diff --git a/src/execution/IncrementalPublisher.ts b/src/execution/IncrementalPublisher.ts
index b7ba6adb94..4b19718152 100644
--- a/src/execution/IncrementalPublisher.ts
+++ b/src/execution/IncrementalPublisher.ts
@@ -566,7 +566,8 @@ export class IncrementalPublisher {
         }
         const incrementalResult: IncrementalStreamResult = {
           items: subsequentResultRecord.items,
-          path: subsequentResultRecord.streamRecord.path,
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+          id: subsequentResultRecord.streamRecord.id!,
         };
         if (subsequentResultRecord.errors.length > 0) {
           incrementalResult.errors = subsequentResultRecord.errors;
@@ -583,11 +584,8 @@ export class IncrementalPublisher {
         for (const deferredGroupedFieldSetRecord of subsequentResultRecord.deferredGroupedFieldSetRecords) {
           if (!deferredGroupedFieldSetRecord.sent) {
             deferredGroupedFieldSetRecord.sent = true;
-            const incrementalResult: IncrementalDeferResult = {
-              // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-              data: deferredGroupedFieldSetRecord.data!,
-              path: deferredGroupedFieldSetRecord.path,
-            };
+            const incrementalResult: IncrementalDeferResult =
+              this._getIncrementalDeferResult(deferredGroupedFieldSetRecord);
             if (deferredGroupedFieldSetRecord.errors.length > 0) {
               incrementalResult.errors = deferredGroupedFieldSetRecord.errors;
             }
@@ -604,6 +602,40 @@ export class IncrementalPublisher {
     };
   }
 
+  private _getIncrementalDeferResult(
+    deferredGroupedFieldSetRecord: DeferredGroupedFieldSetRecord,
+  ): IncrementalDeferResult {
+    const { data, deferredFragmentRecords } = deferredGroupedFieldSetRecord;
+    let maxLength = deferredFragmentRecords[0].path.length;
+    let maxIndex = 0;
+    for (let i = 1; i < deferredFragmentRecords.length; i++) {
+      const deferredFragmentRecord = deferredFragmentRecords[i];
+      const length = deferredFragmentRecord.path.length;
+      if (length > maxLength) {
+        maxLength = length;
+        maxIndex = i;
+      }
+    }
+    const recordWithLongestPath = deferredFragmentRecords[maxIndex];
+    const longestPath = recordWithLongestPath.path;
+    const subPath = deferredGroupedFieldSetRecord.path.slice(
+      longestPath.length,
+    );
+    const id = recordWithLongestPath.id;
+    const incrementalDeferResult: IncrementalDeferResult = {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+      data: data!,
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+      id: id!,
+    };
+
+    if (subPath.length > 0) {
+      incrementalDeferResult.subPath = subPath;
+    }
+
+    return incrementalDeferResult;
+  }
+
   private _completedRecordToResult(
     completedRecord: DeferredFragmentRecord | StreamRecord,
   ): CompletedResult {
diff --git a/src/execution/__tests__/defer-test.ts b/src/execution/__tests__/defer-test.ts
index 158b379335..19a2e1c77f 100644
--- a/src/execution/__tests__/defer-test.ts
+++ b/src/execution/__tests__/defer-test.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
             data: {
               name: 'Luke',
             },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { name: 'Luke' },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
                 id: '1',
               },
             },
-            path: [],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
                 path: ['hero', 'name'],
               },
             ],
-            path: [],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -367,13 +367,13 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
             data: {
               id: '1',
             },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '0',
           },
           {
             data: {
               friends: [{ name: 'Han' }, { name: 'Leia' }, { name: 'C-3PO' }],
             },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '1',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }, { id: '1' }],
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         hasNext: true,
       },
       {
-        incremental: [{ data: { name: 'Luke' }, path: ['hero'] }],
+        incremental: [{ data: { name: 'Luke' }, id: '0' }],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
         hasNext: false,
       },
@@ -527,13 +527,13 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
             data: {
               id: '1',
             },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '0',
           },
           {
             data: {
               name: 'Luke',
             },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '1',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }, { id: '1' }],
@@ -571,15 +571,17 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { hero: {} },
-            path: [],
+            id: '0',
           },
           {
             data: { id: '1' },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '0',
+            subPath: ['hero'],
           },
           {
             data: { name: 'Luke' },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '1',
+            subPath: ['hero'],
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }, { id: '1' }],
@@ -622,15 +624,17 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { hero: {} },
-            path: [],
+            id: '0',
