diff --git a/lib/couchbase-orm/base.rb b/lib/couchbase-orm/base.rb
index 9a3bdb7..05b1767 100644
--- a/lib/couchbase-orm/base.rb
+++ b/lib/couchbase-orm/base.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class Document
         include Encrypt
 
         extend Enum
+        extend IgnoredProperties
 
         define_model_callbacks :initialize, :only => :after
 
@@ -134,7 +135,6 @@ class Base < Document
         extend EnsureUnique
         extend HasMany
         extend Index
-        extend IgnoredProperties
         extend JsonSchema::Validation
         extend PropertiesAlwaysExistsInDocument
 
diff --git a/lib/couchbase-orm/types/nested.rb b/lib/couchbase-orm/types/nested.rb
index 4e332e3..5a2aa33 100644
--- a/lib/couchbase-orm/types/nested.rb
+++ b/lib/couchbase-orm/types/nested.rb
@@ -26,14 +26,29 @@ def initialize(type:)
             def cast(value)
                 return nil if value.nil?
                 return value if value.is_a?(@model_class)
-                return @model_class.new(value) if value.is_a?(Hash)
+
+                if value.is_a?(Hash)
+                    # Filter out ignored properties before creating the nested instance
+                    # Optimization: only call .except if there are properties to ignore
+                    ignored = @model_class.ignored_properties
+                    filtered_value = ignored.empty? ? value : value.except(*ignored)
+                    return @model_class.new(filtered_value)
+                end
 
                 raise ArgumentError, "Nested: #{value.inspect} (#{value.class}) is not supported for cast"
             end
         
             def serialize(value)
                 return nil if value.nil?
-                value = @model_class.new(value) if value.is_a?(Hash)
+
+                if value.is_a?(Hash)
+                    # Filter out ignored properties before creating the nested instance
+                    # Optimization: only call .except if there are properties to ignore
+                    ignored = @model_class.ignored_properties
+                    filtered_value = ignored.empty? ? value : value.except(*ignored)
+                    value = @model_class.new(filtered_value)
+                end
+
                 return value.send(:serialized_attributes) if value.is_a?(@model_class)
 
                 raise ArgumentError, "Nested: #{value.inspect} (#{value.class}) is not supported for serialization"
diff --git a/spec/type_nested_spec.rb b/spec/type_nested_spec.rb
index 958fd56..63ca7c0 100644
--- a/spec/type_nested_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/type_nested_spec.rb
@@ -188,4 +188,64 @@ class WithValidationParent < CouchbaseOrm::Base
             expect(obj.child.child.errors[:name]).to eq ["can't be blank"]
         end
     end
+
+    describe "Ignored Properties" do
+        class SubTypeWithIgnoredProperties < CouchbaseOrm::NestedDocument
+            self.ignored_properties = [:deprecated_property]
+            attribute :name, :string
+            attribute :value, :string
+        end
+
+        class ParentWithNestedIgnoredProperties < CouchbaseOrm::Base
+            self.ignored_properties = [:deprecated_at_root]
+            attribute :title, :string
+            attribute :nested, :nested, type: SubTypeWithIgnoredProperties
+        end
+
+        it "should ignore deprecated properties in nested documents on reload" do
+            # Create and save a parent with nested document
+            parent = ParentWithNestedIgnoredProperties.new
+            parent.title = "Test Parent"
+            parent.nested = SubTypeWithIgnoredProperties.new(name: "Nested", value: "Valid")
+            parent.save!
+
+            # Manually add a deprecated property to the nested document in the database
+            doc_id = parent.id
+            raw_doc = ParentWithNestedIgnoredProperties.bucket.default_collection.get(doc_id).content
+            raw_doc["nested"]["deprecated_property"] = "This should be ignored"
+            ParentWithNestedIgnoredProperties.bucket.default_collection.replace(doc_id, raw_doc)
+
+            # Reload the parent
+            parent.reload
+
+            # The deprecated property should NOT be present in the nested document
+            expect(parent.nested.attributes.keys).not_to include("deprecated_property")
+            expect(parent.nested.name).to eq("Nested")
+            expect(parent.nested.value).to eq("Valid")
+        end
+
+        it "should ignore deprecated properties in deeply nested documents" do
+            # Create a parent with nested documents that have a child
+            parent = ParentWithNestedIgnoredProperties.new
+            parent.title = "Test Parent"
+            parent.nested = SubTypeWithIgnoredProperties.new(name: "Parent Nested", value: "Parent Value")
+            parent.save!
+
+            # Manually add deprecated properties at multiple levels
+            doc_id = parent.id
+            raw_doc = ParentWithNestedIgnoredProperties.bucket.default_collection.get(doc_id).content
+            raw_doc["deprecated_at_root"] = "Should be ignored at root level"
+            raw_doc["nested"]["deprecated_property"] = "Should be ignored in nested"
+            ParentWithNestedIgnoredProperties.bucket.default_collection.replace(doc_id, raw_doc)
+
+            # Reload the parent
+            parent.reload
+
+            # Deprecated properties should not be present at any level
+            expect(parent.attributes.keys).not_to include("deprecated_at_root")
+            expect(parent.nested.attributes.keys).not_to include("deprecated_property")
+            expect(parent.nested.name).to eq("Parent Nested")
+            expect(parent.nested.value).to eq("Parent Value")
+        end
+    end
 end