diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/commands/config-impl.ts b/packages/angular/cli/commands/config-impl.ts
index 06850ea83946..f69e5f024dc1 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/commands/config-impl.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/commands/config-impl.ts
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ const validCliPaths = new Map<string, ((arg: string) => JsonValue)>([
  * by the path. For example, a path of "a[3].foo.bar[2]" would give you a fragment array of
  * ["a", 3, "foo", "bar", 2].
  * @param path The JSON string to parse.
- * @returns {string[]} The fragments for the string.
+ * @returns {(string|number)[]} The fragments for the string.
  * @private
  */
-function parseJsonPath(path: string): string[] {
+function parseJsonPath(path: string): (string|number)[] {
   const fragments = (path || '').split(/\./g);
-  const result: string[] = [];
+  const result: (string|number)[] = [];
 
   while (fragments.length > 0) {
     const fragment = fragments.shift();
@@ -106,12 +106,15 @@ function parseJsonPath(path: string): string[] {
 
     result.push(match[1]);
     if (match[2]) {
-      const indices = match[2].slice(1, -1).split('][');
+      const indices = match[2]
+        .slice(1, -1)
+        .split('][')
+        .map(x => /^\d$/.test(x) ? +x : x.replace(/\"|\'/g, ''));
       result.push(...indices);
     }
   }
 
-  return result.filter(fragment => !!fragment);
+  return result.filter(fragment => fragment != null);
 }
 
 function getValueFromPath<T extends JsonArray | JsonObject>(
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/commands/config/config-get.ts b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/commands/config/config-get.ts
index a5abd6ad6fed..4786838afefc 100644
--- a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/commands/config/config-get.ts
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/commands/config/config-get.ts
@@ -19,5 +19,17 @@ export default function() {
         throw new Error(`Expected "true", received "${JSON.stringify(stdout)}".`);
       }
     })
-    .then(() => ng('config', 'schematics.@schematics/angular.component.inlineStyle', 'false'));
+    .then(() => ng('config', 'schematics.@schematics/angular.component.inlineStyle', 'false'))
+    .then(() => ng('config', `projects.test-project.architect.build.options.assets[0]`))
+    .then(({ stdout }) => {
+      if (!stdout.includes('src/favicon.ico')) {
+        throw new Error(`Expected "src/favicon.ico", received "${JSON.stringify(stdout)}".`);
+      }
+    })
+    .then(() => ng('config', `projects["test-project"].architect.build.options.assets[0]`))
+    .then(({ stdout }) => {
+      if (!stdout.includes('src/favicon.ico')) {
+        throw new Error(`Expected "src/favicon.ico", received "${JSON.stringify(stdout)}".`);
+      }
+    });
 }