diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/path_postfix.go b/pkg/yqlib/path_postfix.go
index 50eddd03..631076b1 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/path_postfix.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/path_postfix.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (p *pathPostFixer) ConvertToPostfix(infixTokens []*lex.Token) ([]*PathEleme
 
 	for _, token := range tokens {
 		switch token.Type {
-		case TokenIds["PATH_KEY"]: // handle splats and array appends here too
+		case TokenIds["PATH_KEY"], TokenIds["ARRAY_INDEX"], TokenIds["[+]"], TokenIds["[*]"], TokenIds["**"]:
 			var pathElement = PathElement{PathElementType: PathKey, Value: token.Value}
 			result = append(result, &pathElement)
 		case TokenIds["("]:
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/path_postfix_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/path_postfix_test.go
index 39ab7b7a..60ba9060 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/path_postfix_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/path_postfix_test.go
@@ -61,6 +61,94 @@ Operation - TRAVERSE
 	test.AssertResultComplex(t, expectedOutput, actual)
 }
 
+func TestPostFixSimplePathNumbersExample(t *testing.T) {
+	var infix = "apples[0].cat"
+	var expectedOutput = `PathKey - 'apples'
+--------
+PathKey - '0'
+--------
+Operation - TRAVERSE
+--------
+PathKey - 'cat'
+--------
+Operation - TRAVERSE
+--------
+`
+
+	actual, err := testExpression(infix)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	test.AssertResultComplex(t, expectedOutput, actual)
+}
+
+func TestPostFixSimplePathAppendArrayExample(t *testing.T) {
+	var infix = "apples[+].cat"
+	var expectedOutput = `PathKey - 'apples'
+--------
+PathKey - '[+]'
+--------
+Operation - TRAVERSE
+--------
+PathKey - 'cat'
+--------
+Operation - TRAVERSE
+--------
+`
+
+	actual, err := testExpression(infix)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	test.AssertResultComplex(t, expectedOutput, actual)
+}
+
+func TestPostFixSimplePathSplatArrayExample(t *testing.T) {
+	var infix = "apples.[*]cat"
+	var expectedOutput = `PathKey - 'apples'
+--------
+PathKey - '[*]'
+--------
+Operation - TRAVERSE
+--------
+PathKey - 'cat'
+--------
+Operation - TRAVERSE
+--------
+`
+
+	actual, err := testExpression(infix)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	test.AssertResultComplex(t, expectedOutput, actual)
+}
+
+func TestPostFixDeepMatchExample(t *testing.T) {
+	var infix = "apples.**.cat"
+	var expectedOutput = `PathKey - 'apples'
+--------
+PathKey - '**'
+--------
+Operation - TRAVERSE
+--------
+PathKey - 'cat'
+--------
+Operation - TRAVERSE
+--------
+`
+
+	actual, err := testExpression(infix)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	test.AssertResultComplex(t, expectedOutput, actual)
+}
+
 func TestPostFixOrExample(t *testing.T) {
 	var infix = "a OR b"
 	var expectedOutput = `PathKey - 'a'
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/path_tokeniser.go b/pkg/yqlib/path_tokeniser.go
index d7e22932..cbd6e5e2 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/path_tokeniser.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/path_tokeniser.go
@@ -8,22 +8,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/timtadh/lexmachine/machines"
 )
 
-var Literals []string        // The tokens representing literal strings
-var ClosingLiterals []string // The tokens representing literal strings
-var Keywords []string        // The keyword tokens
-var Tokens []string          // All of the tokens (including literals and keywords)
-var TokenIds map[string]int  // A map from the token names to their int ids
+var Literals []string       // The tokens representing literal strings
+var Keywords []string       // The keyword tokens
+var Tokens []string         // All of the tokens (including literals and keywords)
+var TokenIds map[string]int // A map from the token names to their int ids
+
+var bracketLiterals []string
 
