diff --git a/library/Zend/Config/Reader/Ini.php b/library/Zend/Config/Reader/Ini.php
index cd06bc915ca..c264a115d8a 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Config/Reader/Ini.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Config/Reader/Ini.php
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ protected function process(array $data)
         foreach ($data as $section => $value) {
             if (is_array($value)) {
                 if (strpos($section, $this->nestSeparator) !== false) {
-                    $section = explode($this->nestSeparator, $section, 2);
-                    $config[$section[0]][$section[1]] = $this->processSection($value);
+                    $sections = explode($this->nestSeparator, $section);
+                    $config = array_merge_recursive($config, $this->buildNestedSection($sections, $value));
                 } else {
                     $config[$section] = $this->processSection($value);
                 }
@@ -144,6 +144,27 @@ protected function process(array $data)
         return $config;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Process a nested section
+     *
+     * @param array $sections
+     * @param mixed $value
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function buildNestedSection($sections, $value)
+    {
+        if(count($sections) == 0) {
+            return $this->processSection($value);
+        }
+
+        $nestedSection = array();
+
+        $first = array_shift($sections);
+        $nestedSection[$first] = $this->buildNestedSection($sections, $value);
+
+        return $nestedSection;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Process a section.
      *
diff --git a/tests/ZendTest/Config/Reader/IniTest.php b/tests/ZendTest/Config/Reader/IniTest.php
index 66484b9100b..48838d6856d 100644
--- a/tests/ZendTest/Config/Reader/IniTest.php
+++ b/tests/ZendTest/Config/Reader/IniTest.php
@@ -87,17 +87,17 @@ public function testFromStringWithSection()
     public function testFromStringNested()
     {
         $ini = <<<ECS
-foo.bar = foobar
-foobar[] = foobarArray
-foo.baz[] = foobaz1
-foo.baz[] = foobaz2
+bla.foo.bar = foobar
+bla.foobar[] = foobarArray
+bla.foo.baz[] = foobaz1
+bla.foo.baz[] = foobaz2
 
 ECS;
 
         $arrayIni = $this->reader->fromString($ini);
-        $this->assertEquals($arrayIni['foo']['bar'], 'foobar');
-        $this->assertEquals($arrayIni['foobar'][0], 'foobarArray');
-        $this->assertEquals($arrayIni['foo']['baz'][0], 'foobaz1');
-        $this->assertEquals($arrayIni['foo']['baz'][1], 'foobaz2');
+        $this->assertEquals($arrayIni['bla']['foo']['bar'], 'foobar');
+        $this->assertEquals($arrayIni['bla']['foobar'][0], 'foobarArray');
+        $this->assertEquals($arrayIni['bla']['foo']['baz'][0], 'foobaz1');
+        $this->assertEquals($arrayIni['bla']['foo']['baz'][1], 'foobaz2');
     }
 }