diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/entries.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/entries.md
index 28d3ac41..a0593c7f 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/entries.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/entries.md
@@ -61,10 +61,8 @@ yq 'to_entries | from_entries' sample.yml
 ```
 will output
 ```yaml
-- a
-- 1
-- b
-- 2
+a: 1
+b: 2
 ```
 
 ## from_entries with numeric key indices
@@ -80,10 +78,8 @@ yq 'to_entries | from_entries' sample.yml
 ```
 will output
 ```yaml
-- 0
-- a
-- 1
-- b
+0: a
+1: b
 ```
 
 ## Use with_entries to update keys
@@ -97,10 +93,8 @@ yq 'with_entries(.key |= "KEY_" + .)' sample.yml
 ```
 will output
 ```yaml
-- KEY_a
-- 1
-- KEY_b
-- 2
+KEY_a: 1
+KEY_b: 2
 ```
 
 ## Custom sort map keys
@@ -116,13 +110,9 @@ yq 'to_entries | sort_by(.key) | reverse | from_entries' sample.yml
 ```
 will output
 ```yaml
-!!tag
-- c
-- 3
-- b
-- 2
-- a
-- 1
+c: 3
+b: 2
+a: 1
 ```
 
 ## Use with_entries to filter the map
@@ -136,7 +126,6 @@ yq 'with_entries(select(.value | has("b")))' sample.yml
 ```
 will output
 ```yaml
-- a
-- {b: bird}
+a: {b: bird}
 ```
 
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries.go
index dd246358..6ee651cd 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func parseEntry(candidateNode *CandidateNode, position int) (*CandidateNode, *Ca
 }
 
 func fromEntries(candidateNode *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error) {
-	var node = candidateNode.CopyWithoutContent()
+	var node = candidateNode.unwrapDocument().CopyWithoutContent()
 
 	var contents = candidateNode.unwrapDocument().Content
 
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ func fromEntries(candidateNode *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error) {
 
 		node.Content = append(node.Content, key, value)
 	}
+	node.Kind = MappingNode
+	node.Tag = "!!map"
 	return node, nil
 }