diff --git a/inspect.lua b/inspect.lua
index 4fee019..9bdaf99 100644
--- a/inspect.lua
+++ b/inspect.lua
@@ -138,13 +138,16 @@ end
 
 local copySequence = function(s)
   local copy, len = {}, #s
-  for i=1, len do copy[i] = copy[i] end
+  for i=1, len do copy[i] = s[i] end
   return copy, len
 end
 
-local function makePath(path, key)
+local function makePath(path, ...)
+  local keys = {...}
   local newPath, len = copySequence(path)
-  newPath[len + 1] = key
+  for i=1, #keys do
+    newPath[len + i] = keys[i]
+  end
   return newPath
 end
 
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ local function processRecursive(process, item, path)
     local processedKey
 
     for k,v in pairs(processed) do
-      processedKey                = processRecursive(process, k, makePath(path, '<key>'))
+      processedKey = processRecursive(process, k, makePath(path, k, '<key>'))
       if processedKey ~= nil then
         processedCopy[processedKey] = processRecursive(process, v, makePath(path, processedKey))
       end
diff --git a/spec/inspect_spec.lua b/spec/inspect_spec.lua
index dc57cc3..2e3511b 100644
--- a/spec/inspect_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/inspect_spec.lua
@@ -249,14 +249,30 @@ describe( 'inspect', function()
         assert.equals(inspect(dict, {process = removeA}), '{\n  b = 2\n}')
       end)
 
-      it('marks key paths with <key>', function()
-        local names = {a = 1}
-        local paths = {}
-        local addPath = function(item, path) paths[#paths + 1] = path; return item end
+      it('marks key paths with <key> and metatables with <metatable>', function()
+        local t = { [{a=1}] = setmetatable({b=2}, {c=3}) }
 
-        inspect(names, {process = addPath})
+        local items = {}
+        local addItem = function(item, path)
+          items[#items + 1] = {item = item, path = path}
+          return item
+        end
+
+        inspect(t, {process = addItem})
+
+        assert.same(items, {
+          {item = t,                           path = {}},
+          {item = {a=1},                       path = {{a=1}, '<key>'}},
+          {item = 'a',                         path = {{a=1}, '<key>', 'a', '<key>'}},
+          {item = 1,                           path = {{a=1}, '<key>', 'a'}},
+          {item = setmetatable({b=2}, {c=3}),  path = {{a=1}}},
+          {item = 'b',                         path = {{a=1}, 'b', '<key>'}},
+          {item = 2,                           path = {{a=1}, 'b'}},
+          {item = {c=3},                       path = {{a=1}, '<metatable>'}},
+          {item = 'c',                         path = {{a=1}, '<metatable>', 'c', '<key>'}},
+          {item = 3,                           path = {{a=1}, '<metatable>', 'c'}}
+        })
 
-        assert.same(paths, { {}, {'<key>'}, {'a'} })
       end)
     end)