diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 3bf142d..2a4742e 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
 https://github.com/josdejong/jsoneditor
 
 
+## not yet published, version 8.6.2
+
+# Fixed #928: Custom root name not reflected in path of navigation bar.
+
+
 ## 2020-02-17, version 8.6.1
 
-- Fix #908: editor throwing an exception when switching from `'preview'`
+- Fixed #908: editor throwing an exception when switching from `'preview'`
   to `'code'` mode.
 
 
diff --git a/src/js/treemode.js b/src/js/treemode.js
index 89e03b5..1eae6d9 100644
--- a/src/js/treemode.js
+++ b/src/js/treemode.js
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ treemode._updateTreePath = function (pathNodes) {
   function getName (node) {
     return node.parent
       ? ((node.parent.type === 'array') ? node.index : node.field)
-      : node.type
+      : (node.field || node.type)
   }
 }