diff --git a/lib/template.js b/lib/template.js
index cf4016e..6c62c73 100644
--- a/lib/template.js
+++ b/lib/template.js
@@ -93,6 +93,19 @@ const renderRecursively = (inputJson, template, execOptions = {}) => {
   if (typeof template === 'object' && template !== null) {
     return Object.fromEntries(
       Object.entries(template).flatMap(([key, value]) => {
+        const SPREAD_KEYWORD = "spreadValue";
+        const keywordMatcher = `^\\{\\{\\s*${SPREAD_KEYWORD}\\(\\s*\\)\\s*\\}\\}$`;  // matches {{ <Keyword>() }} with white spaces where you'd expect them
+
+        if (key.trim().match(keywordMatcher)) {
+          const evaluatedValue = renderRecursively(inputJson, value, execOptions);
+          if (typeof evaluatedValue !== "object") {
+            throw new Error(
+              `Evaluated value should be an object if the key is ${key}. Original value: ${value}, evaluated to: ${JSON.stringify(evaluatedValue)}`
+            );
+          }
+          return Object.entries(evaluatedValue);
+        }
+
         const evaluatedKey = renderRecursively(inputJson, key, execOptions);
         if (!['undefined', 'string'].includes(typeof evaluatedKey) && evaluatedKey !== null) {
           throw new Error(
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b590a7c..773bfb5 100755
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@port-labs/jq-node-bindings",
-  "version": "v0.0.12",
+  "version": "v0.0.13",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@port-labs/jq-node-bindings",
-      "version": "v0.0.12",
+      "version": "v0.0.13",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cd941e5..7feb013 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "@port-labs/jq-node-bindings",
-  "version": "v0.0.12",
+  "version": "v0.0.13",
   "description": "Node.js bindings for JQ",
-  "jq-node-bindings": "0.0.12",
+  "jq-node-bindings": "0.0.13",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "configure": "node-gyp configure",
diff --git a/test/template.test.js b/test/template.test.js
index 69c7fee..6478a0d 100644
--- a/test/template.test.js
+++ b/test/template.test.js
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ describe('template', () => {
         expect(render({'{{""}}': 'bar'})).toEqual({});
         expect(render({'{{\'\'}}': 'bar'})).toEqual({});
     });
+    it('testing spread key', () => {
+        const json = { foo: "bar" };
+        const render = (input) => jq.renderRecursively(json, input);
+
+        expect(render({ "{{spreadValue()}}": { foo: "bar" } })).toEqual({foo: "bar"});
+        expect(render({ " {{ spreadValue( ) }} ": { foo: "bar" } })).toEqual({foo: "bar"});
+        expect(render({ "{{spreadValue()}}": "{{ . }}" })).toEqual({ foo: "bar" });
+    });
     it('recursive templates should work', () => {
         const json = { foo: 'bar', bar: 'foo' };
         const render = (input) => jq.renderRecursively(json, input);
@@ -165,6 +173,10 @@ describe('template', () => {
         expect(() => { jq.renderRecursively({foo: "bar"}, '{{.foo + 1}}', {throwOnError: true}) }).toThrow("jq: error: string (\"bar\") and number (1) cannot be added");
         expect(() => { jq.renderRecursively({}, '{{foo}}/{{bar}}', {throwOnError: true}) }).toThrow("jq: compile error: foo/0 is not defined at <top-level>, line 1:");
         expect(() => { jq.renderRecursively({}, '/{{foo}}/', {throwOnError: true}) }).toThrow("jq: compile error: foo/0 is not defined at <top-level>, line 1:");
+        expect(() => { jq.renderRecursively({}, { "{{ spreadValue() }}": "str" }, { throwOnError: true }) })
+            .toThrow('Evaluated value should be an object if the key is {{ spreadValue() }}. Original value: str, evaluated to: "str"');
+        expect(() => { jq.renderRecursively({}, { "{{ spreadValue() }}": "{{ \"str\" }}" }, { throwOnError: true }) })
+            .toThrow('Evaluated value should be an object if the key is {{ spreadValue() }}. Original value: {{ \"str\" }}, evaluated to: "str"');
     })
 })