           },
           {
             data: { id: '1' },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '0',
+            subPath: ['hero'],
           },
           {
             data: { name: 'Luke' },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '1',
+            subPath: ['hero'],
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }, { id: '1' }],
@@ -672,13 +676,14 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
             data: {
               id: '1',
             },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '1',
           },
           {
             data: {
               name: 'Luke',
             },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '0',
+            subPath: ['hero'],
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '1' }, { id: '0' }],
@@ -716,7 +721,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
                 name: 'Luke',
               },
             },
-            path: [],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -728,7 +733,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
             data: {
               id: '1',
             },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '1',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '1' }],
@@ -786,9 +791,9 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
       },
       {
         incremental: [
-          { data: { id: '2', name: 'Han' }, path: ['hero', 'friends', 0] },
-          { data: { id: '3', name: 'Leia' }, path: ['hero', 'friends', 1] },
-          { data: { id: '4', name: 'C-3PO' }, path: ['hero', 'friends', 2] },
+          { data: { id: '2', name: 'Han' }, id: '0' },
+          { data: { id: '3', name: 'Leia' }, id: '4' },
+          { data: { id: '4', name: 'C-3PO' }, id: '8' },
         ],
         completed: [
           { id: '1' },
@@ -867,7 +872,8 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { bar: 'bar' },
-            path: ['hero', 'nestedObject', 'deeperObject'],
+            id: '0',
+            subPath: ['nestedObject', 'deeperObject'],
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -914,7 +920,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
                 deeperObject: { foo: 'foo' },
               },
             },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -926,7 +932,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
             data: {
               bar: 'bar',
             },
-            path: ['hero', 'nestedObject', 'deeperObject'],
+            id: '1',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '1' }],
@@ -994,7 +1000,8 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { bar: 'bar' },
-            path: ['hero', 'nestedObject', 'deeperObject'],
+            id: '0',
+            subPath: ['nestedObject', 'deeperObject'],
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -1005,7 +1012,8 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { baz: 'baz' },
-            path: ['hero', 'nestedObject', 'deeperObject'],
+            id: '1',
+            subPath: ['deeperObject'],
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -1015,7 +1023,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { bak: 'bak' },
-            path: ['hero', 'nestedObject', 'deeperObject'],
+            id: '2',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '2' }],
@@ -1073,7 +1081,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
             data: {
               foo: 'foo',
             },
-            path: ['hero', 'nestedObject', 'deeperObject'],
+            id: '1',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }, { id: '1' }],
@@ -1085,7 +1093,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
             data: {
               bar: 'bar',
             },
-            path: ['hero', 'nestedObject', 'deeperObject'],
+            id: '2',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '2' }],
@@ -1153,11 +1161,11 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { e: { f: 'f' } },
-            path: ['a', 'b'],
+            id: '1',
           },
           {
             data: { g: { h: 'h' } },
-            path: [],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '1' }, { id: '0' }],
@@ -1208,11 +1216,12 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { b: { c: {} } },
-            path: ['a'],
+            id: '1',
           },
           {
             data: { d: 'd' },
-            path: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
+            id: '1',
+            subPath: ['b', 'c'],
           },
         ],
         completed: [
@@ -1279,11 +1288,12 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { b: { c: {} } },
-            path: ['a'],
+            id: '1',
           },
           {
             data: { d: 'd' },
-            path: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
+            id: '0',
+            subPath: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
           },
         ],
         completed: [
@@ -1358,11 +1368,12 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { b: { c: {} } },
-            path: ['a'],
+            id: '1',
           },
           {
             data: { d: 'd' },
-            path: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
+            id: '1',
+            subPath: ['b', 'c'],
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '1' }],
@@ -1458,7 +1469,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
