diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4006e080..54c03574 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var globParent = require('glob-parent');
 var isGlob = require('is-glob');
 var isAbsolute = require('path-is-absolute');
 var inherits = require('inherits');
+var braces = require('braces');
 
 var NodeFsHandler = require('./lib/nodefs-handler');
 var FsEventsHandler = require('./lib/fsevents-handler');
@@ -423,21 +424,31 @@ FSWatcher.prototype._getWatchHelpers = function(path, depth) {
 
   var getDirParts = function(path) {
     if (!hasGlob) return false;
-    var parts = sysPath.relative(watchPath, path).split(/[\/\\]/);
+    var parts = [];
+    var expandedPath = braces.expand(path);
+    expandedPath.forEach(function(path) {
+      parts.push(sysPath.relative(watchPath, path).split(/[\/\\]/));
+    });
     return parts;
   };
 
   var dirParts = getDirParts(path);
-  if (dirParts && dirParts.length > 1) dirParts.pop();
+  if (dirParts) {
+    dirParts.forEach(function(parts) {
+      if (parts.length > 1) parts.pop();
+    });
+  }
   var unmatchedGlob;
 
   var filterDir = function(entry) {
     if (hasGlob) {
       var entryParts = getDirParts(checkGlobSymlink(entry));
       var globstar = false;
-      unmatchedGlob = !dirParts.every(function(part, i) {
-        if (part === '**') globstar = true;
-        return globstar || !entryParts[i] || anymatch(part, entryParts[i]);
+      unmatchedGlob = !dirParts.some(function(parts) {
+        return parts.every(function(part, i) {
+          if (part === '**') globstar = true;
+          return globstar || !entryParts[0][i] || anymatch(part, entryParts[0][i]);
+        });
       });
     }
     return !unmatchedGlob && this._isntIgnored(entryPath(entry), entry.stat);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 78a422d9..da392b70 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "mocha": "^3.0.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.4.3",
     "sinon": "^1.10.3",
-    "sinon-chai": "^2.6.0"
+    "sinon-chai": "^2.6.0",
+    "upath": "1.0.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "fsevents": "^1.0.0"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "anymatch": "^1.3.0",
     "async-each": "^1.0.0",
+    "braces": "2.2.2",
     "glob-parent": "^2.0.0",
     "inherits": "^2.0.1",
     "is-binary-path": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 7fdcb21b..6ed41f98 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var sinon = require('sinon');
 var rimraf = require('rimraf');
 var fs = require('graceful-fs');
 var sysPath = require('path');
+var upath = require("upath");
 var cp = require('child_process');
 chai.use(require('sinon-chai'));
 var os = process.platform;
@@ -767,6 +768,33 @@ function runTests(baseopts) {
           });
         });
     });
+    it('should correctly handle glob with braces', function(done) {
+      var spy = sinon.spy();
+      var watchPath = upath.normalizeSafe(getFixturePath('{subdir/*,subdir1/subsub1}/subsubsub/*.txt'));
+      var deepFileA = getFixturePath('subdir/subsub/subsubsub/a.txt');
+      var deepFileB = getFixturePath('subdir1/subsub1/subsubsub/a.txt');
+      fs.mkdirSync(getFixturePath('subdir'), 0x1ed);
+      fs.mkdirSync(getFixturePath('subdir/subsub'), 0x1ed);
+      fs.mkdirSync(getFixturePath('subdir/subsub/subsubsub'), 0x1ed);
+      fs.mkdirSync(getFixturePath('subdir1'), 0x1ed);
+      fs.mkdirSync(getFixturePath('subdir1/subsub1'), 0x1ed);
+      fs.mkdirSync(getFixturePath('subdir1/subsub1/subsubsub'), 0x1ed);
+      fs.writeFileSync(deepFileA, Date.now());
+      fs.writeFileSync(deepFileB, Date.now());
+      watcher = chokidar.watch(watchPath, options)
+        .on('all', spy)
+        .on('ready', function() {
+          spy.should.have.been.calledWith('add', deepFileA);
+          spy.should.have.been.calledWith('add', deepFileB);
+          fs.appendFileSync(deepFileA, Date.now());
+          fs.appendFileSync(deepFileB, Date.now());
+          waitFor([[spy, 4]], function() {
+            spy.should.have.been.calledWith('change', deepFileA);
+            spy.should.have.been.calledWith('change', deepFileB);
+            done();
+          });
+        });
+    });
   });
   describe('watch symlinks', function() {
     if (os === 'win32') return;
@@ -1118,7 +1146,7 @@ function runTests(baseopts) {
     describe('ignored', function() {
       it('should check ignore after stating', function(done) {
         options.ignored = function(path, stats) {
-          if (path === testDir || !stats) return false;
+          if (upath.normalizeSafe(path) === upath.normalizeSafe(testDir) || !stats) return false;
           return stats.isDirectory();
         };
         var spy = sinon.spy();