diff --git a/rest_framework_json_api/renderers.py b/rest_framework_json_api/renderers.py
index a8e852cf..5b0bd4ca 100644
--- a/rest_framework_json_api/renderers.py
+++ b/rest_framework_json_api/renderers.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 from . import utils
 
-
 class JSONRenderer(renderers.JSONRenderer):
     """
     Render a JSON response per the JSON API spec:
@@ -244,12 +243,24 @@ def extract_included(fields, resource, resource_instance, included_resources):
             if not isinstance(field, (relations.RelatedField, relations.ManyRelatedField, BaseSerializer)):
                 continue
 
-            try:
-                included_resources.remove(field_name)
-            except ValueError:
-                # Skip fields not in requested included resources
+            # Find included resourcs for this field
+            matches = [
+                key for key in included_resources
+                if key.split('.')[0] == field_name
+            ]
+
+            # Skip fields without included resources
+            if not matches:
                 continue
 
+            # Remove included resources and collect nested included resources
+            nested_included_resources = []
+            for key in matches:
+                included_resources.remove(key)
+                nested_resource = '.'.join(key.split('.')[1:])
+                if nested_resource:
+                    nested_included_resources.append(nested_resource)
+            
             try:
                 relation_instance_or_manager = getattr(resource_instance, field_name)
             except AttributeError:
@@ -262,9 +273,6 @@ def extract_included(fields, resource, resource_instance, included_resources):
                     serializer_method = getattr(current_serializer, field.source)
                     relation_instance_or_manager = serializer_method(resource_instance)
 
-            new_included_resources = [key.replace('%s.' % field_name, '', 1)
-                                      for key in included_resources
-                                      if field_name == key.split('.')[0]]
             serializer_data = resource.get(field_name)
 
             if isinstance(field, relations.ManyRelatedField):
@@ -297,7 +305,7 @@ def extract_included(fields, resource, resource_instance, included_resources):
                         )
                         included_data.extend(
                             JSONRenderer.extract_included(
-                                serializer_fields, serializer_resource, nested_resource_instance, new_included_resources
+                                serializer_fields, serializer_resource, nested_resource_instance, nested_included_resources
                             )
                         )
 
@@ -315,7 +323,7 @@ def extract_included(fields, resource, resource_instance, included_resources):
                     )
                     included_data.extend(
                         JSONRenderer.extract_included(
-                            serializer_fields, serializer_data, relation_instance_or_manager, new_included_resources
+                            serializer_fields, serializer_data, relation_instance_or_manager, nested_included_resources
                         )
                     )
 
@@ -497,3 +505,4 @@ def render(self, data, accepted_media_type=None, renderer_context=None):
         return super(JSONRenderer, self).render(
             render_data, accepted_media_type, renderer_context
         )
+