 func initTokens() {
+	bracketLiterals = []string{"(", ")"}
 	Literals = []string{ // these need a traverse operator infront
-		"(",
 		"[+]",
 		"[*]",
 		"**",
 	}
-	ClosingLiterals = []string{ // these need a traverse operator after
-		")",
-	}
 	Tokens = []string{
 		"OR_OPERATOR",
 		"AND_OPERATOR",
@@ -33,8 +31,8 @@ func initTokens() {
 		"PATH_KEY",    // apples
 		"ARRAY_INDEX", // 123
 	}
+	Tokens = append(Tokens, bracketLiterals...)
 	Tokens = append(Tokens, Literals...)
-	Tokens = append(Tokens, ClosingLiterals...)
 	TokenIds = make(map[string]int)
 	for i, tok := range Tokens {
 		TokenIds[tok] = i
@@ -80,11 +78,11 @@ func numberToken(name string, wrapped bool) lex.Action {
 // Creates the lexer object and compiles the NFA.
 func initLexer() (*lex.Lexer, error) {
 	lexer := lex.NewLexer()
-	for _, lit := range Literals {
+	for _, lit := range bracketLiterals {
 		r := "\\" + strings.Join(strings.Split(lit, ""), "\\")
 		lexer.Add([]byte(r), token(lit))
 	}
-	for _, lit := range ClosingLiterals {
+	for _, lit := range Literals {
 		r := "\\" + strings.Join(strings.Split(lit, ""), "\\")
 		lexer.Add([]byte(r), token(lit))
 	}
@@ -143,14 +141,14 @@ func (p *pathTokeniser) Tokenise(path string) ([]*lex.Token, error) {
 	var postProcessedTokens []*lex.Token = make([]*lex.Token, 0)
 
 	for index, token := range tokens {
-		for _, literalTokenDef := range append(Literals, "ARRAY_INDEX") {
+		for _, literalTokenDef := range append(Literals, "ARRAY_INDEX", "(") {
 			if index > 0 && token.Type == TokenIds[literalTokenDef] && tokens[index-1].Type != TokenIds["TRAVERSE_OPERATOR"] {
 				postProcessedTokens = append(postProcessedTokens, &lex.Token{Type: TokenIds["TRAVERSE_OPERATOR"], Value: "."})
 			}
 		}
 
 		postProcessedTokens = append(postProcessedTokens, token)
-		for _, literalTokenDef := range append(ClosingLiterals, "ARRAY_INDEX") {
+		for _, literalTokenDef := range append(Literals, "ARRAY_INDEX", ")") {
 			if index != len(tokens)-1 && token.Type == TokenIds[literalTokenDef] && tokens[index+1].Type != TokenIds["TRAVERSE_OPERATOR"] {
 				postProcessedTokens = append(postProcessedTokens, &lex.Token{Type: TokenIds["TRAVERSE_OPERATOR"], Value: "."})
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/path_tokeniser_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/path_tokeniser_test.go
index d5b24811..31b6379e 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/path_tokeniser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/path_tokeniser_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ var tokeniserTests = []struct {
 	{"a.[0].c", append(make([]interface{}, 0), "a", ".", int64(0), ".", "c")},
 	{"[0]", append(make([]interface{}, 0), int64(0))},
 	{"0", append(make([]interface{}, 0), int64(0))},
+	{"a.b[+]c", append(make([]interface{}, 0), "a", ".", "b", ".", "[+]", ".", "c")},
 	{"a.cool(s.d.f == cool)", append(make([]interface{}, 0), "a", ".", "cool", ".", "(", "s", ".", "d", ".", "f", " == ", "cool", ")")},
 	{"a.cool.(s.d.f==cool OR t.b.h==frog).caterpillar", append(make([]interface{}, 0), "a", ".", "cool", ".", "(", "s", ".", "d", ".", "f", "==", "cool", "OR", "t", ".", "b", ".", "h", "==", "frog", ")", ".", "caterpillar")},
 	{"a.cool(s.d.f==cool and t.b.h==frog)*", append(make([]interface{}, 0), "a", ".", "cool", ".", "(", "s", ".", "d", ".", "f", "==", "cool", "and", "t", ".", "b", ".", "h", "==", "frog", ")", ".", "*")},