diff --git a/mercurial/subrepo.py b/mercurial/subrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/subrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/subrepo.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of the
 # GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version.
 
+import copy
 import errno, os, re, shutil, posixpath, sys
 import xml.dom.minidom
 import stat, subprocess, tarfile
@@ -624,6 +625,11 @@ class hgsubrepo(abstractsubrepo):
                            os.path.join(prefix, self._path), explicitonly)
 
     def addremove(self, m, prefix, opts, dry_run, similarity):
+        # In the same way as sub directories are processed, once in a subrepo,
+        # always entry any of its subrepos.  Don't corrupt the options that will
+        # be used to process sibling subrepos however.
+        opts = copy.copy(opts)
+        opts['subrepos'] = True
         return scmutil.addremove(self._repo, m,
                                  os.path.join(prefix, self._path), opts,
                                  dry_run, similarity)
diff --git a/tests/test-subrepo-deep-nested-change.t b/tests/test-subrepo-deep-nested-change.t
--- a/tests/test-subrepo-deep-nested-change.t
+++ b/tests/test-subrepo-deep-nested-change.t
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ Test relative path printing + subrepos
   ? foo/bar/abc
   ? sub1/foo
   $ hg update -Cq
+  $ hg addremove sub1
+  adding sub1/sub2/folder/bar (glob)
+  adding sub1/foo (glob)
+  $ hg update -Cq
   $ rm sub1/sub2/folder/test.txt
   $ rm sub1/sub2/test.txt
   $ hg ci -ASm "remove test.txt"