diff --git a/mysql-test/main/func_json.result b/mysql-test/main/func_json.result
index 02f044be479..1d636407ac0 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/func_json.result
+++ b/mysql-test/main/func_json.result
@@ -2350,3 +2350,12 @@ JSON_OVERLAPS(@json1, @json2)
 #
 # End of 10.9 Test
 #
+#
+# MDEV-29381: JSON paths containing dashes are reported as syntax errors in procedures
+#
+SELECT JSON_EXTRACT('{ "my-key": 1 }', '$."my-key"');
+JSON_EXTRACT('{ "my-key": 1 }', '$."my-key"')
+1
+SELECT JSON_EXTRACT('{ "my-key": 1 }', '$.my-key');
+JSON_EXTRACT('{ "my-key": 1 }', '$.my-key')
+1
diff --git a/mysql-test/main/func_json.test b/mysql-test/main/func_json.test
index 8123ab4be8a..a1613d9ee4f 100644
--- a/mysql-test/main/func_json.test
+++ b/mysql-test/main/func_json.test
@@ -1608,3 +1608,10 @@ SELECT JSON_OVERLAPS(@json1, @json2);
 --echo #
 --echo # End of 10.9 Test
 --echo #
+
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-29381: JSON paths containing dashes are reported as syntax errors in procedures
+--echo #
+
+SELECT JSON_EXTRACT('{ "my-key": 1 }', '$."my-key"');
+SELECT JSON_EXTRACT('{ "my-key": 1 }', '$.my-key');
diff --git a/strings/json_lib.c b/strings/json_lib.c
index 380959cf204..4cb877baee1 100644
--- a/strings/json_lib.c
+++ b/strings/json_lib.c
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ static int json_path_transitions[N_PATH_STATES][N_PATH_CLASSES]=
 /* KEY */ { JE_EOS, PS_KNM, PS_KWD, JE_SYN, PS_KNM, PS_KNM, JE_SYN, JE_SYN,
             PS_KNM, PS_KNM, PS_KNM, PS_KNM, PS_KNM, JE_SYN, PS_KEYX, PS_KNM,
             JE_NOT_JSON_CHR, JE_BAD_CHR},
-/* KNM */ { PS_KOK, PS_KNM, PS_AST, PS_EAR, PS_KNM, PS_KNM, PS_EKY, JE_SYN,
+/* KNM */ { PS_KOK, PS_KNM, PS_AST, PS_EAR, PS_KNM, PS_KNM, PS_EKY, PS_KNM,
             PS_KNM, PS_KNM, PS_KNM, PS_KNM, PS_KNM, PS_ESC, PS_KNM, PS_KNM,
             JE_NOT_JSON_CHR, JE_BAD_CHR},
 /* KWD */ { PS_OK, JE_SYN, JE_SYN, PS_AR, JE_SYN, JE_SYN, PS_EKY, JE_SYN,
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ static int json_path_transitions[N_PATH_STATES][N_PATH_CLASSES]=
 /* KEYX*/ { JE_EOS, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, JE_SYN,
             PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_ESCX, PS_EKYX, PS_KNMX,
             JE_NOT_JSON_CHR, JE_BAD_CHR},
-/* KNMX */{ JE_EOS, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, JE_SYN,
+/* KNMX */{ JE_EOS, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX,
             PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_KNMX, PS_ESCX, PS_EKYX, PS_KNMX,
             JE_NOT_JSON_CHR, JE_BAD_CHR},
 /* LAST */{ JE_SYN, JE_SYN, JE_SYN, JE_SYN, JE_SYN, PS_PT, JE_SYN, PS_NEG,