diff --git a/d2compiler/compile_test.go b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
index 4a15e1678..f51e723a2 100644
--- a/d2compiler/compile_test.go
+++ b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
@@ -3515,6 +3515,23 @@ svc_1."think about A"
 svc_1.t2 -> b: do with B
 `,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "layer-import-nested-layer",
+
+			text: `...@meow
+`,
+			files: map[string]string{
+				"meow.d2": `layers: {
+  1: {
+    asdf
+  }
+}
+`,
+			},
+			assertions: func(t *testing.T, g *d2graph.Graph) {
+				tassert.Equal(t, "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/meow.d2", g.Layers[0].AST.Range.Path)
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
diff --git a/d2ir/d2ir.go b/d2ir/d2ir.go
index 18a8b5b9e..550269afa 100644
--- a/d2ir/d2ir.go
+++ b/d2ir/d2ir.go
@@ -1458,6 +1458,12 @@ func (m *Map) AST() d2ast.Node {
 	astMap := &d2ast.Map{
 		Range: d2ast.MakeRange(",0:0:0-1:0:0"),
 	}
+	if m.parent != nil {
+		f, ok := m.parent.(*Field)
+		if ok {
+			astMap.Range.Path = f.Name.GetRange().Path
+		}
+	}
 	for _, f := range m.Fields {
 		astMap.Nodes = append(astMap.Nodes, d2ast.MakeMapNodeBox(f.AST().(d2ast.MapNode)))
 	}
diff --git a/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/layer-import-nested-layer.exp.json b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/layer-import-nested-layer.exp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07506ea7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/layer-import-nested-layer.exp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+{
+  "graph": {
+    "name": "",
+    "isFolderOnly": true,
+    "ast": {
+      "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/layer-import-nested-layer.d2,0:0:0-1:0:9",
+      "nodes": [
+        {
+          "import": {
+            "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/layer-import-nested-layer.d2,0:0:0-0:8:8",
+            "spread": true,
+            "pre": "",
+            "path": [
+              {
+                "unquoted_string": {
+                  "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/layer-import-nested-layer.d2,0:4:4-0:8:8",
+                  "value": [
+                    {
+                      "string": "meow",
+                      "raw_string": "meow"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "id": "",
+      "id_val": "",
+      "attributes": {
+        "label": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "labelDimensions": {
+          "width": 0,
+          "height": 0
+        },
+        "style": {},
+        "near_key": null,
+        "shape": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "direction": {
+          "value": ""
+        },
+        "constraint": null
+      },
+      "zIndex": 0
+    },
+    "edges": null,
+    "objects": null,
+    "layers": [
+      {
+        "name": "1",
+        "isFolderOnly": false,
+        "ast": {
+          "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/meow.d2,0:0:0-1:0:0",
+          "nodes": [
+            {
+              "map_key": {
+                "range": ",0:0:0-0:0:0",
+                "key": {
+                  "range": ",0:0:0-0:0:0",
+                  "path": [
+                    {
+                      "unquoted_string": {
+                        "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/meow.d2,2:4:21-2:8:25",
+                        "value": [
+                          {
+                            "string": "asdf",
+                            "raw_string": "asdf"
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      }
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                "primary": {},
+                "value": {}
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "root": {
+          "id": "",
+          "id_val": "",
+          "attributes": {
+            "label": {
+              "value": ""
+            },
+            "labelDimensions": {
+              "width": 0,
+              "height": 0
+            },
+            "style": {},
+            "near_key": null,
+            "shape": {
+              "value": ""
+            },
+            "direction": {
+              "value": ""
+            },
+            "constraint": null
+          },
+          "zIndex": 0
+        },
+        "edges": null,
+        "objects": [
+          {
+            "id": "asdf",
+            "id_val": "asdf",
+            "references": [
+              {
+                "key": {
+                  "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/meow.d2,2:4:21-2:8:25",
+                  "path": [
+                    {
+                      "unquoted_string": {
+                        "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/meow.d2,2:4:21-2:8:25",
+                        "value": [
+                          {
+                            "string": "asdf",
+                            "raw_string": "asdf"
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      }
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                "key_path_index": 0,
+                "map_key_edge_index": -1
+              }
+            ],
+            "attributes": {
+              "label": {
+                "value": "asdf"
+              },
+              "labelDimensions": {
+                "width": 0,
+                "height": 0
+              },
+              "style": {},
+              "near_key": null,
+              "shape": {
+                "value": "rectangle"
+              },
+              "direction": {
+                "value": ""
+              },
+              "constraint": null
+            },
+            "zIndex": 0
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "err": null
+}