                 path: ['hero', 'nonNullName'],
               },
             ],
-            path: [],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -1603,15 +1614,18 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { id: '2' },
-            path: ['hero', 'friends', 0],
+            id: '0',
+            subPath: ['friends', 0],
           },
           {
             data: { id: '3' },
-            path: ['hero', 'friends', 1],
+            id: '0',
+            subPath: ['friends', 1],
           },
           {
             data: { id: '4' },
-            path: ['hero', 'friends', 2],
+            id: '0',
+            subPath: ['friends', 2],
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -1751,7 +1765,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { name: null },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '0',
             errors: [
               {
                 message: 'bad',
@@ -1931,7 +1945,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { name: 'slow', friends: [{}, {}, {}] },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -1939,9 +1953,9 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
       },
       {
         incremental: [
-          { data: { name: 'Han' }, path: ['hero', 'friends', 0] },
-          { data: { name: 'Leia' }, path: ['hero', 'friends', 1] },
-          { data: { name: 'C-3PO' }, path: ['hero', 'friends', 2] },
+          { data: { name: 'Han' }, id: '1' },
+          { data: { name: 'Leia' }, id: '2' },
+          { data: { name: 'C-3PO' }, id: '3' },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '1' }, { id: '2' }, { id: '3' }],
         hasNext: false,
@@ -1987,7 +2001,7 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
               name: 'Luke',
               friends: [{}, {}, {}],
             },
-            path: ['hero'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -1995,9 +2009,9 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
       },
       {
         incremental: [
-          { data: { name: 'Han' }, path: ['hero', 'friends', 0] },
-          { data: { name: 'Leia' }, path: ['hero', 'friends', 1] },
-          { data: { name: 'C-3PO' }, path: ['hero', 'friends', 2] },
+          { data: { name: 'Han' }, id: '1' },
+          { data: { name: 'Leia' }, id: '2' },
+          { data: { name: 'C-3PO' }, id: '3' },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '1' }, { id: '2' }, { id: '3' }],
         hasNext: false,
diff --git a/src/execution/__tests__/mutations-test.ts b/src/execution/__tests__/mutations-test.ts
index 8589ef29f3..5697bf5250 100644
--- a/src/execution/__tests__/mutations-test.ts
+++ b/src/execution/__tests__/mutations-test.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ describe('Execute: Handles mutation execution ordering', () => {
       {
         incremental: [
           {
-            path: ['first'],
+            id: '0',
             data: {
               promiseToGetTheNumber: 2,
             },
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ describe('Execute: Handles mutation execution ordering', () => {
       {
         incremental: [
           {
-            path: [],
+            id: '0',
             data: {
               first: {
                 theNumber: 1,
diff --git a/src/execution/__tests__/stream-test.ts b/src/execution/__tests__/stream-test.ts
index 3691ce38f1..77fd5ce9e9 100644
--- a/src/execution/__tests__/stream-test.ts
+++ b/src/execution/__tests__/stream-test.ts
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         hasNext: true,
       },
       {
-        incremental: [{ items: ['banana'], path: ['scalarList'] }],
+        incremental: [{ items: ['banana'], id: '0' }],
         hasNext: true,
       },
       {
-        incremental: [{ items: ['coconut'], path: ['scalarList'] }],
+        incremental: [{ items: ['coconut'], id: '0' }],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
         hasNext: false,
       },
@@ -170,15 +170,15 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         hasNext: true,
       },
       {
-        incremental: [{ items: ['apple'], path: ['scalarList'] }],
+        incremental: [{ items: ['apple'], id: '0' }],
         hasNext: true,
       },
       {
-        incremental: [{ items: ['banana'], path: ['scalarList'] }],
+        incremental: [{ items: ['banana'], id: '0' }],
         hasNext: true,
       },
       {
-        incremental: [{ items: ['coconut'], path: ['scalarList'] }],
+        incremental: [{ items: ['coconut'], id: '0' }],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
         hasNext: false,
       },
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: ['banana'],
-            path: ['scalarList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: ['coconut'],
-            path: ['scalarList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         hasNext: true,
       },
       {
-        incremental: [{ items: ['coconut'], path: ['scalarList'] }],
+        incremental: [{ items: ['coconut'], id: '0' }],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
         hasNext: false,
       },
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [['banana', 'banana', 'banana']],
-            path: ['scalarListList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [['coconut', 'coconut', 'coconut']],
-            path: ['scalarListList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
                 id: '3',
               },
             ],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ name: 'Luke', id: '1' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ name: 'Han', id: '2' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ name: 'Leia', id: '3' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
                 id: '3',
               },
             ],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ name: 'Leia', id: '3' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [null],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
             errors: [
               {
                 message: 'bad',
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ name: 'Leia', id: '3' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ name: 'Luke', id: '1' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ name: 'Han', id: '2' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ name: 'Leia', id: '3' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ name: 'Leia', id: '3' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
           incremental: [
             {
               items: [{ name: 'Leia', id: '3' }],
-              path: ['friendList'],
+              id: '0',
             },
           ],
           hasNext: true,
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [null],
-            path: ['scalarList'],
+            id: '0',
             errors: [
               {
                 message: 'String cannot represent value: {}',
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [null],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
             errors: [
               {
                 message: 'Oops',
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ nonNullName: 'Han' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [null],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
             errors: [
               {
                 message: 'Oops',
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ nonNullName: 'Han' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [null],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
             errors: [
               {
                 message: 'Oops',
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ nonNullName: 'Han' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { scalarField: null },
-            path: ['otherNestedObject'],
+            id: '0',
             errors: [
               {
                 message: 'Oops',
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
           },
           {
             items: [{ name: 'Luke' }],
-            path: ['nestedObject', 'nestedFriendList'],
+            id: '1',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
             data: {
               deeperNestedObject: null,
             },
-            path: ['nestedObject'],
+            id: '0',
             errors: [
               {
                 message:
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [null],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
             errors: [
               {
                 message:
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
             data: {
               deeperNestedObject: null,
             },
-            path: ['nestedObject'],
+            id: '0',
             errors: [
               {
                 message:
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ id: '2', name: 'Han' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ id: '3', name: 'Leia' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ id: '1', name: 'Luke' }],
-            path: ['nestedObject', 'nestedFriendList'],
+            id: '1',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ id: '2', name: 'Han' }],
-            path: ['nestedObject', 'nestedFriendList'],
+            id: '1',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -1861,7 +1861,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { scalarField: 'slow', nestedFriendList: [] },
-            path: ['nestedObject'],
+            id: '0',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ name: 'Luke' }],
-            path: ['nestedObject', 'nestedFriendList'],
+            id: '1',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             items: [{ name: 'Han' }],
-            path: ['nestedObject', 'nestedFriendList'],
+            id: '1',
           },
         ],
         hasNext: true,
@@ -1967,11 +1967,11 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { name: 'Luke' },
-            path: ['friendList', 0],
+            id: '0',
           },
           {
             items: [{ id: '2' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '1',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { name: 'Han' },
-            path: ['friendList', 1],
+            id: '2',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '2' }],
@@ -2068,11 +2068,11 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { name: 'Luke' },
-            path: ['friendList', 0],
+            id: '0',
           },
           {
             items: [{ id: '2' }],
-            path: ['friendList'],
+            id: '1',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '0' }],
@@ -2087,7 +2087,7 @@ describe('Execute: stream directive', () => {
         incremental: [
           {
             data: { name: 'Han' },
-            path: ['friendList', 1],
+            id: '2',
           },
         ],
         completed: [{ id: '2' }],