diff --git a/lib/net/imap/sequence_set.rb b/lib/net/imap/sequence_set.rb
index 011df314e..1f6c8902c 100644
--- a/lib/net/imap/sequence_set.rb
+++ b/lib/net/imap/sequence_set.rb
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def [](first, *rest)
         # raised.
         def try_convert(obj)
           return obj if obj.is_a?(SequenceSet)
-          return nil unless respond_to?(:to_sequence_set)
+          return nil unless obj.respond_to?(:to_sequence_set)
           obj = obj.to_sequence_set
           return obj if obj.is_a?(SequenceSet)
           raise DataFormatError, "invalid object returned from to_sequence_set"
diff --git a/test/net/imap/test_sequence_set.rb b/test/net/imap/test_sequence_set.rb
index 929bb325b..b30b3f37f 100644
--- a/test/net/imap/test_sequence_set.rb
+++ b/test/net/imap/test_sequence_set.rb
@@ -148,6 +148,22 @@ def compare_to_reference_set(nums, set, seqset)
     assert_raise DataFormatError do SequenceSet[""]   end
   end
 
+  test ".try_convert" do
+    assert_nil SequenceSet.try_convert(nil)
+    assert_nil SequenceSet.try_convert(123)
+    assert_nil SequenceSet.try_convert(12..34)
+    assert_nil SequenceSet.try_convert("12:34")
+    assert_nil SequenceSet.try_convert(Object.new)
+
+    obj = Object.new
+    def obj.to_sequence_set; SequenceSet[192, 168, 1, 255] end
+    assert_equal SequenceSet[192, 168, 1, 255], SequenceSet.try_convert(obj)
+
+    obj = Object.new
+    def obj.to_sequence_set; 192_168.001_255 end
+    assert_raise DataFormatError do SequenceSet.try_convert(obj) end
+  end
+
   test "#[non-negative index]" do
     assert_nil        SequenceSet.empty[0]
     assert_equal   1, SequenceSet[1..][0]