diff --git a/monty/json.py b/monty/json.py
index 97a7bb90a..3b35e148a 100644
--- a/monty/json.py
+++ b/monty/json.py
@@ -715,7 +715,13 @@ def jsanitize(
             pass
 
     if recursive_msonable and isinstance(obj, MSONable):
-        return obj.as_dict()
+        return jsanitize(
+            obj.as_dict(),
+            strict=strict,
+            allow_bson=allow_bson,
+            enum_values=enum_values,
+            recursive_msonable=recursive_msonable,
+        )
 
     if not strict:
         return str(obj)
diff --git a/tests/test_json.py b/tests/test_json.py
index 16ba2d6c4..116b864cc 100644
--- a/tests/test_json.py
+++ b/tests/test_json.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from monty.json import MontyDecoder, MontyEncoder, MSONable, _load_redirect, jsanitize
 
-from . import __version__ as tests_version
+from monty import __version__ as tests_version
 
 test_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "test_files")
 
@@ -576,6 +576,18 @@ def test_jsanitize(self):
         assert clean_recursive_msonable["hello"]["a"] == 1
         assert clean_recursive_msonable["hello"]["b"] == 2
 
+        DoubleGoodMSONClass = GoodMSONClass(1, 2, 3)
+        DoubleGoodMSONClass.values = [GoodMSONClass(1, 2, 3)]
+        clean_recursive_msonable = jsanitize(
+            DoubleGoodMSONClass, recursive_msonable=True
+        )
+        assert clean_recursive_msonable["a"] == 1
+        assert clean_recursive_msonable["b"] == 2
+        assert clean_recursive_msonable["c"] == 3
+        assert clean_recursive_msonable["values"][0]["a"] == 1
+        assert clean_recursive_msonable["values"][0]["b"] == 2
+        assert clean_recursive_msonable["values"][0]["c"] == 3
+        
         d = {"dt": datetime.datetime.now()}
         clean = jsanitize(d)
         assert isinstance(clean["dt"], str)