diff --git a/bin/dig/dig.c b/bin/dig/dig.c
index f6783deb48..67056ec490 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dig.c
+++ b/bin/dig/dig.c
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ help(void) {
 	       "statistics)\n"
 	       "                 +subnet=addr        (Set edns-client-subnet "
 	       "option)\n"
+	       "                 +[no]svcparamkeycompat (Display backward-"
+	       "compatible SvcParamKey names (keyN) for non-initial entries)\n"
 	       "                 +[no]tcflag         (Set TC flag in query "
 	       "(+[no]tcflag))\n"
 	       "                 +[no]tcp            (TCP mode (+[no]vc))\n"
@@ -502,6 +504,9 @@ say_message(dns_rdata_t *rdata, dig_query_t *query, isc_buffer_t *buf) {
 	if (query->lookup->expandaaaa) {
 		styleflags |= DNS_STYLEFLAG_EXPANDAAAA;
 	}
+	if (query->lookup->svcparamkeycompat) {
+		styleflags |= DNS_STYLEFLAG_SVCPARAMKEYCOMPAT;
+	}
 	result = dns_rdata_tofmttext(rdata, NULL, styleflags, 0, splitwidth,
 				     " ", buf);
 	if (result == ISC_R_NOSPACE) {
@@ -695,6 +700,9 @@ printmessage(dig_query_t *query, const isc_buffer_t *msgbuf, dns_message_t *msg,
 		if (query->lookup->expandaaaa) {
 			styleflags |= DNS_STYLEFLAG_EXPANDAAAA;
 		}
+		if (query->lookup->svcparamkeycompat) {
+			styleflags |= DNS_STYLEFLAG_SVCPARAMKEYCOMPAT;
+		}
 		if (query->lookup->multiline) {
 			styleflags |= DNS_STYLEFLAG_OMIT_OWNER;
 			styleflags |= DNS_STYLEFLAG_OMIT_CLASS;
@@ -2394,6 +2402,10 @@ plus_option(char *option, bool is_batchfile, bool *need_clone,
 				goto exit_or_usage;
 			}
 			break;
+		case 'v': /* svcparamkeycompat */
+			FULLCHECK("svcparamkeycompat");
+			lookup->svcparamkeycompat = state;
+			break;
 		default:
 			goto invalid_option;
 		}
diff --git a/bin/dig/dig.rst b/bin/dig/dig.rst
index 90c4a8dc96..fa436fefac 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dig.rst
+++ b/bin/dig/dig.rst
@@ -642,6 +642,14 @@ abbreviation is unambiguous; for example, :option:`+cd` is equivalent to
    prefix-length of zero, which signals a resolver that the client's
    address information must *not* be used when resolving this query.
 
+.. option:: +svcparamkeycompat, +nosvcparamkeycompat
+
+   This option sets [or does not set] the backward-compatible representation of
+   the Service Parameter Keys (SvcParamKeys) for SVCB records, in which case
+   the keys, which were not defined initially in :rfc:`9460` are represented
+   in their opaque "keyN"-like format, where "N" is their numerical value. The
+   default is ``+nosvcparamkeycompat``.
+
 .. option:: +tcflag, +notcflag
 
