diff --git a/lib/props_template.rb b/lib/props_template.rb
index 2cb0920..3ef6dd8 100644
--- a/lib/props_template.rb
+++ b/lib/props_template.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ def set!(key, options = {}, &block)
         @builder = prev_builder
         @fragment_path = fragment_path
 
-        if found_block
+        # An inline options object, e.g. `json.foo(with.partial("foo"))`, has
+        # no block; its content comes from the options instead.
+        found_inline_options = found_options.is_a?(Props::Options)
+
+        if found_block || found_inline_options
           @builder.item_context = found_item
           set!(key, found_options, &found_block)
         end
@@ -72,8 +76,11 @@ def partial!(**options)
       @context.render options
     end
 
+    # Relative to the fragment the dig ended in, so the client can graft into
+    # it; the full path when no fragment was crossed.
     def found_path!
-      @found_path[@fragment_path.size..].join(".")
+      fragment_path = @fragment_path || []
+      @found_path[fragment_path.size..].join(".")
     end
 
     def fragment_context!
diff --git a/spec/extensions/prop_template_search_spec.rb b/spec/extensions/prop_template_search_spec.rb
index b96f8b4..9f3e536 100644
--- a/spec/extensions/prop_template_search_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/extensions/prop_template_search_spec.rb
@@ -239,6 +239,23 @@
     })
   end
 
+  it "finds a node that is an inline options object" do
+    json = render(<<~PROPS)
+      json.data(dig: ['data', 'comment']) do
+        json.comment(Props::Options.new.partial('comment'))
+      end
+    PROPS
+
+    expect(json).to eql_json({
+      data: {
+        title: "some title",
+        details: {
+          body: "hello world"
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  end
+
   it "finds a subtree" do
     json = render(<<-PROPS)
       json.outer(dig: ['outer','inner', 'deep']) do
@@ -427,6 +444,65 @@
     })
   end
 
+  context "grafting path without a fragment" do
+    it "is the full path when digging through plain nodes" do
+      json = render(<<~PROPS)
+        json.data(dig: ['data', 'comment', 'details']) do
+          json.comment do
+            json.details do
+              json.body 'hello world'
+            end
+          end
+        end
+        json.fragmentContext json.fragment_context!
+        json.path json.found_path!
+      PROPS
+
+      expect(json).to eql_json({
+        data: {
+          body: "hello world"
+        },
+        fragmentContext: nil,
+        path: "data.comment.details"
+      })
+    end
+
+    it "is the full path when digging through a partial without a fragment" do
+      json = render(<<~PROPS)
+        json.data(dig: ['data', 'comment', 'details']) do
+          json.comment(partial: 'comment') do
+          end
+        end
+        json.fragmentContext json.fragment_context!
+        json.path json.found_path!
+      PROPS
+
+      expect(json).to eql_json({
+        data: {
+          body: "hello world"
+        },
+        fragmentContext: nil,
+        path: "data.comment.details"
+      })
+    end
+
+    it "is empty without digging" do
+      json = render(<<~PROPS)
+        json.data do
+          json.body 'hello world'
+        end
+        json.path json.found_path!
+      PROPS
+
+      expect(json).to eql_json({
+        data: {
+          body: "hello world"
+        },
+        path: ""
+      })
+    end
+  end
+
   context "when searching through a partial" do
     it "returns the correct node in an object" do
       json = render(<<~PROPS)