diff --git a/sphinx_needs/roles/need_part.py b/sphinx_needs/roles/need_part.py
index 6384e738b..f40795380 100644
--- a/sphinx_needs/roles/need_part.py
+++ b/sphinx_needs/roles/need_part.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 from sphinx_needs.data import NeedsInfoType
 from sphinx_needs.logging import get_logger, log_warning
+from sphinx_needs.nodes import Need
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -121,6 +122,6 @@ def find_parts(node: nodes.Node) -> list[NeedPart]:
     for child in node.children:
         if isinstance(child, NeedPart):
             found_nodes.append(child)
-        else:
+        elif not isinstance(child, Need):  # parts in nested needs should be ignored
             found_nodes += find_parts(child)
     return found_nodes
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/test_need_parts.ambr b/tests/__snapshots__/test_need_parts.ambr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dcec2ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/test_need_parts.ambr
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+# name: test_doc_need_parts[test_app0]
+  dict({
+    'SP_TOO_001': dict({
+      'description': '''
+        The Tool awesome shall have a command line interface with following commands:
+        
+        * :need_part:`(1)exit()`
+        * :need_part:`(2)start()`
+        * :need_part:`(awesome_id)blub()`
+        
+        
+        * :np:`unknown_id_1`
+        * :np:`unknown_id_2`
+        
+        .. spec:: TEST_2
+            :id: TEST_2
+        
+            Part in nested need: :need_part:`(nested_id)something`
+      ''',
+      'docname': 'index',
+      'external_css': 'external_link',
+      'full_title': 'Command line interface',
+      'id': 'SP_TOO_001',
+      'layout': '',
+      'parent_needs_back': list([
+        'TEST_2',
+      ]),
+      'parts': dict({
+        '1': dict({
+          'content': 'exit()',
+          'id': '1',
+          'links': list([
+          ]),
+          'links_back': list([
+          ]),
+        }),
+        '2': dict({
+          'content': 'start()',
+          'id': '2',
+          'links': list([
+          ]),
+          'links_back': list([
+          ]),
+        }),
+        '5DA': dict({
+          'content': 'unknown_id_1',
+          'id': '5DA',
+          'links': list([
+          ]),
+          'links_back': list([
+          ]),
+        }),
+        '7FF': dict({
+          'content': 'unknown_id_2',
+          'id': '7FF',
+          'links': list([
+          ]),
+          'links_back': list([
+          ]),
+        }),
+        'awesome_id': dict({
+          'content': 'blub()',
+          'id': 'awesome_id',
+          'links': list([
+          ]),
+          'links_back': list([
+          ]),
+        }),
+      }),
+      'section_name': 'NEED PARTS',
+      'sections': list([
+        'NEED PARTS',
+      ]),
+      'status': 'implemented',
+      'tags': list([
+        'test',
+        'test2',
+      ]),
+      'target_id': 'SP_TOO_001',
+      'title': 'Command line interface',
+      'type': 'spec',
+      'type_name': 'Specification',
+    }),
+    'TEST_2': dict({
+      'description': 'Part in nested need: :need_part:`(nested_id)something`',
+      'docname': 'index',
+      'external_css': 'external_link',
+      'full_title': 'TEST_2',
+      'id': 'TEST_2',
+      'layout': '',
+      'parent_need': 'SP_TOO_001',
+      'parent_needs': list([
+        'SP_TOO_001',
+      ]),
+      'parts': dict({
+        'nested_id': dict({
+          'content': 'something',
+          'id': 'nested_id',
+          'links': list([
+          ]),
+          'links_back': list([
+          ]),
+        }),
+      }),
+      'section_name': 'NEED PARTS',
+      'sections': list([
+        'NEED PARTS',
+      ]),
+      'target_id': 'TEST_2',
+      'title': 'TEST_2',
+      'type': 'spec',
+      'type_name': 'Specification',
+    }),
+  })
+# ---
diff --git a/tests/doc_test/doc_need_parts/conf.py b/tests/doc_test/doc_need_parts/conf.py
index 1b74e151a..00c80893f 100644
--- a/tests/doc_test/doc_need_parts/conf.py
+++ b/tests/doc_test/doc_need_parts/conf.py
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@
         "style": "node",
     },
 ]
+
+needs_build_json = True
+needs_json_remove_defaults = True
diff --git a/tests/doc_test/doc_need_parts/index.rst b/tests/doc_test/doc_need_parts/index.rst
index b491cc784..1d8b2d70f 100644
--- a/tests/doc_test/doc_need_parts/index.rst
+++ b/tests/doc_test/doc_need_parts/index.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ NEED PARTS
     * :np:`unknown_id_1`
     * :np:`unknown_id_2`
 
+    .. spec:: TEST_2
+        :id: TEST_2
+
+        Part in nested need: :need_part:`(nested_id)something`
+
 
 :need:`SP_TOO_001.1`
 
diff --git a/tests/test_need_parts.py b/tests/test_need_parts.py
index e8a3c8c69..ba0b94795 100644
--- a/tests/test_need_parts.py
+++ b/tests/test_need_parts.py
@@ -1,16 +1,26 @@
+import json
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
+from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "test_app",
-    [{"buildername": "html", "srcdir": "doc_test/doc_need_parts"}],
+    [{"buildername": "html", "srcdir": "doc_test/doc_need_parts", "no_plantuml": True}],
     indirect=True,
 )
-def test_doc_need_parts(test_app):
+def test_doc_need_parts(test_app, snapshot):
     app = test_app
     app.build()
+
+    warnings = strip_colors(
+        app._warning.getvalue().replace(str(app.srcdir) + os.sep, "srcdir/")
+    ).splitlines()
+    # print(warnings)
+    assert warnings == []
+
     html = Path(app.outdir, "index.html").read_text()
     assert (
         '<span class="need-part" id="SP_TOO_001.1">exit()<a class="needs-id reference internal" '
@@ -24,3 +34,6 @@ def test_doc_need_parts(test_app):
         '<em class="xref need">My custom link name (SP_TOO_001.awesome_id)</em>' in html
     )
     assert "SP_TOO_001" in html
+
+    data = json.loads(Path(app.outdir, "needs.json").read_text())
+    assert data["versions"][""]["needs"] == snapshot