, function (err, res, pkg) {
+        if (err) t.fail(err);
+        t.equal(res, resolverDir + '/node_modules/deep/alt.js');
+    });
+	
+	
+});
diff --git a/test/resolver/deep_ref/main.js b/test/resolver/deep_ref/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/resolver/deep_ref/node_modules/deep/alt.js b/test/resolver/deep_ref/node_modules/deep/alt.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/resolver/deep_ref/node_modules/deep/package.json b/test/resolver/deep_ref/node_modules/deep/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe4b408a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/resolver/deep_ref/node_modules/deep/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "deep",
+  "version": "1.2.3"
+}
diff --git a/test/resolver/deep_ref/node_modules/deep/ref.js b/test/resolver/deep_ref/node_modules/deep/ref.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b