diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/properties_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/properties_test.go
index dcae4121..bf67d043 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/properties_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/properties_test.go
@@ -147,6 +147,32 @@ var propertyScenarios = []formatScenario{
 		expected:     expectedDecodedYaml,
 		scenarioType: "decode",
 	},
+
+	{
+		skipDoc:      true,
+		description:  "Decode properties - keeps key information",
+		input:        expectedPropertiesUnwrapped,
+		expression:   ".person.name | key",
+		expected:     "name",
+		scenarioType: "decode",
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:      true,
+		description:  "Decode properties - keeps parent information",
+		input:        expectedPropertiesUnwrapped,
+		expression:   ".person.name | parent",
+		expected:     "name",
+		scenarioType: "decode",
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:      true,
+		description:  "Decode properties - keeps path information",
+		input:        expectedPropertiesUnwrapped,
+		expression:   ".person.name | path",
+		expected:     "name",
+		scenarioType: "decode",
+	},
+
 	{
 		description:    "Decode properties - array should be a map",
 		subdescription: "If you have a numeric map key in your property files, use array_to_map to convert them to maps.",