diff --git a/dagger/value.go b/dagger/value.go
index c4b48eb8..64b59a0d 100644
--- a/dagger/value.go
+++ b/dagger/value.go
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ func (v *Value) JSON() JSON {
 		},
 		nil,
 	)
+	out, _ = out.Get(cuePathToStrings(v.Path())...)
 	return out
 }
 
diff --git a/dagger/value_test.go b/dagger/value_test.go
index fde2b312..788276f5 100644
--- a/dagger/value_test.go
+++ b/dagger/value_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@ func TestSimple(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	cc := &Compiler{}
+	v, err := cc.Compile("", `foo: hello: "world"`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	b1 := v.JSON()
+	if string(b1) != `{"foo":{"hello":"world"}}` {
+		t.Fatal(b1)
+	}
+	// Reproduce a bug where Value.Get().JSON() ignores Get()
+	b2 := v.Get("foo").JSON()
+	if string(b2) != `{"hello":"world"}` {
+		t.Fatal(b2)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCompileBootScript(t *testing.T) {
 	cc := &Compiler{}
 	cfg, err := cc.Compile("boot.cue", defaultBootScript)