diff --git a/internal/jsonview/staticdisplay.go b/internal/jsonview/staticdisplay.go
index 239562f..b5dd1e8 100644
--- a/internal/jsonview/staticdisplay.go
+++ b/internal/jsonview/staticdisplay.go
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ func formatJSONObject(result gjson.Result, indent, width int) string {
 	if len(keys) == 0 {
 		return nullValueStyle.Render("(empty)")
 	}
+	values := result.Map()
 
 	var items []string
 	for _, key := range keys {
-		value := result.Get(key.Str)
+		value := values[key.Str]
 		keyStr := getIndent(indent) + keyStyle.Render(sanitizeTerminalString(key.Str)+":")
 		// If item will be a one-liner, put it inline after the key, otherwise
 		// it starts with a newline and goes below the key.
diff --git a/internal/jsonview/staticdisplay_literal_keys_test.go b/internal/jsonview/staticdisplay_literal_keys_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2d965c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/jsonview/staticdisplay_literal_keys_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package jsonview
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
+)
+
+func TestStaticDisplayUsesLiteralObjectKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	result := gjson.Parse(`{"a.b":"literal-value","a":{"b":"nested-value"}}`)
+	out := formatJSON(result, 80)
+
+	require.Contains(t, out, "literal-value")
+	require.Contains(t, out, "nested-value")
+}