diff --git a/libraries/chain/db_block.cpp b/libraries/chain/db_block.cpp
index 2650d47c..8c31a333 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/db_block.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/db_block.cpp
@@ -325,6 +325,24 @@ processed_transaction database::validate_transaction( const signed_transaction&
    return _apply_transaction( trx );
 }
 
+class push_proposal_nesting_guard {
+public:
+   push_proposal_nesting_guard( uint32_t& nesting_counter, const database& db )
+      : orig_value(nesting_counter), counter(nesting_counter)
+   {
+      FC_ASSERT( counter < db.get_global_properties().active_witnesses.size() * 2, "Max proposal nesting depth exceeded!" );
+      counter++;
+   }
+   ~push_proposal_nesting_guard()
+   {
+      if( --counter != orig_value )
+         elog( "Unexpected proposal nesting count value: ${n} != ${o}", ("n",counter)("o",orig_value) );
+   }
+private:
+    const uint32_t  orig_value;
+    uint32_t& counter;
+};
+
 processed_transaction database::push_proposal(const proposal_object& proposal)
 { try {
    transaction_evaluation_state eval_state(this);
@@ -336,6 +354,9 @@ processed_transaction database::push_proposal(const proposal_object& proposal)
    size_t old_applied_ops_size = _applied_ops.size();
 
    try {
+      push_proposal_nesting_guard guard( _push_proposal_nesting_depth, *this );
+      if( _undo_db.size() >= _undo_db.max_size() )
+         _undo_db.set_max_size( _undo_db.size() + 1 );
       auto session = _undo_db.start_undo_session(true);
       for( auto& op : proposal.proposed_transaction.operations )
          eval_state.operation_results.emplace_back(apply_operation(eval_state, op));
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/database.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/database.hpp
index 179fb2df..6e611be3 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/database.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/database.hpp
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
          node_property_object              _node_property_object;
          fc::hash_ctr_rng<secret_hash_type, 20> _random_number_generator;
          bool                              _slow_replays = false;
+         // Counts nested proposal updates
+         uint32_t                          _push_proposal_nesting_depth = 0;
    };
 
    namespace detail
diff --git a/libraries/chain/protocol/proposal.cpp b/libraries/chain/protocol/proposal.cpp
index 069824af..54fd728b 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/protocol/proposal.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/protocol/proposal.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ void proposal_update_operation::get_required_authorities( vector<authority>& o )
       auth.key_auths[k] = 1;
    auth.weight_threshold = auth.key_auths.size();
 
-   o.emplace_back( std::move(auth) );
+   if( auth.weight_threshold > 0 )
+      o.emplace_back( std::move(auth) );
 }
 
 void proposal_update_operation::get_required_active_authorities( flat_set<account_id_type>& a )const
diff --git a/tests/tests/authority_tests.cpp b/tests/tests/authority_tests.cpp
index c46e698f..ad9b7062 100644
--- a/tests/tests/authority_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests/authority_tests.cpp
@@ -894,7 +894,6 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( max_authority_membership, database_fixture )
       });
 
       transaction tx;
-      processed_transaction ptx;
 
       private_key_type committee_key = init_account_priv_key;
       // Sam is the creator of accounts
@@ -1313,4 +1312,58 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( nonminimal_sig_test, database_fixture )
    }
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( nested_execution )
+{ try {
+   ACTORS( (alice)(bob) );
+   fund( alice );
+
+   generate_blocks( fc::time_point::now() + fc::hours(1) );
+   set_expiration( db, trx );
+
+   const auto& gpo = db.get_global_properties();
+
+   proposal_create_operation pco;
+   pco.expiration_time = db.head_block_time() + fc::minutes(1);
+   pco.fee_paying_account = alice_id;
+   proposal_id_type inner;
+   {
+      transfer_operation top;
+      top.from = alice_id;
+      top.to = bob_id;
+      top.amount = asset( 10 );
+      pco.proposed_ops.emplace_back( top );
+      trx.operations.push_back( pco );
+      inner = PUSH_TX( db, trx, ~0 ).operation_results.front().get<object_id_type>();
+      trx.clear();
+      pco.proposed_ops.clear();
+   }
+
+   std::vector<proposal_id_type> nested;
+   nested.push_back( inner );
+   for( size_t i = 0; i < gpo.active_witnesses.size() * 2; i++ )
+   {
+      proposal_update_operation pup;
+      pup.fee_paying_account = alice_id;
+      pup.proposal = nested.back();
+      pup.active_approvals_to_add.insert( alice_id );
+      pco.proposed_ops.emplace_back( pup );
+      trx.operations.push_back( pco );
+      nested.push_back( PUSH_TX( db, trx, ~0 ).operation_results.front().get<object_id_type>() );
+      trx.clear();
+      pco.proposed_ops.clear();
+   }
+
+
+   proposal_update_operation pup;
+   pup.fee_paying_account = alice_id;
+   pup.proposal = nested.back();
+   pup.active_approvals_to_add.insert( alice_id );
+   trx.operations.push_back( pup );
+   PUSH_TX( db, trx, ~0 );
+
+   for( size_t i = 1; i < nested.size(); i++ )
+      BOOST_CHECK_THROW( db.get<proposal_object>( nested[i] ), fc::assert_exception ); // executed successfully -> object removed
+   db.get<proposal_object>( inner ); // asn't executed -> object exists, doesn't throw
+} FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW() }
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()