diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin_helper/record_accessor.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin_helper/record_accessor.rb
index 59062379bd..b34da5e3f8 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin_helper/record_accessor.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin_helper/record_accessor.rb
@@ -40,8 +40,14 @@ def initialize(param)
           if @keys.is_a?(Array)
             @last_key = @keys.last
             @dig_keys = @keys[0..-2]
-            mcall = method(:call_dig)
-            mdelete = method(:delete_nest)
+            if @dig_keys.empty?
+              @keys = @keys.first
+              mcall = method(:call_index)
+              mdelete = method(:delete_top)
+            else
+              mcall = method(:call_dig)
+              mdelete = method(:delete_nest)
+            end
           else
             # Call [] for single key to reduce dig overhead
             mcall = method(:call_index)
diff --git a/test/plugin_helper/test_record_accessor.rb b/test/plugin_helper/test_record_accessor.rb
index f3e052bbcf..5d942ed77f 100644
--- a/test/plugin_helper/test_record_accessor.rb
+++ b/test/plugin_helper/test_record_accessor.rb
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ class Dummy < Fluent::Plugin::TestBase
       assert_equal r[param], accessor.call(r)
     end
 
+    test "access single dot key using bracket style" do
+      r = {'key1' => 'v1', 'ke y2' => 'v2', 'this.is.key3' => 'v3'}
+      accessor = @d.record_accessor_create('$["this.is.key3"]')
+      assert_equal 'v3', accessor.call(r)
+    end
+
     test "nested bracket keys with dot" do
       r = {'key1' => {'this.is.key3' => 'value'}}
       accessor = @d.record_accessor_create("$['key1']['this.is.key3']")
@@ -164,6 +170,13 @@ class Dummy < Fluent::Plugin::TestBase
       assert_not_include(r, param)
     end
 
+    test "delete top key using bracket style" do
+      r = {'key1' => 'v1', 'ke y2' => 'v2', 'this.is.key3' => 'v3'}
+      accessor = @d.record_accessor_create('$["this.is.key3"]')
+      accessor.delete(r)
+      assert_not_include(r, 'this.is.key3')
+    end
+
     data('bracket' => "$['key1'][0]['ke y2']",
          'bracket w/ double quotes' => '$["key1"][0]["ke y2"]')
     test "delete nested keys ['key1', 0, 'ke y2']" do |param|