diff --git a/src/editor.js b/src/editor.js
index 3ca319d2e..279038199 100644
--- a/src/editor.js
+++ b/src/editor.js
@@ -46,8 +46,12 @@ JSONEditor.AbstractEditor = Class.extend({
     this.path = options.path || 'root';
     this.formname = options.formname || this.path.replace(/\.([^.]+)/g,'[$1]');
     if(this.jsoneditor.options.form_name_root) this.formname = this.formname.replace(/^root\[/,this.jsoneditor.options.form_name_root+'[');
-    this.key = this.path.split('.').pop();
     this.parent = options.parent;
+    if (options.parent) {
+      this.key = this.path.split(".").slice(options.parent.path.split(".").length).join(".");
+    } else {
+      this.key = this.path;
+    }
     
     this.link_watchers = [];