diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/src/walker.js b/lib/jsdoc/src/walker.js
index 6e9914ca..2f5e374c 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/src/walker.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/src/walker.js
@@ -505,12 +505,7 @@ Walker.prototype._recurse = function(filename, ast) {
 
         var isScope = astnode.isScope(node);
 
-        // for efficiency, if the node has a `parent` property, assume that we've already
-        // added the required properties
-        if (typeof node.parent !== 'undefined') {
-            astnode.addNodeProperties(node);
-        }
-
+        astnode.addNodeProperties(node);
         node.parent = parent || null;
 
         currentScope = getCurrentScope(cbState.scopes);
diff --git a/test/fixtures/objectkeys.js b/test/fixtures/objectkeys.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..326567aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/objectkeys.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+var myObject = {
+    foo: 1,
+    bar: 2
+};
diff --git a/test/specs/documentation/objectkeys.js b/test/specs/documentation/objectkeys.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eff645f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/documentation/objectkeys.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('object keys', function() {
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/objectkeys.js');
+
+    it('should assign the correct longname and memberof to object keys after the first key', function() {
+        var bar = docSet.getByLongname('myObject.bar')[0];
+
+        expect(bar).toBeDefined();
+        expect(bar.memberof).toBe('myObject');
+    });
+});