diff --git a/extras/tests/JsonVariant/nesting.cpp b/extras/tests/JsonVariant/nesting.cpp
index 3e936fbe..29e7d1ff 100644
--- a/extras/tests/JsonVariant/nesting.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/JsonVariant/nesting.cpp
@@ -28,4 +28,12 @@ TEST_CASE("JsonVariant::nesting()") {
     var.to<JsonArray>();
     REQUIRE(var.nesting() == 1);
   }
+
+  SECTION("return depth of linked array") {
+    StaticJsonDocument<128> doc2;
+    doc2[0][0] = 42;
+    var.link(doc2);
+
+    CHECK(var.nesting() == 2);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
index d872c964..da7bf835 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
@@ -285,13 +285,15 @@ class VariantData {
   }
 
   size_t nesting() const {
+    if (isPointer())
+      return _content.asPointer->nesting();
     return isCollection() ? _content.asCollection.nesting() : 0;
   }
 
   size_t size() const {
-    return isPointer()      ? _content.asPointer->size()
-           : isCollection() ? _content.asCollection.size()
-                            : 0;
+    if (isPointer())
+      return _content.asPointer->size();
+    return isCollection() ? _content.asCollection.size() : 0;
   }
 
   VariantData *addElement(MemoryPool *pool) {