diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 27d30677..3c068123 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 
+Revision 0.4.2, released 23-11-2017
+-----------------------------------
+
+- Fixed explicit tag splitting in chunked encoding mode at
+  OctetString and BitString encoders
+
 Revision 0.4.1, released 23-11-2017
 -----------------------------------
 
diff --git a/pyasn1/__init__.py b/pyasn1/__init__.py
index 42f4704d..1e99d6be 100644
--- a/pyasn1/__init__.py
+++ b/pyasn1/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 
 # http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0396/
-__version__ = '0.4.1'
+__version__ = '0.4.2'
 
 if sys.version_info[:2] < (2, 4):
     raise RuntimeError('PyASN1 requires Python 2.4 or later')
diff --git a/pyasn1/codec/ber/encoder.py b/pyasn1/codec/ber/encoder.py
index 1f6c11c5..28c50717 100644
--- a/pyasn1/codec/ber/encoder.py
+++ b/pyasn1/codec/ber/encoder.py
@@ -157,12 +157,15 @@ def encodeValue(self, value, asn1Spec, encodeFun, **options):
             substrate = alignedValue.asOctets()
             return int2oct(len(substrate) * 8 - valueLength) + substrate, False, True
 
-        tagSet = value.tagSet
+        baseTag = value.tagSet.baseTag
 
         # strip off explicit tags
-        alignedValue = alignedValue.clone(
-            tagSet=tag.TagSet(tagSet.baseTag, tagSet.baseTag)
-        )
+        if baseTag:
+            tagSet = tag.TagSet(baseTag, baseTag)
+        else:
+            tagSet = tag.TagSet()
+
+        alignedValue = alignedValue.clone(tagSet=tagSet)
 
         stop = 0
         substrate = null
@@ -175,28 +178,52 @@ def encodeValue(self, value, asn1Spec, encodeFun, **options):
 
 
 class OctetStringEncoder(AbstractItemEncoder):
+
     def encodeValue(self, value, asn1Spec, encodeFun, **options):
-        if asn1Spec is None:
-            # will strip off explicit tags
-            tagSet = value.tagSet
-            asn1Spec = value.clone(tagSet=tag.TagSet(tagSet.baseTag, tagSet.baseTag))
 
-            value = value.asOctets()
+        if asn1Spec is None:
+            substrate = value.asOctets()
 
         elif not isOctetsType(value):
-            # will strip off explicit tags
-            tagSet = asn1Spec.tagSet
-            asn1Spec = asn1Spec.clone(tagSet=tag.TagSet(tagSet.baseTag, tagSet.baseTag))
+            substrate = asn1Spec.clone(value).asOctets()
 
-            value = asn1Spec.clone(value).asOctets()
+        else:
+            substrate = value
 
         maxChunkSize = options.get('maxChunkSize', 0)
-        if not maxChunkSize or len(value) <= maxChunkSize:
-            return value, False, True
+
+        if not maxChunkSize or len(substrate) <= maxChunkSize:
+            return substrate, False, True
 
         else:
+
+            # strip off explicit tags for inner chunks
+
+            if asn1Spec is None:
+                baseTag = value.tagSet.baseTag
+
+                # strip off explicit tags
+                if baseTag:
+                    tagSet = tag.TagSet(baseTag, baseTag)
+                else:
+                    tagSet = tag.TagSet()
+
+                asn1Spec = value.clone(tagSet=tagSet)
+
+            elif not isOctetsType(value):
+                baseTag = asn1Spec.tagSet.baseTag
+
+                # strip off explicit tags
+                if baseTag:
+                    tagSet = tag.TagSet(baseTag, baseTag)
+                else:
+                    tagSet = tag.TagSet()
+
+                asn1Spec = asn1Spec.clone(tagSet=tagSet)
+
             pos = 0
             substrate = null
+
             while True:
                 chunk = value[pos:pos + maxChunkSize]
                 if not chunk: