diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 4d613b91f0a..f838a47b330 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+5.9.29 / 2020-08-13
+===================
+ * fix(document): support setting nested path to itself when it has nested subpaths #9313
+ * fix(model): make `syncIndexes()` report error if it can't create an index #9303
+ * fix: handle auth error when Atlas username is incorrect #9300
+
 5.9.28 / 2020-08-07
 ===================
  * fix(connection): consistently stop buffering when "reconnected" is emitted #9295
diff --git a/lib/helpers/document/compile.js b/lib/helpers/document/compile.js
index ae91183ea34..0868f24516c 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/document/compile.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/document/compile.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ function defineKey(prop, subprops, prototype, prefix, keys, options) {
         if (v != null && v.$__isNested) {
           // Convert top-level to POJO, but leave subdocs hydrated so `$set`
           // can handle them. See gh-9293.
-          v = v.$__parent.get(v.$__.nestedPath);
+          v = v.$__parent.get(path);
         }
         const doc = this.$__[scopeSymbol] || this;
         doc.$set(path, v);
diff --git a/lib/types/core_array.js b/lib/types/core_array.js
index 29f03859d81..423933f42b7 100644
--- a/lib/types/core_array.js
+++ b/lib/types/core_array.js
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ class CoreMongooseArray extends Array {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Alias of [pull](#types_array_MongooseArray-pull)
+   * Alias of [pull](#mongoosearray_MongooseArray-pull)
    *
    * @see MongooseArray#pull #types_array_MongooseArray-pull
    * @see mongodb http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Updating/#Updating-%24pull
@@ -955,4 +955,4 @@ function _checkManualPopulation(arr, docs) {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = CoreMongooseArray;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = CoreMongooseArray;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a711ca83058..28eba65c88c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "mongoose",
   "description": "Mongoose MongoDB ODM",
-  "version": "5.9.28",
+  "version": "5.9.29",
   "author": "Guillermo Rauch <guillermo@learnboost.com>",
   "keywords": [
     "mongodb",
diff --git a/test/document.test.js b/test/document.test.js
index dc87c15b30d..b05fe9f98c1 100644
--- a/test/document.test.js
+++ b/test/document.test.js
@@ -9222,6 +9222,39 @@ describe('document', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('doesnt wipe out nested paths when setting a nested path to itself (gh-9313)', function() {
+    const schema = new Schema({
+      nested: {
+        prop1: { type: Number, default: 50 },
+        prop2: {
+          type: String,
+          enum: ['val1', 'val2'],
+          default: 'val1',
+          required: true
+        },
+        prop3: {
+          prop4: { type: Number, default: 0 }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    const Model = db.model('Test', schema);
+
+    return co(function*() {
+      let doc = yield Model.create({});
+
+      doc = yield Model.findById(doc);
+
+      doc.nested = doc.nested;
+
+      assert.equal(doc.nested.prop2, 'val1');
+      yield doc.save();
+
+      const fromDb = yield Model.collection.findOne({ _id: doc._id });
+      assert.equal(fromDb.nested.prop2, 'val1');
+    });
+  });
+
   it('allows saving after setting document array to itself (gh-9266)', function() {
     const Model = db.model('Test', Schema({ keys: [{ _id: false, name: String }] }));