    This option sets [or does not set] the TC (TrunCation) bit in the query. The default is
diff --git a/bin/dig/dighost.c b/bin/dig/dighost.c
index b491ebb27a..8c25504782 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dighost.c
+++ b/bin/dig/dighost.c
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@ clone_lookup(dig_lookup_t *lookold, bool servers) {
 	looknew->nocrypto = lookold->nocrypto;
 	looknew->ttlunits = lookold->ttlunits;
 	looknew->expandaaaa = lookold->expandaaaa;
+	looknew->svcparamkeycompat = lookold->svcparamkeycompat;
 	looknew->qr = lookold->qr;
 	looknew->idnin = lookold->idnin;
 	looknew->idnout = lookold->idnout;
diff --git a/bin/dig/dighost.h b/bin/dig/dighost.h
index 81ce6b609d..1c5c7ddf94 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dighost.h
+++ b/bin/dig/dighost.h
@@ -104,9 +104,8 @@ struct dig_lookup {
 	isc_refcount_t references;
 	bool aaonly, adflag, badcookie, besteffort, cdflag, cleared, comments,
 		dns64prefix, dnssec, doing_xfr, done_as_is, ednsneg, expandaaaa,
-		expire, fuzzing, header_only, identify, /*%< Append an "on
-							   server <foo>" message
-							 */
+		svcparamkeycompat, expire, fuzzing, header_only,
+		identify, /*%< Append an "on server <foo>" message */
 		identify_previous_line, /*% Prepend a "Nameserver <foo>:"
 					   message, with newline and tab */
 		idnin, idnout, ignore, multiline, need_search, new_search,
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/nsupdate/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/nsupdate/tests.sh
index 2995bb5b69..c6752ed75c 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/nsupdate/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/nsupdate/tests.sh
@@ -2366,7 +2366,7 @@ check-svcb no
 update add _dns.ns.relaxed 0 in SVCB 1 ns.relaxed dohpath=/{?dns}
 send
 END
-$DIG $DIGOPTS +tcp @10.53.0.3 _dns.ns.relaxed SVCB >dig.out.ns3.test$n || ret=1
+$DIG $DIGOPTS +tcp +svcparamkeycompat @10.53.0.3 _dns.ns.relaxed SVCB >dig.out.ns3.test$n || ret=1
 grep '1 ns.relaxed. key7="/{?dns}"' dig.out.ns3.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
 [ $ret = 0 ] || {
   echo_i "failed"
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/rdata.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/rdata.h
index 2123bbc927..ac255b2028 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/rdata.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/rdata.h
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ struct dns_rdata {
 /*% Print AAAA record fully expanded */
 #define DNS_STYLEFLAG_EXPANDAAAA 0x00000020ULL
 
+/*% Print non-initial Service Parameter Keys in backward-compatible format */
+#define DNS_STYLEFLAG_SVCPARAMKEYCOMPAT 0x00000040ULL
+
 #define DNS_RDATA_DOWNCASE	 DNS_NAME_DOWNCASE
 #define DNS_RDATA_CHECKNAMES	 DNS_NAME_CHECKNAMES
 #define DNS_RDATA_CHECKNAMESFAIL DNS_NAME_CHECKNAMESFAIL
diff --git a/lib/dns/rdata/in_1/svcb_64.c b/lib/dns/rdata/in_1/svcb_64.c
index 8764617688..99be9ad03a 100644
--- a/lib/dns/rdata/in_1/svcb_64.c
+++ b/lib/dns/rdata/in_1/svcb_64.c
@@ -377,12 +377,12 @@ svc_fromtext(isc_textregion_t *region, isc_buffer_t *target) {
 
 static const char *
 svcparamkey(unsigned short value, enum encoding *encoding, char *buf,
-	    size_t len) {
+	    size_t len, bool compat) {
 	size_t i;
 	int n;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sbpr); i++) {
-		if (sbpr[i].value == value && sbpr[i].initial) {
+		if (sbpr[i].value == value && (sbpr[i].initial || !compat)) {
 			*encoding = sbpr[i].encoding;
 			return sbpr[i].name;
 		}
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ generic_totext_in_svcb(ARGS_TOTEXT) {
 	char buf[sizeof("xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:255.255.255.255")];
 	unsigned short num;
 	int n;
+	bool compat = (tctx->flags & DNS_STYLEFLAG_SVCPARAMKEYCOMPAT) != 0;
 
 	REQUIRE(rdata->length != 0);
 
@@ -674,8 +675,9 @@ generic_totext_in_svcb(ARGS_TOTEXT) {
 		INSIST(region.length >= 2);
 		num = uint16_fromregion(&region);
 		isc_region_consume(&region, 2);
-		RETERR(str_totext(svcparamkey(num, &encoding, buf, sizeof(buf)),
-				  target));
+		RETERR(str_totext(
+			svcparamkey(num, &encoding, buf, sizeof(buf), compat),
+			target));
 
