diff --git a/swift/container/reconciler.py b/swift/container/reconciler.py
index 4a295da2d0..7a8b5fd1e9 100644
--- a/swift/container/reconciler.py
+++ b/swift/container/reconciler.py
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ def get_reconciler_content_type(op):
 
 
 def get_row_to_q_entry_translator(broker):
-    account = broker.account
-    container = broker.container
+    account = broker.root_account
+    container = broker.root_container
     op_type = {
         0: get_reconciler_content_type('put'),
         1: get_reconciler_content_type('delete'),
diff --git a/test/unit/container/test_replicator.py b/test/unit/container/test_replicator.py
index 7548ab2f56..98b43e6fcb 100644
--- a/test/unit/container/test_replicator.py
+++ b/test/unit/container/test_replicator.py
@@ -924,6 +924,91 @@ class TestReplicatorSync(test_db_replicator.TestReplicatorSync):
         # our sync pointer
         self.assertEqual(broker.get_reconciler_sync(), 2)
 
+    def test_misplaced_rows_replicate_and_enqueue_from_shard(self):
+        # force all timestamps to fall in same hour
+        ts = (Timestamp(t) for t in
+              itertools.count(int(time.time()) // 3600 * 3600))
+        policy = random.choice(list(POLICIES))
+        broker = self._get_broker('.shards_a', 'some-other-c', node_index=0)
+        broker.initialize(next(ts).internal, policy.idx)
+        broker.set_sharding_sysmeta('Root', 'a/c')
+        remote_policy = random.choice([p for p in POLICIES if p is not
+                                       policy])
+        remote_broker = self._get_broker(
+            '.shards_a', 'some-other-c', node_index=1)
+        remote_broker.initialize(next(ts).internal, remote_policy.idx)
+
+        # add a misplaced row to *local* broker
+        obj_put_timestamp = next(ts).internal
+        broker.put_object(
+            'o', obj_put_timestamp, 0, 'content-type',
+            'etag', storage_policy_index=remote_policy.idx)
+        misplaced = broker.get_misplaced_since(-1, 10)
+        self.assertEqual(len(misplaced), 1)
+        # since this row is misplaced it doesn't show up in count
+        self.assertEqual(broker.get_info()['object_count'], 0)
+
+        # add another misplaced row to *local* broker with composite timestamp
+        ts_data = next(ts)
+        ts_ctype = next(ts)
+        ts_meta = next(ts)
+        broker.put_object(
+            'o2', ts_data.internal, 0, 'content-type',
+            'etag', storage_policy_index=remote_policy.idx,
+            ctype_timestamp=ts_ctype.internal, meta_timestamp=ts_meta.internal)
+        misplaced = broker.get_misplaced_since(-1, 10)
+        self.assertEqual(len(misplaced), 2)
+        # since this row is misplaced it doesn't show up in count
+        self.assertEqual(broker.get_info()['object_count'], 0)
+
+        # replicate
+        part, node = self._get_broker_part_node(broker)
+        daemon = self._run_once(node)
+        # push to remote, and third node was missing (also maybe reconciler)
+        self.assertTrue(2 < daemon.stats['rsync'] <= 3, daemon.stats['rsync'])
+
+        # grab the rsynced instance of remote_broker
+        remote_broker = self._get_broker(
+            '.shards_a', 'some-other-c', node_index=1)
+
+        # remote has misplaced rows too now
+        misplaced = remote_broker.get_misplaced_since(-1, 10)
+        self.assertEqual(len(misplaced), 2)
+
+        # and the correct policy_index and object_count
+        info = remote_broker.get_info()
+        expectations = {
+            'object_count': 0,
+            'storage_policy_index': policy.idx,
+        }
+        for key, value in expectations.items():
+            self.assertEqual(info[key], value)
+
+        # and we should have also enqueued these rows in a single reconciler,
+        # since we forced the object timestamps to be in the same hour.
+        reconciler = daemon.get_reconciler_broker(misplaced[0]['created_at'])
+        # but it may not be on the same node as us anymore though...
+        reconciler = self._get_broker(reconciler.account,
+                                      reconciler.container, node_index=0)
+        self.assertEqual(reconciler.get_info()['object_count'], 2)
+        objects = reconciler.list_objects_iter(
+            10, '', None, None, None, None, storage_policy_index=0)
+        self.assertEqual(len(objects), 2)
+        # NB: reconciler work is for the *root* container!
+        expected = ('%s:/a/c/o' % remote_policy.idx, obj_put_timestamp, 0,
+                    'application/x-put', obj_put_timestamp)
+        self.assertEqual(objects[0], expected)
+        # the second object's listing has ts_meta as its last modified time
+        # but its full composite timestamp is in the hash field.
+        expected = ('%s:/a/c/o2' % remote_policy.idx, ts_meta.internal, 0,
+                    'application/x-put',
+                    encode_timestamps(ts_data, ts_ctype, ts_meta))
+        self.assertEqual(objects[1], expected)
+
+        # having safely enqueued to the reconciler we can advance
+        # our sync pointer
+        self.assertEqual(broker.get_reconciler_sync(), 2)
+
     def test_multiple_out_sync_reconciler_enqueue_normalize(self):
         ts = (Timestamp(t).internal for t in
               itertools.count(int(time.time())))