diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/src/parseDirectives.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/src/parseDirectives.ts
index 90ca140..ba23fb0 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/src/parseDirectives.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/src/parseDirectives.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ const resolveDirective = (
     }
     return modelToUse;
   }
+  const referenceName =
+    'v' + directiveName[0].toUpperCase() + directiveName.slice(1);
+  if (path.scope.references[referenceName]) {
+    return t.identifier(referenceName);
+  }
   return t.callExpression(createIdentifier(state, 'resolveDirective'), [
     t.stringLiteral(directiveName),
   ]);
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/src/transform-vue-jsx.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/src/transform-vue-jsx.ts
index b71bb02..8b32e44 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/src/transform-vue-jsx.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/src/transform-vue-jsx.ts
@@ -407,7 +407,15 @@ const transformJSXElement = (
 
   // #541 - directives can't be resolved in optimized slots
   // all parents should be deoptimized
-  if (directives.length) {
+  if (
+    directives.length &&
+    directives.some(
+      (d) =>
+        d.elements?.[0]?.type === 'CallExpression' &&
+        d.elements[0].callee.type === 'Identifier' &&
+        d.elements[0].callee.name === '_resolveDirective'
+    )
+  ) {
     let currentPath = path;
     while (currentPath.parentPath?.isJSXElement()) {
       currentPath = currentPath.parentPath;
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/test/__snapshots__/snapshot.test.ts.snap b/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/test/__snapshots__/snapshot.test.ts.snap
index 982aed0..c4c2f98 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/test/__snapshots__/snapshot.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/test/__snapshots__/snapshot.test.ts.snap
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ _createVNode(_Fragment, null, [_withDirectives(_createVNode(_resolveComponent("A
 }]])]);"
 `;
 
+exports[`directive in scope > directive in scope 1`] = `
+"import { resolveComponent as _resolveComponent, createVNode as _createVNode, withDirectives as _withDirectives } from "vue";
+const vXxx = {};
+_withDirectives(_createVNode(_resolveComponent("A"), null, null, 512), [[vXxx]]);"
+`;
+
 exports[`disable object slot syntax with defaultSlot > defaultSlot 1`] = `
 "import { resolveComponent as _resolveComponent, createVNode as _createVNode } from "vue";
 _createVNode(_resolveComponent("Badge"), null, {
@@ -164,6 +170,20 @@ _createVNode(_Fragment, null, [_createVNode(_resolveComponent("A"), null, {
 })]);"
 `;
 
+exports[`passing object slots via JSX children directive in slot, in scope > directive in slot, in scope 1`] = `
+"import { Fragment as _Fragment, createVNode as _createVNode, withDirectives as _withDirectives, resolveComponent as _resolveComponent } from "vue";
+const vXxx = {};
+_createVNode(_Fragment, null, [_createVNode(_resolveComponent("A"), null, {
+  default: () => [_withDirectives(_createVNode("div", null, null, 512), [[vXxx]]), foo],
+  _: 1
+}), _createVNode(_resolveComponent("A"), null, {
+  default: () => [_createVNode(_resolveComponent("B"), null, {
+    default: () => [_withDirectives(_createVNode("div", null, null, 512), [[vXxx]]), foo],
+    _: 1
+  })]
+})]);"
+`;
+
 exports[`passing object slots via JSX children multiple expressions > multiple expressions 1`] = `
 "import { resolveComponent as _resolveComponent, createVNode as _createVNode } from "vue";
 _createVNode(_resolveComponent("A"), null, {
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/test/snapshot.test.ts b/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/test/snapshot.test.ts
index e1a2cff..00e92c9 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/test/snapshot.test.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-jsx/test/snapshot.test.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,13 @@ const transpile = (source: string, options: VueJSXPluginOptions = {}) =>
       </>
     `,
   },
+  {
+    name: 'directive in scope',
+    from: `
+      const vXxx = {};
+      <A v-xxx />
+    `,
+  },
   {
     name: 'vModels',
     from: '<C v-models={[[foo, ["modifier"]], [bar, "bar", ["modifier1", "modifier2"]]]} />',
@@ -277,6 +284,18 @@ const slotsTests: Test[] = [
       </>
     `,
   },
+  {
+    name: 'directive in slot, in scope',
+    from: `
+      const vXxx = {};
+      <>
+        <A><div v-xxx />{foo}</A>
+        <A>
+          <B><div v-xxx />{foo}</B>
+        </A>
+      </>
+    `,
+  },
 ];
 
 slotsTests.forEach(({ name, from }) => {