 		INSIST(region.length >= 2);
 		num = uint16_fromregion(&region);
@@ -693,6 +695,7 @@ generic_totext_in_svcb(ARGS_TOTEXT) {
 		}
 		switch (encoding) {
 		case sbpr_text:
+		case sbpr_dohpath:
 			RETERR(multitxt_totext(&r, target));
 			break;
 		case sbpr_port:
@@ -747,7 +750,8 @@ generic_totext_in_svcb(ARGS_TOTEXT) {
 				num = uint16_fromregion(&r);
 				isc_region_consume(&r, 2);
 				RETERR(str_totext(svcparamkey(num, &encoding,
-							      buf, sizeof(buf)),
+							      buf, sizeof(buf),
+							      compat),
 						  target));
 				if (r.length != 0) {
 					RETERR(str_totext(",", target));
diff --git a/tests/dns/rdata_test.c b/tests/dns/rdata_test.c
index bed419a20e..85ed8056ed 100644
--- a/tests/dns/rdata_test.c
+++ b/tests/dns/rdata_test.c
@@ -2698,31 +2698,32 @@ ISC_RUN_TEST_IMPL(https_svcb) {
 			     "key123=abc)"),
 		/* dohpath tests */
 		TEXT_VALID_LOOPCHG(1, "1 example.net. dohpath=/{dns}",
-				   "1 example.net. key7=\"/{dns}\""),
+				   "1 example.net. dohpath=\"/{dns}\""),
 		TEXT_VALID_LOOPCHG(1, "1 example.net. dohpath=/{+dns}",
-				   "1 example.net. key7=\"/{+dns}\""),
+				   "1 example.net. dohpath=\"/{+dns}\""),
 		TEXT_VALID_LOOPCHG(1, "1 example.net. dohpath=/{#dns}",
-				   "1 example.net. key7=\"/{#dns}\""),
+				   "1 example.net. dohpath=\"/{#dns}\""),
 		TEXT_VALID_LOOPCHG(1, "1 example.net. dohpath=/{.dns}",
-				   "1 example.net. key7=\"/{.dns}\""),
-		TEXT_VALID_LOOPCHG(1, "1 example.net. dohpath=\"/{;dns}\"",
-				   "1 example.net. key7=\"/{;dns}\""),
+				   "1 example.net. dohpath=\"/{.dns}\""),
+		TEXT_VALID_LOOP(1, "1 example.net. dohpath=\"/{;dns}\""),
 		TEXT_VALID_LOOPCHG(1, "1 example.net. dohpath=/{?dns}",
-				   "1 example.net. key7=\"/{?dns}\""),
+				   "1 example.net. dohpath=\"/{?dns}\""),
 		TEXT_VALID_LOOPCHG(1, "1 example.net. dohpath=/some/path{?dns}",
-				   "1 example.net. key7=\"/some/path{?dns}\""),
+				   "1 example.net. "
+				   "dohpath=\"/some/path{?dns}\""),
 		TEXT_VALID_LOOPCHG(1, "1 example.net. dohpath=/{dns:9999}",
-				   "1 example.net. key7=\"/{dns:9999}\""),
+				   "1 example.net. dohpath=\"/{dns:9999}\""),
 		TEXT_VALID_LOOPCHG(1, "1 example.net. dohpath=/{dns*}",
-				   "1 example.net. key7=\"/{dns*}\""),
+				   "1 example.net. dohpath=\"/{dns*}\""),
 		TEXT_VALID_LOOPCHG(
 			1, "1 example.net. dohpath=/some/path?key=value{&dns}",
-			"1 example.net. key7=\"/some/path?key=value{&dns}\""),
+			"1 example.net. "
+			"dohpath=\"/some/path?key=value{&dns}\""),
 		TEXT_VALID_LOOPCHG(1,
 				   "1 example.net. "
 				   "dohpath=/some/path?key=value{&dns,x*}",
 				   "1 example.net. "
-				   "key7=\"/some/path?key=value{&dns,x*}\""),
+				   "dohpath=\"/some/path?key=value{&dns,x*}\""),
 		TEXT_INVALID("1 example.com. dohpath=not-relative"),
 		TEXT_INVALID("1 example.com. dohpath=/{?no_dns_variable}"),
 		TEXT_INVALID("1 example.com. dohpath=/novariable"),