diff --git a/path/path.go b/path/path.go
index 1c2bd2fe6..1608b6ca3 100644
--- a/path/path.go
+++ b/path/path.go
@@ -59,10 +59,11 @@ func (p Path) String() string {
 	return string(p)
 }
 
-// IsJustAKey returns true if the path is of the form <key> or /ipfs/<key>.
+// IsJustAKey returns true if the path is of the form <key> or /ipfs/<key>, or
+// /ipld/<key>
 func (p Path) IsJustAKey() bool {
 	parts := p.Segments()
-	return len(parts) == 2 && parts[0] == "ipfs"
+	return len(parts) == 2 && (parts[0] == "ipfs" || parts[0] == "ipld")
 }
 
 // PopLastSegment returns a new Path without its final segment, and the final
diff --git a/path/path_test.go b/path/path_test.go
index b095ffd98..db28193c8 100644
--- a/path/path_test.go
+++ b/path/path_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ func TestPathParsing(t *testing.T) {
 		"/ipfs/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n":             true,
 		"/ipfs/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/a":           true,
 		"/ipfs/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/a/b/c/d/e/f": true,
+		"/ipld/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n":             true,
+		"/ipld/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/a":           true,
+		"/ipld/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/a/b/c/d/e/f": true,
 		"/ipns/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/a/b/c/d/e/f": true,
 		"/ipns/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n":             true,
 		"QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/a/b/c/d/e/f":       true,
@@ -36,6 +39,8 @@ func TestIsJustAKey(t *testing.T) {
 		"/ipfs/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/a":   false,
 		"/ipfs/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/a/b": false,
 		"/ipns/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n":     false,
+		"/ipld/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/a/b": false,
+		"/ipld/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n":     true,
 	}
 
 	for p, expected := range cases {
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ func TestPopLastSegment(t *testing.T) {
 		"/ipfs/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/a":     []string{"/ipfs/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n", "a"},
 		"/ipfs/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/a/b":   []string{"/ipfs/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/a", "b"},
 		"/ipns/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/x/y/z": []string{"/ipns/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/x/y", "z"},
+		"/ipld/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/x/y/z": []string{"/ipld/QmdfTbBqBPQ7VNxZEYEj14VmRuZBkqFbiwReogJgS1zR1n/x/y", "z"},
 	}
 
 	for p, expected := range cases {