diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/nar-info.cc b/src/libstore-tests/nar-info.cc
index 41faa9274..1add98053 100644
--- a/src/libstore-tests/nar-info.cc
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/nar-info.cc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static NarInfo makeNarInfo(const Store & store, bool includeImpureInfo)
         readTest(#STEM, [&](const auto & encoded_) {                                                  \
             auto encoded = json::parse(encoded_);                                                     \
             auto expected = makeNarInfo(*store, PURE);                                                \
-            NarInfo got = NarInfo::fromJSON(*store, expected.path, encoded);                          \
+            auto got = UnkeyedNarInfo::fromJSON(&*store, encoded);                                    \
             ASSERT_EQ(got, expected);                                                                 \
         });                                                                                           \
     }                                                                                                 \
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static NarInfo makeNarInfo(const Store & store, bool includeImpureInfo)
     {                                                                                                 \
         writeTest(                                                                                    \
             #STEM,                                                                                    \
-            [&]() -> json { return makeNarInfo(*store, PURE).toJSON(*store, PURE); },                 \
+            [&]() -> json { return makeNarInfo(*store, PURE).toJSON(&*store, PURE); },                \
             [](const auto & file) { return json::parse(readFile(file)); },                            \
             [](const auto & file, const auto & got) { return writeFile(file, got.dump(2) + "\n"); }); \
     }
diff --git a/src/libstore-tests/path-info.cc b/src/libstore-tests/path-info.cc
index a40b26149..8c02bf403 100644
--- a/src/libstore-tests/path-info.cc
+++ b/src/libstore-tests/path-info.cc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static UnkeyedValidPathInfo makeFull(const Store & store, bool includeImpureInfo
     {                                                                                                 \
         readTest(#STEM, [&](const auto & encoded_) {                                                  \
             auto encoded = json::parse(encoded_);                                                     \
-            UnkeyedValidPathInfo got = UnkeyedValidPathInfo::fromJSON(*store, encoded);               \
+            UnkeyedValidPathInfo got = UnkeyedValidPathInfo::fromJSON(&*store, encoded);              \
             auto expected = OBJ;                                                                      \
             ASSERT_EQ(got, expected);                                                                 \
         });                                                                                           \
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static UnkeyedValidPathInfo makeFull(const Store & store, bool includeImpureInfo
     {                                                                                                 \
         writeTest(                                                                                    \
             #STEM,                                                                                    \
-            [&]() -> json { return OBJ.toJSON(*store, PURE); },                                       \
+            [&]() -> json { return OBJ.toJSON(&*store, PURE); },                                      \
             [](const auto & file) { return json::parse(readFile(file)); },                            \
             [](const auto & file, const auto & got) { return writeFile(file, got.dump(2) + "\n"); }); \
     }
diff --git a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/nar-info.hh b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/nar-info.hh
index 34606a89b..92af0b7d5 100644
--- a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/nar-info.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/nar-info.hh
@@ -9,17 +9,38 @@ namespace nix {
 
 struct StoreDirConfig;
 
-struct NarInfo : ValidPathInfo
+struct UnkeyedNarInfo : virtual UnkeyedValidPathInfo
 {
     std::string url;
     std::string compression;
     std::optional<Hash> fileHash;
     uint64_t fileSize = 0;
 
+    UnkeyedNarInfo(UnkeyedValidPathInfo info)
+        : UnkeyedValidPathInfo(std::move(info))
+    {
+    }
+
+    bool operator==(const UnkeyedNarInfo &) const = default;
+    // TODO libc++ 16 (used by darwin) missing `std::optional::operator <=>`, can't do yet
+    // auto operator <=>(const NarInfo &) const = default;
+
+    nlohmann::json toJSON(const StoreDirConfig * store, bool includeImpureInfo) const override;
+    static UnkeyedNarInfo fromJSON(const StoreDirConfig * store, const nlohmann::json & json);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Key and the extra NAR fields
+ */
+struct NarInfo : ValidPathInfo, UnkeyedNarInfo
+{
     NarInfo() = delete;
 
     NarInfo(ValidPathInfo info)
-        : ValidPathInfo{std::move(info)}
+        : UnkeyedValidPathInfo(std::move(static_cast<UnkeyedValidPathInfo &&>(info)))
+        // later moves will be partially ignored
+        , ValidPathInfo(std::move(info))
+        , UnkeyedNarInfo(std::move(info))
     {
     }
 
@@ -37,13 +58,10 @@ struct NarInfo : ValidPathInfo
     NarInfo(const StoreDirConfig & store, const std::string & s, const std::string & whence);
 
     bool operator==(const NarInfo &) const = default;
-    // TODO libc++ 16 (used by darwin) missing `std::optional::operator <=>`, can't do yet
-    // auto operator <=>(const NarInfo &) const = default;
 
     std::string to_string(const StoreDirConfig & store) const;
-
-    nlohmann::json toJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store, bool includeImpureInfo) const override;
-    static NarInfo fromJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store, const StorePath & path, const nlohmann::json & json);
 };
 
