diff --git a/core/src/avm1/globals/movie_clip.rs b/core/src/avm1/globals/movie_clip.rs
index 2572ce397..4c56c08ee 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/globals/movie_clip.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/globals/movie_clip.rs
@@ -138,11 +138,8 @@ pub fn hit_test<'gc>(
             return Ok(ret.into());
         }
     } else if args.len() == 1 {
-        let other = args
-            .get(0)
-            .unwrap()
-            .coerce_to_object(activation)
-            .as_display_object();
+        let other = activation
+            .resolve_target_display_object(movie_clip.into(), args.get(0).unwrap().clone())?;
         if let Some(other) = other {
             return Ok(other
                 .world_bounds()
diff --git a/core/tests/swfs/avm1/movieclip_hittest/output.txt b/core/tests/swfs/avm1/movieclip_hittest/output.txt
index 25ec4d6c9..771e6edc0 100644
--- a/core/tests/swfs/avm1/movieclip_hittest/output.txt
+++ b/core/tests/swfs/avm1/movieclip_hittest/output.txt
@@ -66,3 +66,15 @@ true
 // circle.hitTest(upper)
 true
 
+// String path, below and to the right of the circle, overlapping only with BB.
+// circle.hitTest('_root.lower')
+true
+
+// String path, above and to the right of the circle.
+// circle.hitTest('../upper')
+true
+
+// String path, /
+// circle.hitTest('/')
+true
+
diff --git a/core/tests/swfs/avm1/movieclip_hittest/test.fla b/core/tests/swfs/avm1/movieclip_hittest/test.fla
index 0f4d3e576..a4ee111b8 100644
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diff --git a/core/tests/swfs/avm1/movieclip_hittest/test.swf b/core/tests/swfs/avm1/movieclip_hittest/test.swf
index f3e3975a3..97e4712d7 100644
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