diff --git a/src/command-core.ts b/src/command-core.ts
index a858806..982e2ea 100755
--- a/src/command-core.ts
+++ b/src/command-core.ts
@@ -311,6 +311,12 @@ const validateOptions = <TOptionConfig extends Record<string, GenericBuilderInte
 	return Object.fromEntries(entries) as ProcessedOptions<any>;
 };
 
+const assignParent = (parent: Command, subcommands: Command[]) =>
+	subcommands.forEach((e) => {
+		e.parent = parent;
+		if (e.subcommands) assignParent(e, e.subcommands);
+	});
+
 export const command = <
 	TOpts extends Record<string, GenericBuilderInternals> | undefined,
 	TOptsData = TOpts extends Record<string, GenericBuilderInternals> ? TypeOf<TOpts> : undefined,
@@ -368,6 +374,8 @@ export const command = <
 		if (idx !== i) throw new BroCliError(`Can't define command '${cmd.name}' - duplicate alias '${n}'!`);
 	});
 
+	if (cmd.subcommands) assignParent(cmd, cmd.subcommands);
+
 	return cmd;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 855396b..1453617 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@ export const clone = <T>(data: T, parent?: any): T => {
 			}
 
 			const origData = Object.entries(data);
-	
-			let hasParent = false
-			const res: Record<string, any> = {}
+
+			let hasParent = false;
+			const res: Record<string, any> = {};
 			for (const [key, value] of origData) {
-				if(key === 'parent') {
-					hasParent = true
-					continue
-				} 
+				if (key === 'parent') {
+					hasParent = true;
+					continue;
+				}
 
 				res[key] = clone(value, res);
 			}
 
-			if(hasParent) res['parent'] = parent
+			if (hasParent) res['parent'] = parent;
 
-			return res as T
+			return res as T;
 		}
 
 		case 'function': {