diff --git a/src/internal_events/reduce.rs b/src/internal_events/reduce.rs
index 74aace0925698..b9887aaf54bb7 100644
--- a/src/internal_events/reduce.rs
+++ b/src/internal_events/reduce.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use metrics::counter;
 use vector_lib::internal_event::{error_stage, error_type, InternalEvent};
 use vrl::path::PathParseError;
+use vrl::value::KeyString;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ReduceStaleEventFlushed;
@@ -14,12 +15,14 @@ impl InternalEvent for ReduceStaleEventFlushed {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ReduceAddEventError {
     pub error: PathParseError,
+    pub path: KeyString,
 }
 
 impl InternalEvent for ReduceAddEventError {
     fn emit(self) {
         error!(
-            message = "Event could not be reduced.",
+            message = "Event field could not be reduced.",
+            path = ?self.path,
             error = ?self.error,
             error_type = error_type::CONDITION_FAILED,
             stage = error_stage::PROCESSING,
diff --git a/src/transforms/reduce/transform.rs b/src/transforms/reduce/transform.rs
index d630611ae53dd..f3e4e8050054f 100644
--- a/src/transforms/reduce/transform.rs
+++ b/src/transforms/reduce/transform.rs
@@ -77,16 +77,22 @@ impl ReduceState {
         }
 
         if let Some(fields_iter) = e.all_event_fields_skip_array_elements() {
-            for (mut path, value) in fields_iter {
-                // TODO: Addressed in issue 21077.
-                if path.contains("\\.") {
-                    path = quote_invalid_paths(&path).into();
-                }
+            for (path, value) in fields_iter {
+                // TODO: This can be removed once issue 21077 is resolved.
+                //       Technically we need to quote any special characters (like `-` or `*` or ` `).
+                let parsable_path = if path.contains("\\.") {
+                    quote_invalid_paths(&path).into()
+                } else {
+                    path.clone()
+                };
 
                 // This should not return an error, unless there is a bug in the event fields iterator.
-                let parsed_path = match parse_target_path(&path) {
+                let parsed_path = match parse_target_path(&parsable_path) {
                     Ok(path) => path,
-                    Err(error) => return emit!(ReduceAddEventError { error }),
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        emit!(ReduceAddEventError { error, path });
+                        continue;
+                    }
                 };
                 if is_covered_by_strategy(&parsed_path, strategies) {
                     continue;