diff --git a/lib/schema/documentarray.js b/lib/schema/documentarray.js
index 7ed917cafbf..0e29ac32f8b 100644
--- a/lib/schema/documentarray.js
+++ b/lib/schema/documentarray.js
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ DocumentArray.prototype.doValidate = function (array, fn, scope) {
   SchemaType.prototype.doValidate.call(this, array, function (err) {
     if (err) return fn(err);
 
-    var count = array && array.length
-      , error;
+    var count = array && array.length;
+    var error;
 
     if (!count) return fn();
 
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ DocumentArray.prototype.doValidate = function (array, fn, scope) {
       // sidestep sparse entries
       var doc = array[i];
       if (!doc) {
-        --count || fn();
+        --count || fn(errors);
         continue;
       }
 
       ;(function (i) {
         doc.validate(function (err) {
-          if (err && !error) {
-            return fn(error = err);
+          if (err) {
+            error = err;
           }
-          --count || fn();
+          --count || fn(error);
         });
       })(i);
     }
diff --git a/test/schema.validation.test.js b/test/schema.validation.test.js
index 1a3dec261d4..a601a90d158 100644
--- a/test/schema.validation.test.js
+++ b/test/schema.validation.test.js
@@ -754,5 +754,19 @@ describe('schema', function(){
         done();
       });
     });
+
+    it('handles multiple subdocument errors', function(done) {
+      var foodSchema = new Schema({ name: { type: String, required: true, enum: ['bacon', 'eggs'] } });
+      var breakfast = new Schema({ foods: [foodSchema] });
+
+      var Breakfast = mongoose.model('gh-2589', breakfast, 'gh-2589');
+      var bad = new Breakfast({ foods: [{ name: 'tofu' }, { name: 'waffles' }] });
+      bad.validate(function(error) {
+        assert.ok(error);
+        assert.ok(error.errors['foods.0.name']);
+        assert.ok(error.errors['foods.1.name']);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
   });
 });