diff --git a/src/lua/zencode_given.lua b/src/lua/zencode_given.lua
index 9ad2da092..e009cc4b3 100644
--- a/src/lua/zencode_given.lua
+++ b/src/lua/zencode_given.lua
@@ -471,3 +471,22 @@ Given("a '' part of '' before string suffix ''", function(enc, src, sfx)
 		 ack(src)
 		 gc()
 end)
+
+Given("a '' in path ''", function(enc, path)
+    local path_array = strtok(uscore(path), '([^.]+)')
+    local root = path_array[1]
+    table.remove(path_array, 1)
+    local dest = path_array[#path_array]
+    local res = KIN[root] or IN[root]
+    for k,v in pairs(path_array) do
+        ZEN.assert(luatype(res) == 'table', "Object is not a table: "..root)
+        ZEN.assert(res[v] ~= nil, "Key "..v.." not found in "..root)
+        res = res[v]
+        root = v
+    end
+    TMP = guess_conversion(res, enc)
+    TMP.name = dest
+    ack(dest)
+    gc()
+end)
+
diff --git a/test/zencode/given.bats b/test/zencode/given.bats
index 1a4fc0796..348d323ac 100644
--- a/test/zencode/given.bats
+++ b/test/zencode/given.bats
@@ -404,3 +404,56 @@ EOF
 	  assert_output '{"sfx_onebyte":"1bb0515e4fe007600355be41f4d7d93508b3b11b6741b9af51ec295a1b544c40"}'
 
 }
+
+@test "Given I have a '' in path ''" {
+    cat << EOF | save_asset given_in_path.data
+{
+    "my_dict": {
+        "result": {
+            "my_string_array": [
+                "hello",
+                "world"
+            ],
+            "my_number_array": [
+                1,
+                2,
+                3
+            ],
+            "my_hex": "0123",
+            "my_base64": "W8ZFMccV+jErS2wLP3nn6jH46WgNp8vzzfzuFMxmWtA=",
+            "my_base58": "6nLf3J6QhF94jE6A6BNVcHEyjBXdS1H1YqGBfaWgTULv"
+        }
+    }
+}
+EOF
+
+    cat << EOF | zexe given_in_path.zen given_in_path.data
+Given I have a 'string array' in path 'my_dict.result.my_string_array'
+and I have a 'number array' in path 'my_dict.result.my_number_array'
+and I have a 'hex' in path 'my_dict.result.my_hex'
+and I have a 'base64' in path 'my_dict.result.my_base64'
+and I have a 'base58' in path 'my_dict.result.my_base58'
+
+Then print the data
+EOF
+    save_output 'given_in_path.json'
+    assert_output '{"my_base58":"6nLf3J6QhF94jE6A6BNVcHEyjBXdS1H1YqGBfaWgTULv","my_base64":"W8ZFMccV+jErS2wLP3nn6jH46WgNp8vzzfzuFMxmWtA=","my_hex":"0123","my_number_array":[1,2,3],"my_string_array":["hello","world"]}'
+}
+
+@test "Given I have a '' in path '' (fail)" {
+    cat << EOF | save_asset given_in_path_fail_not_found.zen
+Given I have a 'string array' in path 'my_dict.result.not_my_string_array'
+
+Then print the data
+EOF
+    run $ZENROOM_EXECUTABLE -z -a given_in_path.data given_in_path_fail_not_found.zen
+    assert_line '[W]  [!] Key not_my_string_array not found in result'
+
+    cat << EOF | save_asset given_in_path_fail_not_a_table.zen
+Given I have a 'string array' in path 'my_dict.result.my_hex.not_existing_element'
+
+Then print the data
+EOF
+    run $ZENROOM_EXECUTABLE -z -a given_in_path.data given_in_path_fail_not_a_table.zen
+    assert_line '[W]  [!] Object is not a table: my_hex'
+}