diff --git a/src/PSR7/Validators/BodyValidator/MultipartValidator.php b/src/PSR7/Validators/BodyValidator/MultipartValidator.php
index 8342ccae..0c1621dc 100644
--- a/src/PSR7/Validators/BodyValidator/MultipartValidator.php
+++ b/src/PSR7/Validators/BodyValidator/MultipartValidator.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 use function array_diff_assoc;
 use function array_map;
-use function array_replace;
+use function array_replace_recursive;
 use function array_shift;
 use function explode;
 use function in_array;
@@ -291,7 +291,24 @@ private function validateServerRequestMultipart(
 
         $files = $this->normalizeFiles($message->getUploadedFiles());
 
-        $body = array_replace($body, $files);
+        // The PHP kernel separates file data (binary) from body data so it's
+        // imperative to combine the two arrays __recursively__ to have properly
+        // constructed arrays of objects (collections) prior to validating
+        // them against the schema
+        //
+        // Otherwise, the file array will overwrite the body array at the common
+        // __root__ element, which may result in an object validation error if
+        // the object also contains other properties (stored in the body array)
+        //
+        // Eg: Array of file objects with a text descriptor
+        // [
+        //   ['description' => <string>, 'file' => <binary>]
+        //   ['description' => <string>, 'file' => <binary>]
+        //   ['description' => <string>, 'file' => <binary>]
+        // ]
+        //
+        // The 'description' would be in $body and 'file' would be in $files
+        $body = array_replace_recursive($body, $files);
 
         $validator = new SchemaValidator($this->detectValidationStrategy($message));
         try {
diff --git a/tests/PSR7/Validators/BodyValidator/MultipartValidatorTest.php b/tests/PSR7/Validators/BodyValidator/MultipartValidatorTest.php
index 2e2580e6..7f47e4a2 100644
--- a/tests/PSR7/Validators/BodyValidator/MultipartValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/PSR7/Validators/BodyValidator/MultipartValidatorTest.php
@@ -81,6 +81,27 @@ public function dataProviderMultipartGreen(): array
 [file content goes there]
 ------WebKitFormBoundaryWfPNVh4wuWBlyEyQ--
 HTTP
+,
+            ],
+            // multipart mixed message with nested file objects (collections)
+            [
+                <<<HTTP
+POST /multipart/files/collections HTTP/1.1
+Content-Length: 311
+Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundaryWRBHApnEKYVLfiJ1
+
+------WebKitFormBoundaryWRBHApnEKYVLfiJ1
+Content-Disposition: form-data; name="files[0][caption]"
+Content-Type: text/plain
+
+some-type
+------WebKitFormBoundaryWRBHApnEKYVLfiJ1
+Content-Disposition: form-data; name="files[0][file]"; filename="image1.png"
+Content-Type: application/octet-stream
+
+{...file content...}
+------WebKitFormBoundaryWRBHApnEKYVLfiJ1--
+HTTP
 ,
             ],
             // specified encoding for one part
@@ -446,6 +467,26 @@ public function dataProviderMultipartServerRequestGreen(): array
                     'profileImage' => new UploadedFile($imagePath, $imageSize, 0),
                 ],
             ],
+            // multipart mixed message with nested file objects (collections)
+            // The PHP kernel separates binary data (files) from body data so it's
+            // important to test that this is correctly handled by the validator
+            // when dealing with nested objects
+            [
+                'post',
+                '/multipart/files/collections',
+                [
+                    'files' => [
+                        ['caption' => 'Some caption'],
+                        ['caption' => 'Some caption'],
+                    ],
+                ],
+                [
+                    'files' => [
+                        ['file' => new UploadedFile($imagePath, $imageSize, 0)],
+                        ['file' => new UploadedFile($imagePath, $imageSize, 0)],
+                    ],
+                ],
+            ],
             // Missing optional field with defined encoding
             [
                 'post',
diff --git a/tests/stubs/multipart.yaml b/tests/stubs/multipart.yaml
index b018b4c6..3e8b0f57 100644
--- a/tests/stubs/multipart.yaml
+++ b/tests/stubs/multipart.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,33 @@ paths:
                     type: string
                     format: binary
 
+      responses:
+        204:
+          description: good post
+  /multipart/files/collections:
+    post:
+      summary: ---
+      operationId: post-multipart-file-collections
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          multipart/form-data:
+            schema:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                files:
+                  type: array 
+                  items:
+                    type: object
+                    required:
+                      - caption
+                      - file
+                    properties:
+                      caption:
+                        type: string
+                      file:
+                        type: string
+                        format: binary
+
       responses:
         204:
           description: good post