diff --git a/aagent/watchers/kvwatcher/kv.go b/aagent/watchers/kvwatcher/kv.go
index 4be778c7..30b34d6f 100644
--- a/aagent/watchers/kvwatcher/kv.go
+++ b/aagent/watchers/kvwatcher/kv.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2021-2025, R.I. Pienaar and the Choria Project contributors
+// Copyright (c) 2021-2026, R.I. Pienaar and the Choria Project contributors
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type properties struct {
 	BucketPrefix              bool   `mapstructure:"bucket_prefix"`
 	RepublishTrigger          string `mapstructure:"republish_trigger"`
 	HieraConfig               bool   `mapstructure:"hiera_config"`
+	StoreKey                  string `mapstructure:"store_key"`
 }
 
 type Watcher struct {
@@ -479,7 +480,16 @@ func (w *Watcher) handleState(s State, err error) error {
 }
 
 func (w *Watcher) dataKey() string {
-	parsedKey, err := w.ProcessTemplate(w.properties.Key)
+	var key string
+
+	if w.properties.StoreKey == "" {
+		key = w.properties.Key
+	} else {
+		key = w.properties.StoreKey
+
+	}
+
+	parsedKey, err := w.ProcessTemplate(key)
 	if err != nil {
 		w.Warnf("Failed to parse key value %s: %v", w.properties.Key, err)
 		return w.properties.Key
diff --git a/aagent/watchers/kvwatcher/kv_test.go b/aagent/watchers/kvwatcher/kv_test.go
index 745a7b3f..64081a27 100644
--- a/aagent/watchers/kvwatcher/kv_test.go
+++ b/aagent/watchers/kvwatcher/kv_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2021-2025, R.I. Pienaar and the Choria Project contributors
+// Copyright (c) 2021-2026, R.I. Pienaar and the Choria Project contributors
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var _ = Describe("AAgent/Watchers/KvWatcher", func() {
 		machine.EXPECT().Debugf(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
 		machine.EXPECT().Facts().Return(json.RawMessage(`{"fqdn":"ginkgo.example.net"}`)).MinTimes(1)
 		machine.EXPECT().Data().Return(map[string]any{}).MinTimes(1)
-		machine.EXPECT().DataGet("machines").MinTimes(1)
+		machine.EXPECT().DataGet("machines").AnyTimes()
 
 		wi, err := New(machine, "kv", nil, nil, "", "", "1m", time.Hour, map[string]any{
 			"bucket":        "PLUGINS",
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ var _ = Describe("AAgent/Watchers/KvWatcher", func() {
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 
+		It("Should support custom store keys", func() {
+			w.properties.StoreKey = "key"
+			kve.EXPECT().Value().Return([]byte("\n{\"spec\": \"foo\"}\n")).MinTimes(1)
+			machine.EXPECT().DataGet("key").MinTimes(1)
+			machine.EXPECT().DataPut("key", map[string]any{"spec": "foo"}).Return(nil).Times(1)
+			_, err := w.poll()
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		})
+
 		It("Should handle a leading and trailing unicode whitespace", func() {
 			kve.EXPECT().Value().Return([]byte("\n   \t{\"spec\": \"foo\"}\t  \n")).MinTimes(1)
 			machine.EXPECT().DataPut("machines", map[string]any{"spec": "foo"}).Return(nil).Times(1)