diff --git a/src/Peekmo/JsonPath/JsonStore.php b/src/Peekmo/JsonPath/JsonStore.php
index 2c5b4f4..99a7fd7 100644
--- a/src/Peekmo/JsonPath/JsonStore.php
+++ b/src/Peekmo/JsonPath/JsonStore.php
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ public function toArray()
      * Gets elements matching the given JsonPath expression
      * @param string $expr JsonPath expression
      * @param bool $unique Gets unique results or not
+	 * @param bool $keyFromPath ability to retain pathing in key separated by a |
      * @return array
      */
-    public function get($expr, $unique = false)
+	public function get($expr, $unique = false, $keyFromPath = false)
     {
         if ((($exprs = $this->normalizedFirst($expr)) !== false) &&
             (is_array($exprs) || $exprs instanceof \Traversable)
@@ -97,11 +98,23 @@ public function get($expr, $unique = false)
                     preg_replace(array("/^\\$\[[\"']?/", "/[\"']?\]$/"), "", $expr)
                 );
 
+                $path = "";
                 for ($i = 0; $i < count($keys); $i++) {
+
+                    $path .= $keys[$i];
+                    if ($i < count($keys) - 1) {
+                        $path .= '|';
+                    }
+
                     $o =& $o[$keys[$i]];
                 }
 
-                $values[] = & $o;
+				if ($keyFromPath) {
+					$values[$path] = & $o;
+				}
+				else {
+					$values[] = & $o;
+				}
             }
 
             if (true === $unique) {
diff --git a/tests/JsonStoreTest.php b/tests/JsonStoreTest.php
index ec3a80c..73aa09f 100644
--- a/tests/JsonStoreTest.php
+++ b/tests/JsonStoreTest.php
@@ -93,6 +93,23 @@ public function testGetAllByKeyFiltered()
         $expected = ["fiction", "fiction"];
         $this->assertEquals($data, $expected);
     }
+	
+	public function testGetMaintainPath()
+    {
+		$jsonStore = new JsonStore('{"body":[{"name":"Peter Peterson","age":22,"gender":"Male"},{"name":"John Johnston","age":64}]}');
+        $data = $jsonStore->get("$.body[*]", false, true);
+        $expected = array( 'body|0' => array(
+							'name' => 'Peter Peterson',
+							'age' => 22,
+							'gender' => 'Male'
+						),
+						'body|1' => array (
+							'name' => 'John Johnston',
+							'age' => 64
+						));
+						
+        $this->assertEquals($data, $expected);
+    }
 
     public function tearDown()
     {