diff --git a/include/flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h b/include/flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h
index dceaa3b41..4dd71ae1b 100644
--- a/include/flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h
+++ b/include/flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h
@@ -1522,7 +1522,8 @@ class Builder FLATBUFFERS_FINAL_CLASS {
     Type vector_type = FBT_KEY;
     // Check bit widths and types for all elements.
     for (size_t i = start; i < stack_.size(); i += step) {
-      auto elem_width = stack_[i].ElemWidth(buf_.size(), i + prefix_elems);
+      auto elem_width =
+          stack_[i].ElemWidth(buf_.size(), i - start + prefix_elems);
       bit_width = (std::max)(bit_width, elem_width);
       if (typed) {
         if (i == start) {
diff --git a/tests/test.cpp b/tests/test.cpp
index 408194482..87a11691d 100644
--- a/tests/test.cpp
+++ b/tests/test.cpp
@@ -2885,6 +2885,17 @@ void FlexBuffersTest() {
   // And from FlexBuffer back to JSON:
   auto jsonback = jroot.ToString();
   TEST_EQ_STR(jsontest, jsonback.c_str());
+
+  slb.Clear();
+  slb.Vector([&]() {
+    for (int i = 0; i < 130; ++i) slb.Add(static_cast<uint8_t>(255));
+    slb.Vector([&]() {
+      for (int i = 0; i < 130; ++i) slb.Add(static_cast<uint8_t>(255));
+      slb.Vector([] {});
+    });
+  });
+  slb.Finish();
+  TEST_EQ(slb.GetSize(), 664);
 }
 
 void FlexBuffersDeprecatedTest() {