diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98ffdc4cb..6c753169e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 [Next release](https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper/compare/v2.10.0...master)
 --------------
+### Fixed
+- Fix recursively searching for `HasFactory` and `Macroable` traits [\#1216 / daniel-de-wit](https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper/pull/1216)
 
 2021-04-09, 2.10.0
 ------------------
diff --git a/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php b/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
index 35c1419d8..12fe8b941 100644
--- a/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ protected function getReturnTypeFromReflection(\ReflectionMethod $reflection): ?
      */
     protected function getSoftDeleteMethods($model)
     {
-        $traits = class_uses(get_class($model), true);
+        $traits = class_uses_recursive($model);
         if (in_array('Illuminate\\Database\\Eloquent\\SoftDeletes', $traits)) {
             $modelName = $this->getClassNameInDestinationFile($model, get_class($model));
             $builder = $this->getClassNameInDestinationFile($model, \Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::class);
@@ -1105,7 +1105,8 @@ protected function getFactoryMethods($model)
 
         $modelName = get_class($model);
 
-        $traits = class_uses($modelName, true);
+
+        $traits = class_uses_recursive($modelName);
         if (!in_array('Illuminate\\Database\\Eloquent\\Factories\\HasFactory', $traits)) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/Generator.php b/src/Generator.php
index a5822006a..9f0438fde 100644
--- a/src/Generator.php
+++ b/src/Generator.php
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ protected function getMacroableClasses(Collection $aliases)
                 return !$reflection->isInternal() && $reflection->getName() === $class;
             })
             ->filter(function ($class) {
-                $traits = class_uses($class);
+                $traits = class_uses_recursive($class);
 
                 // Filter only classes with the macroable trait
                 return isset($traits[Macroable::class]);
diff --git a/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/Factories/Factories/ModelWithNestedFactoryFactory.php b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/Factories/Factories/ModelWithNestedFactoryFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1362462b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/Factories/Factories/ModelWithNestedFactoryFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Tests\Console\ModelsCommand\Factories\Factories;
+
+use Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Tests\Console\ModelsCommand\Factories\Models\ModelWithNestedFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+class ModelWithNestedFactoryFactory extends Factory
+{
+    /**
+     * The name of the factory's corresponding model.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $model = ModelWithNestedFactory::class;
+
+    /**
+     * Define the model's default state.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function definition()
+    {
+        return [
+            //
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/Factories/Models/ModelWithNestedFactory.php b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/Factories/Models/ModelWithNestedFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ac8846c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/Factories/Models/ModelWithNestedFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Tests\Console\ModelsCommand\Factories\Models;
+
+class ModelWithNestedFactory extends ModelWithFactory
+{
+}
diff --git a/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/Factories/__snapshots__/Test__test__1.php b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/Factories/__snapshots__/Test__test__1.php
index 757ac9a9e..6c705147d 100644
--- a/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/Factories/__snapshots__/Test__test__1.php
+++ b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/Factories/__snapshots__/Test__test__1.php
@@ -59,6 +59,24 @@ class ModelWithFactory extends Model
 
 namespace Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Tests\Console\ModelsCommand\Factories\Models;
 
+/**
+ * Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Tests\Console\ModelsCommand\Factories\Models\ModelWithNestedFactory
+ *
+ * @method static \Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Tests\Console\ModelsCommand\Factories\Factories\ModelWithNestedFactoryFactory factory(...$parameters)
+ * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder|ModelWithNestedFactory newModelQuery()
+ * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder|ModelWithNestedFactory newQuery()
+ * @method static \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder|ModelWithNestedFactory query()
+ * @mixin \Eloquent
+ */
+class ModelWithNestedFactory extends ModelWithFactory
+{
+}
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Tests\Console\ModelsCommand\Factories\Models;
+
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;