diff --git a/src/components/legend/draw.js b/src/components/legend/draw.js
index 96c09100b3a..3e9b455f612 100644
--- a/src/components/legend/draw.js
+++ b/src/components/legend/draw.js
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ function clickOrDoubleClick(gd, legend, legendItem, numClicks, evt) {
     if(trace._group) {
         evtData.group = trace._group;
     }
+    if(trace.type === 'pie') {
+        evtData.label = legendItem.datum()[0].label;
+    }
 
     var clickVal = Events.triggerHandler(gd, 'plotly_legendclick', evtData);
     if(clickVal === false) return;
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/legend_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/legend_test.js
index 15def938ace..b92df5bc529 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/legend_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/legend_test.js
@@ -1353,6 +1353,8 @@ describe('legend interaction', function() {
                     });
 
                     gd.once('plotly_restyle', done);
+                    gd.once('plotly_relayout', done);
+
                     click(clickArg[0], clickArg[1])();
                 });
             }
@@ -1408,6 +1410,30 @@ describe('legend interaction', function() {
                 .catch(failTest)
                 .then(done);
             });
+
+            it('should have correct keys (pie case)', function(done) {
+                Plotly.newPlot(gd, [{
+                    type: 'pie',
+                    labels: ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'],
+                    values: [1, 2, 1, 3]
+                }])
+                .then(function() {
+                    return clickAndCheck([0, 1], {
+                        curveNumber: 0,
+                        expandedIndex: 0,
+                        label: 'D'
+                    });
+                })
+                .then(function() {
+                    return clickAndCheck([2, 2], {
+                        curveNumber: 0,
+                        expandedIndex: 0,
+                        label: 'A'
+                    });
+                })
+                .catch(failTest)
+                .then(done);
+            });
         });
     });
 });