diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4fba2f0..3391b14 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "asl-path-validator",
-  "version": "0.16.1",
+  "version": "0.17.0",
   "description": "Validates the path expressions for the Amazon States Language",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/validatePath.test.ts b/src/__tests__/validatePath.test.ts
index c2b4545..7f470d8 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/validatePath.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/validatePath.test.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ describe("unit tests for the parser", () => {
     { path: "$.book[?(@.author =~ /.*REES/i)]", valid_in: None },
     { path: "$..*", valid_in: NoRefPaths },
     { path: "..book.length()", valid_in: None },
+    {
+      path: "$[?(@.key1 == pass)].key1.thing2",
+      valid_in: [AslPathContext.PATH, AslPathContext.PAYLOAD_TEMPLATE],
+    },
+    {
+      path: "$[?(@.key1.thing1 == pass)]",
+      valid_in: [AslPathContext.PATH, AslPathContext.PAYLOAD_TEMPLATE],
+    },
   ];
   interface TestInputForContext {
     path: string;
diff --git a/src/aslPaths.pegjs b/src/aslPaths.pegjs
index 5ce7094..e3bcdb5 100644
--- a/src/aslPaths.pegjs
+++ b/src/aslPaths.pegjs
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ expression
 expression_
    = PAREN_LEFT _ exp:expression _ PAREN_RIGHT {return {exp}}
    / path:jsonpath__ _ op:comparison_op _ minus:MINUS? val:NUMBER {return {path, op, val: minus==='-'?-val:val}}
+   / path:jsonpath__ _ op:comparison_op _ ID {return {path, op}}
    / path:jsonpath__
 
 comparison_op