He received treatment almost equal to that of the Oda clan, such as being assigned to jiju and promoted in the official rank at the same time as Nobuhide and Hidenobu ODA, and being placed on a higher seat at the time of a visit to Jurakudai (Hideyoshi's residence and office in Kyoto) by the Emperor Goyozei on April 1588.
信秀や織田秀信と同時に侍従任官・官位昇進し、天正16年（1588年）4月の後陽成天皇聚楽第行幸などにおける殿中席次では近い席次に置かれるなど織田氏と近しい待遇を受けている。