diff --git a/assets/theme-i18n.json b/assets/theme-i18n.json
index 348dfbf0..65281b13 100644
--- a/assets/theme-i18n.json
+++ b/assets/theme-i18n.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+	"title": "Style variation name",
 	"settings": {
 		"typography": {
 				"fontSizes": [
diff --git a/features/makepot.feature b/features/makepot.feature
index 53bcfd4f..691791eb 100644
--- a/features/makepot.feature
+++ b/features/makepot.feature
@@ -3501,7 +3501,6 @@ Feature: Generate a POT file of a WordPress project
       msgid "Notice"
       """
 
-
   Scenario: Skips theme.json file if skip-theme-json flag provided
     Given an empty foo-theme directory
     And a foo-theme/theme.json file:
@@ -3536,6 +3535,7 @@ Feature: Generate a POT file of a WordPress project
       """
       {
         "version": "1",
+        "title": "My style variation",
         "settings": {
           "color": {
             "duotone": [
@@ -3589,6 +3589,11 @@ Feature: Generate a POT file of a WordPress project
       msgctxt "Font size name"
       msgid "Small"
       """
+    And the foo-theme/foo-theme.pot file should contain:
+      """
+      msgctxt "Style variation name"
+      msgid "My style variation"
+      """
 
   Scenario: Extract strings from the blocks section of theme.json files
     Given an empty foo-theme directory
diff --git a/src/ThemeJsonExtractor.php b/src/ThemeJsonExtractor.php
index b36ec325..50e6a8a8 100644
--- a/src/ThemeJsonExtractor.php
+++ b/src/ThemeJsonExtractor.php
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public static function fromString( $string, Translations $translations, array $o
 			 * One example of such a path would be:
 			 * [ 'settings', 'blocks', '*', 'color', 'palette' ]
 			 */
-			$nodes_to_iterate = array_keys( $path, '*', true );
+			$nodes_to_iterate   = array_keys( $path, '*', true );
+			$array_to_translate = null;
 			if ( ! empty( $nodes_to_iterate ) ) {
 				/*
 				 * At the moment, we only need to support one '*' in the path, so take it directly.
@@ -77,7 +78,19 @@ public static function fromString( $string, Translations $translations, array $o
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
-				$array_to_translate = self::array_get( $theme_json, $path );
+				// We want to translate a top-level key, so we extract it if it exists.
+				if ( empty( $path ) && ! empty( $theme_json[ $key ] ) ) {
+					$array_to_translate = [
+						[
+							$key => $theme_json[ $key ],
+						],
+					];
+				}
+
+				if ( ! empty( $path ) ) {
+					$array_to_translate = self::array_get( $theme_json, $path );
+				}
+
 				if ( null === $array_to_translate ) {
 					continue;
 				}
@@ -207,6 +220,14 @@ private static function get_fields_to_translate() {
 	private static function extract_paths_to_translate( $i18n_partial, $current_path = [] ) {
 		$result = [];
 		foreach ( $i18n_partial as $property => $partial_child ) {
+			if ( is_string( $partial_child ) ) {
+				$result[] = [
+					'path'    => $current_path,
+					'key'     => $property,
+					'context' => $partial_child,
+				];
+				continue;
+			}
 			if ( is_numeric( $property ) ) {
 				foreach ( $partial_child as $key => $context ) {
 					$result[] = [