diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/candidate_node.go b/pkg/yqlib/candidate_node.go
index bfaadd7b..c181d34e 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/candidate_node.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/candidate_node.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (n *CandidateNode) GetFileIndex() int {
 func (n *CandidateNode) GetKey() string {
 	keyPrefix := ""
 	if n.IsMapKey {
-		keyPrefix = "key-"
+		keyPrefix = fmt.Sprintf("key-%v-", n.Value)
 	}
 	key := ""
 	if n.Key != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/keys.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/keys.md
index 537d6594..c07ec119 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/keys.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/keys.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ will output
 - p: a
   isKey: false
   tag: '!!map'
-- p: a.c
+- p: a.b
   isKey: true
   tag: '!!str'
 - p: a.b
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ will output
 - p: a.b.0
   isKey: false
   tag: '!!str'
+- p: a.c
+  isKey: true
+  tag: '!!str'
 - p: a.c
   isKey: false
   tag: '!!str'
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_load_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_load_test.go
index 5bb30321..04710605 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_load_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_load_test.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ var loadScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 		document:       `{something: {file: "thing.yml"}, over: {here: [{file: "thing.yml"}]}}`,
 		expression:     `(.. | select(has("file"))) |= load("../../examples/" + .file)`,
 		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!map)::{something: {a: apple is included, b: cool.}, over: {here: [{a: apple is included, b: cool.}]}}\n",
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{something: {a: apple is included, b: cool.}, over: {here: [{a: apple is included, b: cool.}]}}\n",
 		},
 	},
 	{