diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index 8b55c5d4..d93e4ab4 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -674,7 +674,11 @@ Model.nestRemoting = function(relationName, options, cb) {
             this[getterName](fkId, function(err, inst) {
               if (err && cb) return cb(err);
               if (inst instanceof relation.modelTo) {
-                nestedFn.apply(inst, args);
+                try {
+                  nestedFn.apply(inst, args);
+                } catch (err) {
+                  if (cb) return cb(err);
+                }
               } else if (cb) {
                 cb(err, null);
               }
@@ -688,7 +692,11 @@ Model.nestRemoting = function(relationName, options, cb) {
             this[getterName](function(err, inst) {
               if (err && cb) return cb(err);
               if (inst instanceof relation.modelTo) {
-                nestedFn.apply(inst, args);
+                try {
+                  nestedFn.apply(inst, args);
+                } catch (err) {
+                  if (cb) return cb(err);
+                }
               } else if (cb) {
                 cb(err, null);
               }
diff --git a/test/relations.integration.js b/test/relations.integration.js
index 4ba459f2..f1aa72da 100644
--- a/test/relations.integration.js
+++ b/test/relations.integration.js
@@ -1168,6 +1168,13 @@ describe('relations - integration', function() {
       Page.hasMany(Note);
       Image.belongsTo(Book);
 
+      // fake a remote method that match the filter in Model.nestRemoting()
+      Page.prototype['__throw__errors'] = function() {
+        throw new Error('This should not crash the app');
+      };
+
+      Page.remoteMethod('__throw__errors', { isStatic: false, http: { path: '/throws', verb: 'get' } });
+
       Book.nestRemoting('pages');
       Image.nestRemoting('book');
 
@@ -1305,6 +1312,19 @@ describe('relations - integration', function() {
         });
       });
     });
+
+    it('should catch error if nested function throws', function(done) {
+      var test = this;
+      this.get('/api/books/' + test.book.id + '/pages/' + this.page.id + '/throws')
+        .end(function(err, res) {
+          expect(res.body).to.be.an('object');
+          expect(res.body.error).to.be.an('object');
+          expect(res.body.error.name).to.equal('Error');
+          expect(res.body.error.status).to.equal(500);
+          expect(res.body.error.message).to.equal('This should not crash the app');
+          done();
+        });
+    });
   });
 
 });