 } // namespace nix
+
+JSON_IMPL(nix::UnkeyedNarInfo)
diff --git a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/path-info.hh b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/path-info.hh
index 0f00a14b7..8f6115b73 100644
--- a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/path-info.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/path-info.hh
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ struct UnkeyedValidPathInfo
      * @param includeImpureInfo If true, variable elements such as the
      * registration time are included.
      */
-    virtual nlohmann::json toJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store, bool includeImpureInfo) const;
-    static UnkeyedValidPathInfo fromJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store, const nlohmann::json & json);
+    virtual nlohmann::json toJSON(const StoreDirConfig * store, bool includeImpureInfo) const;
+    static UnkeyedValidPathInfo fromJSON(const StoreDirConfig * store, const nlohmann::json & json);
 };
 
-struct ValidPathInfo : UnkeyedValidPathInfo
+struct ValidPathInfo : virtual UnkeyedValidPathInfo
 {
     StorePath path;
 
@@ -174,10 +174,14 @@ struct ValidPathInfo : UnkeyedValidPathInfo
 
     ValidPathInfo(StorePath && path, UnkeyedValidPathInfo info)
         : UnkeyedValidPathInfo(info)
-        , path(std::move(path)) {};
+        , path(std::move(path))
+    {
+    }
+
     ValidPathInfo(const StorePath & path, UnkeyedValidPathInfo info)
-        : UnkeyedValidPathInfo(info)
-        , path(path) {};
+        : ValidPathInfo(StorePath{path}, std::move(info))
+    {
+    }
 
     static ValidPathInfo
     makeFromCA(const StoreDirConfig & store, std::string_view name, ContentAddressWithReferences && ca, Hash narHash);
@@ -191,3 +195,5 @@ static_assert(std::is_move_constructible_v<ValidPathInfo>);
 using ValidPathInfos = std::map<StorePath, ValidPathInfo>;
 
 } // namespace nix
+
+JSON_IMPL(nix::UnkeyedValidPathInfo)
diff --git a/src/libstore/nar-info.cc b/src/libstore/nar-info.cc
index 4d4fb7de2..2dbcee325 100644
--- a/src/libstore/nar-info.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/nar-info.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 namespace nix {
 
 NarInfo::NarInfo(const StoreDirConfig & store, const std::string & s, const std::string & whence)
-    : ValidPathInfo(StorePath(StorePath::dummy), Hash(Hash::dummy)) // FIXME: hack
+    : UnkeyedValidPathInfo(Hash::dummy)                                                 // FIXME: hack
+    , ValidPathInfo(StorePath::dummy, static_cast<const UnkeyedValidPathInfo &>(*this)) // FIXME: hack
+    , UnkeyedNarInfo(static_cast<const UnkeyedValidPathInfo &>(*this))
 {
     unsigned line = 1;
 
@@ -130,11 +132,11 @@ std::string NarInfo::to_string(const StoreDirConfig & store) const
     return res;
 }
 
-nlohmann::json NarInfo::toJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store, bool includeImpureInfo) const
+nlohmann::json UnkeyedNarInfo::toJSON(const StoreDirConfig * store, bool includeImpureInfo) const
 {
     using nlohmann::json;
 
-    auto jsonObject = ValidPathInfo::toJSON(store, includeImpureInfo);
+    auto jsonObject = UnkeyedValidPathInfo::toJSON(store, includeImpureInfo);
 
     if (includeImpureInfo) {
         if (!url.empty())
@@ -150,14 +152,11 @@ nlohmann::json NarInfo::toJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store, bool includeImpureI
     return jsonObject;
 }
 
-NarInfo NarInfo::fromJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store, const StorePath & path, const nlohmann::json & json)
+UnkeyedNarInfo UnkeyedNarInfo::fromJSON(const StoreDirConfig * store, const nlohmann::json & json)
 {
     using nlohmann::detail::value_t;
 
-    NarInfo res{ValidPathInfo{
-        path,
-        UnkeyedValidPathInfo::fromJSON(store, json),
-    }};
+    UnkeyedNarInfo res{UnkeyedValidPathInfo::fromJSON(store, json)};
 
     auto & obj = getObject(json);
 
@@ -177,3 +176,19 @@ NarInfo NarInfo::fromJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store, const StorePath & path,
 }
 
