diff --git a/src/DirectProducts.jl b/src/DirectProducts.jl
index 080f24d..74512c1 100644
--- a/src/DirectProducts.jl
+++ b/src/DirectProducts.jl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ elem_type(G::DirectProductGroup) = DirectProductGroupElem
 
 parent_type(::Type{DirectProductGroupElem}) = DirectProductGroup
 
-parent(g::DirectProductGroupElem) = g.parent
+parent(g::DirectProductGroupElem) = DirectProductGroup([parent(h) for h in g.elts])
 
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