diff --git a/error_utils.go b/error_utils.go
index 30c6197..bb5088a 100644
--- a/error_utils.go
+++ b/error_utils.go
@@ -166,16 +166,22 @@ func FieldPathString(path *validate.FieldPath) string {
 	return result.String()
 }
 
-// markViolationForKey marks the provided error as being for a map key, by
-// setting the `for_key` flag on each violation within the validation error.
-func markViolationForKey(err error) {
+// markViolationForMapEntry marks the provided error as being for a map entry,
+// by setting the `for_key` flag on each violation within the validation error
+// as well as the field descriptor.
+func markViolationForMapEntry(err error, forKey bool, fieldDescriptor protoreflect.FieldDescriptor) {
 	if err == nil {
 		return
 	}
 	var valErr *ValidationError
 	if errors.As(err, &valErr) {
 		for _, violation := range valErr.Violations {
-			violation.Proto.SetForKey(true)
+			violation.Proto.SetForKey(forKey)
+			if forKey {
+				violation.FieldDescriptor = fieldDescriptor.MapKey()
+			} else {
+				violation.FieldDescriptor = fieldDescriptor.MapValue()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/map.go b/map.go
index 70c4ec7..ec64869 100644
--- a/map.go
+++ b/map.go
@@ -109,13 +109,14 @@ func (m *kvPairs) Evaluate(msg protoreflect.Message, val protoreflect.Value, cfg
 
 func (m *kvPairs) evalPairs(msg protoreflect.Message, key protoreflect.MapKey, value protoreflect.Value, cfg *validationConfig) (err error) {
 	evalErr := m.KeyRules.EvaluateField(msg, key.Value(), cfg, true)
-	markViolationForKey(evalErr)
+	markViolationForMapEntry(evalErr, true, m.Descriptor)
 	ok, err := mergeViolations(err, evalErr, cfg)
 	if !ok {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	evalErr = m.ValueRules.EvaluateField(msg, value, cfg, true)
+	markViolationForMapEntry(evalErr, false, m.Descriptor)
 	_, err = mergeViolations(err, evalErr, cfg)
 	return err
 }