diff --git a/src/__tests__/ChartTests.js b/src/__tests__/ChartTests.js
index ccbc4a7d1..65a6eb099 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/ChartTests.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/ChartTests.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import ChartComponent from "../Chart";
+import ChartComponent from '../Chart';
 
 describe('Chart re-rendering', () => {
 
@@ -14,6 +14,40 @@ describe('Chart re-rendering', () => {
         expect(updateRequired).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
+    it('required when data is changed in an inner object/array of the data', () => {
+        const originalData = {
+            'data': {
+                'datasets': [
+                    {
+                        'data': [
+                          122968
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    {
+                        'data': [
+                          14738
+                        ]
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        };
+        // The new data has only one data set instead of two
+        const newData = {
+            'data': {
+                'datasets': [
+                    {
+                        'data': [
+                          122968
+                        ]
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        };
+        const chart = new ChartComponent(originalData);
+        const updateRequired = chart.shouldComponentUpdate(newData);
+        expect(updateRequired).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
     it('required when chart options change', () => {
         const chart = new ChartComponent({type: 'bar', options: {hover: {mode: 'single'}}});
         const updateRequired = chart.shouldComponentUpdate({type: 'bar', options: {hover: {mode: 'label'}}});
diff --git a/src/utils/deepEqual.js b/src/utils/deepEqual.js
index 53410e66f..0caadfc0d 100644
--- a/src/utils/deepEqual.js
+++ b/src/utils/deepEqual.js
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ const deepEqual = (objA, objB) => {
 	}
 
 	let keysA = Object.keys(objA);
+	let keysB = Object.keys(objB);
+	let allKeys = keysA.concat(keysB);
 
-	// Test for A's keys different from B.
-	for (let i = 0; i < keysA.length; i++) {
-		if (!hasOwnProperty.call(objB, keysA[i])) {
+	// Verify both objects have all the keys
+	for (let i = 0; i < allKeys.length; i++) {
+		if (!hasOwnProperty.call(objB, allKeys[i])) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (!hasOwnProperty.call(objA, allKeys[i])) {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}