 } // namespace nix
+
+namespace nlohmann {
+
+using namespace nix;
+
+UnkeyedNarInfo adl_serializer<UnkeyedNarInfo>::from_json(const json & json)
+{
+    return UnkeyedNarInfo::fromJSON(nullptr, json);
+}
+
+void adl_serializer<UnkeyedNarInfo>::to_json(json & json, const UnkeyedNarInfo & c)
+{
+    json = c.toJSON(nullptr, true);
+}
+
+} // namespace nlohmann
diff --git a/src/libstore/path-info.cc b/src/libstore/path-info.cc
index 811c397a4..d56ba9475 100644
--- a/src/libstore/path-info.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/path-info.cc
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ ValidPathInfo ValidPathInfo::makeFromCA(
     return res;
 }
 
-nlohmann::json UnkeyedValidPathInfo::toJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store, bool includeImpureInfo) const
+nlohmann::json UnkeyedValidPathInfo::toJSON(const StoreDirConfig * store, bool includeImpureInfo) const
 {
     using nlohmann::json;
 
@@ -163,13 +163,15 @@ nlohmann::json UnkeyedValidPathInfo::toJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store, bool i
     {
         auto & jsonRefs = jsonObject["references"] = json::array();
         for (auto & ref : references)
-            jsonRefs.emplace_back(store.printStorePath(ref));
+            jsonRefs.emplace_back(store ? static_cast<json>(store->printStorePath(ref)) : static_cast<json>(ref));
     }
 
     jsonObject["ca"] = ca;
 
     if (includeImpureInfo) {
-        jsonObject["deriver"] = deriver ? (std::optional{store.printStorePath(*deriver)}) : std::nullopt;
+        jsonObject["deriver"] = deriver ? (store ? static_cast<json>(std::optional{store->printStorePath(*deriver)})
+                                                 : static_cast<json>(std::optional{*deriver}))
+                                        : static_cast<json>(std::optional<StorePath>{});
 
         jsonObject["registrationTime"] = registrationTime ? (std::optional{registrationTime}) : std::nullopt;
 
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ nlohmann::json UnkeyedValidPathInfo::toJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store, bool i
     return jsonObject;
 }
 
-UnkeyedValidPathInfo UnkeyedValidPathInfo::fromJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store, const nlohmann::json & _json)
+UnkeyedValidPathInfo UnkeyedValidPathInfo::fromJSON(const StoreDirConfig * store, const nlohmann::json & _json)
 {
     UnkeyedValidPathInfo res{
         Hash(Hash::dummy),
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ UnkeyedValidPathInfo UnkeyedValidPathInfo::fromJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store
     try {
         auto references = getStringList(valueAt(json, "references"));
         for (auto & input : references)
-            res.references.insert(store.parseStorePath(static_cast<const std::string &>(input)));
+            res.references.insert(store ? store->parseStorePath(getString(input)) : static_cast<StorePath>(input));
     } catch (Error & e) {
         e.addTrace({}, "while reading key 'references'");
         throw;
@@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ UnkeyedValidPathInfo UnkeyedValidPathInfo::fromJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store
 
     if (auto * rawDeriver0 = optionalValueAt(json, "deriver"))
         if (auto * rawDeriver = getNullable(*rawDeriver0))
-            res.deriver = store.parseStorePath(getString(*rawDeriver));
+            res.deriver = store ? store->parseStorePath(getString(*rawDeriver)) : static_cast<StorePath>(*rawDeriver);
 
     if (auto * rawRegistrationTime0 = optionalValueAt(json, "registrationTime"))
         if (auto * rawRegistrationTime = getNullable(*rawRegistrationTime0))
@@ -234,3 +236,19 @@ UnkeyedValidPathInfo UnkeyedValidPathInfo::fromJSON(const StoreDirConfig & store
 }
 
 } // namespace nix
+
+namespace nlohmann {
+
+using namespace nix;
+
+UnkeyedValidPathInfo adl_serializer<UnkeyedValidPathInfo>::from_json(const json & json)
+{
+    return UnkeyedValidPathInfo::fromJSON(nullptr, json);
+}
+
+void adl_serializer<UnkeyedValidPathInfo>::to_json(json & json, const UnkeyedValidPathInfo & c)
+{
+    json = c.toJSON(nullptr, true);
+}
+
+} // namespace nlohmann
diff --git a/src/nix/path-info.cc b/src/nix/path-info.cc
index 697b73e5c..74921126b 100644
--- a/src/nix/path-info.cc
+++ b/src/nix/path-info.cc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static json pathInfoToJSON(Store & store, const StorePathSet & storePaths, bool
             // know the name yet until we've read the NAR info.
             printedStorePath = store.printStorePath(info->path);
 
-            jsonObject = info->toJSON(store, true);
+            jsonObject = info->toJSON(&store, true);
 
             if (showClosureSize) {
                 StorePathSet closure;