diff --git a/json_pointer.c b/json_pointer.c
index 41ac620..0418baa 100644
--- a/json_pointer.c
+++ b/json_pointer.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "json_object_private.h"
 #include "json_pointer.h"
 #include "json_pointer_private.h"
+#include "linkhash.h"
 #include "strdup_compat.h"
 #include "vasprintf_compat.h"
 
@@ -260,9 +261,17 @@ int json_pointer_get_internal(struct json_object *obj, const char *path,
 		return -1;
 	}
 	rc = json_pointer_result_get_recursive(obj, path_copy, res);
-	/* re-map the path string to the const-path string */
+	/* key_in_parent points at the decoded reference token in path_copy,
+	 * which is freed below.  The same offset in the caller's path is still
+	 * escaped ("a~1b" rather than "a/b"), so use the key as it is stored in
+	 * the parent object instead.
+	 */
 	if (rc == 0 && json_object_is_type(res->parent, json_type_object) && res->key_in_parent)
-		res->key_in_parent = path + (res->key_in_parent - path_copy);
+	{
+		struct lh_entry *entry =
+		    lh_table_lookup_entry(json_object_get_object(res->parent), res->key_in_parent);
+		res->key_in_parent = entry ? (const char *)lh_entry_k(entry) : NULL;
+	}
 	free(path_copy);
 
 	return rc;
diff --git a/json_pointer_private.h b/json_pointer_private.h
index e7ddf01..ab16794 100644
--- a/json_pointer_private.h
+++ b/json_pointer_private.h
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ struct json_pointer_get_result {
 	struct json_object *parent;
 	struct json_object *obj;
 	// The key of the found object; only valid when parent is json_type_object
-	// Caution: re-uses tail end of the `path` argument to json_pointer_get_internal
+	// Caution: points at the key stored in `parent`, so it is only valid
+	// as long as that member exists
 	const char *key_in_parent;
 	// the index of the found object; only valid when parent is json_type_array
 	uint32_t index_in_parent;
diff --git a/tests/json_patch_tests.json b/tests/json_patch_tests.json
index 9a0ecea..3da39d9 100644
--- a/tests/json_patch_tests.json
+++ b/tests/json_patch_tests.json
@@ -380,6 +380,17 @@
       "patch": [{"op": "copy", "from": "/aa", "path": "/aab"}],
       "expected": {"aa": 1, "aab": 1} },
 
+    { "comment": "Remove members whose names need escaping",
+      "doc": {"a/b": 1, "m~n": 2, "c": 3},
+      "patch": [{"op": "remove", "path": "/a~1b"},
+                {"op": "remove", "path": "/m~0n"}],
+      "expected": {"c": 3} },
+
+    { "comment": "Move from a member whose name needs escaping",
+      "doc": {"a/b": 1},
+      "patch": [{"op": "move", "from": "/a~1b", "path": "/c"}],
+      "expected": {"c": 1} },
+
     { "doc": {"foo": 1, "baz": [{"qux": "hello"}]},
       "patch": [{"op": "move", "from": "/foo", "path": "/bar"}],
       "expected": {"baz": [{"qux": "hello"}], "bar": 1} },
diff --git a/tests/test_json_patch.expected b/tests/test_json_patch.expected
index bf9ffab..c553608 100644
--- a/tests/test_json_patch.expected
+++ b/tests/test_json_patch.expected
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ Testing '(null)', doc '{ "foo": [ "bar", "baz" ], "": 0, "a\/b": 1, "c%d": 2, "e
 Testing 'Move to same location has no effect', doc '{ "foo": 1 }' patch '[ { "op": "move", "from": "\/foo", "path": "\/foo" } ]' : OK
 Testing 'Move between sibling keys sharing a name prefix is not a parent/child move', doc '{ "aa": 1, "aab": 2 }' patch '[ { "op": "move", "from": "\/aa", "path": "\/aab" } ]' : OK
 Testing 'Copy between sibling keys sharing a name prefix is not a parent/child move', doc '{ "aa": 1, "aab": 2 }' patch '[ { "op": "copy", "from": "\/aa", "path": "\/aab" } ]' : OK
+Testing 'Remove members whose names need escaping', doc '{ "a\/b": 1, "m~n": 2, "c": 3 }' patch '[ { "op": "remove", "path": "\/a~1b" }, { "op": "remove", "path": "\/m~0n" } ]' : OK
+Testing 'Move from a member whose name needs escaping', doc '{ "a\/b": 1 }' patch '[ { "op": "move", "from": "\/a~1b", "path": "\/c" } ]' : OK
 Testing '(null)', doc '{ "foo": 1, "baz": [ { "qux": "hello" } ] }' patch '[ { "op": "move", "from": "\/foo", "path": "\/bar" } ]' : OK
 Testing '(null)', doc '{ "baz": [ { "qux": "hello" } ], "bar": 1 }' patch '[ { "op": "move", "from": "\/baz\/0\/qux", "path": "\/baz\/1" } ]' : OK
 Testing '(null)', doc '{ "baz": [ { "qux": "hello" } ], "bar": 1 }' patch '[ { "op": "copy", "from": "\/baz\/0", "path": "\/boo" } ]' : OK