diff --git a/docs/binary-diagnostics.md b/docs/binary-diagnostics.md
index b974ca32c9..24c63499b2 100644
--- a/docs/binary-diagnostics.md
+++ b/docs/binary-diagnostics.md
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ reported. Directory headers, entries, data entries and payloads retain original
 file offsets and lengths. Each opaque payload has its own SHA-256; code page and
 reserved data-entry fields are preserved.
 
+Each `directories[]` row retains its incoming identity `path` and corresponding
+`entry_locations`, including branches with no payload leaves. The root has empty
+arrays; a type branch has one identity and a name branch has two.
+
 RT_GROUP_ICON records expose original image descriptors and RT_ICON candidates.
 A reference resolves only when an icon with the same numeric ID and language
 exists. Missing references, other-language candidates and declared-size mismatch
diff --git a/src/domain/native/peResources.ts b/src/domain/native/peResources.ts
index 91b669f18a..ed5f59bc9d 100644
--- a/src/domain/native/peResources.ts
+++ b/src/domain/native/peResources.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ export const peResourcesSchema = z.strictObject({
     .nullable(),
   directories: z.array(
     z.strictObject({
+      path: z.array(identity).max(2),
+      entry_locations: z.array(range).max(2),
       location: range,
       characteristics: uint,
       timestamp: uint,
diff --git a/src/native/pe/PeResourceParser.test.ts b/src/native/pe/PeResourceParser.test.ts
index ecf3ec4195..c1d1fafe11 100644
--- a/src/native/pe/PeResourceParser.test.ts
+++ b/src/native/pe/PeResourceParser.test.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,39 @@ describe("portable PE resource parsing", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it.each([10, 11, "named type"])(
+    "retains identity and incoming entry ranges for empty branch %s",
+    async (type) => {
+      const fixture = peResourceFixture(false, [
+        { type, name: 7, language: 1033, payload: Buffer.from("control") },
+      ]);
+      const populated = peResourcesSchema.parse(await parse(fixture.bytes));
+      expect(populated.resources[0]?.type).toMatchObject(
+        typeof type === "number"
+          ? { kind: "id", id: type }
+          : { kind: "name", name: type },
+      );
+      // Empty the type directory while retaining its incoming root entry.
+      const typeDirectory = fixture.directoryOffsets[1]!;
+      fixture.bytes.writeUInt16LE(0, typeDirectory + 12);
+      fixture.bytes.writeUInt16LE(0, typeDirectory + 14);
+      const report = peResourcesSchema.parse(await parse(fixture.bytes));
+      expect(report.resources).toEqual([]);
+      expect(report.directories.map(({ path }) => path)).toEqual([
+        [],
+        [populated.resources[0]!.type],
+      ]);
+      expect(report.directories[1]?.entry_locations).toEqual([
+        populated.resources[0]!.entry_locations[0],
+      ]);
+      expect(report.coverage).toEqual({
+        status: "complete",
+        examined_entries: 1,
+        resources: 0,
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
   it.each([
     [
       "truncated directory",
diff --git a/src/native/pe/PeResourceParser.ts b/src/native/pe/PeResourceParser.ts
index 6a56ac15c2..271b67d68c 100644
--- a/src/native/pe/PeResourceParser.ts
+++ b/src/native/pe/PeResourceParser.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ export const parsePeResources = async (
     examined += count;
     relative(at, 16 + 8 * count);
     const directory = {
+      path,
+      entry_locations: entryLocations,
       location: recordRange(header, 16 + 8 * count, "directory"),
       characteristics: bytes.readUInt32LE(header),
       timestamp: bytes.readUInt32LE(header + 4),