diff --git a/driver-shared-kmongo/src/jvmMain/kotlin/KMongoNameStrategy.kt b/driver-shared-kmongo/src/jvmMain/kotlin/KMongoNameStrategy.kt
index edbbdd9e..a9a1e6fd 100644
--- a/driver-shared-kmongo/src/jvmMain/kotlin/KMongoNameStrategy.kt
+++ b/driver-shared-kmongo/src/jvmMain/kotlin/KMongoNameStrategy.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package opensavvy.ktmongo.utils.kmongo
 
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
 import opensavvy.ktmongo.dsl.LowLevelApi
+import opensavvy.ktmongo.dsl.path.Path
 import opensavvy.ktmongo.dsl.path.PropertyNameStrategy
 import org.bson.codecs.pojo.annotations.BsonId
 import org.litote.kmongo.property.KPropertyPath
@@ -29,18 +30,18 @@ class KMongoNameStrategy(
 	private val default: PropertyNameStrategy = PropertyNameStrategy.Default,
 ) : PropertyNameStrategy {
 	@LowLevelApi
-	override fun nameOf(property: KProperty1<*, *>): String {
+	override fun pathOf(property: KProperty1<*, *>): Path {
 		require(property !is KPropertyPath) { "Attempted to generate a KtMongo Field from a KMongo KPropertyPath instance, which is not supported yet. Please avoid mixing KtMongo and KMongo property syntax (/).\nProperty: $property" }
 
 		val bsonId = property.javaField?.annotations?.filterIsInstance<BsonId>()?.firstOrNull()
 		val serialName = property.findAnnotation<SerialName>()
 
 		if (serialName != null)
-			return serialName.value
+			return Path(serialName.value)
 
 		if (bsonId != null)
-			return "_id"
+			return Path("_id")
 
-		return default.nameOf(property)
+		return default.pathOf(property)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/dsl/src/commonMain/kotlin/path/Field.kt b/dsl/src/commonMain/kotlin/path/Field.kt
index 85906fc9..759114b3 100644
--- a/dsl/src/commonMain/kotlin/path/Field.kt
+++ b/dsl/src/commonMain/kotlin/path/Field.kt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ interface FieldDsl {
 	@KtMongoDsl
 	@OptIn(LowLevelApi::class)
 	val <Root, Type> KProperty1<Root, Type>.field: Field<Root, Type>
-		get() = FieldImpl(Path(context.nameOf(this)))
+		get() = FieldImpl(context.pathOf(this))
 
 	/**
 	 * Refers to [child] as a nested field of the current field.
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ interface FieldDsl {
 	 *
 	 * @see get Access a specific element of an array
 	 */
-	@OptIn(LowLevelApi::class)
+	@OptIn(LowLevelApi::class, DangerousMongoApi::class)
 	@KtMongoDsl
 	operator fun <Root, Type, Child> Field<Root, Type>.div(child: KProperty1<in Type & Any, Child>): Field<Root, Child> =
-		FieldImpl(path / PathSegment.Field(context.nameOf(child)))
+		FieldImpl(path / context.pathOf(child))
 
 	/**
 	 * Refers to a field [child] of the current field, with no compile-time safety.
diff --git a/dsl/src/commonMain/kotlin/path/PropertyNameStrategy.kt b/dsl/src/commonMain/kotlin/path/PropertyNameStrategy.kt
index cd07c40b..3307a11c 100644
--- a/dsl/src/commonMain/kotlin/path/PropertyNameStrategy.kt
+++ b/dsl/src/commonMain/kotlin/path/PropertyNameStrategy.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ interface PropertyNameStrategy {
 	 * the field `_id`.
 	 */
 	@LowLevelApi
-	fun nameOf(property: KProperty1<*, *>): String
+	fun pathOf(property: KProperty1<*, *>): Path
 
 	/**
 	 * Default implementation of [PropertyNameStrategy], which always uses the property name.
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ interface PropertyNameStrategy {
 	object Default : PropertyNameStrategy {
 
 		@LowLevelApi
-		override fun nameOf(property: KProperty1<*, *>): String =
-			property.name
+		override fun pathOf(property: KProperty1<*, *>): Path =
+			Path(property.name)
 	}
 }