diff --git a/src/dependency_injector/providers.c b/src/dependency_injector/providers.c
index 1bdd1df4..e9e25481 100644
--- a/src/dependency_injector/providers.c
+++ b/src/dependency_injector/providers.c
@@ -17970,7 +17970,7 @@ static int __pyx_pf_19dependency_injector_9providers_21DependenciesContainer___i
  *         self.__providers = dependencies
  * 
  *         for provider in dependencies.items():             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
- *             if isinstance(provider, (Dependency, DependenciesContainer)):
+ *             if isinstance(provider, (Dependency, DependenciesContainer, Container)):
  *                 provider.set_parent(self)
  */
   __pyx_t_1 = __Pyx_PyDict_Items(__pyx_v_dependencies); if (unlikely(!__pyx_t_1)) __PYX_ERR(1, 834, __pyx_L1_error)
@@ -18021,7 +18021,7 @@ static int __pyx_pf_19dependency_injector_9providers_21DependenciesContainer___i
     /* "dependency_injector/providers.pyx":835
  * 
  *         for provider in dependencies.items():
- *             if isinstance(provider, (Dependency, DependenciesContainer)):             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
+ *             if isinstance(provider, (Dependency, DependenciesContainer, Container)):             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
  *                 provider.set_parent(self)
  * 
  */
@@ -18034,14 +18034,21 @@ static int __pyx_pf_19dependency_injector_9providers_21DependenciesContainer___i
     }
     __pyx_t_7 = __Pyx_TypeCheck(__pyx_v_provider, __pyx_ptype_19dependency_injector_9providers_DependenciesContainer); 
     __pyx_t_6 = (__pyx_t_7 != 0);
-    __pyx_t_5 = __pyx_t_6;
+    if (!__pyx_t_6) {
+    } else {
+      __pyx_t_5 = __pyx_t_6;
+      goto __pyx_L6_bool_binop_done;
+    }
+    __pyx_t_6 = __Pyx_TypeCheck(__pyx_v_provider, __pyx_ptype_19dependency_injector_9providers_Container); 
+    __pyx_t_7 = (__pyx_t_6 != 0);
+    __pyx_t_5 = __pyx_t_7;
     __pyx_L6_bool_binop_done:;
-    __pyx_t_6 = (__pyx_t_5 != 0);
-    if (__pyx_t_6) {
+    __pyx_t_7 = (__pyx_t_5 != 0);
+    if (__pyx_t_7) {
 
       /* "dependency_injector/providers.pyx":836
  *         for provider in dependencies.items():
- *             if isinstance(provider, (Dependency, DependenciesContainer)):
+ *             if isinstance(provider, (Dependency, DependenciesContainer, Container)):
  *                 provider.set_parent(self)             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
  * 
  *         self.__parent = None
@@ -18068,7 +18075,7 @@ static int __pyx_pf_19dependency_injector_9providers_21DependenciesContainer___i
       /* "dependency_injector/providers.pyx":835
  * 
  *         for provider in dependencies.items():
- *             if isinstance(provider, (Dependency, DependenciesContainer)):             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
+ *             if isinstance(provider, (Dependency, DependenciesContainer, Container)):             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
  *                 provider.set_parent(self)
  * 
  */
@@ -18078,7 +18085,7 @@ static int __pyx_pf_19dependency_injector_9providers_21DependenciesContainer___i
  *         self.__providers = dependencies
  * 
  *         for provider in dependencies.items():             # <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
- *             if isinstance(provider, (Dependency, DependenciesContainer)):
+ *             if isinstance(provider, (Dependency, DependenciesContainer, Container)):
  *                 provider.set_parent(self)
  */
   }
diff --git a/src/dependency_injector/providers.pyx b/src/dependency_injector/providers.pyx
index ca4bcd4f..ea694aaf 100644
--- a/src/dependency_injector/providers.pyx
+++ b/src/dependency_injector/providers.pyx
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ cdef class DependenciesContainer(Object):
         self.__providers = dependencies
 
         for provider in dependencies.items():
-            if isinstance(provider, (Dependency, DependenciesContainer)):
+            if isinstance(provider, (Dependency, DependenciesContainer, Container)):
                 provider.set_parent(self)
 
         self.__parent = None