diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/BazelModuleInspectorFunction.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/BazelModuleInspectorFunction.java
index 47a74b3a27f4e9..26d06ea70eed1c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/BazelModuleInspectorFunction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/BazelModuleInspectorFunction.java
@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@ public static ImmutableMap<ModuleKey, AugmentedModule> computeAugmentedGraph(
       AugmentedModule.Builder parentBuilder =
           depGraphAugmentBuilder
               .computeIfAbsent(
-                  parentKey, k -> AugmentedModule.builder(k).setName(parentModule.getName()))
+                  parentKey,
+                  k ->
+                      AugmentedModule.builder(k)
+                          .setName(parentModule.getName())
+                          .setRepoName(parentModule.getRepoName()))
               .setVersion(parentModule.getVersion())
               .setLoaded(true);
 
@@ -122,6 +126,7 @@ public static ImmutableMap<ModuleKey, AugmentedModule> computeAugmentedGraph(
           originalChildBuilder
               .setName(originalModule.getName())
               .setVersion(originalModule.getVersion())
+              .setRepoName(originalModule.getRepoName())
               .setLoaded(true);
         }
 
@@ -132,6 +137,7 @@ public static ImmutableMap<ModuleKey, AugmentedModule> computeAugmentedGraph(
                     AugmentedModule.builder(k)
                         .setName(module.getName())
                         .setVersion(module.getVersion())
+                        .setRepoName(module.getRepoName())
                         .setLoaded(true));
 
         // originalDependants and dependants can differ because
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/BazelModuleInspectorValue.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/BazelModuleInspectorValue.java
index 6b39a79d40d255..6df76aa8913ce1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/BazelModuleInspectorValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/BazelModuleInspectorValue.java
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ public abstract static class AugmentedModule {
     /** {@link ModuleKey} of this module. Same as in {@link Module} */
     public abstract ModuleKey getKey();
 
+    /** The apparent name used by the module to refer to its own repository. */
+    public abstract String getRepoName();
+
     /**
      * The set of modules in the resolved dep graph that depend on this module
      * <strong>after</strong> the module resolution.
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ public static AugmentedModule.Builder builder(ModuleKey key) {
       return new AutoValue_BazelModuleInspectorValue_AugmentedModule.Builder()
           .setName(key.name())
           .setVersion(key.version())
+          .setRepoName(key.name())
           .setKey(key)
           .setLoaded(false);
     }
@@ -167,6 +171,8 @@ public abstract static class Builder {
 
       public abstract AugmentedModule.Builder setKey(ModuleKey value);
 
+      public abstract AugmentedModule.Builder setRepoName(String value);
+
       public abstract AugmentedModule.Builder setLoaded(boolean value);
 
       abstract ImmutableSet.Builder<ModuleKey> originalDependantsBuilder();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/modcommand/JsonOutputFormatter.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/modcommand/JsonOutputFormatter.java
index ab8e9da6391c18..0b102643d92e20 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/modcommand/JsonOutputFormatter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/modcommand/JsonOutputFormatter.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Set;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 /** Outputs graph-based results of {@link ModExecutor} in JSON format. */
 public class JsonOutputFormatter extends OutputFormatter {
@@ -89,17 +90,22 @@ private JsonObject printExtension(
 
   // Depth-first traversal to display modules (while explicitly detecting cycles)
   JsonObject printModule(
-      ModuleKey key, ModuleKey parent, IsExpanded expanded, IsIndirect indirect) {
+      ModuleKey key, @Nullable ModuleKey parent, IsExpanded expanded, IsIndirect indirect) {
     ResultNode node = result.get(key);
     AugmentedModule module = depGraph.get(key);
     JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
     json.addProperty("key", printKey(key));
-    if (!key.name().equals(module.getName())) {
-      json.addProperty("name", module.getName());
-    }
-    if (!key.version().equals(module.getVersion())) {
-      json.addProperty("version", module.getVersion().toString());
+    json.addProperty("name", module.getName());
+    json.addProperty("version", module.getVersion().toString());
+    String apparentName;
+    if (parent != null) {
+      // The apparent repository name under which parent refers to key.
+      apparentName = depGraph.get(parent).getDeps().inverse().get(key);
+    } else {
+      // The apparent repository name under which key refers to itself.
+      apparentName = module.getRepoName();
     }
+    json.addProperty("apparentName", apparentName);
 
     if (indirect == IsIndirect.FALSE && options.verbose && parent != null) {
       Explanation explanation = getExtraResolutionExplanation(key, parent);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/BzlmodTestUtil.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/BzlmodTestUtil.java
index 9b10ca5ab3f4ae..5057a207a1460a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/BzlmodTestUtil.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/BzlmodTestUtil.java
@@ -193,7 +193,11 @@ public static AugmentedModuleBuilder buildAugmentedModule(
       AugmentedModuleBuilder myBuilder = new AugmentedModuleBuilder();
       myBuilder.key = key;
       myBuilder.builder =
-          AugmentedModule.builder(key).setName(name).setVersion(version).setLoaded(loaded);
+          AugmentedModule.builder(key)
+              .setName(name)
+              .setVersion(version)
+              .setRepoName(name)
+              .setLoaded(loaded);
       return myBuilder;
     }