diff --git a/wire/core/WireArray.php b/wire/core/WireArray.php
index febc908b..029377e9 100644
--- a/wire/core/WireArray.php
+++ b/wire/core/WireArray.php
@@ -1892,6 +1892,8 @@ class WireArray extends Wire implements \IteratorAggregate, \ArrayAccess, \Count
 	protected function trackAdd($item, $key) {
 		if($key) {}
 		if($this->trackChanges()) $this->itemsAdded[] = $item;
+		// wire this WireArray to the same instance of $item, if it isn’t already wired
+		if($this->_wire === null && $item instanceof Wire && $item->isWired()) $item->wire($this);
 	}
 
 	/**